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3 seconds to prove you know your notes! Tag a musician friend who needs to see this! How many did you get right? #musicquiz #musiciansofinstagram #chordcompass #pianolesson by @chord.compass

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These 5 left hand pattern exercises help to progressively build your technique!

#chordcompass #lefthand #piano #pianotips #musictheory #pianostudent #pianoreels by @chord.compass

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These five technical studies have been the foundation of professional pianists for generations. From Czerny's velocity builders to Brahms' coordination challenges, each exercise targets specific weaknesses that hold back your playing.

#pianolesson #pianotips #chordcompass #scales #arpeggios #passages #musictheory by @chord.compass

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Transpose relationships — a practical piano and music theory lesson from Chord Compass.

Transpose C, D, E up a major second. The new phrase begins D, E. During the response counts, choose F natural or F sharp for its final note, keeping the original interval pattern.

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Transpose relationships — a practical piano and music theory lesson from Chord Compass.

Transposition moves music by a fixed interval. Keep the relationships between notes while changing their absolute pitches. Moving a phrase up a major second raises each pitch by two semitones in this example.

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Choose a major seventh — a practical piano and music theory lesson from Chord Compass.

Complete C major seven with C, E, and G already present. Which seventh belongs above them: B flat or B natural? Use the major-seven label to decide during the counts.

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Compare two kinds of seventh — a practical piano and music theory lesson from Chord Compass.

Hear C seven first: C, E, G, B flat. Keep the upper note in mind. Our next chord will keep the triad unchanged and raise only that seventh by one semitone.

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Build a major seventh chord — a practical piano and music theory lesson from Chord Compass.

Stack another third above a major triad to build a seventh chord. For C major seven, add B to C, E, and G. The new note is a major seventh above C.

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Separate strike and stop — a practical piano and music theory lesson from Chord Compass.

The key also operates a separate damper linkage. For a note with a damper, pressing the key lifts felt away from its strings. The hammer can then strike while those strings remain free.

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Follow the piano action — a practical piano and music theory lesson from Chord Compass.

Inside a grand piano, the key works as a lever. Pressing its front raises its rear. A small adjustable contact called the capstan transfers that rising movement into the wippen assembly.

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Phrygian and the lowered second — a practical piano and music theory lesson from Chord Compass.

Construct A Phrygian by lowering degree two of A natural minor. Name the changed note and then list the collection without changing the minor sixth or seventh. Listen again.

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Phrygian and the lowered second — a practical piano and music theory lesson from Chord Compass.

Phrygian has a minor third and a lowered second above its tonic. E Phrygian uses E, F, G, A, B, C, D, E, with F lying just a semitone above home.

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