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Play Piano 10: Improvise on Love Story By Ear in Minor Key

Name: Play Piano 10: Improvise on Love Story By Ear in Minor Key
Rating: 4.3 (5 reviews)

Improvise Over the Chord Progression of Love Story in Minor Key. Learn how to go from minor Key to Major Key with 2-5.

Created byRosa Suen

Last updated 10/2023

English

What you'll learn

IMPROVISE over the chord progression of Love Story
FIGURE out the Chord Progression of Love Story by EAR
PLAY the Chord Progression of Love Story
APPLY 2-5 Power Chords into the song Love Story
USE Target Tones to Improvise to create new melody lines
CREATE new melodic lines with target tone approach
DO Turn Arounds in empty bars
FREELY improvise over a song using chord progression
PUT in 2-5-1 Major Chord Progression
PUT in 2-5-1 Minor Chord Progression
WALK the bassline to create drama
PLAY by ear a Minor Key Song
MAKE use of empty bars to do turn arounds

Course content

18 sections • 80 lectures • 1h 48m total length

Introduction & Overview of the Course4:17
Learn to play love story by ear in a minor key and improvise on the chord progression using a five-chord method.
Introductory Workbook 1 - Power Chord Method & 2-5 Slide Rule0:05
Rosa's 2-5 Power Chord Step by Step Method Manual0:10
Rosa's DIY 2-5 Power Chord Slide Rule Template0:32

Workbook 2 - Lyrics & Improv Sheet Music to "Love Story"0:07
Section A - Basic Chords2:01
Improvise by ear in a minor key using basic chords, focusing on the opening of the love story and developing a playable accompaniment.
Section A1 - Basic Chords1:21
Learn to improvise a love story by ear in a minor key, building on basic chords for expressive piano.
Section B - Basic Chords1:31
Learn to improvise on love story by ear in a minor key using basic chords, building ear training and chord knowledge for expressive piano play.

Workbook 3 - LH Basic Chords Improvisation to Love Story0:18
Tone Motion Voice Leading1:42
Master harmonic vision and tone motion voice leading to improvise by mapping chords with both hands. Hear chord movement, link melody to changes, and internalize the song in your mind.
Section A: LH Block Chord1:57
practice section a left-hand block chords while playing the song on the spot, building improvisation by ear in a minor key.
Section A’: LH Block Chord1:56
Improvise on love story by ear in a minor key using practical left-hand block chords. Section a’ covers left-hand block chord patterns for expressive accompaniments.
Section A: LH Open Ballad 10th1:44
Develop skills to improvise on love story by ear in a minor key, applying the left-hand open ballad technique in section a.
Section A': LH Open Ballad 10th1:58
Practice left-hand open ballad techniques in a minor key to improvise Love Story by ear, section a', focusing on ballad patterns.
Section B: LH Open Ballad 10th1:32
Develop skills to improvise love-story melodies by ear in a minor key, using left-hand open ballad techniques. Follow section B, lesson 10, to practice open ballad patterns on the piano.
Entire Song Improvisation: A, A’, B, A2:12
Improvise the entire song by ear in a minor key, working through sections A, A’, B, and A to master progression and expression.

Workbook 4 - RH Improvisation with Chord Tones to Love Story0:18
Right Hand Improvises on Chord Tones2:43
Practice right-hand improvisation on chord tones to create flexible combinations, both alone and with the left hand, for love story by ear in a minor key.
Section A: RH Improvises with Chord Tones1:28
section a focuses on right-hand improvisation using chord tones to shape love story melodies by ear in a minor key, offering flexible options and a fallback approach.
Section A’: RH Improvises with Chord Tones1:19
Improvise the love story in a minor key by ear, focusing on right-hand chord tones.
Section B: RH Improvises with Chord Tones1:18
Learn to improvise on love story by ear in a minor key, focusing on right-hand improvisation with chord tones to craft musical phrases.
Flowing Improvisation – Vary Rhythm3:00
Learn flowing improvisation in a minor key by ear, focusing on varying rhythm and right-hand improvisation to produce a flowing melody.

Workbook 5 - Fun Activities0:18
LH Closed Voicing Video Demo0:26
Watch a practical video demo that teaches left-hand closed voicing for improvising Love Story by ear in a minor key.
Line 2 Bar 5: Dm7 G71:16
Learn to improvise love story by ear in a minor key on the piano, focusing on line 2 bar 5 with Dm7 and G7 chords.
Line 5 Bar 1&2: Dm7 G71:05
Learn to improvise love story in a minor key by ear, focusing on line 5, bar 1&2 with Dm7 G7, ensuring the material is included on the page.
Line 5 Bar 4&5: Dm7 G70:58
Learn to improvise a love story by ear in a minor key, using line 5 bar 4&5 with the Dm7 and G7 progression to shape melodic ideas on piano.
Line 6 Bar 2&3: Dm7 G71:08
Practice improvising the love story by ear in a minor key, focusing on line 6, bar 2 and 3 with the Dm7 and G7 chords.

Workbook 6 - Fun Activities0:18
LH Closed Voicing Video Demo:0:41
Learn to improvise love story melodies by ear in a minor key using left-hand closed voicing in a practical video demo.
Line 5 Bar 3: Gm7 C71:17
Practice improvising love story by ear in a minor key, focusing on line 5, bar 3 with Gm7 and C7 to shape expressive phrasing.
Line 6 Bar 4: Gm7 C71:03
Improvise by ear in a minor key using line 6, bar 4 with Gm7 C7 to shape the mood of a love story on the piano.

Workbook 8 - Fun Activities0:18
Line 1 Bar 1 & 2: Am Chord Substitution1:03
Explore Am chord substitution to craft a mellower, more romantic feel while improvising 'love story' by ear in a minor key.
Line 1 Bar 3: E70:52
Improvise love story by ear in a minor key, using line 1 bar 3 with the E7 chord.
Line 1 Bar 5: Am Chord Substitution1:08
Practice am chord substitution to enhance improvisation on love story by ear in a minor key, focusing on line 1 bar 5 on the piano.
Descending Bassline:1:35
Practice improvising the Love Story by ear in a minor key with a descending bassline.
Line 1 Minor Chord Progression2:00
Explore line 1 minor chord progression and practice improvising a love story by ear in a minor key. Build ear training and expressive piano skills through hands-on, key-centered practice.
Final Chord Chart for Line 10:53
Develop the final chord chart for line 1 and explore improvisation by ear in a minor key within the love story approach of play piano 10.

Workbook 9 - Fun Activities0:18
Line 2 Bar 1 to 2: Bm7b5 E71:17
Improvise by ear on the love story in a minor key, focusing on line 2, bar 1 to 2, with the chords Bm7b5 and E7 to guide expression and harmony.
Line 2 Bar 3: Bm7b5 E71:12
Improve by ear in a minor key by focusing on line 2 bar 3 with Bm7b5 and E7 to shape phrases for the love story.
Line 2 Bar 4: Am7 D71:03
Practice improvising by ear on love story in a minor key, focusing on line 2, bar 4, with am7 and d7 to shape the harmony.
Line 2 Bar 5: Dm7 G70:54
Learn to improvise a love story by ear in a minor key, using line 2 bar 5 Dm7 G7, with two to five court imagery.
Apply Other Chord Substitutions in the empty spots1:10
Improvise love story by ear in a minor key by applying other chord substitutions in the empty spots, with two, four, and four to five.
Turn Around in Bar 4 & 50:58
Turn around in bar 4 and 5 to guide improvisation on a love story by ear in a minor key, with the piece put together by 5:00 a.m.
Final Chord Chart for Line 21:26
Tackle the final chord chart for line 2. Learn to improvise on love story by ear in a minor key.
Why the Progression works for Line 20:51
Investigate why the progression works for line 2 in the love story improvisation by ear in a minor key.

Requirements

Students need to have a basic understanding of chords

Description

Play Piano 10: Play Popular Songs By Ear Using Chord Progression! Improvise & Put 2-5 Power Chords to "Love Story - Where Do I Begin" + WORKBOOKS

I have developed this Amazing 2-5 Power Chord Reharmonization Method to help you gain success to playing your favorite standards.

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2-5 Power Chords are found in many standards and popular movie themes. They make rich full sounds that will captivate your audience wanting more.

In this song "Where Do I Begin - Love Story", I show you how to take a tune from its basic harmony ( I IV V7 ) to advanced sophisticated chords.

"Where Do I Begin" is the theme song of a romantic drama film called Love Story. The song was first introduced as an instrumental theme written by Francis Lai. The lyrics were written by Carol Sigman, after the the

First, we need to establish a harmonic foundation to the song with basic chords so that you understand how complex chords come into play.

I also put in a section on Easy Improvisation. I show you different ways to improvise around the chord progressions so that you learn "tone motion voice leading". Even when you don't play the actual melody of the song, you can hear the song in the background when you play the harmonic chord progressions. This is a good ear training program to help you play many standard and pop songs by EAR.

Learn 2-5 Power Chord Rules & Chord Substitutions to "Love Story Improvisation".

In this song, I teach you how to use 2-5 Power chords to reharmonize the song from the harmonic basic chord foundation.

In the full arrangement, you will discover that this song is written in minor key and changes to a major key at the bridge.

Learn how to change from a minor key to a major key in a song.

You will be playing the following chords:

CM7
Am
Am7/G
A+
F6
E7
E7b9
Bm7b5
Dm7
G9
G7b9
C6
Gm7
C7b9
FM9
F#11
B7
C+

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Who this course is for:

Students who want to play by EAR
Students who want to improvise

Play Piano 10: Improvise on Love Story By Ear in Minor Key

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Course content

Introduction and Overview of the Course4 lectures • 5min

Basic Chords & Sheet Music to "Love Story"4 lectures • 5min

Improvisation Skill 1: Improvise on the Basic Harmonic Structure of the song8 lectures • 13min

Improvisation Skill 2: RH Improvise on the Basic Harmonic Structure of the song6 lectures • 10min

Improvisation Skill 3: Put 2-5 Power Chord before C6 lectures • 5min

Improvisation Skill 4: Put 2-5 Power Chord before F4 lectures • 3min

Improvisation Skill 5: Put 2-5 Power Chord before G73 lectures • 2min

Improvisation Skill 6: Put More 2-5 Power Chords in Line 17 lectures • 8min

Improvisation Skill 7: Put More 2-5 Power Chords in Line 29 lectures • 9min

Improvisation Skill 8: Put More 2-5 Power Chords in Line 31 lecture • 1min

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