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This episode of the game was inspired by my good friend Rodney. He posted it as a comment on this lesson. So I decided to syndicate it to everyone!
I have modified some stuff below to transform it into a full lesson. Thanks Rodney! :)
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What key am I in if i play…
D half-diminished
G minor
B flat Major
Possible answers:
(a) C Minor
(b) E flat Major
(c) Both of the above
(here’s a hint… know the pattern...
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Playing your major scales should be a part of your daily practice regimen.
However, practicing them in a “circle of fourths” or “circle of fifths” pattern is even better.
Let’s focus more on circle of fourths.
Source: http://korsmo-tech.com/Circle%20of%20Fifths%20wheel.gif
If you type “circle of fourths” or “circle of fifths” in google, you can actually find a host of other examples.
Notice that the keys go from: C >>> F >>> Bb >>> Eb and so forth.
If this were a clock, C would be at 12 o...
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Today, I want to talk about secondary dominant chords.
NOT dominant chords, but “secondary” dominant chords.
Some may have heard of this concept before. For others, this will be a first.
So let me lay the groundwork.
The major scale naturally defines chords that correspond with each of its degrees.
There are 7 degrees in a scale, thus 7 chords that go with each one of those degrees, or tones.
If you’ve been on my blog, you’ve seen lessons about this.
The first degree of a scale is associated...
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Description The new NP-30 Portable Grand delivers Yamaha digital piano sound and simplicity in a new lightweight, compact design like nothing else you've seen... all at a price point you won't believe. Until now, there hasn't been an affordable 76-key keyboard that weighs ONLY 12 POUNDS and can RUN ON BATTERIES! Keyboardists who don't need all the bells and whistles of sequencers and synthesizers will be delighted with this ultra-light keyboard. There are only a few sounds (a couple pianos...
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SPOKANE, Wash. - Crime Stoppers is hopeful that someone holds the keys to solving the theft of an antique grand piano from the Ridpath Hotel overnight Saturday.
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DEAR DR. FOURNIER: My daughter wants to play soccer this fall. Her father doesn't want her to because of all of her other commitments. She wants to because all her friends will be playing. She's taking piano lessons twice a week.
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Was it young wizard Harry Potter's invisible cloak that made it possible to sneak a grand piano out of a downtown hotel? Was David Copperfield or David Blaine in town to help with a disappearing act? It's not like the Steinway rolled out of the Ridpath Hotel lobby on its own on a great escape...
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As rain fell upon thousands of wet heads in Brooklyn’s McCarren Pool last Friday evening, Regina Spektor’s classically trained hands danced on the keys of her Steinway grand piano.
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- Regina Spektor played McCarren Pool in the rain (topix.com)
WHAT do Cyndi Lauper and Orson Welles have in common? They both started out on top and went steadily downhill from there. Lauper’s seminal multi-million selling 1983 solo debut, She’s So Unusual hit the charts with all the aplomb of a falling grand piano.
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Cathedral Choir School of Delaware After-school program offers full scholarships for the 2008/09 choir season in choral training, piano lessons, music theory, leadership, academic mentoring and professional performance opportunities.
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Fall merchandise is arriving daily, the comfy-looking furniture is ready for weary shoppers, and the grand piano awaits its musician.
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Online piano lessons provider, Music Unlimited Inc., announces release of new iPod Video compatible piano lessons podcast on iTunes.
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The red Steinway grand piano used by Lang Lang at Tuesday night's New York Philharmonic concert in Central Park will be auctioned off. Proceeds will go to the American Red Cross China Earthquake Relief Fund.
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- Lang Lang's rare red Steinway on auction block (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
Mormons carry a special "music gene," some like to say, given how commonly they take piano lessons, fill school choirs and make music so central to church life and activities like weekly Family Home Evening gatherings.
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