The piano is one of the most powerful harmonic instruments, and as a pianist, 90 percent of our job is to play chords behind a melody. Whether you are accompanying yourself, a soloist, choir, or other instruments – finding the best chords for the melody is usually the pianist’s job.
In this course, I go through the eight essential stages to understanding any melody – the necessary things I think about before harmonizing any melody. Learning and mastering these eight steps will also strengthen your harmonic foundation to move into reharmonization as your skills develop.
Ratings and Reviews
Ellie L.
I majored in Music in college have 2/3 if a Masters Degree. I've taught private lessons for 63 years. I am a composer and arranger for my students and I was thrilled with what I learned from this course. You know how you are reading a book that is so good that you can't put it down? Well I started the course last night & every time I woke up I did some more. I finished at 4am. Thanks Warren!!
Steven Bunnell B.
I worked through this course in the space of one evening--on day one of purchasing a membership. Warren is a master-teacher as well as clearly an accomplished musician. Truly a WINNING combination! Many thanks. I can't wait to press on with other material on the website!
I honesty and literally finished this course in amazement. I don’t know if I’ll ever get to this level of expertise but it surely will not be because I have not tried! Thank you Warren, for your patience, your passion and your push to get us there. Dee Dee