Scales
Chromatic Scale
Whole Tone Scales (coming soon)
Pentatonic Improv (coming soon)
Do-Re-Mi, All-Whole-Steps — Play Hot Cross Buns starting on any key (coming soon)
Major 5-note scales (coming soon)
Twinkle in the Left Hand — crossing over the thumb — major AND Creepy Minor (coming soon)
Finding minor from major — A minor
B-Bm pentascales. 01:40
Bb-Bbm pentascales. 01:42
I and V7 Chords in D-Do
Octave Scales
C Major is the Queen – Scale Group. 03:04
- Right Hand: Ascending “Do-re-mi-FA is the thumb.”
- Left Hand: Descending “Do-ti-la-SOL is the thumb.”
Chords
Simple Left Hand patterns in major: Do-Sol, Sol-Fa, Do-La (coming soon)
Simple Left Hand patterns in minor: La-Mi, Mi-Re, La-Fa (coming soon)
Cross Hand Arpeggios (coming soon)
Thumb Cross Arpeggios (coming soon)
Chords That Span a Sixth: the “extra” note between forefinger and thumb (coming soon)
Root Position Primary Chords I IV V in any key — demo in E and F. 03:38
Primary chords in major — using shortcuts (“inversions”) (coming soon)
Primary chords in minor — using shortcuts (“inversions”) (coming soon)
Primary chords in C major — Right hand only
Primary chords in D major — Right hand only
Primary chords in B — I-IV-V7I – echo with your voice, then echo on the piano. 01:30
Primary chords in Bm — i-iv-V7-i – echo with your voice, then echo on the piano. 01:24.
Major-minor-diminished, major-augmented. 02:10
Chord Scales (coming soon)
Resolving Chords
Resolving major chords, including major chord pentascale review
Resolving Circle of 5ths to Triads
Resolving through a key — see also “Chord Scales” above (coming soon)
Seventh Chords
Octave – Major 7th – Minor 7th/Dominant 7th
Resolving 7th chords in LEFT hand
Rhythm
Polyrhythms: Two Against Three (coming soon)
Other
Treble Clef: FACEGBD (coming soon)
Bass Clef: FACEGBD (coming soon)
Common Left Hand Patterns: 1-5-1 and 1-5-3 (coming soon)
Common Left Hand Patterns: Alberti Bass (coming soon)
Common Left Hand Patterns: Root plus Inverted Chord (coming soon)
Left Hand Patterns for Fur Elise: 1-5-1 and 1-1-3 (coming soon)