Chord Sequence and Chord Progression and Circle of Fifth

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Piano Chords & Scales

C

D#

G

Chords:

C

C#/Db

D

D#/Eb

E

F

F#/Gb

G

G#/Ab

A

A#/Bb

B

Scales:

C

C#/Db

D

D#/Eb

E

F

F#/Gb

G

G#/Ab

A

A#/Bb

B

Displaying : Cm (Chord)Invert Chord

Also known as : Cminor,Cmin

Notes :C,D#,G

Intervals :1,3b,5

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circle of fifths

The Circle Of Fiths
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Those lucky ones of us, who have had tuition have had to learn this, but for self taught, or 'learning' musicians, the following charts are a 'must'.

This shows the logical progression of chords - but its main use is to know 'What Chords Go Together' !!

Choose a chord - find it on the circle, and the chords each side of it, will be the ones used in that key.

The first one is simplified for those who already know the names of chords, and the notes for those chords, it also gives the Treble Clef 'Signature' for each key, showing which notes are naturals, shaps and flats.

The Outer Circle shows Major Chords, whilst the 'Inner' Shows the Minor Chords.

If you can - learn and remeber - if not, copy and save this - Its invaluable!

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The Next one, although the same basically, is more for people at an earlier stage, and shows the chords, and names the notes in that chord - Another very useful tool .........................

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Let's start with the outer band of notes, starting with the top. This represents the key of C major, which has no accented notes in it (C, D, E, F, G, A, B - hence the empty 'cell' on the very outer rim of the circle next to the C. We can move clockwise around the circle in steps of seven semitones (or a perfect fifth, hence the name). Why a fifth? Well, check this out...

The fifth degree of C major is G. Taking the same set of intervals that we used t build a major scale on the note of C, and arranging them from a G note gives us a G major scale. This scale has the notes G, A, B, C, D, E and F# - only one note name different from C major. This single accented note is represented in the outer cell of the circle with the 1#.

Now move up by a further perfect fifth. A perfect fifth up from G is D, which has the major scale D, E, F#, G, A, B and C# - all the notes from the G major scale, albeit in a different order, but with a C# instead of a C. Two accented notes, hence the '2#' in the outer cell of the circle.

And that's the general rule - to get the notes of a major scale, take the notes of the major scale a perfect fifth below, re-arrange the note names, and accent the seventh degree of the new scale with a # sign. This works fine right the way around the circle until we get to F# major. You can actually extend it further to get to C# major (7 accented notes) but that's not shown here.

Making sense so far? Then let's go back to C major and start working anti-clockwise. Same procedure here, but we'll step down an interval of a perfect fourth (a descending perfect fourth is the inverse of an ascending perfect fifth. I know that there isn't a tutorial on the website yet about inversions of intervals, but you should be able to work this one out - contact me for more info if you need it). Some people will refer to the Circle of Fifths as the 'Cycle of Fourths' but they're talking about the same thing.

A perfect fourth down from C is F. The F major scale has the notes F, G, A, Bb, C, D and E. A perfect fourth down from F is Bb (Bb major = Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G, A). See the pattern emerging?

The rule here is this - to get the notes of a major scale, take the notes of the major scale a perfect fourth above, re-arrange the note names and accent the fourth degree of the new scale with a b sign. This works fine through to Gb major (6 flats, shown on the circle).

Recently, I received an email from a friend, asking "what about C#?" For some reason, traditionally neither C# major (A# natural minor) or Cb major (Ab natural minor) appear on the circle of fifths diagram. I presume that this is beacuse they could detract from the symmetry of the diagram. These keys do exist though, with 7 sharps and 7 flats respectively.

The same pattern works for the natural minor keys, which are shown here in the inner segments of the circle. Each part of the circle shows a major key plus its relative natural minor key.
Notice how many notes there are in common between adjacent keys on the circle - 6 notes out of seven are the same. If you want to write a key change into a piece of music, then moving one step around the Circle of Fifths is a good direction to go.

I often advise incorporating the Circle of Fifths into your daily practice. For example, play through the major scale starting with C major, and do a full trip around the Circle - much more fun that just stepping up a semitone at a time and playing C major, Db major, D major, Eb major, etc. You can repeat the pattern with every scale that you know.

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What is the Pentatonic Scale

The word "pentatonic" comes from the Greek word pente meaning five and tonic meaning tone. Simply put, the pentatonic scale consists of five notes within one octave, that's why it is also sometimes referred to as a five-tone scale or five-note scale. It is believed that the pentatonic scale was used way back in ancient times. Composers like Claude Debussy have used pentatonic scales for added effect in his music.

The anhemitonic form of pentatonic scale has no semitones (ex. c–d–f–g–a–c} this is the most commonly used form.

The two basic forms of pentatonic scales are:

Major Pentatonic - Consists of the 1st - 2nd - 3rd - 5th - 6th notes of a major scale.

Minor Pentatonic - Consists of the same 5 notes of a major pentatonic scale but its tonic (first note of the scale} is 3 semitones below the tonic of the major pentatonic scale.

For example, the C major pentatonic (C - D - E - G - A} has the same notes as the A minor pentatonic (A - C - D - E - G} but arranged differently.

The first note or tonic of the A minor pentatonic scale (=A) is 3 semitones (half steps) lower than the first note of the C major pentatonic scale (=C). It uses the 1st - minor 3rd - 4th - 5th - minor 7th notes of a scale.


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Piano Practical

How To Practice Piano Exercises 

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What type of piano exercises do you need as a beginner and how can they help you develop strength and flexibility at the piano? 

As you begin playing piano, simply the act of pressing down the keys-and synchronizing your fingers-in addition to learning music theory-and how to read notes-as well as trying to sit correctly-and keep you hand position right – phew!- is usually more than enough...!

But after a while it is a good idea to start working with separate piano exercises to help you to build up strength, awareness and security in your playing technique.

Movement Patterns

One more plus (of many) with special technical exercises is that you become more aware of the different movement patterns used when playing the piano.

To recognize a pattern of notes as a movement instead of a “bunch of notes”, helps you to both read and perform music better as well as to play more beautifully without unnecessary tension.

I know there are pianists and teachers who consider piano technique exercises pointless and that by studying lots of repertoire and making your own exercises from the “real” piano pieces, you will learn all you need.

Even though I personally do not agree completely with this, it is a great way of learning a piece to actually work on passages, aka “passage work”, in the music itself and to make up your own exercises from it.

However- this does not apply to beginner pianists, as you need to be a really good player to begin with, to be able to make such choices, knowing what you need to work on!

Different Areas of Piano Technique

1. Finger Exercises and Drills:

Exercises as opposed to Etudes, are technical exercises that introduce you to movement patterns for your hands, arms and whole body, as well as finger drills, introducing one difficulty at a time. (Not really very pretty to listen to!).

Charles-Louis Hanon wrote the famous The Virtuoso Pianist which is a collection of real finger drill exercises. Get a free PDF and practice advice here. 

Read more: http://www.onlinepianocoach.com/piano-exercises.html#ixzz2vun6Rerg.

2. Scales, Chords and Arpeggios:

The study of scales, chords and arpeggios serve several purposes: 

• Firstly, they get you acquainted with the basic tools or elements that music is made from, which helps you understand music theory and to read music better.
• Secondly, they teach us the common movement patterns we meet when learning piano pieces. It makes a huge difference, when learning a new piece, to immediately know what fingering to use, as well as what movement is required.
• Thirdly, you will learn to "see" the written music as being either chords; broken or blocked, scales; or part of a scale and intervals.

3. Etudes: 

Even though the word Etude means Exercise as well, we say "Etudes" about exercises that are more like real pieces. Etudes are pieces that contain several difficulties at the same time, for example learning how to make a melody be heard over a subtle accompaniment.

Some of these etudes are used as repertoire since they are really beautiful, and some are more boring. But the point with the etude is to practice technique in a more musical context, involving phrasing and musical thought, not just drills.

Practicing Piano Exercises

Depending on your preference, here are some ways to build your piano technique with a daily piano exercise regimen. These are just a few suggestions; but do try to work- if not every day- at least a few times a week with some form of technical exercises. 

A. The All-At-Once Method:

Each day you set aside certain minutes of practicing piano exercises, in addition to learning new pieces, maintaining old repertoire, learning by heart, sight reading and improvising. If you practice 60 min. sessions in a day it could look like this:

1. 10 minutes scales
2. 10 min. technical exercises
3. 10 min. work on an etude.
4. 10 min. learn notes etc of a new piece
5. 10 min. learn a few measures of a piece by heart
6. 10 min. play through repertoire (any piece you know well and preferably by heart)

B. The Different-Every-Day Method:

During the week you might like to focus more on one different aspect each time:

1. Day 1: Piano exercises and technique drills plus repertoire work.
2. Day 2: Scales, chords and arpeggios and learning a new piece.
3. Day 3: Etudes and memorization of an already learned piece.
4. Day 4: Improvise, make your own pieces, record yourself- play around!
5. Day 5: Perform for someone- even if only by video recording for yourself.
6. Day 6: Sight reading, watch DVD’s with great pianists; go to a concert (!).
7. Day 7: Listen to great music and read about great musicians! (By the swimming pool sipping a huge drink with an umbrella, maybe…mmm!)

C. The Don't-Wanna-Spend-too-Much-Time Method(!):

After a while, when you have learned some exercises you really like and feel does good for you, put together a short piano exercise “repertoire” of about 10-15 minutes and use as a warm up every day (played by heart), and then focus on your pieces for your repertoire the rest of the time.

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PIANO CHORDS - ONLINEPIANIST'S INTERACTIVE PIANO CHORD CHART

Piano Chords & Scales

C

E

G

Chords:

C

C#/Db

D

D#/Eb

E

F

F#/Gb

G

G#/Ab

A

A#/Bb

B

Scales:

C

C#/Db

D

D#/Eb

E

F

F#/Gb

G

G#/Ab

A

A#/Bb

B

Displaying : C Major (Chord)Invert Chord

Also known as : C,Cmaj,CM

Notes :C,E,G

Intervals :1,3,5

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Virtual Piano Chords Root: Chords Scale Formula:  C C# / Db D D# / Eb E F / E# F# / Gb G G# / Ab A A# / Bb B / Cb   Major Minor 5 Dominant 7th Major 7th Minor 7th Minor Major 7th Sus 4 Sus 2 6 Minor 6 9 Minor 9 Major 9 Minor Major 9 11 Minor 11 Major 11 Minor Major 11 13 Minor 13 Major 13 Minor Major 13 add 9 Minor add 9 6 add 9 Minor 6 add 9 Dominant 7th add 11 Major 7th add 11 Minor 7th add 11 Minor Major 7th add 11 Dominant 7th add 13 Major 7th add 13 Minor 7th add 13 Minor Major 7th add 13 7b5 7#5 7b9 7#9 7#5b9 m7b5 m7#5 m7b9 9#11 9b13 6sus4 7sus4 Major 7th Sus4 9sus4 Major 9 Sus4   Major Minor Harmonic Minor Melodic Minor Pentatonic Major Pentatonic Minor Pentatonic Blues Pentatonic Neutral Ionian Aeolian Dorian Mixolydian Phrygian Lydian Locrian Dim half Dim whole Whole Augmented Chromatic Roumanian Minor Spanish Gypsy Blues Diatonic Double Harmonic Eight Tone Spanish Enigmatic Leading Whole Tone Lydian Augmented Neoploitan Major Neopolitan Minor Pelog Prometheus Prometheus Neopolitan Six Tone Symmetrical Super Locrian Lydian Minor Lydian Diminished Nine Tone Scale Auxiliary Diminished Auxiliary Augmented Auxiliary Diminished Blues Major Locrian Overtone Diminished Whole Tone Pure Minor Dominant 7th  Enter as Numbers Enter as Notes Enter as Scale Let scales cover keyboard: Notes in Chord / Scale:  Note this formula is in key of C enharmonics. Click here for help in entering formula Choose the "Root" of the chord, then the "Type" (major, minor, etc.), and click "Display"You can do the same with scales. You can also "invert" the chord, and you can have scales cover the entire keyboard.

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