Keyboard for Adults

Covers fundamental piano and electronic keyboard skills, including music reading and theory, as well as popular song arrangements in different styles.

Achieve consistent progress by setting goals, prioritizing daily practices, and balancing new material with revisions.

Covers techniques for maintaining proper posture while working on a keyboard, including tips for comfort and relaxation.

Optimal hand positioning involves curving fingers to maintain a level plane, utilizing finger tips and thumb edges for efficient play.

The seven-note musical alphabet and its relationship to the white keys on a piano are covered.

The position of the white key C is introduced along with its relationship to black keys on a keyboard layout.

Middle C is located on the piano keyboard and its playing technique is introduced.

Techniques for identifying and counting fingers on both hands are covered.

Music notation fundamentals cover staff, clefs, grand staff, note reading, and bar division.

Introduces the fundamental values and meanings of musical notes, with a focus on quarter notes and the four-four time signature.

Introduces the notes middle C, D, and E, focusing on proper finger placement for effective playing.

Introduces the C major chord, featuring three essential notes played with precise finger placement on the left hand.

Dominant seventh chords are covered, including notation (e.g. G7) and finger placement for playing the G7 chord.

Covers the transition between C and G7 chords, emphasizing the shared G note for smooth movement.

Breaks down melodies into separate components, practices chord progressions, and combines harmonies for effective song playing.

Quarter and half rests introduce silent pauses of one or two beats in music notation.

Lead-in notes and incomplete bars can precede songs, adding up to a full bar.

The Three-Four Time Signature, also known as Waltz Time, is introduced and its application in music composition is explained.

Tied notes are explained as a fundamental music notation concept where two notes share the same staff position.

Notes on a staff have stems pointing either down for A and C, or both up and down for B.

The C major scale is introduced, emphasizing smooth playing through thumb crossover technique.

Octaves, eighth notes, and staccato playing techniques are covered, aiming to enhance music skills.

The fundamental principles of C Major and its application in songwriting are examined.

The bass staff is introduced as a notation system for left-hand notes, with application to playing Aura Lee.

Right-hand chord techniques are applied alongside left-hand single-note melodies.

Covers the fundamental techniques of two-handed scale playing, emphasizing crossover points and rhythmic accuracy.

Introduces minor chords, covering techniques for playing and switching between chords like the D minor.

The development of five unique right-hand finger positions, featuring the C and D positions.

Keyboard voices and timbre are examined, highlighting unique tone characteristics in instruments and human voices.

Arpeggios are chords played one note at a time, which can be used to harmonize melodies.

Broken chords are introduced as a versatile accompaniment technique, adding texture and interest to music.

Sharp signs, D7 chords, and F# note notation on the staff are covered.

The Higher C Position covers fundamental hand positioning techniques for playing melodies and chords on the keyboard.

Legato technique is developed through the use of curved slurs, where adjacent notes are played smoothly and connected.

Introduces the G major scale, featuring an F# instead of F.

Key signatures are introduced as a fundamental concept in music composition, covering how to recognize and apply their significance.

Develops scale-playing skills on both hands through diverse techniques and exercises enhancing finger dexterity.

Covers fundamental music theory concepts including flat signs, the note Bb, and F major chord variations.

The F major scale is explored, including its distinct tone and intersections with other scales, as well as its application in popular music examples.

The notation system is introduced, including the use of 8va symbols for simplifying high note readings across four octaves.

Chord inversions, including root position, first inversion, and second inversion of major chords, are covered.

Covers techniques for playing C major chord inversions in different musical settings.

The G Major chord is demonstrated in its three inversions: root position, first inversion, and second inversion.

F Major chord inversions covered, including root position, first inversion, and second inversion.

Italian tempo markings, such as Adagio, Andante, Moderato, Allegro, and Presto, are covered with their corresponding English translations.

Introduces the concept of an eighth rest, a musical notation symbol representing a silent period of half a beat.

Introduces techniques for creating syncopated rhythms by displacing accents off the beat in diverse musical genres.

Doubled note chords are introduced and applied in country music settings.

Piano techniques: covers minor chord inversions in root, first, and second positions.

Harmonic effects are achieved by playing chords over varying bass notes, exploring diverse combinations for pleasing results.

Turnaround progressions are recurring patterns of chords found in many famous songs.

Covers the fundamentals of accenting in music, enhancing musical expression and adding variety to performance.

D Minor chord inversions are covered, including root position, first inversion, and second inversion diagrams.

The three inversions of the E Minor chord, including root position, first inversion, and second inversion, are covered.

Ties and the push concept are used to create syncopated rhythms.

Introduces the concept of identifying eighth note rhythms by counting notes in relation to beats.

Pedal tones are analyzed as a widespread harmonic device in various genres like classical, rock, jazz, and blues.

Recognizes and plays sixteenth notes, examining their rhythmic properties and musical applications.

Introduces techniques for conveying emotional expression through dynamic control of volume levels, ranging from whisper-soft to thunderous.

Covers techniques for controlling dynamics, including crescendo and diminuendo strategies.

Accidentals, temporary pitch alterations, and natural signs are introduced to modify notes in music.

Enharmonic notes with multiple names are introduced, along with their relationships to black and white notes on the piano keyboard.

The 12-bar blues structure is introduced, featuring a repetitive chord progression that has been central to African American music-making.

Create bluesy sound by flatting notes in a major key.

The blues scale is introduced as a practical tool for identifying blue notes, highlighting its differences with the major scale.

Riffs cover short repeating patterns in music and their application to different chord changes.

Eighth note triplets are applied to Blues patterns for mastery.

Creates swing rhythms by harmonizing notes in a triplet pattern.

Covers the creation of a shuffle rhythm through swinging eighth notes and coordinating both hands.

Seventh chords introduce a distinctive musical element, their construction and application examined.

G7 chord construction involves applying the major scale formula.

Introduces the three inversions of the G7 chord and their applications in piano playing.

The C7 chord is covered in various positions, including root, first, second, and third inversions.

Introduces the F7 chord in four basic positions: root, first, second, and third inversions.

Simplifying 7th chords involves omitting specific notes while preserving the characteristic sound.

Builds and explains seven scale tone chords on each degree of a major scale, ideal for harmonizing melodies.

The B diminished chord is explored in root position, first inversion, and second inversion, covering its structural variations.

Roman numerals are used to analyze chord progressions and understand key relationships.

The art of playing chords smoothly with harmonious sustain pedal techniques.

Introduces concepts of intervals, including unison, seconds to sevenths, and octaves, along with melodic and harmonic structures.

Perfect, augmented, and diminished interval qualities are examined in relation to the chromatic scale and changes in letter names.

Covers the measurement and application of intervallic distances up to an octave, focusing on the tritone.

Triads cover the fundamental concepts of major, minor, augmented, and diminished chords, with applications in music composition.

Introduces scale tone chords for all major keys, covering patterns and letter name relationships.

Transposes music by altering keys using Roman numeral notation, facilitating communication of chord progressions and part arrangements.

Builds skills playing D major chords in various positions through formula-based techniques and illustrated examples.

Covers advanced concepts in jazz harmony with in-depth analysis of D major chord inversions.

The B Minor chord is explored through its root, first, and second inversions using visual diagrams and scores.

F# diminished chord inversions covered, with techniques for root position, first inversion, and second inversion.

Covers the properties and varieties of minor scales, examining their connection to key signatures and tonal quality.

Accelerando, ritenuto, rallentando, and a tempo are tempo changes explained.

Identical key signatures and chord progressions are explored for relative major and minor keys.

Introduces the characteristics of minor scales, including their tonal and semantic structures.

A harmonic minor scale features a unique structure and a raised 7th degree.

Builds chords from the A harmonic minor scale, covers variations in chord types and inversions.

The melodic minor scale includes raised 6th and 7th degrees, yielding distinct tonalities when ascending or descending.

Applies melodic minor scale tone chords to six-eight time signature, emphasizing chord progressions and rhythmic accents.

Introduces the minor pentatonic scale, a widely applied musical pattern.

The E minor pentatonic scale is introduced, with focus on its application in 12-bar blues music.

Introduces techniques for playing alternating octaves with the left hand in Rock keyboard music, focusing on the E natural minor scale.

Introduces the basics of music theory, including major scales and key signatures.

Covers fundamental principles of music theory, including major scales and key signatures.

Introduces key signatures as compact notations for scales, explaining how sharps and flats are used to modify them.

Introduces the Cycle of Fifths diagram, a tool for understanding major scale relationships.

Navigates keys and flats in counter-clockwise direction through the cycle of fourths.

Introduces the fundamental structure and common patterns of major scales.

Covers the structure and characteristics of Blues scales across 13 keys.

Natural, harmonic, and melodic scales in minor keys are covered, along with their relationships to major keys.

Minor scales and key signatures are covered, including construction techniques and practical uses.

Introduces the concept of chord construction through scales and intervals, examining note relationships.

The principles of building major chords are rooted in understanding their relationship to the major scale.

Introduces the formula for minor chords and their construction using notes from major scales.

Modifies a major chord by introducing a flat 7th interval.

Introduces chord formula principles through the C Scale, demonstrating applications and connections.

Constructs common chords from a key's major scale, uncovering note patterns and relationships.

Introduces the harmonic concepts of scale tones and chord tones, examining their interplay.

Adds intervals to scale tone chords, expanding harmony possibilities.

Expands on techniques for extending scale tones into chords, revealing fresh harmonic options.