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Chord Piano BootCamp
The Chord-Piano BootCamp is a live 6-week, highly intensive deep-dive, introduction, overview and recap of the entire Hack the Piano methodology. Each week we tackle one of Chord-Pianos six pillars building music up step-by-step by adding a layer of difficulty. Chords&Structures - Voicings - Rhythms&Patterns - Extensions - Embelishements - (re:)Harmonization
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- Ideal for anybody wanting to learn/improve chord piano, beginner-advanced.
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Play Like Elton BootCamp
In this 4-week live BootCamp we'll take a thoroughly analytical look at iconic Chord-Pianist Sir Elton John's signature style. What makes Elton Elton? How does he compose? What are his favorite chords, voicings, patterns, riffs, embellishments?
How can you play -and sound- like him?
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Hack the Piano | Launchpad
Free Chord Piano Introduction
How to learn piano like a guitarist, play all your favorite tunes by heart and never need sheet music again.
Hack the Piano | Fundamentals
Piano Like A Guitarist
intro course
How to approach the piano like a pop-musician
Hack the Piano | Chords
Piano Chords Magic
course
How to build, voice & color any Chord on Piano
Hack the Piano | Patterns
Pop-Piano Patterns
course
How to transform Chords into flowing, moving piano-parts
Piano Hacking | Part 2
Advanced Piano Hacks
Dive deeper into the Chords & Patterns frameworks & learn how to color, embellish & write with Extensions, Licks & Harmonization.
Structures
Chords
Patterns
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🧩 M.A.L. Framework
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🧩 M.A.L. Framework
Fundamental "structures" objective.
Learn about the Music As a Language Framework, and the structures & building blocks that reside in it.
Levels:
- M.A.L. Framework
- Parts & Rounds
- Chords (Triads)
- Patterns
Resources:
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🎹 Triads
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🎹 Triads
Fundamental Chords Objective.
Learn about the most basic form of Chords, representing simpler words in our musical language.
Levels:
- Major Triads
- Minor Triads
- Diminished Triads
- Augmented Triads
Resources:
- Major & Minor Triads BluePrint Module
- Aug & Dim Triads BluePrint Module
- BootCamp Lessons
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🥁 Rhythms & Accents
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🥁 Rhythms & Accents
Fundamental Patterns objective.
Rhythms, beats & accents are the first tool to use to make your Chords come alive. They tell you when to play a certain Chord - i.e. how to play those chords.
Levels:
- Quarters
- Eighths
- Sixteenths
Resources:
- Pattern-Fundamentals BluePrint Module
- Eighth-Beats BluePrint Module
- Combinations 1 BluePrint Module
- Sixteenth-Beats BluePrint Module
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🧩 Scales
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🎹 Voicing
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🎹 Extending
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intro Course
Piano Like a Guitarist
How to play piano like a pop-musician - by Chords & Patterns.
level 0 | Chord piano
Fundamentals
Module
Introducing Chords & Patterns
Module
Playing by Chords
level 0.5 | Chord piano
Basic Building Blocks
Module
Song Structures
Module
Triads Major & Minor
Module
Triads Aug & Dim
Course
Piano Chords Magic
How to build, voice and tastefully extend any Chord on the Piano.
Level 1 | Hack the Piano
Voicing - Chord Shapes Spelled Out
"Guitar grips" on piano
Module
Left Octaves & 5th
Module
Slash Chords
Module
Four Note Voicings
Level 2 | Hack the Piano
Inner & Outer Chord Workings
Chord Colors Decoded
Module
Intervals & Ear Playing
Module
Extensions
Course
Pop-Piano Patterns
How to turn any set of Chords into an engaging, flowing, moving, grooving piano part.
Level 1 | Hack the Piano
Patterns - Rhythms & Accents
"Guitar strums" on piano
Module
Pattern Fundamentals
Module
Eighth' Beats
Module
Sixteenth Beats
Level 2 | Hack the Piano
Phrasing Secrets
"Guitar plucks & finger-picking" on piano
Module
Chord Breaking
Course
Advanced Piano Hacks
Advanced tricks-of-the trade to transform any chord progression into your own uniquely embellished composition.
level 3 | Advanced Chords
Jazz & Soul Voicing
How to create juicy, mature Chord colors & flavors
Module
Extending Further
Module
LH&Extended Voicings
Level 3 | Advanced Patterns
Licks & Fills Builder
How to spice up your arrangements with embellishments
Module
Embellishments
Module
Licks
Level 4 | composition
(Re)Harmonization
Which Chord works when & why - (re)compose any progression
Module
Harmonic Structures
Advanced piano hacks | Wrap up
Combining
Putting it all together
Chord piano mastery
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