Piano Foundations - Melody & Accompaniment
Irish Piano Foundations is a course aimed at the player who can already play the piano but who wishes to learn or improve on the primary foundations of playing and accompanying Irish music on the piano. These foundations include:
· Right hand melody - Ornamentation, Fingering, Variation and Rhythm
· Left Hand Accompaniment - Chord progression, Rhythm and Voicing
The course consists of twelve lessons featuring nine tunes with right hand melody and left hand accompaniment. Piano accompaniment is also taught for four of these tunes. Most of the tunes taught in this course are well known allowing the piano player to easily join other musicians to develop their playing even further. In each melody lesson, after teaching the melody phrase by phrase, Stephen demonstrates how to incorporate ornamentation and various other techniques taught per lesson into the tune. In the accompaniment lessons, Stephen will go through chord selection as well as rhythm, progression and voicing.
Lessons
The Hole in the Hedge
Piano Foundations - Melody & Accompaniment Lesson 1
C Major | Level 2 | Melody
Broken Chordal Rhythms and Walk Ups in the Accompaniment
Jig
Jim Ward's Jig
Piano Foundations - Melody & Accompaniment Lesson 2
G Major | Level 2 | Melody
Broken Chordal Rhythms for Accompaniment
Jig
Drag her Around The Bend
Piano Foundations - Melody & Accompaniment Lesson 3
E Minor | Level 2 | Melody
Rhythmic Left Hand Accompaniment and the Use of Broken Chords
Reel
Drag her Around The Bend
Piano Foundations - Melody & Accompaniment Lesson 4
E Minor | Level 2 | Accompaniment
Chordal Variation
Reel
The Battering Ram
Piano Foundations - Melody & Accompaniment Lesson 5
G Major | Level 2 | Melody
Right Hand Ornamentation
Jig
The Battering Ram
Piano Foundations - Melody & Accompaniment Lesson 6
G Major | Level 2 | Accompaniment
Chordal Structures and Runs!
Jig
The Kerry Fling
Piano Foundations - Melody & Accompaniment Lesson 7
A Major | Level 2 | Melody
Rhythmic Accompaniment: Sustained Chords and Broken Chordal Rhythms!
Hornpipe
The Kerry Fling
Piano Foundations - Melody & Accompaniment Lesson 8
A Major | Level 2 | Accompaniment
Broken Chordal Rhythm and Sustained Chords
Hornpipe
The Baltimore Salute
Piano Foundations - Melody & Accompaniment Lesson 9
G Major | Level 2 | Melody
Right Hand Ornamentation - The Triplet
Reel
Bruach na Carraige Baine
Piano Foundations - Melody & Accompaniment Lesson 10
E Minor | Level 2 | Melody
Ornamentation and Phrasing in Slow Air Playing
Slow Air
The Spotted Dog
Piano Foundations - Melody & Accompaniment Lesson 11
A Major | Level 2 | Melody
Rhythmic Accompaniment: Sustained Chords and Broken Chordal Rhythms!
Jig
The Spotted Dog
Piano Foundations - Melody & Accompaniment Lesson 12
A Major | Level 2 | Accompaniment
Chordal Structures - Jazzy and Alternative Chords
Jig
Donald Blue
Piano Foundations - Melody & Accompaniment Lesson 13
D Major | Level 2 | Melody
Syncopation, Broken Chordal Rhythms and Sustained Chords!
Reel
Welcome to OAIM
Online Academy of Irish Music
- Would you like to become a better musician or singer?
- Are you on the path to mastering your instrument but need some top technique tips?
- Are you interested in beginning a journey into Irish music and want to get off to a great start?
- Do you have a busy life style and find it hard to fit in the time to drive to weekly music lessons or are there no Irish music teachers in your area?
If you answered YES to any of these questions, you have come to the right place!