Ex #2: Rhythms

Piano Skills for Singers Level 2 - The Singer's Toolkit

Getting Started

Section 1: Technical Considerations

Section 2: Voice Exercises in All the Keys

Getting started - 3 different ways to conceptualize playing in 12 keys (8:28)
A note on fingerings (4:39)
Ex #1: 5 note scales (9:00)
Ex #2: 5 finger scales and triad outlines (7:13)
Ex#3: Broken triads (7:03)
Ex #4: One octave arpeggios (10:28)
Ex #5: 9 note scales (15:38)
General advice for playing piano during voice lessons (4:45)

Section 3: Play All the Chords in All the Keys

Introduction to Section 3 (2:20)
How to practice for best results (7:03)
Ex #1: Major triads (12:32)
Ex #2: Minor triads (7:30)
Ex #3 Diminished triads (13:01)
Start faking!! (6:30)
Prepare to play 4 note chords (2:51)
Ex #4: Major 7 chords (12:49)
Ex #5: Dominant 7th chords (11:38)
Ex #6: Minor 7th chords (10:56)
Ex#7: Minor 7 flat 5 chords (half diminished) (10:11)
Ex #8: Diminished chords (9:12)
Ex #9: Sus 4 chords (12:20)
Ex #10: Sus 2 chords (11:27)
Ex #11: Dominant 7 sus chords (10:28)
Slash chords (or "What in the heck is F/A?") (3:33)

Section 4: Create Your Own Accompaniments

Introduction to Section 4 (5:50)
Ex #1: The "Oom Pahs" (5:28)
Ex #2: Pop piano (5:30)
Ex #3: Finger picking patterns (5:35)
Ex #4: Waltz patterns (5:02)
Ex #5: Jazz accompaniments (9:04)
Ex #6: Bossa Nova (3:18)
Ex #7: How to approximate your favorite recordings (5:21)

Section 5: Get Your Sight Reading Together

Introduction to Sight Reading (PDF document for all exercises is linked here) (2:08)
Ex #1: Reading pitches in treble and bass clef (3:28)
Ex #2: Rhythms (2:06)
Ex #3: Incorporate notes and rhythms together (0:42)
Ex #4: Fakebook sight reading. LH root/RH melody (3:09)
Ex #5: LH Root, sing melody (1:21)
Ex #6a: LH chord RH melody (triads) (2:54)
Ex #6b: LH chord RH melody (4 note chords) (2:50)
Ex #7: Simple piano music (2:16)
Ex #8: Sight reading choral scores (1:36)
FInal thoughts on sight reading (1:50)

Section 6: How to sit at the piano all day without destroying your body, voice and sanity!

Final Thoughts

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