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Published 2008 by Pilgrim Productions Inc.

2008 Pilgrim Productions Incorporated, All Rights ReservedContact: [email protected]


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Acknowledgements

Its not without the love and support from a great many people that I am ableto live the life that I truly aspire to live. To my lovely wife and partner Nancy,all I can say is a huge thank-you for all your love and inspiration. Without

you, Id still be wandering the earth in search of who knows what! To my sonAdrian and daughter Danielle, thanks for being the talented young people thatyou are and for knowing that you can do and be whatever you choose. To myDad, whos always there to lend a supportive hand, thank you. And finally, forthe many mentors, gurus, teachers, friends, colleagues, students and happypeople in my life, a great big thank you!

This piano lesson series is dedicated to my mom, Joy, who passed away just afew short years ago. I miss you.

Enjoy the Lessons,

Paul Tobey


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Table of ContentsLesson #1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1

Lesson #2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4

Lesson #3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7

Lesson #4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10

Lesson #5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12

Lesson #6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14

Lesson #7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16

Lesson #8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18

Lesson #9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20

Lesson #10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21

Exercise #1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23

Exercise #2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24

Exercise #3a - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25

Exercise #3b - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30

Exercise #4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31

Exercise #5a - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32

Exercise #5b - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34

Exercise #6a - - - - - - - - - - - - - 37

Exercise #6b - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39

Exercise #7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 40

Exercise #8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 41

Exercise #9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 42

Exercise #10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 43

Special Offers - - - - - - - - - - - - - 45


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What can you say to your mind to keep it out of the way?.

The only reason why this piano method wont work is your idea!

In order to get new results you have to go from being a know-it-all to being a-it-all.

This course is about getting you to sound like .

The vast majority of western harmony is based on harmony and is based onwhat kind of intervals?

If we add another note on top of standard triad chord what type of chord will you get?A chord.

Dominant 7th

chords are defined by what interval between the 3rd

and the 7th

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Diminished chords are defined by what type of interval between the 1stand 3rdandthe 3rdand 5th? 3rds.

Learning music should be and easy. If its hard or difficult it will keepyou from learning effectively.

The left hand for the right hand in our scales.

What notes are the most important notes of any seventh chord? Theand the .

Most popular music is based on what 3 chords?

If you keep doing things the same way youre doing them day after day you get thesame .

In order to shorten the gap between where you are and where you want to get youhave to change your .

Stress is the amount of you put into your situation.

Exercise

Using the 10-24-7 learning method learn Exercise #1 until you can play it without thesheet music and without thinking.


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Lesson #1 - Tip of the Day

What action gives you more volume from the piano? The with whichyou strike the keys.

Depending on how you try to create a loud sound you can actually get hurt with suchthings like strain injuries.

You want to lay into the notes and then .

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Lesson #2

Whats the name of the pianist that Paul studied with in New York?

Kenny said, Youve got to learn to play with your .

If youre going to get anywhere with your piano playing youre going to need to learn2 things, what are they?

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What are the 3 most important things to get the success you want in your life?

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According to the tree of life what happens when most people dont get the resultsthey want?

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The only problem with the above scenario is none of that will get you better

To get better results you need to focus on the instead of the fruits!

What you see is far more important than what you !

Change your behavior and youll get all new results!

People do the same things day after day expecting a different !

To get new results you need to step outside your zone!


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The things that you want most in life are your.

The only risk in life is not .

Kenny Werner wrote a book called .

The awesome progression represents 85% of the music we will belearning.

What is the reason why the V chord wants to be resolved? Because it contains ainterval.

Why does the II chord want to move to the V7 chord?

The II V I progression comes out of the cycle of .

Write a II V I progression in the key of Bb.

Write a II V I progression in the key of Ab.

Exercise

Practice the II V I progression in 3 keys, C Bb and Ab. And, practice it using the 10-24-7 learning method until you can perform it without thinking. (Exercise #2)

Remember, if you think this is too easy then youd be making a big mistake. Its onlyyour mind telling you that you need more.

You need to build a strong f of f before you continue to

learn more complicated strategies for great playing!

Tip of the Day

How to sit at the piano so that you can get the most energy and inertia.

Place the piano bench away from the piano so that you elbows are slightlyof your body.


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Place your right leg and your left leg .

If you over your hips it will give you more energy to lay into the pianobecause the energy comes from your whole !

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What makes a major 7thchord? The distance between the root and the 7thof thechord is .

The 9this available to add to the C major 7thchord because it doesnt create anywith the other notes in the chord.

Why is the 11thnot available in a major 7thchord? Because it creates ainterval with the 7thof the chord.

The 13this available because it does not create any orwith the other notes of the major 7thchord.

When you choose notes to put into your chord and you play them on the piano that iscalled a .

What 2 extensions are available in a minor 7thchord?

What 2 extension are available in dominant 7thchord?

Why is the 11thnot available in a dominant 7thchord?

What are the two most important notes of any 7thchord? &

In the early stages of learning chord voicing the left hand usuallythe chord.

In the system for voicing II V I progressions you move your fingers to the closest

available position.

Exercise

II V I Scale progressions in all 12 keys. (Exercise #3a)

II V I Chords progressions in the key of C Bb and Ab. (Exercise #3b)

Tip of the Day

When you approach the piano dont think of it as .

Name 2 stretching exercises you should do every time you sit at the piano before yourstart practicing.


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Exercise

Practice the twinkle theme using the new chord changes that we worked on in thelesson. Again, practice it until you can do it without thinking. (Exercise #4)

Tip of the Day

One of the hardest things you will need to learn is how to whileplaying.

One of the things breathing helps you do is to be while playing.

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Lesson #5

How much life are you living when youre stuck in a room?

If we dont practice a lot we start to think that were not ahead.

Part of the effectiveness of the 10-24-7 method is that you learn onlything at a time, so that you can absorb the information.

The Myths of Practicing and Performing

1. Thinking that practicing is .2.

Thinking that you need to be or .

3. Try not to cover too much at once.4. Having the wrong in mind.5. Trying to please .6. Trying to other pianists rather than trying to sound like you.7. Being of not measuring up.8. Trying to control the things.9. Spending too much time practicing instead of trusting your

abilities.

10.Thinking your audience is of your performance.11.Thinking that you are the .

The whole point of playing the piano is having !

What notes are the most important notes of any chord? The and the .

Write out a II V I progression in F major using the voicings weve talked about. Tryto do it without referring to your notes or the piano.


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Jazz musicians decided that because there are traditionally 7 notes in a scale thatthey would add an note.

What note do you add to a major 7thscale to make a major 7thbe-bop scale?

What note do you add to a minor 7thscale to make a minor 7thbe-bop scale?

What note do you add to a dominant 7thscale to make a dominant 7thbe-bop scale?

The be-bop scale is a very useful scale when it comes to .

Exercise

Practice the II V I progression in all keys. (Exercise #5a)

Practice the II V I be-bop scales in C, Bb and Ab (Exercise #5b)

Tip of the Day

Its very important to get an instrument that is worthy of your .

Pauls piano is a German and is made completely by hand.

Motivation for practicing comes from the that you practice on.

Get out there and find a great !

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Lesson #6

What happened to Paul when he went to play at the university in Japan?

Paul played at the Jazz Festival in Japan.

When you get to a point in your playing where youre no longer thinking this is calledMastery.

Being clear is setting a clear of what you want.

Once you set your intention you must from the outcome.

Sometimes it takes patience for all the to line up.

Its not easy vs. hard but familiar vs. .

C minor is the minor of Eb major.

What are the notes in root position in a D half-diminished 7thchord?

Why is the Eb not available as an extension in a D half-diminished chord?

D-7 b5 equals

Using chord symbols write a II V I progression in C minor.

Using chord symbols write a II V I progression in D minor.

Exercise

II V I progressions in 9 different minor keys (Exercise #6a)

Twinkle theme with added II V minor progression before D minor. (Exercise #6b)

Tip of the Day Meditation

Meditation means to thinking.

Meditation can be as little as not thinking for seconds.


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Before you play, take a couple of deep breaths and focus on your breathing ratherthan thinking about what youre going to be playing.

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Lesson #7

When you get focused on things that dont feel good, you become a powerful

for more of the same.

The law of attraction states that whatever you put your focus on .

The Secret is about getting what you truly in life.

On Jan 6th1999 Paul woke up one morning with a loud high pitched ringing in the earsknown as .

Quantum physics has proven that everything in the universe is made up of largegroups of particles which are pure .

The number one way to get what you want in life is to help get whatthey .

By changing your behavior which includes your patterns,patterns and your patterns, you will attract more of what you want inyour life.

Whether you want to admit it or not, you are the of everything thathappens in your life.

Blues was invented in the early s and came out of the.

Blues progressions are normally bars.

What key is a popular blues key?

One of the main characteristics of blues is the Call and .

What kinds of music use blues progressions with straight triad chords?.

Blues musicians and jazz musicians added to the chords.

In a blues call and answer, the call would come from the singer and the responsewould come from the or the .


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Write out the F7 blues scale.

The last 2 bars of a blues progression, bars 11 and 12, are used for something called a, which will get us back to the top of the piece.

What chord progression can you use for a turnaround?

Exercise

Play the 12-Bar blues progression using left-hand comping and right hand blues scale

(Exercise #7)

Tip of the Day

Flashy endings can be accomplished by the chords.

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Lesson #8

Its not just about being in the right place at the right time, but being the right

at the right place at the right time.

The 10 habits of highly successful musicians;

You have to know what you . What is your true hearts ?

You have to come from .

Go from being a know-it-all to being a .

Be professional and make others feel and .

Keep your in check.

Show up .

Know your stuff and come . Practice whats working!

Be a good . Be as big as you think isappropriate.

You have to take care of . Be a good money .

what you do!

Paul helped a professional doctor become a professional musician in onlymonths.

Write out a I VI II V I progression in the key of F using chord symbols.

Developing rhythmic independence of hand means .

By using standard blues riffs you can make your playing sound more .


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Lesson #9

What song did Paul get asked to play at a Christmas Concert?

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When a piece of music has only melody and chord symbols its called a.

Sometimes the chords in a lead sheet are not actually .

When choosing chords you should choose the chords first.

Working backwards, what type of chord progression should usually precede thedestination chord. .

The character of any chord is defined by the theand the .

When choosing chords you must consider what is the key of the .

When playing solo piano, you should not voice your chords above thenote.

Exercise

Refer to the lead sheet of Danny Boy to help you voice your chords. (Exercise #9)Learn this piece of music by heart using 10 24 7. When you do, you will begin tosee patterns appearing in your voicings that you can use when playing other pieces ofmusic using a lead sheet.

Tip of the Day

Great introductions create suspense and drama. You can use any chord progressionyou like but make sure that the last chord progression before the first chord of thepiece is a II V.

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Lesson #10

At the Montreal Jazz Festival Paul got a call from Andr Mnard to meet backstage at

Place Des Arts with jazz pianist .

That encounter reminded Paul to be for every step of his journey.

If music is your true hearts desire then can stand in your way ofgetting it.

When you follow your true hearts desire you become a that willdraw others to you.

The key to altered chords is the awesome progression.

The most important notes of any chord are the and the .

Which notes do we not alter when making altered chords?

The third and seventh of a dominant seventh chord make what interval?

In a dominant #11 chord it is assumed that the and the are not altered.

Exercise

Play the II V I progressions in the six keys indicated. (Exercise #10) The idea is toget the hands to perform the progressions without having to think about it.

Tip of the Day

Paul contracted in 1999.

Three hearing disorders that you want to avoid are ,and .

What are a few tips to avoid these disorders?


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Musicians are more for hearing disorders than any other segmentof the general population.

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Skyrocket Your Piano Performance SkillsTo the Next Level and Beyond!

With Multi-Award Winning Concert Pianist andPersonal Piano Coach Paul Tobey

In this highly anticipated Advanced Piano DVDSeries of 10 Lessons & accompanying workbook,you will learn to:

Use the 10-24-7 method to makememorization Effortless!

Develop your own lush sound that makesyour music special.

Energise your music by using beautifulchord voicings.

Harness the freedom of playing throughimprovisation.

Use professional tips and advice to developyour emotional, mental and physicalapproach to the piano that will get yournext performance a standing Ovation!

Motivate yourself from within to do whatyou love!

Get your music to the next level faster thanyou ever imagined using this revolutionarystep-by-step method!

Paul Tobey has toured world stages in 16 differentcountries. His musical catalogue includes severalaward winning CDs, DVDs, audio seminars, booksand dozens of compositions and arrangements forsolo piano, trio, quartet, septet, tentet andsymphony orchestra.

As a certified trainer and public speaker, Paul hastouched the lives of thousands across NorthAmerica. He continues to entertain audienceswith his latest release for piano & symphony TheRoad to Santiago Suite, featuring a blend of jazz,classical, Spanish folk and Latin music.

Documents

Downloadable Workbook 556874smdhfe