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Learning objectives

Learn basic music theory
Basic harmonization to a song
Chords movement between chord i, iv, v7
Learn how to start improvising with your right hand
Learn how to use your fingers in the right hand to make creative sounds

Learn to listen to the different sounds of chord progression in a song
Make a little change in the finger and you hear beautiful sounds
Add 3rds and 6ths to melody tones
Know how to harmonize a song with chords

Learn basic music theory
Basic harmonization to a song
Chords movement between chord i, iv, v7
Learn how to start improvising with your right hand
Learn how to use your fingers in the right hand to make creative sounds
Learn to listen to the different sounds of chord progression in a song
Make a little change in the finger and you hear beautiful sounds
Add 3rds and 6ths to melody tones
Know how to harmonize a song with chords

Syllabus

Introduction

Introduction & Overview of the Course

An Overview of the 10 Level Reharmonization Method

Part A: Level 1 Music Harmony

IN the video, I reharmonized a basic song "Away In A Manger" with lots of color tones.

Now the song Away In A Manger doesn't sound like a simple children song anymore.

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In this Reharmonization Kit 1 - I want to take you step by step to different levels so that you can see how to turn a simple song to more sophisticated colorful professional sounds.

It took me years and years of study to understand "Music Harmony" in the academic studies.

My approach here is to take you on a "practical" level to 'Reharmonize" a simple song.

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It is called "Reharmonization" because:

"Re" means again
Harmonization - using principles of music harmony.

We get bored when we play songs with simple basic skeleton.

Level 1 goes through all the simple basics that everyone needs to know, especially total beginners!

I don't want to lose total beginners and I want them to have fun and join in even if you know nothing about music!

Once you have this Level 1 foundation - you can then move on to Level 2 where I show you how to put color tones to turn your basic songs that is no longer basic anymore. It sounds professional.

Can you imagine where Level 10 will take you?

Truly, people will be amazed at your knowledge.

Move on slowly from one level to the next!

I am here to guide you along step by step! :)

It is important that you 'think' in these 4 musical lines when you play the song.

Don't think in 'long' sentences.

I've used 2 different ways to highlight these 4 sentences for you in the video so that you can capture 'how' I think in my head when I play.

Knowing how to think is as important as knowing the concept.

Many people know the answers to concepts.

But the 'thinking' in the mind is completely different!

While the outcome is the same, the 'process' of arriving the outcome is just as IMPORTANT!

Have fun!:)

Music has Form & Patterns

Understand the Section Structure of a Song.

Away in a Manger - A B A C

A song can be harmonized with all these 7 diatonic chords in C Key:

B diminished

In the Next 5 Videos, I will show you the following parts:

1. C Scale Tones

2. Triads are Formed on the Scale Tones

3. Chords Have Names

4. 7 Diatonic Chords

5. Roman Numerals

Download the Music Score Sheet of Away In A Manger.

You can use this score sheet at the piano!

For those of you who do not know how to 'read music',

I have prepared 3 EXTRA Bonus Videos for you to learn to read music quickly.

Reading music does not need to be complicated at all:

Step 1: Identify the Notes on the Piano

Step 2: Read the Treble Clef notes only

Step 3: Match the melody notes to the piano

That's it!

Download the Music Notes for Away In A Manger

in the download tab.

Play these 3 Chords on the Piano.

If you are a total beginner, practice these 3 chords until you know them inside out.

C Chord: C E G

F Chord: F A C

G7 Chord: G B D F

Homework:

Go to the piano and find out which chord goes with the melody tones.

RH: Play just the melody tone

LH: Play Block Chord Tones

C Chord: C E G C

F Chord: F A C F

G7 Chord: G B D F

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Piano Tip:

1.Chords tend to change on the beat, so find out what chords are used at the beginning of the measure.

2.In the key of C, the song usually starts on Chord C and ends with Chord C.

You can check the answers in the video.

Match the melody tones to Basic Chords: I IV V7

C F G7

Watch the video in the next lecture!

LH: Play Chord Tones

RH: Play Melody Tones

Listen to the harmonizing sound of the Chords to the Melody tones!

RH: I just play the Chord Sounds.

LH: Chords

Even if you don't play the RH melody tones, you can hear the song Away In A Manger in the background.

This tells us that to recognize a song, the most important part is the Chord Progression of the Song rather than the melody tones.

For many of us, the melody tones identify the song.

**You need to know that it is the Chord Progression that identifies the song also**

Once you hear the Chord Progression, you will not have problem identifying the melody tones :)

This time, I just want you to use your ears to pay attention to the chord sounds as they move from one chord to the next.

Chord 1 to Chord IV

You feel that the sound wants to continue.... It is not a restful sound.

The sound wants to go somewhere.

Whereas in the next video, Chord IV to Chord 1 has a 'restful' sound.

Chord IV to Chord 1 - Plagal Cadence.

It has an Amen Sound.

You hear a 'restful sound' as Chord IV goes to Chord I.

Chord 1 to V7 - C to G7

The sounds tell us that the music wants to continue to go somewhere to find a resting place.

The music is not finished..... it wants to to for a resting sound.

Chord V7 to Chord 1

Chord G7 to Chord C

You hear a Perfect Cadence Sound.

It is an "Ending Sound!"

It is a restful sound.

This is where music stops!

**Almost all songs end with V7 to I **

Improvisation is the art of making music.

Most people are scared of improvisation.

As soon as there is no sheet music in front of them, they can't play.

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Some students have requested that I do an Improvisation Course.

This is in the pipeline.

In the meantime, I add this bonus video to give you a demo how you can play around with simple improvisation - train both hands to play chords.

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Easy Improvisation:

1. LH - play Chords

2. RH - play the same Chords

LH:

Notice that this time my LH did not just play block chords.

I added movement to the chords.

I play broken chords: The tones are all chord tones.

RH:

RH also plays chord tones.

Improvisation Tip:

You do not need to think ahead of time of what you want to play.

Just play chord tones.

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Piano Tip: Never be afraid to make mistakes.

Just play and ALLOW yourself to make mistakes! Yes.... you will love hearing your mistakes! :)

They are not mistakes after all....

When you want to play with 5 fingers in the FLOW:

Follow these Piano Tips:

1. When the melody moves down, start with R5.

2. When the melody moves up, start with R1 and let R1 guide you.

R5 - come down

R1 - move up

Blue Scale has these bluesy tones: b3 b5 b7

Slide down on blue note with R3

The 3rd Finger Trick - Slide Down from the Black Keys

Slide down on blue note with R3

RH: R3

LH: L5 L3 L2 L1

Broken Chord – Simple Arp

After you practice using the R3 to slide down from the Black keys, you can now apply to Away In A Manger.

Here is a demo video!

You can play along!

Notice I didn't just play the sounds together.

I roll them sometimes to make it more interesting.

I go up an octave to make some echo sounds.

This is fun.

You can vary the R1 + R3 fingers:

1. Roll from R1 to R3

2. Play R1 + R3 an octave higher to create an echo sound

Make your R3 Finger Playful.

Create a Triplet Sound by Adding in R4.

Fingering: R3 R4 R3

Piano Tip:

Mordant Triplet R3 - Sounds great on the 3rd Beat!

Practice along!

This time I will not say the names of the notes of Mordant Triplet.

You can just follow along and let your R3 & R4 create these fun triplets sounds.

RH: R3 R4 R3

Quick Triplet on the 3^rd beat

R3 plays melody note

LH: L5 L3 L2 L1

Broken Chord - Simple Arp

Take advantage of the R3 Finger:

R3 is a very strong finger when you play the melody tone.

Create more fun sounds by adding in 5 Note Turn:

RH: R3 R4 R3 R2 R3

5 note turn in the space of one beat

R3 plays melody note

LH: L5 L3 L2 L1

Broken Chord - Simple Arp

RH: R1 + R5

Melody in 6ths

Practice the RH first.

Melody in 6ths - Roll them

Rolling the sounds with the handshape give the audience the impression that you are playing a lot of notes. With the 2T6, the handshape already gives you harmonizing tones. So you might as well take advantage of it and roll out more sounds.

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RH: R1 + R5

Roll R1 + R5

LH: L5 L3 L2 L1

Broken Chord – Simple Arp

You can mix Melody in 3rds & 6ths into the song.

There are no fixed rules when to do 3rds and when to do 6ths.

For beginners: Let your R1 (Thumb) guide you along!

Melody in 3rds - can change the fingering that is comfortable for you.

If you can't, then just use R1 + R3.

Melody in 6ths - for now, always use R1 + R5

What is a 2T6 Handshape?

RH: R1 R2 R5

R5 plays melody tones

1. Play all the tones together.

2. You can Roll the Tones for Variation

RH: R1 R2 R5

R5 plays melody tones

LH: L5 L3 L2 L1

Broken Chord – Simple Arp

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You don't always use the same handshape throughout the whole song.

Since we are practising this handshape, you can train your hand by using 3T6 throughout the song for practice!

Chord Inversions:

C Chord:

Root position: C E G

1^st Inversion: E G C

2^nd Inversion: G C E

F Chord:

Root position: F A C

1^st Inversion: A C F

2^nd Inversion: C F A

G7 Chord:

Root position: G B D F

1^st Inversion: B D F G

2^nd Inversion: D F G B

3^rd Inversion: F G B D

RH: Play 3 tones with R1, R2, R3, R4, R5

Closed Voicing: Chord Inversion

LH: L5 L2 L1

Keep Left Hand Simple

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As you can see it is more difficult to play Chord Inversions because you need to think about which notes to hit on the Right Hand.

This is where 3T6 Handshape comes in handy for beginners.

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I have always played Chord Inversions from Traidtional Piano Lessons.

It takes about 2 to 3 years for you to get good at it.

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When I saw the frustration students had with practising chord inversion, I came up with the 3T6 Handshape for them to play easily.

Once they learn the 3T6 Handshape, they make use of the tricks that I show them to embellish the RH with good melody tones w/o ever practising chord inversion, and yet people think they are playing chord inversion.

Isn't that neat?

Again, I coined this name: Transfer Chord

When I started to learn to improvise, I had no idea how to improvise in the flow.

AS the years went on, I discovered this 'Transfer Chord' technique that allows me to make music!

At church, whenever I saw those long notes, I just improvised with Transfer Chord and it creates easy flowing movement to my songs.

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RH: R1, R2, R3, R4, R5

LH: L5 L3 L2 L1

Use 2 Hands to Transfer Chord tones from left to right

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Here is a run down of the demo of the Transfer Chord in the Video:

Transfer Chords:

RH needs to know how to play inversions with melody on top.

LH plays the chord tones.

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00:27 Playing C Chord starting on the LH.

LH: C G C

RH: E G C (if the melody tone is C)

RH: G C E (if the melody tone is E)

**Tip** The Left Hand begins the C Chord playing and the RH carries on with the same chord tones of C Chord until you hit the melody tone.

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O0:38 - I started showing you how to apply to the song Away In A Manger

LH: C G C - block chord here

RH: C E G - broken chord (the melody tone is G)

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O0:45 - Here I only apply this transfer chord to the long measures so that it is easier for students to apply this transfer chord technique:

So from 00:45 to 00:53 - I was just playing normal chord inversions

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At 00:53 I played Transfer Chord with the melody tone G

LH: C G C

RH: E G

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From 00:59 to 1:06 - I was playing plain chord inversions

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1:06 - in the long measure - Chord Transfer

LH: C G C

RH: G C G - the melody tone is a G note

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1:11 to 1:18 - chord inversion playing

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1:18 to 1:23

For a 2 beat note:

LH: C G

RH: E G

LH: C E G

RH: E

You can improvise with transfer chord as there is a lot of variety way of doing this.

The idea is to transfer the chord tones from LH to RH

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1:34 to 1:40 - chord inversion

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1:40 - Transfer Chord Demo for the ending of the song!

LH: C G C

RH: E G C

Piano Tip To Add a tag to the ending of a song:

Put in IV – I Plagal Cadences (Amen Sound)
At the end of the song, put in an extra ending tag:
IV – I

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I show you 2 variations:

a. Use Root Bass for the Ending: F C

b. Use C Bass for the Ending: F/C C

Chord I = Chord F: F A C

Chord IV = Chord Bb: Bb D F

Chord V7 = Chord C7: C E G Bb

Voicing Tip: Familiarize yourself to the following chord inversions for Basic I IV V7 to Key of F.

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Piano Tip: Chord Inversions:

F Chord:

Root position: F A C

1^st Inversion: A C F

2^nd Inversion: C F A

Bb Chord:

Root position: Bb D F

1^st Inversion: D F Bb

2^nd Inversion: F Bb D

C7 Chord:

Root position: C E G Bb

1^st Inversion: E G Bb C

2^nd Inversion: G Bb C E

3^rd Inversion: Bb C E G

This song is actually written in the Key of F.

Key of F is in a good range for people to sing.

Key of C is either too low or too high.

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Download the Music Score of Away In A Manger.

Try playing Away in a manger in F Key and apply the 14 Piano Tips you learned about improvising with the Right Hand.

Follow the demo and watch how I apply the RH different techniques into Away in A Manger to Key of F.

You can actually apply all the 14 Piano Tips of Right Hand improvisation to any of your favorite songs!

Have fun,

Rosa

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Provides a practical approach to reharmonization, which allows students to turn simple songs into more sophisticated and colorful professional sounds

Teaches basic music theory concepts, such as song structure, musical form, and diatonic chords, which are essential for understanding and harmonizing music

Includes bonus videos for total beginners who want to learn to read music quickly, which can help students overcome a common barrier to learning piano

Focuses on right-hand improvisation techniques, which can help students develop their creativity and expressiveness on the piano

Emphasizes practical piano techniques and finger tricks, such as the R3 finger slide and secret handshapes, which can make playing more fluid and expressive

Uses the song "Away In A Manger" as a practical example, which may limit the appeal to students who are not interested in this particular song

Reviews summary

Practical piano harmony and improvisation tips

According to learners, this course offers a practical and easy-to-follow introduction to basic harmony and improvisation tips for piano. Students appreciate the instructor's clear explanations and the focus on providing actionable techniques like the 'finger tricks' and 'secret handshapes' that can be immediately applied. Many find it a great starting point, particularly for beginners or those looking to move beyond sheet music. While the course is well-structured and comprehensive for its scope, some reviews noted that it can be repetitive in places or focuses heavily on a single song example.

Primary example is one specific song.

"The course is heavily based around 'Away In A Manger'. I wish more examples were used."

"Applying the tips to other songs requires extra practice outside the course."

"Understand why one song is used for depth, but variety would be nice."

"The focus on Away in a Manger is useful, but might feel limiting to some."

Course is suitable for novice players.

"This course is perfect for someone who is a beginner and wants to learn to improvise."

"It assumes no prior knowledge of harmony or improvisation, which was great for me."

"A solid foundation for beginners to start experimenting on the piano."

"Even total beginners can follow along with the reading music bonus."

Instructor presents concepts clearly.

"Rosa explains everything in a very clear and encouraging way. I never felt lost."

"Her explanations of basic harmony and chord progressions were easy to grasp."

"The videos are well-paced and the concepts are broken down logically."

"I appreciate how clearly the techniques are demonstrated."

Provides specific, actionable techniques.

"I loved the finger tricks for improvisation. They are so practical and easy to understand."

"The secret handshapes were a game changer for me. I can add color tones now!"

"Rosa's tips for right hand improvisation are very creative and easy to apply to other songs."

"These practical tips help overcome the fear of improvisation."

Some content or phrases are repeated.

"While the content is good, the instructor tends to repeat the same phrases quite often."

"I found some lectures to be a bit repetitive, but the core information is valuable."

"Could be slightly more concise; there's some reiteration."

"A little repetitive in parts, but overall still very informative."

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Review Basic Music Theory Concepts

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Reinforce your understanding of fundamental music theory concepts like scales, chords, and key signatures to prepare for the course's harmonization and improvisation techniques.

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Review definitions of scales, chords, and key signatures.
Practice identifying chords and scales in different keys.
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Work through the first few chapters of the book, focusing on the exercises and examples.
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Chord Voicing Exercises

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Practice different chord voicings and inversions to improve your finger dexterity and understanding of chord relationships, which are essential for improvisation.

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Practice playing major and minor chords in root position, first inversion, and second inversion.
Experiment with different voicings for each chord, focusing on smooth transitions.
Record yourself playing and analyze your performance.

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Search for tutorials on YouTube or other online platforms.
Choose tutorials that focus on improvisation techniques relevant to the course.
Practice the techniques demonstrated in the tutorials.
Incorporate the new techniques into your own playing.

Compose a Simple Chord Progression

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Compose a short piece using the I, IV, and V7 chords to solidify your understanding of basic harmony and chord progressions.

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Choose a key and write a melody using notes from that key.
Harmonize the melody using I, IV, and V7 chords.
Experiment with different rhythms and voicings.
Record your composition and share it with others.

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Provides a simplified and accessible introduction to music theory concepts. It is helpful for students who need a refresher on music theory or find the course's explanations too complex. The book's clear explanations and numerous examples make it an excellent resource for self-study and reinforcing the course's lessons.

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