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Identifying Rhythm & Syncopation in Piano Song in C Major

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Summary: Learn some great tips on how to identify rhythm and syncopation when playing a piano song in the key of C major with expert instruction from a professional jazz composer in this free video clip on music theory and piano techniques.

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Ryan Larson Ryan Larson is a young jazz composer whose teaching technique focuses on the basics of music theory in all twelve keys. When applying his 12 key technique to ... read more

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Identifying Rhythm & Syncopation in Piano Song in C Major

So now we're just going to play through the first passage real quick. And we'll read it on paper, and then we'll show you on the piano. We start one, five, six, five, six, five, four, three, two, three, four, three, three, one, one, flat-three, two, one, seven, six, five, four, six, one, three, one, seven, one. So if you look at the piano, again this is our pattern. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven. We got one, five, six, five, six, five, four, three, two, three, four, three, three, one, one, flat-three, two, one, seven, six, five, four, six, one, three, one, seven, one. So it's just that simple. And we'll go through and show you how you can use this pattern in any key in just a minute, just to reiterate how simple it is to read in pattern.

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