Join Gayle Kowalchyk for an in-depth discussion in this video About the blues, part of Piano Lessons: Teach Yourself to Play.
- The blues is a type of music that has been a part…of the American musical heritage for a long time.…It's called the 12 bar blues,…because the blues chord progression is 12 measures long.…It begins with the one chord,…(piano notes play)…and there's four measures of one.…Then, two measures of four,…(piano notes play)…two measures of one,…(piano notes play)…a measure of five seven,…(piano notes play)…a measure of four,…(piano notes play)…and then it ends with two measures of the one chord.…
I'm a Winner uses the 12 bar blues chord progression,…with a slight variation.…In measures seven and eight, and 11 and 12,…the left hand alternates between the one and four chords,…just to give it a little more musical variety.…Another characteristic of the blues…is that the eighth notes are swung.…To play these swing-style eighth notes,…you'll play your two eighth note groups slightly uneven.…You'll hold the first eighth note a little bit longer,…and make the second eighth note a little bit shorter.…
The chord progression will help prepare you…
Gayle Kowalchyk
Thomas Palmer
Willard A.Palmer
Morton Manus
Released
1/13/2017- Practicing proper hand technique
- Practicing proper seating position
- Practicing the right-hand C and left-hand C positions
- Melodic intervals
- Harmonic intervals
- B for the left and right hand
- A for the left hand
- Using the damper pedal
- Moving up and down the keyboard in 6ths
- Measuring half steps and whole steps
- Progressions and triplets
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome29s
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1. The Basics
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The keyboard3m 13s
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Right-hand C position1m 43s
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Quarter notes and half notes2m 56s
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Left-hand C position1m 26s
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The whole note2m 25s
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The grand staff3m 3s
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2. Melodic Intervals
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Melodic intervals: 2nds3m 43s
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Melodic intervals: 3rds2m 50s
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Melodic intervals: 4ths3m 20s
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Melodic intervals: 5ths2m 16s
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3. Introducing Harmony
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The sharp sign1m 1s
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The C major chord2m 44s
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B for the left hand3m 28s
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B for the right hand2m 16s
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A for the left hand3m 40s
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The damper pedal4m 13s
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4. New Rhythms and Intervals
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Eighth notes3m 11s
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The dotted quarter note3m 8s
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Intervals: 6ths6m 41s
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Syncopated notes2m 59s
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The flat sign1m 14s
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5. Music Theory
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The major scale2m 30s
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More about chords7m 22s
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About the blues3m 51s
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RH: An extended position1m 46s
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The G major scale1m 23s
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6. Progressions and Triplets
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Triads and progressions6m 51s
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A new style of bass4m 16s
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Eighth note triplets2m 54s
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Conclusion
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Closing and credits1m 44s
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