As one of many Jordan fans i find his lessons for the keyboard a real pleasure to understand and learn. he is one of the true greats alongside Emerson,Wakeman,Banks etc long may he produce great material.
Thank you for taking the time to share this knowledge! I wished I would have had somebody to teach me this when I first started to understand music theory better.
Thumbs up to this video! Though I know how to play piano you can always learn more. I am a self taught pianist, and I produce music, the most funniest thing I heard from a pianist who was trained classically with sheet music she told me she wish she was me in playing keys. I asked her how so, she said because she can't make up music she has to have sheet music in front of her whereas I can hear tunes in my head and play them out. No wonder she use to sit and watch me make up a whole track, she said that is amazing how I do all the drums, percussion etc. That's deep I thought it was the other way around, but I guess not. Thanks for the video.
Can expand this out way further- C maj -> A min -> F maj -> D min -> Bb Maj -> G min -> Eb maj -> etc. to reach all the way back to C. Recall how from Maj to Min it's down a m3? Down a M3 from Min to Maj. Also, the "next finger down" works extendedly, too, so say 5 (top finger, pinky, so fingers 5 3 and 1 are used) goes up a tone first (e.g. note G to A, T for Tone, S for semi-tone) then the cycle actually works like 5T 3S 1T 5S 3T 1S etc. so it's a pattern of length 6 and if you do it 4 times the 24th placement will lead you back to the beginning: 5T 3S 1T 5S 3T 1S 5T 3S 1T 5S 3T 1S 5T 3S 1T 5S 3T 1S 5T 3S 1T 5S 3T 1S with 1S bring from B to C
@@propermint1 If you notice, 12 notes x 2 tonalities (major/minor) = 24 chords, this cycle of mine takes this practice and extends it to all the chords, rather than just C-Am-F-Dm as demonstrated in the video. This also distills the point made in the video that the tone and semi-tone alternate, so to pick up steam with this exercise, saying "whole-half-whole-half..." or "T, S, T, S..." goes a long way as you cycle through 5 3 1 (which is a pattern of length 6). If you're able to quickly cycle through the 24 chords in 1 go smoothly, great! You've achieved the purpose of the cycle. Does that make sense?
@@nicholastessier8504 I've returned, how do you practice the left hand for your cycle? Obviously you can't just keep going down or you run out of notes, do you have a method? perhaps once you cycle Cmaj-Am-F-Dm; do you move up register to Bb and then start cycle again? If so what fingering?
sorry about the question ( i am a new piano student ): why the inversions? to fit the fingers better or also the sound will be different with the same 3 notes?
Could someone explain why the f major comes into play , just because it sounds good ? I understand the cmaj - amin relationship and the f major and d minor ( realtive minors )
They're next to each other on the circle of fifths upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Circle_of_fifths_deluxe_4.svg/400px-Circle_of_fifths_deluxe_4.svg.png Normally everyone goes round clockwise, but Jordan is going around anti-clockwise, so instead of being perfect 5ths, it goes round in major 4ths instead (C -> F, and so on)
It's because it goes along well with the Cmaj and Amin. It also belongs to the C major scale. You could even add Eminor and Gmajor to the exercise because they also belong in the Cmajor scale. Coincidentally (not really) these 2 chords also share that minor major relationship. That means that the notes of the Gmajor and E minor scale are the same. (a, b, c, d, e, f# and g)
+Ilham Nurhamzah practice scales, arpeggios, and chords with both hands at the same time, both coordinated and contrary motion. Practice your weaker hand more, that worked for me, i was surprised after a month or so i could play a sheet music that needed both hands synchronized.
Well, Jordan has 18 solo albums which means he is successful. An average album may cost 10-20k dollars but it depends on how much production is used, most of Rudess's albums are only piano, but if we take into account those that use a band, synthesizers and so on, it would perhaps reach 50k. The guy published a new album this year, so it seems people buy them. He has collaborated on songs with at least 40 artists/bands (not including DT nor LTE) He has collaborated with whole orchestras (for example the Venezuelan Orchestra in the Explorations album) He has over 10+ applications on his software company Wizdom Music He has KORG and Roland as sponsors He has a LOT of keyboards, synths and pianos on his house (if you have seen his videos you can see them) most of them professionals, that's a lot of money. He also plays on conservatories, music events and music centers. I don't know, but I guess he sells.
As one of many Jordan fans i find his lessons for the keyboard a real pleasure to understand and learn. he is one of the true greats alongside Emerson,Wakeman,Banks etc long may he produce great material.
Colin Martin i
Agree
I've been playing for 15 years but was self taught and it still feels like rocket science ;)
@Muse Axe Backing Tracks that funny man :)
I’ve been playing keys forever. I love the tricks you point out.
Never a dull moment
Thank you for taking the time to share this knowledge! I wished I would have had somebody to teach me this when I first started to understand music theory better.
Yarden Rudess the Hakim of piano.. Blessing from the Holy land
Thumbs up to this video! Though I know how to play piano you can always learn more. I am a self taught pianist, and I produce music, the most funniest thing I heard from a pianist who was trained classically with sheet music she told me she wish she was me in playing keys. I asked her how so, she said because she can't make up music she has to have sheet music in front of her whereas I can hear tunes in my head and play them out. No wonder she use to sit and watch me make up a whole track, she said that is amazing how I do all the drums, percussion etc. That's deep I thought it was the other way around, but I guess not. Thanks for the video.
thank you for the lessons there simplicity is beautiful in just two lessons you have really helped me find musicality in my practice,
Can I please have a glass of wine with this cheesy piano.
Wow. You are a great teacher. Thank you.
Pure gold for beginners like me!
Can expand this out way further- C maj -> A min -> F maj -> D min -> Bb Maj -> G min -> Eb maj -> etc. to reach all the way back to C. Recall how from Maj to Min it's down a m3? Down a M3 from Min to Maj. Also, the "next finger down" works extendedly, too, so say 5 (top finger, pinky, so fingers 5 3 and 1 are used) goes up a tone first (e.g. note G to A, T for Tone, S for semi-tone) then the cycle actually works like 5T 3S 1T 5S 3T 1S etc. so it's a pattern of length 6 and if you do it 4 times the 24th placement will lead you back to the beginning:
5T 3S 1T 5S 3T 1S 5T 3S 1T 5S 3T 1S 5T 3S 1T 5S 3T 1S 5T 3S 1T 5S 3T 1S with 1S bring from B to C
I tried your cycle 5T 3S 1T. But, i might be missing the point why is this useful?
@@propermint1 If you notice, 12 notes x 2 tonalities (major/minor) = 24 chords, this cycle of mine takes this practice and extends it to all the chords, rather than just C-Am-F-Dm as demonstrated in the video. This also distills the point made in the video that the tone and semi-tone alternate, so to pick up steam with this exercise, saying "whole-half-whole-half..." or "T, S, T, S..." goes a long way as you cycle through 5 3 1 (which is a pattern of length 6). If you're able to quickly cycle through the 24 chords in 1 go smoothly, great! You've achieved the purpose of the cycle. Does that make sense?
@@nicholastessier8504 makes perfect sense thanks dude - it clicked :)
@@propermint1 happy to help my guy :)
@@nicholastessier8504 I've returned, how do you practice the left hand for your cycle? Obviously you can't just keep going down or you run out of notes, do you have a method? perhaps once you cycle Cmaj-Am-F-Dm; do you move up register to Bb and then start cycle again? If so what fingering?
you are great.thats all i need to say.
thanks, very nice lesson !
Merci beaucoup for this.
Excellent
Sir Jordan can you teach us to how you create your piano shred?
super helpful! :)
The hair is inverted?
sorry about the question ( i am a new piano student ): why the inversions? to fit the fingers better or also the sound will be different with the same 3 notes?
Yes!
Could someone explain why the f major comes into play , just because it sounds good ?
I understand the cmaj - amin relationship
and the f major and d minor ( realtive minors )
They're next to each other on the circle of fifths
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Circle_of_fifths_deluxe_4.svg/400px-Circle_of_fifths_deluxe_4.svg.png
Normally everyone goes round clockwise, but Jordan is going around anti-clockwise, so instead of being perfect 5ths, it goes round in major 4ths instead (C -> F, and so on)
It's because it goes along well with the Cmaj and Amin. It also belongs to the C major scale. You could even add Eminor and Gmajor to the exercise because they also belong in the Cmajor scale. Coincidentally (not really) these 2 chords also share that minor major relationship. That means that the notes of the Gmajor and E minor scale are the same. (a, b, c, d, e, f# and g)
Damn.
the question is, how to syncronize the left hand and right hand?
does everybody know where i can learn that?
+Ilham Nurhamzah practice scales, arpeggios, and chords with both hands at the same time, both coordinated and contrary motion. Practice your weaker hand more, that worked for me, i was surprised after a month or so i could play a sheet music that needed both hands synchronized.
+Ilham Nurhamzah Try learning "Skyfall" by Adele. That song REALLY helped me learn hand independence.
goot
Now you can play Coldplay's Fix You or Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah
I expected one last C major at the ending but nope xD
The only numbers we care about is sales. Please post sales of all rudess albums. Thought so. Fail. Back to Juilliard with this hack.
Well, Jordan has 18 solo albums which means he is successful. An average album may cost 10-20k dollars but it depends on how much production is used, most of Rudess's albums are only piano, but if we take into account those that use a band, synthesizers and so on, it would perhaps reach 50k. The guy published a new album this year, so it seems people buy them.
He has collaborated on songs with at least 40 artists/bands (not including DT nor LTE)
He has collaborated with whole orchestras (for example the Venezuelan Orchestra in the Explorations album)
He has over 10+ applications on his software company Wizdom Music
He has KORG and Roland as sponsors
He has a LOT of keyboards, synths and pianos on his house (if you have seen his videos you can see them) most of them professionals, that's a lot of money.
He also plays on conservatories, music events and music centers.
I don't know, but I guess he sells.