Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of C Major with the scale, diatonic chords, common chord progressions, and inversions. Then put it all together with Jonny’s Canon.
Course Objectives
Learn the scale, diatonic chords, common chord progressions, and inversions
Play Jonny’s "Canon in C"
Use a variety of techniques to master the key of C
Learning Focus
Chords
Groove
Lead Sheets
Scales
Songs
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Leaving my sheet music behind!
It's empowering to understand the patterns behind the music, and beginning to make them my own. Having been wedded to other people's texts for many years, I find it challenging to keep my mind on what I'm doing in order to play with any kind of flow. It reminds me very much of my struggles with trying to learn foreign languages - relatively easy to read, harder to memorize and replicate a printed diagogue and still harder to actually converse in real time.
I appreciate how both instructors communicate the improvisational potential of this chord progression and melody line. It makes it relevant and challenging, whatever one's ability and previous experience happens to be.
Although this material is pretty straightforward, I'm going to be at it for awhile in order to make it my own,
Good basics
This is a good place to start. It took me way more time to complete than I thought it would, but I still got it done in a week.
Love Canon in C Major
I loved this lesson and like how you can do the root chord or an inversion. I'm still trying to put it all together and get the inversions memorized and have it feel more natural. I love the Cannon in C Major that ties it together. Beautiful. I really want to memorize this song
Challenging yes, Fun yes!!
I enjoyed this course. The instructor was patient and provided good insights into the lesson. I enjoyed the pace of the course. Well done.
well worth the effort
Really enjoyed the course! Getting both hands to do different things was and still is a challenge.
It's empowering to understand the patterns behind the music, and beginning to make them my own. Having been wedded to other people's texts for many years, I find it challenging to keep my mind on what I'm doing in order to play with any kind of flow. It reminds me very much of my struggles with trying to learn foreign languages - relatively easy to read, harder to memorize and replicate a printed diagogue and still harder to actually converse in real time.
I appreciate how both instructors communicate the improvisational potential of this chord progression and melody line. It makes it relevant and challenging, whatever one's ability and previous experience happens to be.
Although this material is pretty straightforward, I'm going to be at it for awhile in order to make it my own,
Good basics
This is a good place to start. It took me way more time to complete than I thought it would, but I still got it done in a week.
Love Canon in C Major
I loved this lesson and like how you can do the root chord or an inversion. I'm still trying to put it all together and get the inversions memorized and have it feel more natural. I love the Cannon in C Major that ties it together. Beautiful. I really want to memorize this song
Challenging yes, Fun yes!!
I enjoyed this course. The instructor was patient and provided good insights into the lesson. I enjoyed the pace of the course. Well done.
well worth the effort
Really enjoyed the course! Getting both hands to do different things was and still is a challenge.
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Courses are comprised of lessons and are based on selected styles of music and learning focus topics. PWJ offers regular courses, workshops which include teacher interaction, and challenges which are divided into a 4 week learning format.
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Lessons are combined into courses. Most lessons build upon concepts of the previous lesson, with the exception of Quick Tips which stand alone.
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Smartsheets use the Soundslice sheet music player to give students digital access to all arrangements and lesson sheet music.
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