Fundamentals
Learn fundamental piano techniques and exercises to improve your playing.
Fundamentals Content
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Review the notes and fingerings for all major and minor scales through the circle of 5ths. Majors are presented with the relative minor scales.
Learn all of the Major Chord Inversions based on chord shapes. See the "flat" shapes, "triangle" shapes, and "V" shape chords. Then cover the remaining 3.
Learn 48 piano exercises to master your diatonic 7th chords in all 12 keys, including blocked and broken exercises.
Diatonic chords in G
Diatonic chords in D
Diatonic chords in A
Diatonic chords in E
Diatonic chords in B
Diatonic chords in Gb
Diatonic chords in Db
Diatonic chords in Ab
Diatonic chords in Eb
Diatonic chords in Bb
Diatonic chords in F
Diatonic chords in C
Learn 48 exercises to master your diatonic 7th chords in all 12 keys, including blocked and broken exercises.
Learn 17 essential exercises for practicing all 12 minor 7 chords, including block chord, broken chords, patterns, inversions, and progressions.
Learn 17 essential piano exercises for practicing all 12 minor 7 chords, including block chord, broken chords, patterns, inversions, and progressions.
Inverted minor 7 chords by 5-1 relationship exercise
Minor 7 chord inversions exercise
Minor 7 chords half steps going down exercise
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