TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: PULSE, TEMPO & TIME
Pulse and
Tempo
Note Values
Rests
Dotted Notes
Triplets
Tied Notes
Rhythm, Pulse, Meter, Tempo & Beat
defined
Time
Time Signatures
Simple and Compound Time
Counting out Rhythms
Counting Examples
Syncopation
Chapter 2: INTERVALS PLUS MAJOR
& MINOR SCALES
Intervals
What Are Intervals?
Major, Perfect, Minor, Augmented and Diminished
Intervals
Intervals by Sound
How to Recognise Intervals
Reversed Intervals
Compound Intervals
Harmonic & Melodic Intervals
Scales & Key
Signatures
Major Scales
( Major # Scales
( Major b Scales
Minor Scales
( Harmonic Minor # Scales
( Harmonic Minor b Scales
( Natural Minor # Scales
( Natural Minor b Scales
( Melodic Minor # Scales
( Melodic Minor b Scales
( Circle of 5ths
Chapter 3: CHORDS & CHORD INVERSIONS ON
MAJOR & MINOR
SCALES
The Various Types Of Triad Chords
Definition of Chord Inversions
Extending Chord Beyond The Basic Triads
Major Scale
Chords
( Triad Chord Inversions On Each Major Scale
Degree
( Four Note Chord Inversions On Each Major
ScaleDegree
( Five Note Chords Built On The Major
Scale
( Rules for Chords In Major Keys
( Triad Chord Inversions Through The Circle Of
Fifths
( Broken Major Triad Chords
( Broken Major Triad Inversions Through The
Circle Of Fifths
( Broken Chords For II to V Triads Descending
in Tones
( Major 7th Chord Inversions Through The Circle
Of Fifths
( Dominant 7th Chord Inversions Through The
Circle Of Fifths
( Minor 7th Chord Inversions Through The Circle
Of Fifths
( Broken Chords - IIm7 to V7 Ascending &
Descending in Tones
( Broken Chords For IIm7 to V7 Descending in
Tones
( Broken Chords For IIm7 to V7 Descending
Chromatically
( Further Patterns Built Around the IIm7 to V7
Progression
( Four Note Chord Inversions On Scale Degree
Through the Cycle
Harmonic Minor Scale Chords
( Triad Chord Inversions On Each Harmonic Minor
Scale Degree
( Four Note Chord Inversions On Harmonic Minor
Scale Degrees
( Five Note Chords Built On The Harmonic Minor
Scale
Natural Minor Scale
Chords
( Triad Chord Inversions On Each Natural Minor
Scale Degree
( Four Note Chord Inversions On Natural Minor
Scale Degrees
( Five Note Chords Built On The Natural Minor
Scale
Melodic Minor Scale
Chords
( Triad Chord Inversions On Each Melodic Minor
Scale Degree
( Four Note Chord Inversions On Melodic Minor
Scale Degrees
( Five Note Chords Built On The Melodic Minor
Scale
Minor Triad Chord Inversions Through The Circle
Of 5ths
Broken Minor Triad Chords
Broken Minor Triad Chord Inversions Through The
Circle Of 5ths
Chapter 4: MODAL SCALES
AND THEIR CHORDS AND
INVERSIONS
The Various Modal Scales
Chords Built On Modal
Scales
( Triad Chord Inversions On Each Dorian Scale
Degree
( Four Note Chord Inversions On Dorian Scale
Degrees
( Triad Chord Inversions On Each Phrygian Scale
Degree
( Four Note Chord Inversions On Phrygian Scale
Degrees
( Triad Chord Inversions On Each Lydian Scale
Degree
( Four Note Chord Inversions On Lydian Scale
Degrees
( Triad Chord Inversions On Each Mixolydian
Scale Degree
( Four Note Chord Inversions On Mixolydian
Scale Degrees
( Triad Chord Inversions On Each Lochrian Scale
Degree
( Four Note Chord Inversions On Lochrian Scale
Degrees
Chord Symbols
Important
Chord Voicings For The Right & Left
Hand
( Right Hand Voicings
( Left Hand Voicings
( Voicings for Both Hands
( Open Voicings - Axis of the 3rd and 7th
Chapter 5: CHORD
SUBSTITUTION
Plurality
Polychords
Tonicization
Secondary Dominants
Key Areas
Tri-tone Substitution
Adding Chords From Minor Scales To The Major
Key
Adding Chords From Modal Scales Into The
Major
Parallel Progression
Line Progression
Chord Substitution Applied to Well-known Hymns
and Choruses
( 'What A Friend We Have In Jesus'
( 'O How I Love Jesus'
( 'He's All I Need'
Chapter 6: DEVELOPING RIGHT AND LEFT HAND
TECHNIQUES
( Left Hand Exercises
( Right Hand Exercises
Developing As A Good Rhythmic Player
( Hand Independance Exercises
Chapter 7: PLAYING SONGS CONFIDENTLY IN
CONTEMPORARY STYLES
(i)The
Blues
( blues rhythms
( left hand styles
( left hand rhythm & blues & boogie
woogie styles
( comping style using both hands
(accompanying)
( blues endings
( examples of blues pieces
ii) Rock
( rock styles and various rhythms in rock
( rock ballads - right hand rhythms
( left hand patterns for ballads
( right hand fills (ballads)
( rock bass lines
iii) Boogie
Woogie
( boogie woogie bass lines
( examples of boogie woogie piano
iv) Country
( country rhythms
( country piano intros
( country piano endings
( country piano right hand licks
( country bass lines
( country piano examples
v) Jazz
( rhythms in jazz
( block chord style
( the jazz ballad
( common turnarounds in jazz
Chapter 8:
IMPROVISATION
Scales & Patterns More Common In
Contemporary Styles Of
Music
( Patterns for Improvisation built on the Major
Scale
( Patterns for Improvisation built on the
Harmonic Minor Scale
( Patterns for Improvisation built on the
Melodic Minor Scale
( Chromatic Scale
( Major Pentatonic Scales
( Patterns for Improvisation built on the Major
Pentatonic Scale
( Minor Pentatonic Scales
( Major Pentatonic With Altered 3rd Scales
( Patterns for Improvisation - Major Pentatonic
With Altered 3rd
( Blues Scales
( Patterns for Improvisation built on the Blues
Scale
( Further Blues Scale R.H. Patterns
( Example of Blues Piece With R.H.
Patterns
( Half Step/Whole Step Diminished Scales
( Patterns Built On The Half Step/Whole Step
Diminished Scale
( Whole Step/Half Step Diminished Scales
( Patterns Built On the Whole Step/Half Step
Diminished Scale
( Bebop Dominant Scales
( Bebop Major Scales
( Wholetone Scales
( Patterns Built On the Wholetone Scale
( Major Blues Scales
( Patterns Built On the Major Blues Scale
( Altered Scales
( Patterns Built On the Altered Scale
( Lydian Dominant b7 Scale
( Lochrian #2 Scale
Chords And Related Scales For
Improvisation
Chapter
9: CHORD PATTERNS FOR WORSHIP
Chapter
10: PIANO OR KEYBOARDS AS PART OF A WORSHIP
BAND
Chapter
11: FURTHER APPLICATION OF L.H. & R.H.
PATTERNS
IN HYMNS AND
CHORUSES
