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There are many types of chords but in this article, we will deal with major triads and minor triads and how to construct them.

First, let us deal with the language used to identify major chords and minor chords. If you are familiar with sheet music and you see a C chord symbol above the staff. All you will see is C . This means, play a C major chord with your left hand. If you see a Cm chord symbol. This means play a C minor chord with your left hand. So basically the rules are, you do not need to state that C is major or that a triad is major or that a

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When most people think of taking keyboard lessons, they already have a certain style in mind. Classical, Jazz, Contemporary, New Age… all these styles are available to learn.

The problem is, most students, especially adult students don’t want to wait months or even years before they can play something that sounds like music. Especially with the classical style, students are expected to master note reading and do everything “correctly” before they get to play something creative.

And what they do end up playing is usually a piece that was written way before their grandparents were born.

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“How is it done?” asked one student. “How do you create something like December Twilight?” I’ll tell you but you may be surprised at the answer.

December Twilight is a lesson piece (available at http://www.quiescencemusic.com) I created to teach students hand independence. So, how did I create it? I haven’t the slightest idea.

What I mean is, I went over to the piano like I usually do, sat down, and just started to play around. And out of nowhere, I found myself reaching for a bass note followed by an A major triad and D major chord.

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Chord jumping is a simple technique that allows you to use much of the piano. You simply take a chord and “move it” up the keyboard.

Now, I’m not talking about inversions here, although there’s nothing wrong with inversions. I’m talking about taking a simple chord structure and just using the entire piano to create with. Here’s what I mean.

Take the lesson “Coral Reef” for example. Here we have 2 chords, A minor and F Major. The beauty of only having 2 chords for this improvisation exercise is that it frees you up to experiment. That is, you can focus on moving them around instead of looking to see when the chords change.

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