'Greensleeves' Creative Piano Lessons Course

Craft your own arrangement of this popular, timeless melody

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Teacher: Bob Chappell

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Description

A stand-alone Musicarta project for all levels designed to get a complete performance of this beautiful tune into your repertoire efficiently and easily - and teach a raft of 'practical music theory' along the way.

For all levels. You can learn to play just the simplest two-handed arrangement or develop your arrangement as far as you can take it with chord inversion, syncopation, broken chord accompaniments, counter-melody harmonization - all techniques you can use in all your playing going forward.

For readers and non-readers alike. Ample video and virtual piano demonstrations mean not reading music is not a problem - while offering a painless and effective way to get into or back into reading for both novices and lapsed pianists coming back to the instrument.

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Objectives

Learn to play several versions of 'Greensleeves' freely at the keyboard
Understand basic popular music theory terms

Instructional level

Multilevel

Requirements

You must like 'Greensleeves'!

Who should take this online course

A stand-alone Musicarta project for all levels designed to get a complete performance of this beautiful tune into your repertoire efficiently and easily - and teach a raft of 'practical music theory' along the way.

For all levels. You can learn to play just the simplest two-handed arrangement or develop your arrangement as far as you can take it with chord inversion, syncopation, broken chord accompaniments, counter-melody harmonization - all techniques you can use in all your playing going forward.

For readers and non-readers alike. Ample video and virtual piano demonstrations mean not reading music is not a problem - while offering a painless and effective way to get into or back into reading for both novices and lapsed pianists coming back to the instrument.

Chapter 1: Greensleeves - Piano solo with variations
- 1 Greensleeves 1: Learning the Melody 18:19 min
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  DescriptionLearning the melody - with the right fingering! - is the start of playing any arrangement. Enjoy this free lesson - you're sure to want to learn the chords to go with it! Download the lesson notes and watch the teaching video. You may find it easier to study with the split-up video on your dedicated web page (link in External Resources).
- 2 Greensleeves 2: Adding the Chords 19:29 min
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  DescriptionNow you learn how to find the Greensleeves chords using the Basic Music-making Position and add them to the melody to create your first performance. Download the lesson notes and watch the teaching video. You may find it easier to study with the split-up video on your dedicated web page (link in External Resources).
- 3 Greensleeves 3: First Broken Chord Texture 17:57 min
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  DescriptionThe first broken chord texture breaks the left hand Basic Music-making Position chord up bottom, middle, top, bottom notes - an easy way to make an accompaniment. Download the lesson notes and watch the teaching video. You may find it easier to study with the split-up video on your dedicated web page (link in External Resources).
- 4 Greensleeves 4: Second Broken Chord Texture 13:52 min
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  DescriptionThe left hand now plays continuous broken chords - more for you to think about and keep your eye on! Download the lesson notes and watch the teaching video. You may find it easier to study with the split-up video on your dedicated web page (link in External Resources).
- 5 Greensleeves 1-4: Scrolling Manuscript Performances 03:31 min
  
  DescriptionFor convenience, here are the combined scrolling-MS performances 1-4: Melody with one chord per bar; with two chords; with the first broken-chord texture; and with the second broken-chord texture. Use the video to refresh your memory if you come back to the Greensleeves course after a break, or just to guide your practising e.g. by playing just the left hand chords.
- 6 Greensleeves 5: Hands-crossed Medley Version 18:45 min
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  DescriptionPlaying crossed hands looks good and is an easy way to get more 'mileage' out of your practicing. The Greensleeves tune sounds particularly good in the bass, too. Download the lesson notes and music from the resources section.
- 7 Greensleeves 6: New Chords 22:20 min
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  DescriptionLearn about inversions and make new chords out of your Basic Music-making Position triads. The new chords sound better in certain places and give you more arranging options. Download the lesson notes and watch the teaching video. You may find it easier to study with the split-up video on your dedicated web page (link in External Resources).
- 8 Greensleeves 6: Scrolling Manuscript Performance 00:55 min
  
  DescriptionHere is the scrolling-manuscript performance of the Lesson Six: New Chords material.
- 9 Greensleeves 7: The Countermelody Version 13:51 min
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  DescriptionA counter melody in the bass, walking in tenths with the melody or joining the bottom notes of the left hand chords/inversions, makes your arrangement a satisfying piece of music. Download the lesson notes and watch the teaching video. You may find it easier to study with the split-up video on your dedicated web page (link in External Resources).
- 10 Greensleeves 8: Concert Variations Commentary 09:23 min
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  DescriptionThis lesson is a talk-through of the Convert Variations performance showing how the techniques you've learned are woven into the arrangement. Download the lesson notes and watch the teaching video. You may find it easier to study with the split-up video on your dedicated web page (link in External Resources).

The Teachlr

Bob Chappell

Creative keyboards coach

Born in the UK and a pianist and gigging musician from a young age, I now work live and work in Cape Town, and edit and work a a voice artist as well as teaching piano and guitar.