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Piano Parts
Piano Note Names
Piano Whole & Half Steps
Piano Intervals
Piano Major Chords
Piano Minor Chords
Piano Chord Variations
Reading Music for Piano
Piano Tempo
Piano Creativity
Piano Inversions
Piano Bass Lines
Piano Arrangements
Piano Diminished Chords
Piano Augmented Chords
Piano 7th Chords
Piano Extensions
Finding Music for Piano
Piano Dynamics
Taking Risks on Piano
Practicing Piano
Summary: Intervals are best described as the spaces between musical notes. Learn more about the playing and understanding the piano from a professional pianist in this free video.
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"In this next segment on how to accompany yourself on piano, I'm going to teach you about intervals. So, let's come back to C. And, if I go a half step up from C we call that a minor second. Listen to that dissonance. But, that dissonance is beautiful in the right context. If we go up a whole step, that's a major second. Minor third. Major third. Perfect fourth. Listen to that, beautiful perfect fourth. This is called the tri-tone. And, it was actually though in the Middle Ages in Europe to be the devil's interval. Because, it's so dissonance. This is a perfect fifth, because it's gorgeous. Minor six. Major six. Minor seven. Major seven. These are very jazzy, the sevens. And, our octaves C to C. If you can memorize these intervals, really get familiar with them. Then, you're really well on your way to learning chords."
eHow Article: Piano Intervals
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