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The Ultimate Course for Self-Taught Pianists
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Section 1 - Warmups
1.1.1 🖹 - Warmup Guide
1.1.1 A 🔥🔄 - Right Hand (Level 1) Learning the Note Names (2:58)
1.1.2 A 🔥📈 - Right Hand (Level 2) C Major Scale Part 1 (4:26)
1.1.3 A 🔥📈 - Right Hand (Level 3) C Major Scale Part 2 (3:24)
1.1.4 A🔥📈 - Right Hand (Level 4) C Major Scale Part 3 (1:39)
1.1.5 AB🔥📈 - Left & Right Hand (Level 5) Mental Representation (1:58)
1.1.6 A🔥📈 - Right Hand (Level 6) A -> B Challenge (3:49)
1.1.1 B 🔥🔄 - Left Hand (Level 1) Hand Placement Basics (1:44)
1.1.2 B🔥📈 - Left Hand (Level 2) Playing 5ths (4:17)
1.1.3 B🔥📈 - Left Hand (Level 3) Playing C Scale with 5ths (2:46)
1.1.4 B🔥📈 - Left Hand (Level 4) C Major Scale Improvisation (6:13)
1.1.7 B 🪄📷 - Left Hand (Level 5) Improvisation Progressions (17:51)
Section 1 - Let's Get Started :D
1.2.1 📷📕- Learning the Note Names (7:10)
1.2.2 📷📕 - Hand Placement and Posture (2:22)
1.2.3 📷🎶 - Playing Major/Minor Chords (8:15)
1.2.4 📷🎶 - Beginner Chord Playing Patterns (6:19)
1.2.5 📷🎶 - Arranging (adding chords to melodies) (7:39)
1.2.6 📷🎶 - Training session 7 - hearing bass notes (F-G-A-C) (13:37)
1.2.7 📷🎶 - Playing Left Hand Chords (1:50)
1.2.8 📷🎶 - Arranging (adding beginner LH patterns) (6:05)
1.2.9 📷📕 - Key Numbers (quickly explained) (1:32)
1.2.10 📷📕 - Chord Numbers (quickly explained) (4:11)
1.2.11 💪 - Let's Play a Song! (15:53)
Section 1 - Part 1 (Getting the Reps In)
1.3.1 💪 - Training session 1 (12:11)
1.3.2 💪 - Training session 2 (4:28)
1.3.3 💪 - Training session 3 (part 1) - left hand (F-G-A-C) + right hand (C-D-E)
1.3.4 💪 - Training session 3 (part 2) - left hand (F-G-A-C) + right hand (C-G)
1.3.5 💪 - Let's Play Interstellar (Cornfield Chase) (36:22)
1.3.6 📷💡- How to develop speed (the basics) (8:14)
1.3.7 📷🎨 - How to Compose Music (5:59)
Section 1 - Part 2 (Playing a Real Song)
1.4.1 📷💡- Playing By Ear (long term exercises) (7:17)
1.4.2 💪 - Learning Theme 1 (right hand melody)
1.4.3 💪 - Learning Theme 1 (left hand prep 1) - (F-G-A-B-C)
1.4.4 💪 - Learning Theme 1 (left hand prep 2) - (F-G-A-B-C)
1.4.5 💪 - Learning Theme 1 (both hands)
1.4.6 📷🪄 - Phrase Improvisation 1 (Right Hand) (9:28)
1.4.7 🪄📷 - Phrase improvisation (the sunrise) (7:49)
1.4.8 🪄📷 - Phrase improvisation (the sunrise) - star exercise ⭐ (2:46)
1.4.9 💪 - Training session 4 - left hand (F-G-A-B-C) + right hand (C-D-E-F-G)
1.4.10 📷💡- The benefits of mental representation (7:41)
1.4.11 - Hunger Games (The Hanging Tree) (29:25)
1.4.12 📷💡- The reality check of recording your playing (1:31)
Section 1 - Part 3 (More Left Hand Playing)
1.5.1 📷💡- The challenges that can occur when playing longer melodic lines (9:49)
1.5.2 📷💡- Playing 5ths with your LH (2:51)
1.5.3 📷💡- Hearing 5th chords (5:54)
1.5.4 📷🎨- Composing with Left Hand 5ths (2:06)
1.5.5 💪 - Learning Theme 2 (right hand progressions)
1.5.6 💪 - Learning Theme 2 (right hand melody)
1.5.7 💪 - Learning Theme 2 (left hand progressions) - (5ths D-F-G)
1.5.8 💪 - Learning Theme 2 (both hands progressions)
1.5.9 💪 - Learning Theme 2 (Final Version)
1.5.10 📷💡- The perfect practice routine (4:43)
1.5.11 💪 - Let's Play the Braveheart Theme (For the Love of a Princess) (28:17)
Section 1 - Part 4 (Playing Longer Songs By Ear)
1.6.1 💪 - Learning Theme 3 (Both Hands Part 1)
1.6.2 💪 - Learning Theme 3 (Both Hands Part 2)
1.6.3 💪 - Learning Theme 3 (Both Hands Part 3)
1.6.4 📷💡- Developing speed on repeating notes (2:32)
1.6.5 💪⭐ - Learning Theme 4 (right hand) - Part 1
1.6.6 💪⭐ - Learning Theme 4 (left hand 5ths / C-D-E-G) - part 2
1.6.7 💪⭐ - Learning Theme 4 (left hand 5ths / A-C-D-E-G) - part 3
1.6.8 💪⭐ - Learning Theme 4 (right hand + left hand 5ths) - part 4
1.6.9 💪⭐ - Learning Theme 4 (right hand + left hand 5ths) part 5
1.6.10 💪⭐ - Learning Theme 4 (Final Vession) part 6
1.6.11 📷🪄 - Left Hand - Open Chords (5:42)
Section 1 - Part 5 (Let's Keep Going!)
1.7.1 📷💡- Practicing repeating patterns (4:54)
1.7.2 💪 - Learning Theme 5 (Both Hands) - part 1
1.7.3 💪 - Learning Theme 5 (Both Hands) - part 2
1.7.4 💪 - Learning Theme 5 (Both Hands) - part 3
1.7.5 💪 - Learning Theme 5 (Both Hands) - part 4
1.7.6 💪 - Learning Theme 5 (Both Hands) - part 5
1.7.7 💪 - Learning Theme 5 (Both Hands) - part 6
1.7.8 💪 - Learning Theme 5 (Both Hands) - part 7
1.7.9 💪- Training Session 5 (14:08)
Section 1 - Part 6 (The Final)
1.8.1 💪 - Training Session 6 - left hand + right hand (all notes)
1.8.2 💪 - Training Session 7 - left hand + right hand (Star Exercise) ⭐ (15:53)
1.8.3 💪 - Hearing Notes Outside the Key (Star Exercise) ⭐
1.8.4 💪 - Let's Learn the Pearl Harbor Theme (Tennessee) (48:14)
Section 2 - Key Number 1
2.1.1 📷 - Key Numbers (let's talk about it!) (7:55)
2.1.2 📷 - The New 7 Unique Notes (G Major/E Minor) (3:33)
2.1.3 📷 - Number 1 (let's take a listen!) (8:37)
2.1.4 💪 - Training Session 1 (Phrases starting on number 1)
2.1.5 💪 - Training Session 2 (Phrases ending on number 1)
2.1.6 💪 - Training Session 3 (Phrases starting & ending on number 1)
2.1.7 💪 - Training Session 4 (Playing number 1 in LH bass)
2.1.8 💡 - Practice Tips for Learning Numbers
2.1.9 📻 Real Life Song Examples (Movie Soundtracks)
2.1.10 🤔 What's the Deal with Number 1?
Section 2 - Key Number 2
2.2.1 📷 - Number 2 (let's take a listen!) (7:49)
2.2.2 💪 - Training Session 1 (Phrases starting on number 2)
2.2.3 💪 - Training Session 2 (Phrases ending on 2)
2.2.4 💪 - Training Session 3 (Let's play a theme!)
2.2.5 📻 Real Life Song Examples (Movie Soundtracks)
2.2.6 🤔 What's the Deal with Number 2?
Section 2 - Key Number 3
2.3.1 📷 - Number 3 (let's take a listen!) (5:25)
2.3.2 💪 - Training Session 1 (Phrases starting or ending on number 3)
2.3.3 💪 - Training Session 2 (Bass notes playing 1, 2 & 3)
2.3.4 💪 - Training Session 3 (Mimic challenge)
2.3.5 💪 - Training Session 4 (Bass improv)
2.3.6 💡 - Using Song References to Play (1:44)
2.3.7 📻 - Real Life Song Examples (Movie Soundtracks)
2.3.8 🤔 - What's the Deal with Number 3?
Section 2 - Key Number 4
2.4.1 📷 - Number 4 (let's take a listen!) (5:50)
2.4.2 💪 - Training Session 1 (Phrases starting or ending on number 4)
2.4.3 💪 - Training Session 2 (Number 4 repetitions)
2.4.4 💪 - Training Session 3 (Mimic time!)
2.4.5 💪 - Training Session 4 (Bass notes number 1-4)
2.4.6 💪 - Training Session 5 (Getting those reps in)
2.4.7 📻 Real Life Song Examples (Movie Soundtracks)
2.4.8 🤔 What's the Deal with Number 4?
Section 2 - Key Number 5
2.5.1 📷 - Number 5 (let's take a listen!) (6:37)
2.5.2 💪 - Training Session 1 (Phrases starting or ending on number 5)
2.5.3 💪 - Training Session 2 (mimic time!)
2.5.4 💪 - Training Session 3 (Playing patterns)
2.5.5 💪 - Training Session 4 (Same melodies, different bass notes)
2.5.6 📻 Real Life Song Examples (Movie Soundtracks)
2.5.7 🤔 What's the Deal with Number 5?
Section 2 - Key Number 6
2.6.1 📷 - Number 6 (let's take a listen!) (4:08)
2.6.2 💪 - Training Session 1 (Phrases starting or ending on 6)
2.6.3 💪 - Training Session 2 (mimic time!)
2.6.4 💪 - Training Session 3 (Same movement, different bass notes)
2.6.5 📻 Real Life Song Examples (Movie Soundtracks)
2.6.6 🤔 What's the Deal with Number 6?
Section 2 - Key Number 7
2.7.1 📷 - Number 7 (let's take a listen!) (3:57)
2.7.2 💪 - Training Session 1 (Phrases starting or ending on 7)
2.7.3 💪 - Training Session 2 (mimic time!)
2.7.4 💪 - Training Session 3 (The Final)
2.7.5 📻 Real Life Song Examples (Movie Soundtracks)
2.7.6 🤔 What's the Deal with Number 7?
2.7.7 💡 Summary of the 7 Numbers
Section 2 Music Quiz
Music Quiz All Time Hits
Music Quiz Movie Music
Section 3 - The Theory Behind Hearing Chords
3.1.1 📷 - New 7 Unique Notes - Introduction (4:56)
3.1.2 📷 - New 7 Unique Notes - LH exercise (2:58)
3.1.3 📷 - New 7 Unique Notes - RH exercise (5:23)
3.1.4 📷 - What Are Chord Numbers? (3:41)
3.1.5 📷 - The 6 Chords - Walkthrough (4:47)
3.1.6 📷 - Chord Progressions - Introduction (2:05)
3.1.7 📷 - Hearing the Difference Between Major and Minor Chords (2:51)
3.1.8 💡- Tips for Learning Chords and Bass Notes
3.1.9 📷 - The Holding Hands Sound (7:16)
3.1.10 📷 - How to Hear Chords - The Fellings of Each and Two Magic Questions (15:01)
Section 3 - Hearing Bass Notes and Chords
3.2.1 📷 - Recognizing Bass Movement (2:56)
3.2.2 📷 - How to hear bass note and chords (9:22)
3.2.3 💪 - Training Exercise 1 (Improv Toolbox)
3.2.4 💪 - Training Exercise 2 (Complete Song)
3.2.5 💪 - Training Exercise 3 (Combine Previous Two Lessons)
3.2.6 💪 - Learn - Say Something (A Great Big World)
Section 3 - Let's Learn Another Song!
3.3.1 📷 - Voicing Chord Progressiosn (4:56)
3.3.2 📷 - Using the home note as reference (1:45)
3.3.3 💪 - Training Exercise 1
3.3.4 💪 - Training Exercise 1 (star version)
3.3.5 💪 - Training Exercise 2
3.3.6 📷 - Training Exercise 2 (star version)
3.3.7 📷 - Using Bass Notes to figure out the chords (1:19)
3.3.8 📷 - IT'S A TRAP! Lookouts for when transforming bass to chords (3:48)
Section 4 - (coming soon / Steps/Jumps)
Lesson 4 (14:11)
Training Session 1 (13:27)
Nostalgic Chord Progression Song
Training Session 2 (20:14)
Training Session 3 (15:40)
What is tempo and time signature? (5:25)
Learning to play new rhythms when practicing (14:40)
Q&A (17:45)
Finding the Home Note in Any Key (3:28)
The difference between steps and jumps (8:02)
Note Numbers in Groups (9:47)
Listening for bass notes in bussy music (7:52)
Practicing rhythms (7:03)
Section 5 - (coming soon / Intermediate Techniques for Playing Both Hands)
Future updates
Lesson 5 (10:49)
Training Session 1 (17:05)
Training Session 1 (bonus) (1:58)
Training Session 2 (14:33)
Training Session 3 (12:30)
Q&A (12:17)
Section 6 - (coming soon / Finding the key)
Future updates
Lesson 6 (9:39)
Training Session 1 (18:46)
Training Session 2 (15:34)
Training Session 3 (4:18)
Training Session 4 (4:10)
Q&A (12:50)
Section 7 - (coming soon / Number combinations/chord progressions)
Finding the right combination of patterns (15:42)
Future updates
Lesson 7 (5:32)
Training Session 1 (13:08)
Training Session 2 (8:31)
Training Session 3 (5:54)
Training Session 4 (song challenge)
Q&A (7:43)
Section 8 - (coming soon / Mental representation)
Future updates
Lesson 8 (10:50)
Training Session 1 (Part 1) (7:49)
Training Session 1 (Part 2) (12:25)
Training Session 2 (9:36)
Training Session 3 (10:13)
Training Session 4 (11:03)
Training Session 5 (Song Challenge)
Q&A (10:58)
Section 9 - (coming soon / Memorization)
Future updates
Lesson 9 (5:27)
Lesson 1 (6:27)
Lesson 2 (11:03)
Lesson 3 (25:16)
Lesson 4 (Song Challenge)
Q&A (7:05)
Section 10 - (coming soon / Full Songs)
Future updates
Lesson 10 (11:06)
Training Session 1 (11:23)
Training Session 2 (11:51)
Training Session 3 (7:33)
Training Session 4 (21:52)
Training Session 5 (Song Challenge I)
Training Session 6 (Song Challenge II)
Q&A
Section 11 - (coming soon / The Art of Simplifying)
Future updates
Lesson 11 (23:18)
Training Session 1 (10:56)
Training Session 2 (16:32)
Training Session 3 (Song Challenge I) (9:24)
Training Session 4 (Song Challenge II)
Q&A
Section 12 (Part 1) - (coming soon / Playing in any key)
Future updates
Lesson 12 (0:45)
Training Session 1 (11:20)
Training Session 2 (5:25)
Training Session 3 (8:31)
Training Session 4 (10:36)
Training Session 5 (4:56)
Training Session 6 (7:46)
Training Session 7 (6:35)
Section 12 (Part 2) - (coming soon / Playing in any key)
Future updates
Training Session 1 (6:35)
Training Session 2 (song challenge)
Traing Session 3 (9:04)
Training Session 4 (song challenge)
Training Session 5 (17:41)
Training Session 6 (song challenge)
Q&A
Secret Video (7:42)
Overview (Top 10 Skills to Piano Freedom)
01 📷 - What Are Key Signatures? (17:18)
01📝 - What are Key Signatures? (recap + practice guide)
01🙋 - What are Key Signatures? (Q&A) (6:57)
02 📷 - Playing By Ear - RH (5:57)
02📝 - Playing By Ear - RH (recap + practice guide)
02🙋 - Playing By Ear - RH (Q&A) (9:47)
03 📷 - Playing By Ear - LH (5:23)
03📝 - Playing By Ear - LH (recap + practice guide)
03🙋 - Playing By Ear - LH (Q&A) (15:55)
04 📷 - Arranging Basics (2:48)
04📝 - Arranging Basics (recap + practice guide)
04🙋 - Arranging Basics (Q&A)
05 📷 - Arranging Arpeggios (12:40)
05📝 - Arranging Arpeggios (recap + practice guide)
05🙋 - Arranging Arpeggios (Q&A)
06 📷 - Pedal Notes (5:37)
06📝 - Pedal Notes (recap + practice guide)
06🙋 - Pedal Notes (Q&A)
07 📷 - Jumps (2:38)
07📝 - Jumps (recap + practice guide)
07🙋 - Jumps (Q&A)
08📷 - Creative Patterns (2:00)
08📝 - Creative Patterns (recap + practice guide)
08🙋 - Creative Patterns (Q&A) (20:05)
09 📷 - RH Octaves and Chord Notes (5:11)
09📝 - RH Octaves and Chord Notes (recap + practice guide)
09🙋 - RH Octaves and Chord Notes (Q&A) (15:42)
10 📷 - How to Compose Your Own Music (2:15)
10📝 - How to Compose Your Own Music (recap + practice guide)
10🙋 - How to Compose Your Own Music (Q&A) (38:54)
👇 EAR GYM 👇
Welcome to the Ear Gym! (0:39)
GYM - Key Numbers (Section 2 or above)
How does it work? (5:46)
Training 1 (1 + 2)
Training 2 (1+2+5)
Training 3 (1+5+6)
Training 4 (1+2+5+6)
Training 5 (1+2+3)
Training 6 (1+2+3+5+6)
Training 7 (1+2+3+4+5)
Training 8 (1+2+3+4+5+6)
Training 9 (1+5+6+7)
Training 10 (1+2+3+5+6+7)
Training 11 (1+2+3+4+5+6+7)
Training 12 (1+2+3+4+5+6+7)
Training 13 (1+2+3+4+5+6+7)
Training 14 (1+2+3+4+5+6+7)
Training 15 (1+2+3+4+5+6+7)
Training 16 (1+2+3+4+5+6+7)
Gym - Melodic Key Steps (Section 2 or above)
How does it work? (5:16)
C (Up)
C (Down)
C (Combined)
A (Up)
A (Down)
A (Combined)
Bb (Up)
Bb (Down)
Bb (Combined)
B (Up)
B (Down)
B (Combined)
Db (Up)
Db (Down)
Db (Combined)
D (Up)
D (Down)
D (Combined)
Eb (Up)
Eb (Down)
Eb (Combined)
E (Up)
E (Down)
E (Combined)
F (Up)
F (Down)
F (Combined)
Gb (Up)
Gb (Down)
Gb (Combined)
G (Up)
G (Down)
G (Combined)
Ab (Up)
Ab (Down)
Ab (Combined)
Gym - Chord Numbers (Section 3 or above)
How does it work? (3:38)
C (regular position)
C (1st Inversion)
C (2nd Inversion)
C (Combined)
Db (regular position)
Db (1st Inversion)
Db (2nd Inversion)
Db (Combined)
D (regular position)
D (1st Inversion)
D (2nd Inversion)
D (Combined)
Eb (regular position)
Eb (1st Inversion)
Eb (2nd Inversion)
Eb (Combined)
E (Combined)
E (1st Inversion)
E (2nd Inversion)
E (Regular Position)
F (regular position)
F (2nd Inversion)
F (Combined)
F (1st Inversion)
Gb (regular position)
Gb (1st Inversion)
Gb (2nd Inversion)
Gb (Combined)
G (regular position)
G (1st Inversion)
G (2nd Inversion)
G (Combined)
Ab (regular position)
Ab (1st Inversion)
Ab (2nd Inversion)
Ab (Combined)
A (regular position)
A (1st Inversion)
A (2nd Inversion)
A (Combined)
Bb (regular position)
Bb (1st Inversion)
Bb (2nd Inversion)
Bb (Combined)
B (regular position)
B (1st Inversion)
B (2nd Inversion)
B (Combined)
2.3.6 💡 - Using Song References to Play
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