LESSON PAGE. STEINBERG-old do not use
NOVEMBER 12
Choose one key. For example: C Major
Practice the elements on the right column. Then practice all three diminished chords: Starting with C Starting with C# Starting with D |
C Major scale
C Major arpeggio C Major chord and all inversions C minor chord and all inversions C7 (C Major chord + minor 7) and all inversions CM7 (C Major chord + Major 7) and all inversions Cm7 (C minor chord + minor 7) and all inversions C dim (C diminished chord) and all inversions |
in this orderAfter you have practiced C Major and you feel comfortable, we will add the following keys:
G Major (F#), D Major (F#+C#), A Major (F#+C#+G#), F Major (Bb) |
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Keeping your eyes on the score.
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Fully written. Piano ManNOVEMBER 12
Try also playing just the chords, no melody. Sing the melody instead.
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Stand by Me / Country Roads / If I Were a Rich Man |
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OK to give it a break. Maybe This Time (from Cabaret)OCTOBER 29
Actually, you play everything correctly. All the chords, even the complex ones, are good. Naturally, because these chords are complex, you are playing it very slowly. |
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Familiar pieces for easy piano:
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Fully written. The Windmills of Your Mind |
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IN PROGRESS Fully written. New York, New YorkJULY 16
When we focus on measures with syncopation:
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"Romanze" from Sonatina in G by BeethovenJUNE 25
Excellent playing, following the pulse without the help of the metronome. |
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JUNE 4
Two techniques available here: 1- Broken 5th plus chord 2- "broken chord" like a small arpeggio with the LH. I recommend that you add an extra note at the end, which would be the same note as the first, duplicated one octave higher |
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JUNE 4
Keep in ming the broken 5th are now 8th notes, so they go as fast as the melody, which is also 8th notes. |
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On a clear day |
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BewitchedNovember 21
Let's start with block chords rather than bass and chord format. |
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My Favorite ThingsJanuary 2
Bringing it back into shape:
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How High the Moon |
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There Will Never Be Another You |
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Alice in Wonderland |
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Easy to Love |
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IN PROGRESS: "FUR ELISE" by Ludwig van Beethoven
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Take the "A" Train |
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Satin Doll |
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44 Amazing Grace |
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"Hotel California" |
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138 Greensleeves |
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"Bye Bye Blackbird" p. 75 |
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"Getting to Know You" p.130 |
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"Rock a Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" p. 317 |
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"2nd Hand Rose" p. 325MAY 7
REMINDER: Play the same chords in the measures that have no chord symbols, using the same system (bass chord for example) |
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"I Left my Heart in SF" p. 325 |
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"On the Street Where You Live" p.285 |
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"Wouldn't it be Loverly" p.436 |
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"Younger than Springtime" p. 447 |
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"The Show of Your Smile" |
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IT HAD TO BE YOUNEW SCORE OF "IT HAD TO BE YOU" WITH SIMPLIFIED RHYTHM
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JAZZ FAKE BOOK
446 You'll Never Walk Alone
305 Put on a Happy Face
406 Unforgettable
422 What a Wonderful World
247 Some Enchanted Evening
119 Fly Me to the Moon
59 Bill Bailey
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March 19
When the melody is playing one of the notes of the chord, just feel free to drop any notes that coincide with the melody 364 Strangers in the Night
383 That's Life
176 If Ever I Would Leave You
145 Hello Dolly
153 I Could Have Danced All Night
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Somewhere (West Side Story) |
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Tonight (New version in C Major) |
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BORN FREE
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Song review: ALL OF ME |
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Irving Berlin's "ALWAYS" |
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THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME (transposed to F Major)
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Pieces already worked on:DUNCOMBE Sonatina p 57
BEETHOVEN German Dance p.89 DIABELLI Bagatelle p 98 DUNCOMBE Fanfare p 55 JAMES HOOK Dance p 58 Ecossaise p ? p96 GERMAN DANCE by L. van Beethoven FUR ELISE p76 MINUET by W.A. Mozart (in F Major) p57. Sonatina by William Duncombe MINUET by Lully PASSED MINUET IN G CAREFREE P. 59 MINUET by Leopold Mozart
How High the Moon
Someday My Prince Will Come The Shadow of Your Smile Michelle Yesterday Let It Be A Fine Romance I Could Write a Book Don't Get Around Much Anymore Autumn Leaves MOON RIVER SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW. Level 3 OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW. Level 3 EDELWEISS HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONG TURK Arioso MOZART minuet p 69
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Future songs and pieces:NUMBER? All in love is fair (check difficulty)
427 They can't take that away from me (in E-flat) Transpose to G Major 105 DAYS WINE AND ROSES in F Major DUNCOMBE. Sonatine. page 57 |
THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA (Chorus only)12/8
Very difficult song to play, even for professionals. Still in the stage of set-up by playing the melody and the chords, and paying attention to the flats and sharps. Some chords are difficult. |
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320 Night and Day |
Working on Night and Day 320
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Beethoven. GERMAN DANCE (page 93) |
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BEETHOVEN German Dance p 89 |
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DUNCOMBE Sonatine p 57 |
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"Arabesque" by F. Burgmuller p 104 |
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"Innocence" by F. Burgmuller |
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"Minuet in G minor" by Petzold
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"Enchantment" by Howard Hanson
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"Fifty Ways to Leave your Lover" by Paul Simon
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"Dance" by Bela Bartok
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"Polka" by Michael I. Glinka
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"Morning Song" by Cornelius Gurlitt |
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"Pastorale" by F. Burgmuller |
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