![]() Put simply, this teaching approach connects students with the theory in a practical and meaningful way, using musical structures they innately know and understand. ![]() It gives students a practical demonstration of, and immersion in, the theory through a student’s real-world love and innate understanding of popular music. The power of chords to assist students in the reading and performance of traditional music, not to mention the deep theoretical understanding that a chord-based knowledge of music brings to a musician, is critical to a pianist’s sight-reading ability, understanding of musical genres, ability to improvise and understanding of form and structure.Ĭhord-based teaching provides a bridge between written musical theory textbooks and the practice of making music. ![]() Just about all music (from baroque and classical to jazz, pop and rock) is based on chords and yet explicit instruction around the chord-based nature of music – how it works, the theory behind it and how to create it – seldom enters a traditional piano lesson. This 10-week 4 Chord Composing Plan is designed to introduce any student to the fun and power of a chord-based approach to playing and creating music at the piano. Also, at the end of the post you will be able to find the first three modules of my course available for only US$6.99. The following post will explain why teaching chords and composition is so vital. Now, I am excited to share with you an online course which I have been spending heaps of time creating over the past months. ![]() All month we have explored the importance of composition in the piano studio. ![]()
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