Of all the UST primers on the tube, this is far and away the most explanatory and visually palatable. As soon as I become an employed musician again, will be signing up for the course. Thanks.
I swear, when I first heard the progression at 9:11 I thought "Now that is INCREDIBLY cocktail pian-y!" and although it looked impossibly hard to play-and it was, at the time-I got it down, after many listenings. The other day, I listened to this video so many times, my laptop perched on top of my Nord 2 on top of my Kurzweil Mark 10, my headphones strapped on so as not to annoy my wife and son, that the next morning I had that three chords, exactly the way you played it, note for note, going round and round-and round-in my head, in what I think they call an "earworm." Well, from my perspective of now, maybe three or four months after I first discovered this video, I can happily say that I can play those chords with some casual lounge-y-ness, although that arpeggio you do with that upper structure triad is still well out of my range of about 140Bpm . . . but I'll get there! Now, about those Lower-Structure Tetrads . . .
Is it still considered an upper structure triad if for example you played a cmaj7#11 chord, but voiced it as a b minor chord an octave over a c major? Would this be considered a poly chord, upper structure triad, or just a different inversion?
Hi Lucian: Yes, superimposing a Bminor triad over Cmaj could be considered a polychord, upper structure triad, or just an extended chord. A Polychord and upper structure triad are synonymous terms! Hope this helps!
I'm obsessed by that arpeggio at 9:21 . . . I clock it at about 160bps. How do you GET IT that fast? You must have once upon a time sat there and practiced that arpeggio over . . . and over . . . and over . . . AAAAARRRGGGGH!
I would suggest slow practice with the metronome; and doing metronome speeds (increasing the metronome by 4 noches at a time, till you get it at the tempo of preference). Thanks for checking out the videos!
I don't believe it myself . . . but after relentless practice of this particular arpeggio, starting at 70bpm about six months ago, yesterday I clocked in at 160, and I matched your speed, playing in unison with you! Of course, I can't repeat that feat effortlessly, and it was only today that I realized I've been doing it with my pinkie this whole time, because I assumed that was how you were doing it. However upon slowing the playback to 50% I see that you appear to be using your third finger! Can that be, and which way should I do it before it's become hard-wired into my tiny finger brains? Of course, one arpeggio does not a piano player make . . .
Of all the UST primers on the tube, this is far and away the most explanatory and visually palatable. As soon as I become an employed musician again, will be signing up for the course. Thanks.
Awesome, thanks Al! Much more of this in our courses!
Thanks for the excellent lesson, very very good
Glad you enjoyed it!
awesome Sir!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I swear, when I first heard the progression at 9:11 I thought "Now that is INCREDIBLY cocktail pian-y!" and although it looked impossibly hard to play-and it was, at the time-I got it down, after many listenings. The other day, I listened to this video so many times, my laptop perched on top of my Nord 2 on top of my Kurzweil Mark 10, my headphones strapped on so as not to annoy my wife and son, that the next morning I had that three chords, exactly the way you played it, note for note, going round and round-and round-in my head, in what I think they call an "earworm."
Well, from my perspective of now, maybe three or four months after I first discovered this video, I can happily say that I can play those chords with some casual lounge-y-ness, although that arpeggio you do with that upper structure triad is still well out of my range of about 140Bpm . . . but I'll get there!
Now, about those Lower-Structure Tetrads . . .
Awesome! Thanks for the comment!
Excellent tutorial. Thank you so much.
Appreciate the comment, Alejandro!
HEY REALLY NICE LESSON ! THANKS !
Thanks for watching Steve!
Merci beaucoup Brenden! Very clear and extremely helpful Thanks :-)
You're very welcome Antoine, I appreciate the comment!
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Thank you for the excellent lesson. Only one request: is it possible to add the extensions or triads used over min 251 movements- especially min7b5
Yes absolutely will do this in an upcoming podcast! Thanks for asking.
Is it still considered an upper structure triad if for example you played a cmaj7#11 chord, but voiced it as a b minor chord an octave over a c major? Would this be considered a poly chord, upper structure triad, or just a different inversion?
Hi Lucian: Yes, superimposing a Bminor triad over Cmaj could be considered a polychord, upper structure triad, or just an extended chord. A Polychord and upper structure triad are synonymous terms! Hope this helps!
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Damn, this was well explained! I learned a lot!
Thank you Jordon, glad to hear that!
Thank you Jordon!
I'm obsessed by that arpeggio at 9:21 . . . I clock it at about 160bps. How do you GET IT that fast? You must have once upon a time sat there and practiced that arpeggio over . . . and over . . . and over . . . AAAAARRRGGGGH!
I would suggest slow practice with the metronome; and doing metronome speeds (increasing the metronome by 4 noches at a time, till you get it at the tempo of preference). Thanks for checking out the videos!
I don't believe it myself . . . but after relentless practice of this particular arpeggio, starting at 70bpm about six months ago, yesterday I clocked in at 160, and I matched your speed, playing in unison with you!
Of course, I can't repeat that feat effortlessly, and it was only today that I realized I've been doing it with my pinkie this whole time, because I assumed that was how you were doing it. However upon slowing the playback to 50% I see that you appear to be using your third finger! Can that be, and which way should I do it before it's become hard-wired into my tiny finger brains?
Of course, one arpeggio does not a piano player make . . .
Excellent ....Only one request....please speak a little slower. I had to slow down the playback speed.