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Key of A Minor – Jonny Darko

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Instructor
Jonny May
Course
Beginner
01:36:17

Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of A Minor with the scale, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Then put it all together with an original song “Jonny Darko.”

Course Objectives
  • Learn the natural, harmonic, and melodic minor scales
  • Discover common chord progressions
  • Explore how to play an original composition in A minor
Learning Focus
  • Chords
  • Groove
  • Lead Sheets
  • Scales
  • Songs
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A minor scale and song
This is a great lesson where I learned about the A minor scale in a more fun way by playing a song. I also like that we're not only learning to play the song but also how to create a simple accompaniment for it.
Not an easy one...
As an early beginner I found it very challenging to keep both hands in sync. It took me one week of everyday practice to be able to play the piece at 70bpm. I know the full tempo is 100bpm but I feel it's time to move on. I'm sure I will come back again with more experience under my belt. PS: It took me way less time to be able to play Canon in C at full tempo.
Variation
Great lesson! I really like the multiple ways of playing the same song using a variation of patterns, inversions, left and right hand.
Enjoyed the course
I iked the step by step approach and tracking my progress.
Fun but extremely challenging for me as beginner
Challenging

Course Lessons

1
Key of A Minor – Lesson 1
17:12

Natural, Harmonic, & Melodic Minor Scales

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2
Key of A Minor – Lesson 2
16:02

Common Chord Progressions, 4 Examples

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3
Key of A Minor – Lesson 3
26:04

Jonny Darko, Lead Sheet, Melody, Chords, Patterns

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4
Key of A Minor – Lesson 4
21:00

Inversions

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5
Key of A Minor – Lesson 5
6:34

Performance with Backing Track

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6
Key of A Minor – Lesson 6
9:25

Accompaniment

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Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

A minor scale and song
This is a great lesson where I learned about the A minor scale in a more fun way by playing a song. I also like that we're not only learning to play the song but also how to create a simple accompaniment for it.
Not an easy one...
As an early beginner I found it very challenging to keep both hands in sync. It took me one week of everyday practice to be able to play the piece at 70bpm. I know the full tempo is 100bpm but I feel it's time to move on. I'm sure I will come back again with more experience under my belt. PS: It took me way less time to be able to play Canon in C at full tempo.
Variation
Great lesson! I really like the multiple ways of playing the same song using a variation of patterns, inversions, left and right hand.
Enjoyed the course
I iked the step by step approach and tracking my progress.
Fun but extremely challenging for me as beginner
Challenging
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