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Introduction to "Blue Danube Waltz"

Introduction to "Blue Danube Waltz"

From the course: Piano Lessons: 2 Playing Songs

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Introduction to "Blue Danube Waltz"

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- In this rendition of the Blue Danube Waltz by Johann Strauss we're going to be taking a look at some very interesting new technical challenges. One of them will be playing the melody and the harmony or the accompaniment with one hand. So you're going to be doing two things with one hand. The other thing we'll be looking at some advanced chord patterns. Up to this point we've been making chords with just three notes. Three notes either played separately or in small combinations. Now we're going to be adding a fourth note to make your chords sound even richer and fuller. We're going to be looking at how to transition effectively between them and hopefully you'll feel that after having worked on all the previous songs in this series leading up to this song you'll be able to see how it all kind of comes together. We'll also at the end take a look at peddling in a slightly different way so that you can use your pedal not only to connect between big jumps and chord progressions but also…

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