IN the video, I reharmonized a basic song "Away In A Manger" with lots of color tones.

Now the song Away In A Manger doesn't sound like a simple children song anymore.

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In this Reharmonization Kit 1 - I want to take you step by step to different levels so that you can see how to turn a simple song to more sophisticated colorful professional sounds.

It took me years and years of study to understand "Music Harmony" in the academic studies.

My approach here is to take you on a "practical" level to 'Reharmonize" a simple song.

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It is called "Reharmonization" because:

• "Re" means again
• Harmonization - using principles of music harmony.

We get bored when we play songs with simple basic skeleton.

Level 1 goes through all the simple basics that everyone needs to know, especially total beginners!

I don't want to lose total beginners and I want them to have fun and join in even if you know nothing about music!

Once you have this Level 1 foundation - you can then move on to Level 2 where I show you how to put color tones to turn your basic songs that is no longer basic anymore. It sounds professional.

Can you imagine where Level 10 will take you?

Truly, people will be amazed at your knowledge.

Move on slowly from one level to the next!

I am here to guide you along step by step! :)

It is important that you 'think' in these 4 musical lines when you play the song.

Don't think in 'long' sentences.

I've used 2 different ways to highlight these 4 sentences for you in the video so that you can capture 'how' I think in my head when I play.

Knowing how to think is as important as knowing the concept.

Many people know the answers to concepts.

But the 'thinking' in the mind is completely different!

While the outcome is the same, the 'process' of arriving the outcome is just as IMPORTANT!

Have fun!:)

Music has Form & Patterns

Understand the Section Structure of a Song.

Away in a Manger - A B A C

A song can be harmonized with all these 7 diatonic chords in C Key:

C

Dm

Em

F

G

Am

B diminished

In the Next 5 Videos, I will show you the following parts:

1. C Scale Tones

2. Triads are Formed on the Scale Tones

3. Chords Have Names

4. 7 Diatonic Chords

5. Roman Numerals

Download the Music Score Sheet of Away In A Manger.

You can use this score sheet at the piano!

For those of you who do not know how to 'read music',

I have prepared 3 EXTRA Bonus Videos for you to learn to read music quickly.

Reading music does not need to be complicated at all:

Step 1: Identify the Notes on the Piano

Step 2: Read the Treble Clef notes only

Step 3: Match the melody notes to the piano

That's it!

Download the Music Notes for Away In A Manger

in the download tab.

Play these 3 Chords on the Piano.

If you are a total beginner, practice these 3 chords until you know them inside out.

C Chord: C E G

F Chord: F A C

G7 Chord: G B D F

Homework:

Go to the piano and find out which chord goes with the melody tones.

RH: Play just the melody tone

LH: Play Block Chord Tones

C Chord: C E G C

F Chord: F A C F

G7 Chord: G B D F

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Piano Tip:

1.Chords tend to change on the beat, so find out what chords are used at the beginning of the measure.

2.In the key of C, the song usually starts on Chord C and ends with Chord C.

You can check the answers in the video.

Match the melody tones to Basic Chords: I IV V7

C F G7

Watch the video in the next lecture!

LH: Play Chord Tones

RH: Play Melody Tones

Listen to the harmonizing sound of the Chords to the Melody tones!

RH: I just play the Chord Sounds.

LH: Chords

Even if you don't play the RH melody tones, you can hear the song Away In A Manger in the background.

This tells us that to recognize a song, the most important part is the Chord Progression of the Song rather than the melody tones.

For many of us, the melody tones identify the song.

**You need to know that it is the Chord Progression that identifies the song also**

Once you hear the Chord Progression, you will not have problem identifying the melody tones :)

This time, I just want you to use your ears to pay attention to the chord sounds as they move from one chord to the next.

Chord 1 to Chord IV

You feel that the sound wants to continue.... It is not a restful sound.

The sound wants to go somewhere.

Whereas in the next video, Chord IV to Chord 1 has a 'restful' sound.

Chord IV to Chord 1 - Plagal Cadence.

It has an Amen Sound.

You hear a 'restful sound' as Chord IV goes to Chord I.

Chord 1 to V7 - C to G7

The sounds tell us that the music wants to continue to go somewhere to find a resting place.

The music is not finished..... it wants to to for a resting sound.

Chord V7 to Chord 1

Chord G7 to Chord C

You hear a Perfect Cadence Sound.

It is an "Ending Sound!"

It is a restful sound.

This is where music stops!

**Almost all songs end with V7 to I **