Learn & Master Piano - Rockin' the Piano - pt5

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Learn & Master Piano - Session 13 - Rockin' the Piano - Part 5

In this course Will covers Rhythmic Piano Playing, Reading Ties, Playing by Ear

OVERVIEW Rhythmic Piano Playing SONGS: "Crocodile Rock Progression" G Major Scale Ties Playing by Ear

SKILLS TO MASTER IN THIS SESSION Understand the physical dynamics of playing repeated rhythms Be able to play and read rhythmic piano Understand and feel syncopated rhythm and ties. Learn the process of playing by ear

Rhythmic Piano Playing - When playing in a rock style, the piano is often used in a very rhythmic way. To play in this style, you will learn to use your wrists and forearms in a relaxed way. When your wrists and forearms tighten up, drop your hands and do some stretching to relax them.

Playing Tip - When counting in, feel the eighth notes going by with the pulse before you start playing

Playing Tip - STACCATO means to play short and detached. It is indicated by a dot over or under the note

Ties - A TIE adds the time values of two notes to create one longer note. This is notated with a curved line between the two notes. Here are two examples of ties based on the bass line to the song "Stand By Me"

Playing By Ear - "Let It Be" Melody

Simple tunes with simple chord progressions are a good place to start in developing you ability to figure out melodies. Melodies of simple tunes mostly fall within the major or minor scale of the key they are in. Here are some tips to playing a melody by ear:

• "Slow it Down and Break it Down." Break the melody up into small pieces and listen carefully to each note. For example, when learning "Let It Be," start with the first 3 notes on the lyric "When I find..."
• Knowing the chords of the song helps you find the melody. For example, the chord on "When I find..." is C.
• Start by playing the notes of the chords. See if the melody note is in the chord. For example, the notes of the C chord are C-E-G, and G is the first note of the melody for "Let It Be."
• Improvement comes with practice. The more you practice trying to play a melody by ear, the easier it will get.
• Listen to the intervals of the melody. Learning to hear the distance between intervals and how they relate to the notes of the keyboard is a key to finding melodies by ear.

Download printable materials that you will need for the Lessons - Click here.

Session 13 has been split up into 5 parts on Gibson.com's Lesson Section.

 

	Session 13 - Part 1		Session 13 - Part 4
	Session 13 - Part 2		Session 13 - Part 5
	Session 13 - Part 3

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