Break Away II

Now that you are through with the beginner’s keyboard lessons, you are now ready for the intermediate keyboard lessons. Here we will discuss the continuation of beginner’s lessons where new interesting lessons and more advance topics on playing the keyboard will be learned. Before proceeding to the lessons on the intermediate level, you must first finish and passed the beginners keyboard lessons so you may be able to understand the level of lessons being tackled in this level. Here are the most common lessons that are discussed in the intermediate lessons on keyboard:

1. Building a Major Chord.

The first lesson in the intermediate keyboard lessons is learning how to build a major chord or create a “triad”. A “triad” is a combination of three tones that are pressed together at the same time to produce a unique tone. This part will teach you exercises to improve your skills in creating a triad, which is a major chord. Major chords are the basis of the tune of a piece and learning how to tune your music, building a major chord is what you need to know. 

2. Chord Number and Inversion.

Since a major chord has three tones, we now assign a number system where we use roman numerals in the root position so we can change the note around. This is a way to create new tunes by experimenting on the different notes. A more detailed explanation will be made on this lesson when you take the actual intermediate lessons in keyboarding.

3. Chord Progression and Adding Harmony.

Chord progression is a useful technique in harmonizing songs. It will improve the rhythm of your music and be more sweet to the ears of your listeners. Adding of harmony in songs is utilizing different chords in a million different ways to be able to create a tune proper for a piece. Adding harmony to the songs is really hard because of the many things you have to learn about harmonizing and the possibilities that can be had with combinations. It can take a lot of time and may cause a lot of stress if you don’t take lessons. But with these lessons, you will learn the different ways to simplify this part.

4. Enriching the Melody.

In this lesson you will learn different methods on how to make your piece sound fuller by using some chords in different inversions. Some approach may require you to learn different inversions and how to use these inversions in a piece. By using these methods you will be able to give life to your music and for sure, listeners will be captivated listening on how you play.

5. Intervals.

Intervals are the distance from one tone to the next. It is essential to learn how to apply intervals in a music to achieve the proper synchronicity of the notes. Intervals are expressed in numbers and have corresponding note distances. Notice that every interval begins in the low note “C”. The reason for this is because the “C” is often used as reference by most keyboardist. The following are the intervals and their corresponding distances:
1. Second – from C to D
2. Third – from C to E
3. Fourth – from C to F
4. Fifth – from C to G
5. Sixth – from C to A (the tone above the fifth)
6. Seventh – from C to B (hard tone to find and sing)
7. Eighth – from C to C (interval of an octave, same tone but 8 notes higher)

This article only presents some of the most common lessons taken in the Intermediate keyboard lessons. Taking the actual lessons may be more difficult and challenging but once you finish the entire session, you may call yourself a skilled keyboardist.