Piano Lesson #4 - Part 2 - C Chords & Arpeggios Practicing

[ciccerus]

Many thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.I live in a place without piano teachers and I really want to learn,so your videos are truly a Bless!

[AngelShadowsong]

Hi Dianne,

Thanks for your video. It is a fun way of teaching. Hard but not boring.

After stopping piano lessons at age 7 i think my hand became so stiff.

Now I am 26, but after a few days my fingers have improved their muscle memory, and have become somehow agile again

I would like to ask, why in a block chord you use Left 531 Right 135

However in a arpeggio Left 542-1 and Right 123-5?

The 2 in a left hand somehow confused my brain and muscle memory as I always use 3 instead of 2.

Thanks

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

@AngelShadowsong

Hi! So nice to hear from you :) You are so young, so your hands will indeed become more agile the more your practice. Regarding your question: a blocked chord, in this case a triad (3 note chord) only utilizes 3 fingers - in root position the chord is Left 531 and Right 135 because that is most comfortable for the trained hand - however the fingering is different for inversions. But arpeggios require seamless mobility spanning more notes, thus the other fingering. Love, Di

[AngelShadowsong]

@MillerMusicStudiosTV

Hi Di,

Im already 26 now. LOL!! anyhow thanks for your exercises. The arpeggios are really hard but it is helpful in my improvisation on my compositions.

[S1elmx]

This reminds me of suspense music on old hitchcock movies when you do the arpeggios hand over hand. Thanks another great lesson

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

@S1elmx

Cool! You're welcome :)

Love,

Di

[violeta05301968]

my hands and fingers are stocked and very hard to move. How i wish i could learn to play the piano through your piano lessons You are great and very excellent madam.

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

@violeta05301968

oops! I answered from the wrong channel *blushing*

Thank you, Violeta! I would love to teach you to play the piano. I hope some day I have enough time to upload the lessons I have in my head for the benefit of you and everyone who would love to learn!

Love,

Diane

[julymaeandaloc]

Want to share cool new piano learning device in Gizmag

Google “gizmag pianomaestro”

[aryanrace01]

It takes a great deal to share what one has. You have the greatest gift of music and you are doing a wonderful job by sharing it with people.

You also make the chords and arpeggios look interesting and very simple! God bless you

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

@aryanrace01

Thank you! May God richly bless you too :)

Love,

Di

[edgar507]

madame you have a sweet and sexy voz!! i like it

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

@edgar507

Well, I do thank you, my kind Sir ;)

If you like my voice, did you listen to the "Georgia on my Mind" video I just uploaded?

Love,

Di

[cjewels716]

Diane you are hands down the greatest every time i learn a lesson or exercise you take them to the next level i love your channel it is definitely the best love ya thank you and god bless and keep teaching the theory of music

[kenjeekennedy]

WOOw, thnks a lotta for this tutorial!!!!BIg BIG BIG BIG up from Mauritius island!

[sujoyburman]

you rock!

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

Dear sujoyburman,

Thanks! You rock too! ;)

Love,

Di

[groberson2007]

You are so generous. I know God will bless you for sharing your gift. G R

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

Dear groberson2007,

It is easy to be generous to kind people like you!

Thanks for viewing and commenting! Sorry it took me so long to reply! I didn't see the comments on this video.............oops!

Love,

Di

[11dhoha11]

@MillerMusicStudiosTV i just love this this so going to help me for my exam on friday coz i made up lyrics but dont know what to play on the piano thax sooooooooo much

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

@11dhoha11

How did your exam go today?  I hope you aced it!

Love,

Di

[11dhoha11]

@MillerMusicStudiosTV oh thanx alot i got an grade A thanks soo much

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

@11dhoha11

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!

Keep up the great work!

Love,

Di

[slap1019]

Hi Di You have some really great chords and l would love to hear some more

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

Dear slap1019,

If you would like to hear more chords please feel free to check out the other chord videos I have here, and soon I hope I can MAKE myself sit down and record some more piano lessons for you too! more more more!!!!!!!!!!! always more!! ;) That's why I love the piano! There is no limit! No way to get bored!

Love,

Di

[PinkkTechno]

what are some good songs for left and right for beginners?

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

Dear PinkkTechno,

Try the Suzuki volume 1 book! Many teachers teach the entire book just the right hand - then the entire book just the left hand! then go back through the book hands together! but I do right hand alone of a piece, then left hand alone of that same piece, then hands together before moving on to the following piece! Does that make sense?

Love,

Di

[szemingyam]

Dear Diane, Thank you so much for taking your valuable time helping me. I really don't know how to repay your kindness except working very hard with you instructiohal video in the hope that someday I can play some real music that pleases your ears and mine 2. Namaste!

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

Dear szemingyam,

That is what I hope for you too :) to play beautiful music and enjoy it! with ease!!

Love,

Di

[szemingyam]

Dear Diane,  I enjoy playing argeggios in this video lesson. It reminds me of moonlight sonata. Please forgive my ignorance. There must be benefit of such practice. May I ask you to kindly shine some light about this on me. I've actually come back so many times to enjoy the last part of your video. .So entertaining. It makes me feel like a kid again. Thank for you valuable time.

Regards, Simon

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

Dear Simon/szemingyam,

A benefit of practicing arpeggios (like practicing scales, chords with their inversions, cadences, etc.) is so that when you encounter them in a composition you will understand what you are playing and it will be easier since you already mastered the patterns.

Love,

Di

[szemingyam]

Dear Madam, I am just starting and am very very late at my stage. This is too good to be true. I thought I was dreaming You make me steps closer to reaching my life long passion. My search is over! It is here where you teaching is a pricelless gift, angel sings and the musicis havenly! Please keep it coming. To say I am gratful is an uuunderstatment!!!!

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

Dear szemingyam,

I am so very happy to hear from you and to know that you are finding our videos helpful! YAY!!!! :) Little by little I hope to upload lots of helpful videos - I just wish I had more time so I could write the piano course that is in my head and share it with you on youtube! I guess....all in due time.

Lots of Love,

Diane

[nelle0621]

Hello Miller,

You rock! It was you who teaches me how to play dim and aug for keyboards!!! i've been dying to know how to do it! Thanks so much!

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

Wow nelle0621,

*You* are the one who has the site which ROCKS!!!! Those guys and gals on your channel SURE CAN SING!!!

I'm so happy you learned your dim and aug chords at my lessons here! YAY!!!! I hope you keep coming back and staying in touch!!!

Love,

Di

[HuberttXXX17]

Augumented is freakin' the best shit :)

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

Hi HuberttXXX17,

Yeah! Try playing several augmented chords in a row - if you know them all, like C Augmented, C# Augmented, D Augmented, E flat Augmented, E Augmented....etc.....it sounds like Frankenstein music! lol

Love,

Di

[HuberttXXX17]

I'm actually guitarist but those arpeggios sounds best on piano. You showed me that I have to learn playing piano too. That's great and I'm sure that I'll learn this. Can you tell me what should I do for the beginning? ;)

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

Dear HuberttXXX17,

Every so often, please remind me that I need to teach a true beginner's course on my channel, ok? Once I begin that, you will know how to begin and proceed. I just need to start it....I want to write my own course that will be good for everyone - I've just been dragging my feet on the project - it will be a big one!

Love,

Di

[HuberttXXX17]

Ok thanks:)

[BillyDilieto]

Thats so cool you make it look so easy x

[sessohiyakowa]

VERY COOL!

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

Dear sessohiyakowa,

Thanks for the comment!!

Much love,

Diane

[SwantonBombMan]

thanks 4 the video its tequon your student

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

Hi SwantonBombMan/Tequon,

You are so welcome!!! These videos are for you!!! I'm so glad you are doing your homework!! YAY!!!

Love ya,

Diane

[cjewels716]

Hey Diane i just want to say god bless you. ive become a student of yours and this is so much fun! every lesson i thank god for you taking out the time to teach the less fortunate and one day i pray that i will be able to repay you for giving me the musical knowledge thank you.

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

Dear cjewels716,

You are so welcome as my online student! That's exciting to me that although we don't meet in person each week, I can teach you from this home studio! At first we will just have the basics, but in time, I hope to have a whole music reading and repertoire course here too! Keep in touch!

Much love,

Diane

[dorotheafayne]

Very cool! Thanks for the ADD. Amadea :)

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

Dear dorotheafayne/Amadea,

Thanks for your kind response! So nice to be friends with you here on youtube!!!

Much love,

Diane

[PowderSpirit3]

wish i had had you for a teacher

.. 8 years and it was never as enjoyable as watching and listening to YOU

looking forward to more

your were right there is FUN here :)))

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

Dear PowderSpirit3,

wait 'till you see tomorrow's video..... lol.

Love,

Di

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

Dear 15963751,

Thank you! I'm glad you are viewing and I hope you play piano and are benefitting! Monday will be the relative minor scales and have the world's biggest blooper at the end....my secretary insists on including it....I'm allowing her with fear and trepidation! Thanks for rating! Love, Di

[Tsutsomu]

Hi Diane,

The course is very good !

5*

thank you very much.

Steph.

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

Thank you, Steph,

Lots more piano lessons will be coming as time permits :) I hope you will benefit from them!

Warmest regards,

Diane

[vucicevic96]

Bravo, 5*

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

Dear vucicevic96,

Thanks for your comment on the lesson - the next one is on creating the parallel minors... I hope it will be beneficial.

Much love,

Diane

[Roselyne18]

Thank you very much dear Diane for sharing your piano lessons!

5*****

Excuse me, I think of you but I have a serious problem with my little chihuahua dog age 14 so I am not often on my computer for several days.

Thoughts of your friend Rosy.

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

Dear Rosy, thank you for your friendship! I am so sorry to hear of your chihuahua dog having difficulties - I will be praying for your dog and awaiting your soon return to me via youtube!! Love, Diane

[PianoPlayer07]

Thanks, Diane. I like how I am learning technique and which fingers go where. 5*!

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

PianoPlayer07 - your videos are AWESOME! You play so well already! With the right technique, you'll win every competition you enter :)

[amarcordeon]

Very interesting musical lesson

Congratulations

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

Thank you, amarcordeon!!! I appreciate your kind words! - Di

[SweetKitteh]

They make you play arpeggios... hands together? D:

"The arch of the hand is exaggerated for demonstration purposes only" sounds like its some kind of commercial disclaimer...

"This product may not actually work! We are not responsible for any injury, damage, or death from use of this product!"

Nice job with this video. :)

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

Sweetkitteh - You cutie! You played beautifully at your lesson this morning! Nice to see you're doing your homework!! Go team!!!! Yep - it's a disclaimer alright - ya'll have such *flat* pinkies, you're bumping into the other notes....grrrrr... so I'm *over-exaggerating" (if that's a word :) the *height* of the pinky and finger #3 so YOU CAN'T MISS IT!!!! lol Keep practicing! One of your performance exams is tomorrow!!!! You rock! Di

[picador100]

Brava Diane!! thank you very much or this video. Much love! 5*

Paolo

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

Dear Paolo, Thanks for the encouragement!!!

Love to you too!

Di

[judyesther]

Nice Diane! Very useful video.

Have a nice weekend,

Judyesther

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

Dear Judyesther, Thank you for your response and I hope you have a beautiful weekend as well :)

Diane

[BachScholar]

Great job< Diane. I love the song at the end! I happen to go against tradition and teach and play finger 3 for the LH arpeggios in C, F, and G major. I do this because all other keys in the LH use the 3rd finger also.

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

BachScholar - your site is AWESOME!!! You truly are a scholar and a wonderful performer! One reason I stick to tradition with the LH arpeggio fingering is so the kids will pass their performance juries - another reason is because some passages in the repertoire really require use of the 4th finger, & I find that if we don't develop it, the students can't use it effectively - your hand is already developed so if it works for you, that's the best choice! Thanks for your encouraging words!

[BocaFriend]

Diane, I hope you had a chance to hear Cory play ragtime as well as his renowned Bach.

Great video here. "Snow on the mountaintops" is so typical of your fun and colorful teaching style! ( Evidenced by a glance around your classroom where I know of at least 2 accomplished pianists and 1 person who has no pianistic ambitions yet who can resist watching?!)

A tug o' the heart over Circus Music Duet. It's been 35 years since my lessons....

Hugs from a 'sad' little circus clown in Boca! :)

~Terry

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

Dear Terry, Are you a "sad" little circus clown because you miss your lessons from years ago? How can I help to cheer you up? :) You are such a kind soul!!!!! We all love you!!! We do!!!! Maybe you will want me to teach a favorite piece of yours? Just give the word!! - Much love, Diane

[BocaFriend]

Bless your heart, you're always so thoughtful. I think it was my mom who taught my younger sis and I this Circus Song Duet so I e-mailed your lesson to them because it was such a retro-memory. I pictured the irony of my wistful little expression....over CIRCUS music! LOL. Aye, yi, yi, I Pagliacci! Warm hugs and love, ~Terry

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

BocaFriend, Terry, you're cool :)

Love,

Diane

[yusufrecep]

great job diana thank's for this videos. thank you very much

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

yusufrecep - You are *more* than welcome ;)

[pianoteaching]

Interesting!

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

Thanks ;)

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

Dear Raul,

Thanks and I wish you a beautiful weekend!

Much love,

Diane

[UFONightHawk]

Nice Diane!! Wow, I didn't realize so much was involved in the hand technique. It all comes so natural to me I really took it for granted. Lol, whats that song at the end?? Sound like something by Scott Joplin, I love it!! PEACE!

[MillerMusicStudiosTV]

Hi UFO! Yes, you are naturally gifted if you are getting around the keyboard with ease playing clear chords and all. Lots of people have to train their hands to get the strength in their joints :) The song at the end is the "Circus Music Duet" Part 4. You can find Parts 1, 2 & 3 with an explanation of the duet at the very end of Piano Lesson #1. Peace to you too!

Diane

[conejolua]

thanks Diana, an excellent work

enjoys a good weekend

Best regards

Raul ...

[DerylEagle46]

Great job! You are a fabulous piano teacher!!! 5*****