Accidental Circles
for Piano Repertoire
Definition: Circle of Fifths Diagram +
Chords from Scales + Accidentals
Link to:
Accidental Circle - Chopin Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2
Functions First!
for Introducing Harmony
Definition: Activities to Learn Chord
FUNCTIONS before playing at piano
Follow the magnet images in the videos and tilt a
PUSHPIN MAGNET on magnetic receptive surface
to sync with the "feeling" of V7 tension.
pushpin magnet flat = TONIC = home/stable
pushpin magnet tilted = DOMINANT = feel pull
toward magnetic receptive surface
Excerpts from Rossini, Mozart,
Beethoven, and more!
CLICK HERE for classical excerpt index in YouTube
Piano Repertoire
Click on Counting link under title for video
March No. 1 - Turk
Minuet - Reinagle
Vivace / Trumpet - Gurlitt
German Dance - Beethoven
Improv Examples - Roots, Chord Tones, Non-chord Tones
Chord tone and non-chord tone improv ideas
