How to Play Piano Chord Melody. Piano Chord Progressions. 

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OMG, finally someone explained this beautifully. It took all these years for me to find someone to open my eyes to how I have always wanted to hear myself play. Thank you so much, you are God sent.

"To play correctly, we have to see the way a composer or an arranger does." Subscribed!

I like how he bluntly says this is NOT the right way to play at the beginning. It goes against the sentiment that "there is no wrong way to play" which I also like, but I've noticed that people are taking that sentiment to new levels, promoting mediocrity and being paranoid of challenge and criticism. Thank you for not being afraid to tell people they're wrong in a world where people increasingly feel the need to be told they're right no matter what.

omg.. i should have found this video before my few months of random improvisation. This makes so much sense. Piano is a representation of the Orchestra. Your illustration of the Chord Melody as a 3-part system is mind blowing for me. Thank you so much

Great lesson on melody chords.. Beautiful... Lee Sept 6-2024

I never heard or saw an explanation about a piano as an orchestra before. I have a shortcut on the desktop of my computer, so I can see this over and over again! It is very helpful, thank you so much!!!

here's a few ideas for how to learn piano Try practicing about an hour a day, or half an hour if you are very busy. Do more practice whenever you can. For example, on weekends you could do more than 1 hour, perhaps two or three, or even more. This is useful because it pulls you out of the routine of piano playing, and lets you practice more and perfects the pieces you play. (I discovered about these and more from Denelle Piano Lesson site )

This just changed music and piano for my totally!!

Good morning Mr.Dantoni.I usually get ''lost'' in details, because of my passion for details, and as a self taught/teaching musician for just about one year, I am extremely happy to have come across your tutorial.Thank you.

This one of the MOST helpful tutorials out there! I'm glad I found this! :'D

Trying to play my piano for 50 years by faking it by ear- you just EXPLAINED what I have ALWAYS been doing so I understand what i am doing!! THANK YOU!!!

whoa, man, these are some pretty advanced concepts, i did not think i was ready for this, but it seems i'm getting everything here, it's easy to understand with you teaching it. you've got yourself a new subscriber.

that was exactly what i needed to hear. i've been trying to learn piano (i come from sax world-single note at a time, 2 if i'm being fancy) and picking up piano so late in life is ... a challenge to adjust my thinking...this was perfect. thanks!

The best piano tutorial on the web!

Wow. I have been playing for almost 45 years. While I can play the piano, I'm not a good pianist. It's been a tremendous blessing and an outlet for venting emotions and an avenue for artistic creativity. I never practiced to improve. I played for pleasure and early on that was so much that I did improve of course. I was easily challenged. Eventually I got to a point that i wasn't improving because there was no focus on it. I never saw playing the piano as work. Not one time. So, here I am almost 60 years old and haven't played in over a month. I have seen many many ways to "learn the piano" courses. Some were good. Some very good even. Jermaine at GMTC gets special props from me. Those guys are great an the system of learning makes sense to me. Your approach is a paradigm shift from the norm though. The analogy of speech couldn't be more elucidating. We know how to speak quite well before we learn to read and write. Your approach to speaking the language of the piano with practice simply enabling us to be more fluent and accurate in our communication hits home with me. I only saw the exercises in the basic. Just like a bell ringing - how simple but impactful. It's about opening new synaptic pathways. Very cool. I understand many others are touting similar ideas but I, personally , didn't hear the idea as succinctly as I did from you. I wasn't moved to action. As life around the world slowly returns to some facsimile of normality I am going to settle into your method and do some work on the piano for the first time in my life. Thank you. Brilliant!

You are great....because this piano-chord technique is the most powerful and effective way of playing piano...this may be an expert level but will attract every one's heart... Please post more videos ON CHORD MELODY..

This is one of the best music tutorials I've ever seen. Thank you SO much. EVERYONE ELSE only seems to teach "play the chords in the left, and the melody in the right".... when they themselves don't play like that at all! Thanks for laying things out so beautifully for us. Subscribed!

Wow! Over all the sites I ever passed through I have found you are the great pianist, I real can't explain completely, thank you so much

Thanks for your views on playing the piano this way, it really sounds great . God bless you.

i love the way you teach!!! tapping into your blessed fingers😊💝

Thank you very much for the best tutorial, I watched at many channels but is the best, straight to the point.

Thank you, Mr. Dantoni, I learn so much in one video from you. Thank you for sharing your amazing piano knowledge.

Federico...you are THE MAN!!! Thank you. Now I can sound like a piano player (even though I am a Bass player) Keep making those videos.

For what I've been looking for, this is definitely one of the top three, and maybe just the best, piano lessons that I've ever found on RU-vid.

I recently signed up to Inside Piano and while watching the beginner lessons there was one on practicing left hand techniques, which included practicing the root & 5th. I wondered why root plus 5th, OK root was obvious but I wasn't sure about the 5th......but now I understand exactly why!

I found this tutorial quite inspiring! I don't know that I'd call the 2 part system "wrong" (I've been plunking along with it for years) but I must say your 3 part system sounds a lot better and will add some challenge to my old habits. We have a nice piano in the living room an after a bit of work with your system, perhaps my wife won't insist that I play the keyboard with headsets in the back room!!

This is my absolute favorite educational resource for piano!

ooooohhhhhhhh! That's how it's done. I learned in three minutes from you what I've been doing wrong all along. I thought I was just bad at it! Everyone please listen at 2:08. It changed my life! Thank you!

I’ve seen this video before, however, this gave me insight today when I took a chance to watch this again. Many thanks!

Oooh, so much #Information. You teaching me an #Others The #Simplicity Of #Piano playing. Step by step. An Why it Works. #Awesome upload.

Thank You for the very logical lesson ! Now I understand a lot more about the chord voicings (bass, tenor, alto, soprano). Also the formula (1,5,1 + third) was new and ashtonishing to me. It is now very clear, logical and I can make my own applicatios of other chords too : )

those 3 steps of applying chord to bas and melody is priceless, thanks

This is a Simple to understand and a Good tutorial

very good lesson, and very help fool I straggle for long time as new guy but now I’m in home.thanks

this is what i search for! i really like this videos, i ve never find this variation before. i always paly with no harmony at all

Sky this teacher is so nice that show simple then jazzy and now you can see the different.

Wonderful! Thank you VERY much! You're a *great* pianist and teacher :)

Thankyou! Perhaps the best lesson I have had for blending the melody with the bass line! the 3 part system will no doubt transform the way I play! Grazie!

Thank you so much! I've been looking for something like this tri part system 💕 I'm self taught and the depth of your system is something I've been missing. I can't wait to try this 😊

Hi. Dear Federico. Thanks for your Chanel. Am watching from Nagaland North Eastern part of India. Its a great learning together with u as though m a beginner here.

Bruh, this might have been one of the biggest ah ha moment I've ever had with the piano. Thank you!

Beautifully laid out presentation of chord progressions. This is how piano should be taught.

WOW!!! This tutorial is EXCELLENT!!!!! Thank you!!!

Wow! This is game changing. Suddenly "fake piano" music is vastly better. I was playing that 2-part version. And it does have a weak sound. I'm very comfortable with chords and inversions, but never thought to use them in the manner shown. Can't wait to work all this into my pieces. Huge! Much thanks!

This was excellent, thank you. I found the idea of the piano as a mini orchestra quite fascinating. I admit to being confused about a lot, but it was still very useful.

thank you! ive been trying to learn piano and this is the first lesson where they explain the correct way to play thank you!

Who can deny that the arrangement as taught here was simply beautiful? That said however some songs can be stunning when played so simply you can feel the very soul of the original composer Or perhaps using both styles in one piece. I can certainly imagine Yesterday played using the "incorrect method" to start out and then adding the texture at the bridge and maybe going back to "incorrect" at the end. The contrast between those two styles in the same piece would have a powerful impact. There is a place for all styles in the infinite plateau of music.

First time I see you, I learn so much just by listening to your very important lesson especially for a beginner. Thank you Gracias que Dios te Bendiga.

You explain things so they can be understood

Dude, if I ever have money I will pay you a thousand bucks for this video. I've never had a piano teacher in my life so I rely on books and videos like these, and I had been going through some distress since several months because my chord melodies sounded lame and I had no idea where I was wrong, even though the solution seemed like it should be quite simple. 5 minutes after I watched this video, my playing changed completely! It turns out, I was doing it as a two-part system.

This is excellent. The concept is actually pretty simple, given a basic understanding of music theory. The problem for most (myself included) is fluent and efficient (read smooth and not thinking about) chord voicing mastery thru your independent hands on the keyboard.

Wow! This is what I have been looking for how to play chord melody and I have done wrong as you said. Thank you for very informative video in just 7 minutes.

Excellent lesson for someone not quite grasping the system of voicing and inversions, like me.. Thank You, Kind Regards.

Omg!!!! That’s it!!! So easy finally thank you so much

Sir your tutorial is awesome hopefully many tutorials can be on this soeçific technic but the way you taught is unicbtutorial of its kind thak Sir

Superior! superior!

You are a great teacher and your method of teaching is the most systematic and easy to understand, well illustrated. Thank you for sharing talent and time. Great job!

Always wondered how do I create that full effect. Your video answered it - 'Chord-melody' Thanks!!

Maestro: Thank you for sharing your genius with us.

I kind of lost it after the triads, but I've been playing for 9 months, and I'll definitely keep these ideas in mind as I develop my understanding of music theory, and playing chords, harmonies and voicings. I'm a singer, too, so I'm going to have to understand what is best to play while singing the melody/lyrics. Anybody have any tips, please share, thnx!

After viewing this, a very bright light bulb is now illuminated above my head. Excellent lesson!

Wow... thats applicable for the blues combing and the jazz..... Nice chording idea

Fantastic Video. It's one thing when just show you how to play, but not many people seem to be able to inspire people to reach for the musical colorings like your videos impart. This way beginners, intermediates and semi pros can benefit from your tutorials. I love to hear slick riffs as much as everyone else, but when you can play 1 chord and it make people's head pop up to see who is playing, that is musical prowess at its best. I truly enjoyed the 1st few videos and will be watching the others. Thank you. Well done.

Never watched a tutorial which makes me literally smiling and laughing along the video in excitement, like it answers a lot of my questions although I am still a bit confused about how to find the appropriate chord.

Hi master, you completely changed my mind with this clip. Hope that I can learn more about piano through your videos, thanks.

FANTASTIC TEACHER

excellent video, very helpful for me; you're right, most videos / teachers don't explain it like this

Great Great Great!!! thank you!... the best!!!

Unfortunatelly i am not on the level to make it in practice,but very intetesting point of view at the topic how to create song that we here 👍💯😎

Your lesson takes me up a very important step. Many, many thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise

Thank u sir now it's become clear to me

thankou so much, had no idea about this arrangement.

best video I've seen you answered more than you teach. perfect 👌

Best and simplest explanation I've seen about chords and melody. Thanks

thanks so much, as a guitar player wanting to learn piano it help me a lot for opening my vision to the instrument. I was stuck into the 2 part system. muchas gracias.

Fantastic. Always improve with 1-5-1. Now I see the system. Thanks.

Outstanding explanation on this subject!! Esp 2 vs 3 part...You're a great teacher. Thanks for your contribution.

Soothing. And excellent

visuals and lesson great...thanks.

Agree 100%. Very well explained bro.

Awesome , excelent tutorial , the best ever explanation on how to play a piano chord melody thank you very much

This is a great lesson. I haven't seen this concept explained before....

Thank you Sir you are a gem

Thank you for presenting an excellent tutorial. I appreciated the clear explanation and the emphasis on showing the fingers on the keys. I will subscribe and look for more of your work. I’m over 60 and learning piano in retirement. This tutorial was very encouraging. Thank you.

great tuto, thank you for your explications,

...mi hai aperto il cervello! Strepitoso. Grazie.

Just the information ℹ needed - thank you so much ♥

Love from india 🇮🇳

wow. v good tutorial..thank u .. thumbs up for u..sir

Easily one of the best tutorials I've seen in years! Your work is most appreciated, please post a link for donations.

Thank you very much for this video....

Good day Sir. I really like how you have shown how to used the four part melody. I will like master what you have just thought us. How can I get to learn such mastery? Thanks for showing us how to correctly use the piano. Thanks again. Steven

wow... it's perfect video for improving piano chord playing skills!! thanks for uploading this video i practice it for all times

Awesome video man. Left is 1 5 1. That will help me tremendously!

Great video lesson!!! Very in depth!!🙏🙏🙏

Great Tutorial hope you will add PDF of this Beatles song thank you.

Excellent, Federico. Waiting for more videos like this. Thanks👍

Excellent video. Thankyou

It is a very distinct style that requires real understanding of chords.