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If you have students who are actively interested in playing pop music, jazz, or contemporary worship music, you’ve likely heard questions like: What’s a G5 chord? Is there a difference between a D2 and a D(add2)? What about D9? Since C6 has the same notes as Am7, how are they different? How do slash chords work, like F/G? This practical session explains the principles, common practices, and variations in modern chord notation.

While incorporating arm movement into a piano student’s physicality, it is important to take note of the root of that motion—for example, a circular arm motion can lead to over-extension of the elbow, and a deliberately upward follow-through can lead to an uncomfortably high wrist. Why not focus on the forward motion, guiding it all? In this webinar, through musical examples and close-up technical demonstrations, this forward motion will be acutely examined to show how it can result in free, efficient and focused piano playing, and wide-ranging, poised and beautiful sound production.