Country Keyboard

Develops country keyboard skills with focus on instant musicality and technical proficiency.

Covers fundamental C, F, and G chords, built on major scales.

Introduces chord diagrams, emphasizing C Major and F Major, with hands-on practice for finger placement and note transitions.

Introduces chord techniques for accompanying melodies, covering voicing and inversion strategies.

Broken chord techniques for Country music are covered, including practical applications to well-known songs.

Introduces the basics of Country music's alternating bass note style using root and fifth chords.

Alternating bass notes and chord voicings are introduced for Country keyboard playing.

Eighth note patterns for solo keyboards are introduced in this exploration of country and country rock music fundamentals.

Syncopation techniques are explored, focusing on displacing normal rhythms and accents to create nuanced effects.

Eighth note rhythms are explored through left-hand variations, emphasizing coordination with fellow musicians.

Chord inversions cover variations in major chords, including different shapes.

Covers various chord progressions and techniques for playing C major chord inversions on guitar.

G chord inversions cover root position, first inversion, and second inversion techniques.

F Major chord techniques cover root, first, and second positions, as well as inversion applications for improved playing.

Introduces techniques for playing organ and country music using keyboard voices, featuring a well-known song.

The 12-bar blues pattern is explored, covering its role as a foundational structure in multiple musical genres.

Eighth-note triplets are a common rhythmic pattern in music, denoted by three notes with an equal duration and used to create complex rhythms.

Introduces techniques for unifying note patterns by substituting eighths with quarters.

Covers the shuffle rhythm in Country music, a constant stream of swinging 8th notes.

Introduces the Blues scale and compares it to the major scale, focusing on incorporating blue notes in musical compositions.

Introduces enharmonic notes, their spellings, and musical applications.

Introduces the fundamental concept of 3rd intervals in Country music, essential for understanding melody and harmony.

Seventh chords are introduced, with the G7 chord used as an illustration of this essential Country music concept.

Introduces G7 chord inversions, covering root position, first, second, and third positions.

The C7 chord and its four basic positions are explored: root position, first inversion, second inversion, and third inversion.

The D7 chord and its various positions are covered.

The F7 chord's four basic positions are covered, including techniques for mastering each one.

Simplifies complex harmonies, covers seventh chord uses in Country, Rock, and R&B.

The G major scale and D major chord are covered.

Introduces D major chord inversions and common accompaniment patterns in the key of G.

The G Blues scale is covered, along with its use in improvisational music.

Covers techniques for creating bass runs with the left hand when transitioning between chords, utilizing notes from the G major scale.

The major pentatonic scale is introduced as a fundamental component of Country music, characterized by a distinctive 5-note pattern and harmonies.

Recognizes and plays sixteenth notes, examining their role in rhythms and music.

Covers fundamental country keyboard playing techniques, including the application of grace notes in various combinations.

Country keyboard solos and techniques are covered, including applications of learned lessons.

Typing notes with precision and speed is introduced.

Introduces chord positions and types, covering major, minor, seventh, and additional forms.

Various major chords are covered, including E, F#, G, A, and B, with diagrams for root position, 1st inversion, and 2nd inversion.

Minor chord types and inversions are demonstrated on keyboard, featuring Am, Bb, C, Dm, Em, F, G, Ab, and Bm.

Minor chord variations: Covers the construction of Dm, Ebm, Em, and Fm chords in root, 1st, and 2nd inversions.

Introduces the formulas and diagrams for F#, G, and A minor chords in root position, 1st inversion, and 2nd inversion.

Bb7, B7, and A7 chords are covered, with diagrams provided for root, 1st, and 2nd inversions.

Seventh chords' construction and notation covered in various forms: root position, 1st inversion, and 2nd inversion.

Progressive lessons cover chords, scales, rhythms, and improvisation in Rock, Funk, R&B, and Blues keyboard styles.