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)
Starting and ending each exercise with a triad (4:45)
General advice for playing piano during voice lessons (4:45)

Section 3: Play All the Chords in All the Keys (for real!)

Introduction to Section 3 (2:20)
How to practice for best results (7:03)
Ex #1: Major Triads (12:32)
Ex #2: Minor Triads (11:50)
Ex #3 Diminished Triads (13:03)
Start Faking!! (6:31)
Prepare to play 4 note chords (2:51)
Ex #4: Major 7 chords (11:39)
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)
4.1 The Oom Pahs (5:28)
4.2 Pop Piano (5:30)
4.3 Finger Picking Patterns (5:35)
4.4 Waltz Patterns (5:02)
4.5. Jazz Accompaniments (9:04)
4.6 Bossa Nova (3:18)
4.7 How to approximate your favorite recordings (5:21)

Section 5: Get Your Sight Reading Together! Seriously!

Introduction to Sight Reading (2:08)
1. Reading pitches in treble and bass clef (3:28)
2. Rhythms (2:06)
3. Incorporate notes and rhythms together (0:42)
4. Fakebook sight reading. LH Root/RH Melody (3:09)
5. LH Root, Sing melody (1:21)
6a. LH chord RH Melody (triads) (2:54)
6b. LH Chord RH Melody (4 note chords) (2:50)
7. Simple Piano Music (2:16)
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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