This course will help you master Over the Rainbow at the intermediate level.
First we’ll learn the right hand melody and left hand chord shells. Next we’ll embellish the melody with harmony notes and learn a pre-written solo. Finally, we’ll put the hands together and play a beautiful final arrangement!
Course Objectives
Memorize the lead sheet melody
Practice the left hand chord shells
Embellish and harmonize the melody
Learn a pre-written solo
Combine all these techniques for a final arrangement
Learning Focus
Songs
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Very enjoyable
This is a tune I’ve played (badly) by ear for a few years and to be honest I think that made it slightly harder for me to learn to play it ‘properly’” with John’s arrangement , but I’m very glad I stuck at it and I’ve now been able to add this to my (limited) repertoire ! An excellent course , very clear explanation and I absolutely love the suggested solo…in fact I’ve ended up using the first half of the solo as an intro and the second half as the actual solo, and for me this sounds very pleasing. Another excellent course from John , many thanks.
Gorgeous Song, Layered Learning
This course works well as a stand alone, as well as the next step after the Beginner Challenge. The arrangement has a professional sound and the chords are lush. Great soloing techniques.
Amazing course!
Beautiful song, chords, extensions, and solo. Great explanation. Thank you very much Professor John Proulx.
Always informative!
I learn something every time I watch one of these challenges and I enjoyed this one in particular.
This is a tune I’ve played (badly) by ear for a few years and to be honest I think that made it slightly harder for me to learn to play it ‘properly’” with John’s arrangement , but I’m very glad I stuck at it and I’ve now been able to add this to my (limited) repertoire ! An excellent course , very clear explanation and I absolutely love the suggested solo…in fact I’ve ended up using the first half of the solo as an intro and the second half as the actual solo, and for me this sounds very pleasing. Another excellent course from John , many thanks.
Gorgeous Song, Layered Learning
This course works well as a stand alone, as well as the next step after the Beginner Challenge. The arrangement has a professional sound and the chords are lush. Great soloing techniques.
Amazing course!
Beautiful song, chords, extensions, and solo. Great explanation. Thank you very much Professor John Proulx.
Always informative!
I learn something every time I watch one of these challenges and I enjoyed this one in particular.
This course will help you master Over the Rainbow at the beginner level. We'll learn the right hand melody, left hand shells, and a few easy tricks to spice it up for a final arrangement.
If you’ve ever been interested in piano accompaniment in a solo setting, this workshop is for you! Using the iconic song, “Over the Rainbow” by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg from "The Wizard of Oz," we'll explore various solo accompanying techniques so you’ll sound like a pro!
If you’ve ever been interested in piano accompaniment in a band setting, this workshop is for you! Using the iconic song, “Over the Rainbow”, we will explore various band accompanying techniques so you’ll sound like a pro!
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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.
Lessons
Lessons are combined into courses. Most lessons build upon concepts of the previous lesson, with the exception of Quick Tips which stand alone.
Smartsheets
Smartsheets use the Soundslice sheet music player to give students digital access to all arrangements and lesson sheet music.
Course Types
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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