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Building Triads & Seventh Chords using the Simplest INTERVALS
Learn how to play Triads & Seventh Chords using the simplest of Intervals on the Piano. We use 2 scales for this demonstration - E & Eb...


Making Chord Practice FUN & COMPREHENSIVE on the Piano using the Circle of Fifths (Part 1)
As you journey through both directions of the Circle of Fifths with its two cadences - Plagal & Authentic, we will encounter all possible...


Practice Chords Using ALL Note Values around the Circle of Fifths (Part 3)
As you journey through both directions of the Circle of Fifths with its two cadences - Plagal & Authentic, we will encounter all possible...


2 Broken Chord Patterns you can use ANYWHERE in Both Hands
This Piano Tutorial explores Broken chords in detail (different from arpeggios). We look at the most commonly used rhythm patterns for...


How to Use SIMPLE Triads to Play COMPLEX Chords - Modal Harmony (Part 2)
Using Slash Chords by playing the Triads in the RH with a different Bass note in the Left Hand, we learn the formulae to form Seventh...


A Simple way to READ & PLAY Sixteenth Note Rhythms
Learn how to read and play sixteenth-note rhythms within a single beat of music by grouping patterns based on binary combinations of...


How to Approach the Piano with Long Term Goals
Do you want to be able to sing and play the Piano? Or use the Musical Keyboard as a MIDI controller in a recording studio? Or play in a...


Practice Ear Training using Transposition of the FROZEN NOTE
Practice singing intervals and gain confidence with relative pitch. The concept used in the lesson is based on the “Frozen” Note where...


Practice Ear Training using REVERSED Intervals
Learn a useful Ear Training technique to practice intervals while training your Music Theory at the same time. By practising "reversed"...


A Few Things You Might NOT Know about Dominant 7th Chords
Explore the magic of the Dominant 7th chord from various melodic & harmonic perspectives with this composition lesson. We cover all the...


Conquer Major, Minor & Diminished TRIADS and their Inversions - Piano Chords Tutorial
This lesson aims to give you a holistic and musical way to practice chords and their inversions by pairing them as triads that have no...


3 Easy Ways to Play & Shift Between Seventh Chords
Learn a few ways to easily shift between seventh chords and sound crystal clear in the lower register 𝄢. We cover all the essential...


Change the Speed of a Song 🚈 without Adjusting its TEMPO?
In this Rhythm Theory lesson, we learn 5 tried and tested methods to change the apparent speed of a song without adjusting its tempo. We...


How to Use SIMPLE Triads to Play COMPLEX Chords - Sevenths (Part 1)
Using Slash Chords by playing the Triads in the RH with a different Bass note in the Left Hand, we learn the formulae to form Seventh...


How to play 9, 11 and 13 chords on the Piano
This Piano & Music Theory tutorial looks at 5 methods to form Jazz Extensions and Tensions - 9th, 11th & 13th Chords. These approaches...


Customized Piano Arpeggios based on ACCENTS
In this Piano Arpeggios lesson, we look at restructuring the traditional patterns using the accent hit points. Instead of the usual...


A 30 minute Rhythm Exploration - Music Theory Tutorial
Learn the Elements of Rhythm from a Macro & Micro perspective and understand how they work practically. We cover Meter, Tempo, Beats,...


Simple but Effective Improvisations with Chord Tones as Pillars
Learn how to improvise on the Piano using a cluster of 4 notes in the RH along with the Tonic, Pre-dominant, & Dominant chords in the...


Explore the Y-Axis of Music with ALL Intervals & Scales using a SIMPLE Chord Progression
In this Piano Exercise & Music Theory Tutorial, we combine the Pendulum motion of the Right Hand alongside 3 Chords in the Left Hand...


MINOR Chords with INVERSIONS 🔄 around the Circle of Fifths over a Salsa Rhythm (Part 2)
As you journey through both directions of the Circle of Fifths with its two cadences - Plagal & Authentic, we will encounter all possible...
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