Pianodiary Music Academy – Pianodiary Improv Fundamentals

From Your Feelings to Fingertips—The Direct Line to Creative Freedom

Ever listen to a piano improvisation and think, “I wish I could do that”? Now you can. Pianodiary Improv Fundamentals is your fast-pass from tapping random keys to improvising music straight from the heart.

You’ve got 88 keys in front of you, and endless possibilities.

But let’s face it—there’s a gap between hitting keys and making moving melodies that’s unmistakably you. What if you could close that gap today?

This course gives you over 4 HOURS of pure, unfiltered wisdom distilled from years of playing, improvising, and pouring my soul into the keys.

Yes, it’s that transformative.

Why Choose This Course?

With Pianodiary Improv Fundamentals you don’t need to bury yourself in complex music theory books or struggle with sheet music.

All you need is a passion for piano and an eagerness to express yourself.

No confusing terms, just insanely actionable techniques that are easy to grasp, and tough to forget.

What You’ll Learn In Pianodiary Improv Fundamentals

Welcome!

• Introduction

Before We Start…

• The Most Important Thing In Learning
• Following Your Intuition When Learning
• The Importance of Listening

The Basics

• Roman Numerals
• Core Improv Technique
• Getting Familiar With A Chord Progression
• Getting Familiar With New Scales
• Suspended (Sus) Chords
• 7th Chords
• 9th Chords

Inversions

• Inversions
• Inversion Exercise #1
• Inversion Exercise #2
• Inversion Exercise #3
• Inversion Exercise #4
• Using Inversions in a Chord Progression
• Using Inversions To Move Smoothly Between Chords

Arpeggios

• Intro To Arpeggios
• Simple Arpeggio Accompaniment Technique
• Using Arpeggios To Turn Chords Into A Melody
• Using Arpeggios As Fills Between Melody Notes
• Classic Jordan Rudess Arpeggio
• Descending Sus2/Sus4 Arpeggio
• Using Arpeggios For Movement In A Chord Progression

Accompaniment / 2 Hand Techniques

• Playing Chords With 2 Hands
• Basic Rhythm Fill Technique
• Rhythm Fill Technique Continued: Linear Triplets
• 2 Hand Arpeggio Flow

Left Hand Techniques

• Sustained Chords
• Repeated Chords
• Root to Triad
• Basic Flow
• Flow Variation
• Lyrical Flow
• Flow + Inversions
• Flow + Scale
• Simplified Flow
• Ragtime
• Rolled Chords
• Rolled Power Chords

Note Decoration, Phrasing & Articulation

• Grace Notes
• Grace Notes In Chords
• Octaves
• Predictive Repeated Notes
• Rubato
• Turns
• Pretty 3 Note Pattern

Advanced Improv Techniques

• Hybrid Right Hand Technique
• Rhythm Fill With Hybrid Right Hand
• Lyrical Octaves
• Playing In 3rds & 6ths
• Thirds In Octaves
• Repeated Patterns In Melodies
• Advanced Arpeggios

Runs

• Intro To Runs
• F major Run
• F Minor Pentatonic Run
• D Major Run
• Most Underrated Run(s) of All Time
• A Variation On The Major/Minor Scale Run
• Repeated Pattern Run (legacy version)

Chord Progressions

• I – V – vi – IV
• i – VI – III – VII
• i – VI – iv – V
• i – VII – v – VI
• i – v – VI
• I – iii – IV (iv)
• i – v – VI – VII
• i – III – VII – VI

Arrangement Breakdowns

• Hybrid Right Hand Technique + Rhythm Fill Demonstration: Count of Tuscany by Dream Theater
• Hybrid Right Hand Technique + Rhythm Fill Demonstration: In Dreams by Howard Shore (LOTR)

Wrapping Up

• Make Practice Fun
• Wrapping Up

Sheet Music

• Pianodiary – New Beginning
• Hans Zimmer – Time (arrangement)
• Pianodiary – Nostalgia
• Pianodiary – Untold Stories
• Pianodiary – Wandering

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