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IMPROVISED PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT
(No prerequisites)
Ever envied the way guitarists can seemingly just pick up their instruments and proceed to strum and sing any tune under the sun? Well, pianists can do that too, short of picking up their instrument, of course. Learn to provide an effective accompaniment to your own singing or any solo voice or instrument using nothing more than a chord chart.
Music for classes will mainly be contemporary and chosen taking into account student interest and aptitude. In a typical group session, 3 songs will be targeted and each student will alternate between providing the accompaniment and joining the rest of the class in mass singing. So, come prepared for enjoyable learning and productive fun - these are not just piano lessons, they're also karaoke sessions with live accompaniment!
YEAR 1 SYLLABUS (4 terms of 12 lessons each)
TERM 1
Chords: C major – 2 primary triads and dominant 7th (I, IV, V7)
G major – 2 primary triads and dominant 7th (I, IV, V7)
Block chord patterns with crotchets and minims in 4/4 and 3/4 time
Rhythmic movement in the bass
TERM 2
Chords: C major – Secondary triads (ii, iii, vi)
F major – 2 primary triads and dominant 7th (I, IV, V7)
C major – Dominant triad and secondary dominant 7th (V, V7 of V)
Addition of quavers to block chord patterns in 4/4 and 3/4 time
Broken chord patterns in 4/4 and 3/4 time
TERM 3
Chords: C major – Inversions requiring no change in chord voicing (Ic, IVc, iib, V7c)
G major – Secondary triads (ii, iii, vi)
C and G major – Secondary dominant 7th (V7 of IV)
Patterns in 6/8 and 12/8 time
Patterns with swinging quavers in 4/4 and 3/4 time
Patterns with alternating bass
TERM 4
Chords: G major – Inversions requiring no change in chord voicing (Ic, IVc, iib, V7c)
F major – Secondary triads (ii, iii, vi)
F major – Inversions requiring no change in chord voicing (Ic, IVc, iib, V7c)
F major – Dominant triad and secondary dominant 7th (V, V7 of V)
Syncopated patterns in 4/4 and 3/4 time
Syncopated patterns with swinging quavers in 4/4 and 3/4 time
Passing notes in the bass line
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