Chords are Key for Piano
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Introductory Video (7:20)
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WEEKLY GROUP QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION ON ZOOM
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Overall 18 Month Learning Objectives
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Two Ways to Use This Material
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Learn at Your Own Pace
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Tips for Practicing
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First Quarter Goals DO THIS
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Second Quarter Goals- DO THIS
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DO I HAVE TO PLAY ALL THESE PUBLIC DOMAIN SONGS?
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Learning the Notes on the Piano
Lesson # 1 (Week 1)-God is So Good- Inverted C F and G7 Chords
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Directions for Lesson #1
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Warm Up Exercises and Flash Cards
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Song- God is So Good Lead Sheet and Video (0:32)
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C-F G7 Exercise (Inverted Chords) (1:12)
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Chords for Lesson #1 Dot Diagrams (2:09)
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Piano Skill #1 -Chord Fill-Change Octaves With Your Chord-Video (1:43)
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Optional Skill-Use Broken Chords with God is So Good (1:01)
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Pick a Song from the Song Sources in the Key of C and Apply Skill #1
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How to Tell if Your Song is in the Key of C
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How to Use the Flash Cards
Lesson # 2 (Week 2) -Cradle Song-Rolled Chords
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Directions for Lesson # 2
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Warm Up Exercises and Flash Cards
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Song-Cradle Song Lead Sheet and Video (1:33)
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Cradle Song-Learning the Melody (2:28)
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Piano Skill #2- Use of Sustain Pedal-Video (2:28)
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Piano Skill #3-Left Hand Rolled Chords 1-5-3-Video (3:00)
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Chords for Lesson #2 Dot Diagrams (0:41)
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Your Song-Pick a Song from our Resource :List and Apply Skill #2 and 3 to This
Lesson #3 (Week 3) -Shenandoah-Right Hand Chord "Runs"
Lesson #4-He's Got the Whole World in His Hands- "Punching" the Chords
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Directions for Lesson #4
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Warm-ups and Flash Cards
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He's Got the Whole World in His Hands-Lead Sheet and Video (0:25)
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He's Got the Whole World-Learning the Melody (1:40)
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Piano Skill #5- ""Punching" The Chords- Video (1:58)
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Chords for Lesson # 4
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Pick a Song from the Resource List in the Key of C and Apply Skill #5
Lesson # 5-Morning Has Broken- Broken Chords
Lesson # 6- Silent Night
Lesson #7-Give My Regards to Broadway-Root Note on 1, Other Notes of Chord on 3
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Directions for Lesson #7
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Warm Up Exercises and Flash Cards
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Give My Regards to Broadway Lead Sheet
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Learning the Melody (1:20)
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Chords for Give My Regards to Broadway (0:46)
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Piano Skill #8-LH Root Note on 1 and Other Notes of Chord on 3rd Beat (2:01)
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Your Song-Pick a Song from the Song Sources in the Key of C and Apply Skill #8
Lesson #8- Amazing Grace
Lesson #9-12 Bar Blues Pattern
Lesson # 10-The C Blues Scale
Lesson #11-O Danny Boy-Make Your Melody Into a Duet
Lesson 12 # America The Beautiful- Use Octaves With Your Melody
Lesson #13-Aura Lee- Dynamics-Playing Soft and Loud
Lesson #14- That's Alright Mamma- G Blues Scale Also Root and 5th LH
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Directions for Lesson #14
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Warm Up Exercises and Flash Cards
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That's Alright Mamma Lead Sheet and Video (1:14)
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That's Alright Mamma Piano Accompaniment (1:52)
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Piano Skill #15 The Blues in the Key of G (1:11)
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Chords for That's Alright Mama (0:46)
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12 Bar Blues in Key of G
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G Blues Scale
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Pick another Blues Tune and Play This in G with the Chords from This Week
Lesson #15- Playing 3 Chord Songs By Ear (In the Key of C)
Lesson #16- What Child is This- Sus Chords
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Directions for Lesson #16
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Warm Up Exercises and Flash Cards
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What Child Is This Lead Sheet and Video (2:03)
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What Child is This-Learning the Melody (2:41)
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The Rule for Accidentals
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Chords for What Child is This? (2:00)
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PIano Skill #17- Sus Chords (0:52)
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Your Song-Pick a Song from our Resource :List in G and Apply Skill #17 to This
Lesson #17- Yankee Doodle Dandy-Alternating Bass- 1 and 5
:Lesson #18- House of the Rising Sun-Roll Your Chords
Lesson 19- O Come O Come Emmanuel- Basic Introductions
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Directions for Lesson #19
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Warm Up Exercises and Flash Cards
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O Come O Come Emmanuel-Lead Sheet and Video REDO LEAD SHEET (1:13)
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Chords for O Come O Come Emmanuel
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PIano Skill #20- Basic Introductions (1:34)
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Piano Skill #21- Playing the Melody and the Chord in the Right Hand (3:06)
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Your Song-Pick a Song from our Resource :List and Apply Skill #19 to This
Lesson #20- Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee- Slash Chords
Lesson # 21- Wayfaring Stranger- Add More Harmony (Chord Notes) Underneath the Melody
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Directions for Lesson #21
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Warm Up Exercises and Flash Cards
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Poor Wayfaring Stranger Lead Sheet and Video (1:20)
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Wayfaring Stranger- Learning the Melody (1:56)
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Chords for Poor Wayfaring Stranger (0:46)
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PIano Skill #21- Add More Harmony (Chord Notes) Underneath the Melody (1:03)
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Your Song-Pick a Song from our Resource :List and Apply Skill #21 to This
Lesson # 22- Battle Hymn of the Republic-Augmented Chords
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Directions for Lesson #22
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Warm Up Exercises and Flash Cards
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Battle Hymn of the Republic Lead Sheet and Video (1:58)
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Battle Hymn-Playing the Melody (1:00)
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Chords for Battle Hymn of the Republic (1:09)
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Piano Skill # 23- Augmented Chords (0:51)
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Your Song-Pick a Song from our Resource :List and Apply Skill #22 to This
Lesson #23- Erie Canal "Cramer" Chords
Lesson #24- Beautiful Dreamer- G and C "Runs"
Warm-ups and Finger Exercises
Chord "Runs" (Arpeggios)
Broken Chord Exercises-Key of C
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C Broken Chord Exercise (3:25)
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G7 Broken Chord Exercise
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F Broken Chord Exercise (0:55)
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Am Broken Chord Exercise (1:25)
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D7 Broken Chord Exercise (1:41)
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Dm Broken Chord Exercise (1:21)
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A7 Broken Chord Exercise (1:41)
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E7 Broken Chord Exercise (2:03)
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Em Broken Chord Exercise (1:22)
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C7 Broken Chord Exercise (3:25)
Additional Broken Chord Exercises-Key of G (the rest are also in the key of C)
Inverted Chord Exercises-Key of C
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C Inverted Chord Exercise (1:01)
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G7 Inverted Chord Exercise (1:10)
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F Inverted Chord Exercise (0:32)
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Am Inverted Chord Exercise (0:28)
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D7 Chord Inversion Exercise (0:35)
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Dm Inverted Chord Exercise (0:30)
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A7 Inverted Chord Exercise (0:28)
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E7 Inverted Chord Exercise (0:30)
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Em Inverted Chord Exercise (0:28)
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C7 Inverted Chord Exercise (0:32)
Additional Inverted Chord Exercises-Key of G (The rest are also in the key of C)
Learning Chords By Shape
Chord Flash Cards and Music Theory
Scales
Beginning Piano Skills
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Piano Skill #1 -Chord Fill-Change Octaves With Your Chord (1:43)
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Piano Skill #2- Use of the Sustain Pedal (2:28)
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Piano Skill #3-Left Hand Rolled Chords 1-5-3 (3:00)
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Piano Skill #4- Right Hand Chord Runs fix this (2:21)
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Piano Skill #5- "Punching" the Chords (1:58)
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Piano Skill #6-Broken Chords Left Hand (0:55)
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Piano Skill #7- Broken Chords Right Hand Only (2:30)
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PIano Skill #8- LH Root Note on 1 and Other Notes of Chord on 3rd Beat (2:01)
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Piano Skill #9-Walking Bass (2:05)
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Piano Skill #10- 12 Bar Blues in C (3:45)
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Piano Skill #11- C Blues Scale (4:42)
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Piano Skill #12- Make Your Melody into a Duet (3:01)
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PIano Skill #13- Using Octaves to Make the Melody Louder (2:49)
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Piano Skill #14- Dynamics-Playing Soft or Loud (2:21)
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Piano Skill #15- The Blues in the Key of G Fix do video
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Piano Skill #16- Playing 3 Chord Songs By Ear (In The Key of C) (6:58)
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Piano Skill #17- Sus Chords make video
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Piano Skill #18-Alternating Bass with Chord and Melody in RIght Hand (3:07)
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"Piano Skill #19- Roll" The Notes of Your Chord- Run the Chord in Both Hands (2:27)
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Piano Skill #20- Basic Introductions to Songs (2 Methods)
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Piano Skill #21- Playing the Melody and the Chord in the Right Hand (3:06)
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Piano Skill #21- Adding More Harmony (Chord) Notes Underneath the Melody (1:03)
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Piano Skill #22- Slash Chords (2:01)
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Piano Skill #23- Augmented Chords (0:51)
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Skill #24- Cramer Chords (0:54)
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Skill # 25- Playing "Runs" on the Piano -D and G (3:07)
Intermediate Piano Skills (Coming Soon)
Advanced Piano Skills (Coming Soon)
Public Domain Songs- In Alphbetical Order
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America the Beautiful
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Amazing Grace
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Aura Lee (Love Me Tender)
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Battle Hymn of the Republic
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Beautiful Dreamer
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C Blues Scale
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Cradle Song
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Erie Canal
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God Is So Good
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Give My Regards to Broadway
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He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
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House of the Rising Sun
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Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee
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Morning Has Broken
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O Come O Come Emmanuel
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O Danny Boy
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Shenandoah
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Silent Night
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12 Bar Blues Pattern
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Thats Alright Mamma REDO pdf
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Wayfaring Stranger
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What Child Is This?
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Yankee Doodle Dandy
Song Sources for "Your Songs"-Songs That You Get to Pick
