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Play Piano 14: Improvise on Moon River by Ear Power Chords

Name: Play Piano 14: Improvise on Moon River by Ear Power Chords
Rating: 4.7 (4 reviews)

Learn how to do transfer chord to do flowing Improvisation. Dress up Moon River with 2-5 chords for music arrangement.

Created byRosa Suen

Last updated 10/2019

English

What you'll learn

IDENTIFY the basic chords to the song Moon River
DRESS up the music from its basic form to advance chords
UNDERSTAND how chord substitution works in a song
LISTEN to the chord progression of a song
KNOW how to improvise over the chord progression of a song
APPLY 2-5 Power chords to the song

Course content

20 sections • 88 lectures • 1h 27m total length

Introduction to the Course - Overview3:46
Explore an overview of the course, using basic C and F power chords to improvise Moon River by ear, then expand to five chords for a mature, expressive sound.
Introductory Workbook 1: Understand 2-5 Power Chord Method0:05
Rosa's 2-5 Power Chord Step by Step Method Manual0:10
Rosa's DIY 2-5 Power Chord Slide Rule Template0:32

Workbook 3 - Fun Activities0:18
Section A B A' C0:59
Explore section a b a' c of piano improvisation, focusing on fashion-inspired line work, nine lines, and repeated motifs to shape phrasing and expression.
Tone Motion Voice Leading1:50
Develop ear-based improvisation on Moon River using power chords while exploring tone, motion, and voice leading to smooth musical connections.
Improvisation with Chord Captions2:35
Learn to improvise by ear on Moon River using power chords. Explore improvisation with chord captions to guide your phrasing and timing.
Improvisation with Lyrics Captions1:50
Improvise Moon River by ear using power chords while following lyrics captions to guide melodic choices.
Play Along Improvisation with Chords1:50
Learn to play along with Moon River by ear, using power chords and chord-driven accompaniment to develop confident, musical improvisation.

Workbook 4 - Fun Activities0:18
Transfer Chord Technique - Right Hand Takes Over0:47
Develop ear-driven improvisation with transfer chord technique, where the right hand takes over to shape expressive piano lines using power chords.
Play Transfer Chords in a flowing manner1:02
Master transferring chords in a flowing manner and improvise on Moon River by ear, using power chords to shape expressive piano accompaniment.
Section A - Improvise Moon River with Transfer Chord Technique0:40
Improvise Moon River by ear using transfer chord technique and power chords to develop expressive piano improvisation.
Section B - Improvise Moon River with Transfer Chord Technique0:38
Improvise Moon River by ear using transfer chord technique and power chords to create compelling piano improvisation.
Section A' - Improvise Moon River with Transfer Chord Technique0:38
Learn to improvise Moon River by ear using transfer chord technique and power chords, building melodic intuition and expressive phrasing.
Section C - Improvise Moon River with Transfer Chord Technique0:49
Learn to improvise Moon River by ear on piano using transfer chord technique and power chords to craft expressive, keyboard-friendly solos.

Workbook 6 - Fun Activities0:18
Target Tones from Below: Section A Line 1 to Line 20:40
Improvise Moon River by ear using power chords, focusing on target tones from below in section a line 1 to line 2.
Target Tones from Below: Section B Line 3 to Line 40:39
Learn to improvise on Moon River by ear using power chords, focusing on target tones from below in section b lines 3 to 4.
Target Tones from below: Section A Line 5 to Line 60:35
Explore target tones from below: section A, line 5 to line 6, and improvise on Moon River by ear using power chords.
Target Tones From Below: Section C Line 7 to 90:47
Identify target tones from below in section C lines 7 to 9 to guide improvisation on Moon River using power chords.
Target Tones from Above: Section A: Line 1 to Line 20:36
Master target tones from above, from section a line 1 to line 2, and begin improvising Moon River by ear using power chords.
Target Tones from Above: Section B: Line 3 to Line 40:39
Explore target tones from above in section B, lines 3 to 4, and develop Moon River improvisation by ear using power chords.
Target Tones from Above: Section A': Line 5 to Line 60:31
Learn to improvise Moon River by ear using power chords, focusing on target tones from above in section A', line 5 to line 6.
Target Tones from Above: Section C Line 7 to 90:47
Explore improvising on Moon River by ear using power chords, and apply target tones from above in section C lines 7 to 9.

Workbook 7 - Fun Activities0:18
Dm7 G7 CM70:34
Improvise by ear on Moon River with power chords, highlighting two key ideas demonstrated via dm7 g7 cm7 progressions.
Line 2 Bar 3&4: Dm7 G70:40
Practice improvising on Moon River by ear using line 2, bar 3&4 with Dm7 and G7 chord shapes.
Line 4 Bar 4: Dm7 G70:44
Explore line 4, bar 4, using Dm7 and G7 power chords to improvise on Moon River by ear.
Line 6 Bar 3&4: Dm7 G70:40
Practice line 6, bars 3 and 4, with Dm7 and G7, and improvise on Moon River by ear using power chords.
Line 9 Bar 3: Dm7 G70:39
Improvise Moon River by ear using power chords, focusing on line 9, bar 3 with a Dm7 to G7 progression.

Workbook 9 - Fun Activities0:18
Am7 D7 G70:32
Develop your ear and improvisation by playing Moon River by ear using Am7, D7, and G7 power chords.
Line 2 Bar 2: Am7 D70:47
Improvise on Moon River by ear using power chords, with a focus on you and a joyful, disciplined approach to playing.
Line 4 Bar 3&4: Am7 D70:32
Improvise Moon River by ear using power chords, focusing on line 4, bar 3 and 4 with Am7 and D7.
Line 6 Bar 2&3: Am7 D70:29
Improvise on Moon River by ear using Am7 and D7 power chords, focusing on line 6, bar 2 and 3.

Workbook 10 - Fun Activities0:18
Apply Other Chord Substitutions in the empty spots2:08
Apply other chord substitutions in the empty spots while improvising Moon River by ear using power chords.
Final Chord Chart for Line 10:43
Create the final chord chart for line 1 and pose a question like one for me and my all, delivering that one shot in.
Why the Progression works0:27
Explore why the Moon River progression works, and learn to improvise by ear using power chords in this piano lesson.

Requirements

Students need to have some understanding of chords

Description

Play Piano 14: Play Popular Songs By Ear Using Chord Progression! Improvise & Put 2-5 Power Chords to "Moon River" + WORKBOOKS

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

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 "Moon River", I show you how to take a tune from its basic harmony ( I IV V7 ) to advanced sophisticated chords.

"Moon River" is composed by Henry Mancini in 1961 with lyrics written by Johnny Mercer. The song won the year's Academy Award for Best Original Song. It was originally sung in the movie "Breakfast Tiffany's" by Audrey Hepburn. In 1962, the song won the Grammy Award Record of the year.

Here's the Secret to this Song: The Basic Chord progression constantly move between Chord I and Chord IV. You often see the progression moving from C - F - C - F - C - F - C. The song uses a lot of chord extensions of the color chords so that you don't need to make too many changes to the basic chords.. You will also discover 2 chord patterns of this song: moving down in 3rds and moving in the Circle of 5ths.

We are going to follow a Play by Ear Procedure:

First, we need to establish a harmonic foundation to the song with basic chords so that you understand how complex chords come into play. You are going to improvise the song with basic chord progression by EAR.

I 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.

Second, Learn 2-5 Powr Chord Rules & Chord Substitutions to "Unchained Melody Improvisation".

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

Learn how an easy chord progression of using 2-5 standards chord progressions.
Learn how to create half-step chromatic movement to create descending sounding basslines.

In the full arrangement, you will be playing the song in Key of G with the following chords:

C
CM9
C7
Am11
Am7
F7#11
Em7
Bm7b5
E7b9
Gm7
Fm7
Bb7
F#m7b5
B7
A7
A7b9
Am7/G
Am13/F#
F13
C6/9

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Who this course is for:

Students who want to play standards by EAR
Students who want to Improvise Freely
Students who want to know how to dress up a song with advanced chords

Play Piano 14: Improvise on Moon River by Ear Power Chords

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Course content

Introduction & Overview of the Course4 lectures • 5min

Basic Chords & Sheet Music to Moon River1 lecture • 1min

Improvisation Skill 1: Improvise on the Basic Harmonic Structure of the song6 lectures • 9min

Improvisation Skill 2: Learn Transfer Chord Technique7 lectures • 5min

Improvisation Skill 3: Learn Ballad Chord Technique3 lectures • 2min

Improvisation Skill 4: Improvise with target tones approach9 lectures • 6min

Improvisation Skill 5: Put 2-5 Power Chord before Chord I6 lectures • 4min

Improvisation Skill 6: Put 2-5 Power Chord before IV3 lectures • 2min

Improvisation Skill 7: Put 2-5 Power Chord before V75 lectures • 3min

Improvisation Skill 8: Put More 2-5 Power Chords in Line 14 lectures • 4min

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