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Play Piano 9: Improvise on The Way You Look Tonight Chords

Name: Play Piano 9: Improvise on The Way You Look Tonight Chords
Rating: 5.0 (3 reviews)

Play and Improvise on chord progression of The Way You look Tonight in C Key & Eb Key. Learn Key Modulation changing key

Created byRosa Suen

Last updated 10/2023

English

What you'll learn

IMPROVISE on the chord progression of The Way You Look Tonight
LISTEN to the basic harmonic sounds of The Way You Look Tonight
PLAY Left Hand Smooth Closed Voicing to the 2-5 Power Chords
IDENTIFY the basic chords of the song
APPLY 2-5 Major Chords to the song
APPLY 2-5 Minor Chords to the song
IMPROVISE with Left Hand Ballad Swing
PLAY runs and filler tones in the improvisation
CREATIVELY play over the chord progression of the song

Course content

17 sections • 76 lectures • 1h 42m total length

Introduction & Overview of the Course4:41
improvise over a simple two-key progression in the song the way you look tonight, moving from c to e-flat with b flat 7 dominant chords to guide your ear.
Introductory Workbook 1 - Power Chord Method & 2-5 Slide Rule0:06
Rosa's 2-5 Power Chord Step by Step Method Manual0:10
Rosa's DIY 2-5 Power Chord Slide Rule Template0:32

Workbook 4 to go along with the videos0:18
Tone Motion Voice Leading1:42
Learn to improvise on this song by hearing the harmonic vision, playing chords with both hands, and tracing melody tones through chord changes to reveal the form.
LH: Block Chord & RH: First melody tone of each bar2:23
Learn to improvise the chords to the way you look tonight by playing left-hand block chords and the right-hand first melody tone of each bar.
LH: Ballad 10th1:07
Explore improvising on The Way You Look Tonight chords in a ballad context, focusing on piano techniques for this type of ballad.
LH: Ballad 10th & RH: First melody tone of each bar2:26
Learn to improvise on The Way You Look Tonight chords by pairing left-hand ballad patterns on the tenth with the right-hand playing the first melody tone of each bar.
LH: Open 10th Swing1:19
Learn to improvise on the way you look tonight chords with the left hand, using an open 10th swing.
LH: Open 10th Swing RH: First melody tone of each bar3:24
LH & RH: Do Runs and Fillers in between Chords1:50
Develop left-hand and right-hand runs and fillers between chords to improvise effectively on the way you look tonight.

Workbook 5 Activities: It's Fun!0:18
Target Tones From Below - Piano Demo0:58
Explore target tones from below in a piano demo and apply improvisation to The Way You Look Tonight chords.
Play Along Piano Demo with Captions0:58
Join a play along piano demo with captions to improvise on the way you look tonight chords.
Target Tones From Above - Piano Demo0:59
Practice target tones from above in a piano demo while improvising on The Way You Look Tonight chords.
Play Along With Captions0:59
Improvise on the way you look tonight chords and play along with captions, using the concept of electrons for my bio to guide rhythm and musical phrasing.
Piano Demo - Tones above or below0:57
Join a piano demo that explores tones above or below to guide your improvisation on the Way You Look Tonight chords.
Play Along with Captions0:57
Play along with captions and improvise on the way you look tonight chords, while I'll tell you about pillow.

Workbook 6 Activitites - It's FUN!0:18
Line 1 Apply 2-5 Before C1:26
Improvise on the way you look tonight chords by applying line 1 2-5 before C, and practice making decisive musical choices and sticking with them.
Line 2 Apply 2-5 Before C1:05
Learn to improvise on the way you look tonight chords by applying the line 2-5 before c, building musical ideas from a focused mind.
Line 3 Apply 2-5 Before C1:03
Improvise on the way you look tonight chords by applying a 2-5 progression before C in line 3.
Line 4 Apply 2-5 Before C1:31
Practice improvisation on the way you look tonight chords by applying line four and two-five before C, building expressive piano performance for the play piano 9 course.

Line 1 Workbook 9 Activities - It's FUN!0:18
Line 1 Bar 3: Em7b5 A71:18
Learn to improvise on the way you look tonight chords, focusing on line 1 bar 3 with Em7b5 and A7 in part 3 of the course.
Line 1 Bar 1: C Am70:52
Discover quick chord substitutions and how to find suitable replacements for the way you look tonight chords, starting with line 1, bar 1: C Am7, to support improvisation.
Final Chord Chart for Line 11:17
Practice the final chord chart for line 1 and improvise on The Way You Look Tonight chords.
Line 1 – LH Closed Voicing1:16
Master line 1 left-hand closed voicing as you improvise on the Way You Look Tonight chords in the Play Piano 9 course, focusing on a whole.
Line 1 – LH Closed Voicing + RH0:36
Improvise over the way you look tonight chords by mastering line 1 with left-hand closed voicing and right-hand voicing techniques.
Line 1 – Open Voicing with Runs0:31
Explore open voicing with runs to improvise on the way you look tonight chords, using the line 1 technique to enrich piano improvisation.

Line 2 Bar 2: Dm7 G71:51
Improvise on the way you look tonight chords by navigating line 2, bar 2 with Dm7 and G7 to build practical improvisational skills.
Line 2 Bar 3 to Bar 4: Am7 D71:14
Explore blogging messages and communication ethics, examining how thinking you're right shapes the message, and note when you cannot proceed, with am7 and d7 chords.
Apply Other Chord Substitutions in the empty spots1:39
Explore applying other chord substitutions in the empty spots to enrich improvisation on The Way You Look Tonight chords.
Line 2 Final Chord Progression0:40
Finalize the line 2 chord progression for the way you look tonight chords, guided by Michael, to support improvisation in the piano course.
Workbook 10 Activities Line 2 - It's FUN!0:18
Line 2 LH Closed Voicing1:10
Explore line 2 left-hand closed voicing to craft compact, expressive chord textures. Improvise on the way you look tonight chords to build melodic fluency and accompaniment skills.
Line 2 Open Voicing0:43
Master line 2 open voicing as you improvise on the way you look tonight chords.

Requirements

Have a little understanding about chords

Description

Play Piano 9: Play Popular Songs By Ear Using Chord Progression! Improvise & Put 2-5 Power Chords to "The Way You Look Tonight" + 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 "The Way You Look Tonight", I show you how to take a tune from its basic harmony ( I IV V7 ) to advanced sophisticated chords.

"The Way You Look Tonight" is a song featured in the film Swing Time, originally performed by Fred Astaire. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1935. The song was written by Jermoe Kern with lyrics by Dorothy Fields and has become an all time favorite standard.

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.

Here's a Secret to this song: There is a CHANGE of Key in the Bridge.

If you play this entire song in 1 Key, you will hit a brick wall.
There is a change of Key in the Bridge Section.
If you play this in Key of C, the Bridge will be Eb key.
If you play this in Key of Eb, the Bridge will be Gb key.

In is Song, on top of learning improvisation, I will also include a section on Rule to Do Key Modulation! In this way, you will learn how to transpose a song from one Key to the next easily.

Learn 2-5 Powr Chord Rules & Chord Substitutions to "The Way You Look Tonight".

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 be playing these chords: From C Key to Eb Key

EbM7
Edim7
Cm7
Fm7
Bb7
Gm7
F#dim7
Dm7
D7
G7
A7
Em7,
Em7b5
Am7
C7
CM9
F
G7b9

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Who this course is for:

students who want to play by ear
students who want to learn to improvise
students who love to play standards and popular songs

Play Piano 9: Improvise on The Way You Look Tonight Chords

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Course content

Introduction to the Course4 lectures • 5min

Basic Chords & Sheet Music to "The Way You Look Tonight"1 lecture • 1min

Improvisation Skill 1: Improvise on the Basic Harmonic Structure of the song2 lectures • 2min

Improvisation Skill 2: Establish Harmonic Structure of the song8 lectures • 14min

Improvisation Skill #3: Right Hand Improvise with Target Tones7 lectures • 6min

Improvisation Skill # 4: Putting in 2-5 Power chord Before C5 lectures • 5min

Improvisation Skill # 5: Putting in 2-5 Power chord Before F3 lectures • 3min

Improvisation Skill Step # 6: Put in 2-5 Before Dominant 71 lecture • 1min

Improvisational Skill # 7 - Apply 2-5 To all the empty places in Line 17 lectures • 6min

Improvisational Skill #8 - Apply 2-5 To all the empty places in Line 27 lectures • 8min

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