Improvising Pop Piano Accompaniment 1

Name: Improvising Pop Piano Accompaniment 1
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Basic Jamming

Last updated 4/2026

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What you'll learn

5 sections • 17 lectures • 41m total length

Introduction0:43
In this course you will learn the basics of "Jamming". You will learn how to play chords and improvise different accompaniment patterns. You will start with the basics of music theory, major harmony, chord construction and the major scale. All this information once learned in the key of C major can then later be transposed to all other keys.

Right Hand Rhythms2:33
Practice right hand rhythms by holding chords for four counts (whole notes), then explore half notes, quarter notes, and eighth notes, moving between chords C, F, G, and B diminished.
Add the Left Hand.1:34
Coordinate two hands by adding the left hand to play a bass note with a chord, often an octave lower, and practice with whole and half notes to develop timing.
Bonus Left and Right Hand exercises2:00
Engage in bonus left- and right-hand exercises to develop rhythm and chord patterns for pop piano accompaniment, using C major, D minor, A minor, F major, and G major.
Know the basic Rhythms

Bass Note + Chord2:56
Play through a simple chord progression.
Arpeggios 11:50
Practice arpeggio patterns with the right hand over the left using eighth notes and counts like one and two. Develop two-hand coordination and use the sustain pedal at each bar.
Broken Chords1:35
Explore broken chords by outlining rhythm through chord progressions, coordinating the bass note with the top triad notes, and practicing the 1,2,3,4 splits for a guitar-like strumming pattern.
Arpeggios 22:12
Practice arpeggios over a simple 1 3 1 5 3 1 3 bass pattern, master a basic three-chord progression, and prepare to combine and improvise these ideas in upcoming lessons.
Chord Scale Relationship4:32
Each chord is related to a scale starting on the same root note as the chord.
Mixing it up - Improvising3:11
Combine techniques to improvise over a chord progression using broken chords and pentatonic notes. Use pedaling, inversions, and bass ideas in one key, then expand to other keys.
learn the progression

1st Inversions4:09
Explore first inversions and root positions in pop piano accompaniment, swapping between inversions and basic chord voicings to create closer voicings and richer musical progressions.
2nd Inversions3:04
Explore second inversions and first inversions in pop piano accompaniment, repositioning the root and using fingerings 1 3 5 with the fingers 1 2 5 to articulate chord progressions.
playing with inversions2:41
using what we have so far and just playing with it. This lesson also looks at smoother transitions with chords.
Inversions
Conclusion where do we go from here?0:16
Learn this content thoroughly. Get very comfortable with it and wait for Improvising Pop Piano Accompaniment 2.

Have you ever wanted to just sit at the piano and play?

Not worry about sheet music or knowing a certain song?

Play in a band by just jamming on ideas?

In this course you will learn the basics of Jamming.

You will learn how to play chords and improvise different accompaniment patterns.
You will start with the basics of music theory, major harmony, chord construction and the major scale.
All this information once learned in the key of C major can then later be transposed to all other keys.