Advanced Piano Lessons

This advanced piano course is for students who have taken Erik Deutsch’s first 2 courses, and for intermediate pianists who wish to progress on the piano.

Learn how to accompany a singer or a melody with enriched chords and new rhythmic notions. You will also work on harmonization and take your first steps in blues improvisation with the pentatonic scale. Your progress will be made through known and motivating songs.

At the end of this course, you will have acquired a level that will allow you to launch yourself into any style of music with confidence.

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The main concepts taught

Accompaniment

Rhythm

Harmonization

Chords

Improvisation

The program proposed by Erik Deutsch

In this advanced piano course, you will be able to work on and apply all the concepts studied in the many interactive exercises and playbacks that are an integral part of this course.

Chapter	Notions
Introduction	Introduction to the course Pre-requisite skills The tools How to use the backing track Tip on the tempos
7th chords	7th review Major 7th chord Dominant 7th chord Minor 7th chord Minor / major 7th chord Half-dimished chord Diminished chord Conclusion
Subdividing the 16th note	8th note followed by 16th notes Night Fever Two 16th notes followed by an 8th note In the style of Georgy Porgy 16th rest In the style of The Special One 8th dotted note followed by a 16th note Classical song 16th note followed by an 8th dottes note In the style of I Will Survive Tied 16th notes In the style of Feel Congratulations !
Songbook	Introduction Let It Go (From Frozen) – Idina Menzel In the style of The One In the style of You’ve got a friend In the style of Your Song
Simple and compound meter	6/8 time signature 9/8 time signature 12/8 time signature Conclusion Play along…
Major harmonic system	Major scale harmonization Find the harmonization
Chord progressions : cadences	Introduction Perfect cadence (II – I) Modal cadence (Vm – Im) Plagal cadence (IV – I) Interrupted cadence (V – VI) Italian cadence (IV – V – I) II V I Cadence VI – II – V – I Cadence VI – IV – V – I Cadence I7 IV IVm I Cadence Congratulations !
Minor harmonic system	Harmonic minor scale harmonization II V I Cadence Congratulations !
Songbook	Introduction In the style of La Bamba – Ritchie Valens In the style of Every Breath You take – The Police In the style of Imagine – John Lennon In the style of La Mer – Charles Trenet In the style of Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma In the style of Let It Be – The Beatles In the style of Stand By Me – Ben E. King In the style of Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers
Conclusion	Congratulations…

Lesson plan

Chapter	Notions
Introduction	Introduction to the course Pre-requisite skills The tools How to use the backing track Tip on the tempos
7th chords	7th review Major 7th chord Dominant 7th chord Minor 7th chord Minor / major 7th chord Half-dimished chord Diminished chord Conclusion
Subdividing the 16th note	8th note followed by 16th notes Night Fever Two 16th notes followed by an 8th note In the style of Georgy Porgy 16th rest In the style of The Special One 8th dotted note followed by a 16th note Classical song 16th note followed by an 8th dottes note In the style of I Will Survive Tied 16th notes In the style of Feel Congratulations !
Songbook	Introduction Let It Go (From Frozen) – Idina Menzel In the style of The One In the style of You’ve got a friend In the style of Your Song
Simple and compound meter	6/8 time signature 9/8 time signature 12/8 time signature Conclusion Play along…
Major harmonic system	Major scale harmonization Find the harmonization
Chord progressions : cadences	Introduction Perfect cadence (II – I) Modal cadence (Vm – Im) Plagal cadence (IV – I) Interrupted cadence (V – VI) Italian cadence (IV – V – I) II V I Cadence VI – II – V – I Cadence VI – IV – V – I Cadence I7 IV IVm I Cadence Congratulations !
Minor harmonic system	Harmonic minor scale harmonization II V I Cadence Congratulations !
Songbook	Introduction In the style of La Bamba – Ritchie Valens In the style of Every Breath You take – The Police In the style of Imagine – John Lennon In the style of La Mer – Charles Trenet In the style of Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma In the style of Let It Be – The Beatles In the style of Stand By Me – Ben E. King In the style of Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers
Conclusion	Congratulations…