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How to create unique/colourful Piano Chord Progressions

Piano lessons about how to use Chord Substitutions, Secondary Dominants & Passing Chords to enhance Chord Progressions
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Piano lessons about how to use Chord Substitutions
Platform: Udemy
Video: 17h 2m
Language: English
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About the course

Join over 25,000 students that have enrolled in my 10 Music Courses. There is a Q and A forum where you can ask questions and you can also send a direct message to the instructor and ask him questions.

This course is part of my 10-Part Series Music Courses which include the following courses:
•”How to play Piano – Go from a Beginner/Intermediate to a Pro” Course
•”Intermediate to Advanced Piano Course; Become a Top Pianist” Course
•”How to create unique/colourful Piano Chord Progressions” Course
•”How to compose Beautiful & Catchy Melodies on the Piano” Course
•”How to use Slash Chords to create unique sounds & Basslines” Course
•”Learn to Read & Write Music to play Piano & more instruments” Course
•”Train your ears to recognise Scale Degrees & a Song’s Key” Course
•”How to use Altered Chords in your Chord Progressions” Course
•”How to Recognise Chords by ear;Develop a Skilled Musical ear” Course
•”How to use Borrowed Chords in your Chord Progressions” Course
With more than 16 hours of Content, this Piano Course is a Course that will teach you how to create unique/colourful Chord Progressions on the Piano. The purpose of the first section of this course is to go over the basics, the fundamentals and the things that you should already know as an intermediate or an advanced player. The other sections of this course consists of intermediate/advanced content. This course will teach you how to create unique/colourful Chord progressions through the use of a technique that is called Chord Substitution and through the use of Passing Chords and Secondary Dominant Chords. Chord Substitution is a technique that involves using a particular Chord in the place of another Chord in a Chord Progression in order to create variety, interest and hence add colour to the original Chord Progression. This course is targeted at Piano players that are not beginners. This course is not ideal for someone that is a total beginner on the Piano. Having said that, although this course is not completely ideal for an absolute beginner, an absolute beginner can still take this course because I do go over certain basic things that intermediate and advanced piano players should know in the first section of the course.The first section of this course is designed to refresh your minds and to make sure that you haven’t forgotten certain things that you should know as an intermediate or an advanced player.
This course can be seen as the part 4 of my music courses. However, it is not a prerequisite for you to have taken any of my other courses in order to take this course. 
This course will teach you how to make your Chord Progressions to be interesting and not boring through the use of a particular technique that is called ‘Chord Substitution’. 
In this course, you will learn about the different substitute chords that you can use for the Tonic, Supertonic, Mediant, Subdominant, Dominant and the Submediant Chords. You will also learn about the chord substitutions that you can use for other chords.

What can you learn from this course?

✓ You will be able to alter any Chord Progression in order to add variety or colour or a unique twist to that particular Chord Progression
✓ You will be able to apply the Tritone Substitution in your Chord Progressions
✓ You will understand what a Secondary Dominant Chord is and how to use Secondary Dominant Chords to add flavour, colour and interest to your Chord Progressions
✓ You will be able to substitute the Major Key’s Tonic Chord with another Chord that will fulfil the same musical role like the Chord that was substituted
✓ You will be able to substitute the Major Key’s Supertonic Chord with another Chord that will fulfil the same musical role like the Chord that was substituted
✓ You will know how to substitute a Chord with an altered Chord in order to add colour and interest to your Chord Progressions
✓ You will be able to substitute the Major Key’s Mediant Chord with another Chord that will fulfil the same musical role like the Chord that was substituted
✓ You will be able to substitute the Major Key’s Subdominant Chord with another Chord that will fulfil the same musical role like the Chord that was substituted
✓ You will know how to use different types of Passing Chords to add colour, flavour and interest to your Chord Progressions
✓ You will be able to substitute the Major Key’s Dominant Chord with another Chord that will fulfil the same musical role
✓ You will be able to turn repeated and boring Chord Progressions into interesting Chord Progressions through the use of Chord Substitutions
✓ You will be able to substitute the Major Key’s Submediant Chord with another Chord that will fulfil the same musical role like the Chord that was substituted
✓ You will be able to substitute the Major Key’s Leading Tone Chord with another Chord that will fulfil the same musical role like the Chord that was substituted
✓ You will be able to substitute the different Chords within a Natural Minor Key with other Chords that will fulfil the same musical roles like the Chords that were substituted

What you need to start the course?

• You only need a Piano or a Keyboard
• It is NOT a prerequisite for you to have taken any of my other courses in order to take this course.

Who is this course is made for?

• People that want to improve and increase their piano playing skills
• People that want to master the Piano to an advanced level

Are there coupons or discounts for How to create unique/colourful Piano Chord Progressions ? What is the current price?

The course costs $13.99. And currently there is a 90% discount on the original price of the course, which was $139.99. So you save $126 if you enroll the course now.
The average price is $14.2 of 82 Piano Chords courses. So this course is 1% cheaper than the average Piano Chords course on Udemy.

Will I be refunded if I'm not satisfied with the How to create unique/colourful Piano Chord Progressions course?

YES, How to create unique/colourful Piano Chord Progressions has a 30-day money back guarantee. The 30-day refund policy is designed to allow students to study without risk.

Are there any financial aid for this course?

Currently we could not find a scholarship for the How to create unique/colourful Piano Chord Progressions course, but there is a $126 discount from the original price ($139.99). So the current price is just $13.99.

Who will teach this course? Can I trust Oluwayanmife (Also known as 'Yummy') Akintola?

Oluwayanmife (Also known as ‘Yummy’) Akintola has created 10 courses that got 1,450 reviews which are generally positive. Oluwayanmife (Also known as ‘Yummy’) Akintola has taught 94,202 students and received a 4.1 average review out of 1,450 reviews. Depending on the information available, we think that Oluwayanmife (Also known as ‘Yummy’) Akintola is an instructor that you can trust.
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My name is Oluwayanmife Akintola although you can also call me Yummy. I am the founder of ‘Play Piano like a Pro.’ I am also an experienced Pianist/Keyboardist and I have been playing for many years. Currently, I have 10 courses on Udemy and those 10 Courses are: 1. “How to play Piano – Go from a beginner/intermediate to a Pro” Course2. “Learn to Read & Write Music to play Piano & more Instruments” Course3. “Intermediate to Advanced Piano Course; Become a Top Pianist ” Course4. “How to create unique/colourful Piano Chord Progressions” Course5. “How to compose Beautiful & Catchy Melodies on the Piano” Course6. “How to use Slash Chords to create unique sounds & Basslines” Course7. “Train your ears to recognise Scale Degrees & a Song’s Key” Course8. “How to use Altered Chords in your Chord Progressions” Course9. “How to Recognise Chords by ear;Develop a Skilled Musical ear” Course10. “How to use Borrowed Chords in your Chord Progressions” Course”How to play Piano – Go from a beginner/intermediate to a Pro” Course – Paying for offline lessons with a teacher for Music lessons can be expensive and there are people that can’t afford it; this course offers a better alternative for offline lessons and at a cheaper price. This course is for everyone that wants to learn how to play the piano or/and for people that want to learn about Music Theory.  This course is designed to teach you how to play the piano by taking you from a beginner level (with absolutely no experience) to a professional level. In this course, you will learn about many Scales, Chords, how to play by ear, Music Theory, Modulation, Transposition, Rhythms, Modes, Improvisation & more skills. By the end of this course, you will be able to play any song you like. By the end of this course you would have mastered all the different topics that the course includes.”Learn to Read & Write Music to play Piano & more Instruments” – Knowing how to read & write music is a valuable skill. Knowing how to read music will aid your learning of many musical instruments. Knowing how to read music can also help you to write your own song. The skill of knowing how to read music is something that can be applied to playing many instruments because the music theory behind many instruments is the same. Knowing how to read music will help you to know how to play many instruments like the Piano, the Violin, the Saxophone and other instruments.”Intermediate to Advanced Piano Course; Become a Top Pianist ” Course – This Piano Course is a Course that teaches Intermediate and advanced topics. The purpose of the first section of this course is to go over the basics, the fundamentals and the things that you should already know as an intermediate or an advanced player. The other sections of this course consists of intermediate and advanced content. The first section of this course is designed to refresh your minds and to make sure that you haven’t forgotten certain things that you should know as an intermediate or an advanced player.Although this course is not completely ideal for an absolute beginner, an absolute beginner can still take this course because I do go over certain basic things that intermediate and advanced piano players should know in the first section of the course. This course can also be seen as a part 2 of one of my other courses that is called “How to play Piano – Go from a Beginner/Intermediate to a Pro”. The “How to play Piano – Go from a Beginner/Intermediate to a Pro” is more ideal for Beginners because it takes you from a Beginner to an advanced level on the Piano. The “Intermediate to Advanced Piano Course; Become a Top Pianist ” Course can be seen as a part 2 of the previously mentioned course; hence this course is more suitable for Intermediate and advanced players than it is for an absolute beginner.
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Platform: Udemy
Video: 17h 2m
Language: English
Next start: On Demand

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