Courses - Akousunesis Lessons - Overview

Lesson Summarisation

Lesson 29 Summarising lessons 1 to 24

Lesson 1 Learn piano notes instantly 

Learn all the piano notes visually and instantly with your eyes closed. 

Lesson 2 Intervals - Part 1 Intervals Introduction 

Understanding and listening for intervals is the foundation enabling you to play music by ear. 

Lesson 3 How to construct all major scales 

In this lesson you'll understand the theory in order to play each scale. In the next twelve video lessons, you're going to learn how to visualise and play each scale using an awesome hand diagram created by The Akousunesis Method. You'll learn each scale in a more interesting and productive way with fun exercises. 

Lesson 4 Learn how to play the C scale using harmonisation, tonality, interval and melodic training 

This is the first of twelve videos teaching you how to visualise and play all twelve western major scales in a more interesting and creative way. The exercises will include ear training and melodic training techniques unique to The Akousunesis Method. 

Lesson 16 How I visualise and play all twelve western major scales 

All the twelve major scales visualised and finger positions. This reference video is for my student to be used when learning songs in a particular key signature. The students will learn how to visualise the scale to make it easier to improvise in the desired key signature. 

Lesson 17 Chords - Part 1 How I visualise fifths in real time 

Learning all the power chords on the piano is a prerequisite for you to be able to construct any chord in real time, this will be shown in the next video, but first learn all your power chords. 

Lesson 18 Chords - Part 2 How I construct chords in real time 

This is a very important video if you want to improvise in real time. Learn how to construct any chord by understanding intervals. To practice the exercises, click on the link below. 

Lesson 19 Intervals - Part 2 How I visualise thirds on the piano

By visually knowing all your major and minor thirds, and with the fifth rule, you have the foundation to make any chord on the piano. 

Lesson 20 All the diatonic chords in the western major scale 

You'll learn how to find and construct every chord in the western major scale. There are  only four chord characters to recognise and remember, XM7 Xm7 X7 Xø, where X is any of the twelve notes. 

Lesson 21 Modes - Part 1 An introduction to modes 

You'll learn how to derive all the modes in the western major scale and why they're useful in music composition. 

Lesson 22 Modes - Part 2 The emotional feel of modes

We take a look at modal equivalence so we can order the modes from darkest sounding to brighter sounding. By knowing the emotional order of our modes, you will be able to come up with great chord progressions for your songs. 

Lesson 23 The power of Akousunesis finger placement formulas 

The advantages of learning Akousunesis finger placement formulas are:

• Minimal theoretical knowledge required.

• You’ll develop finger mobility.

• You’ll reduce your reliance of visual crutches.

• Your learning process will be accelerated.

• You’ll develop interval – ear recognition. 

• You’ll develop a subconscious database of patterns in your head in which you’ll be able to utilise in your improvisations and compositions. 

Lesson 24 The circle of fifths

We go into some theoretical detail but also include what you need to remember to be able to play in real time. 

Lesson 25 How to learn a melody by ear

I run through the process of listening to the melodic movement of the song and writing down the harmonic interval numbers. 

Lesson 26 Stacking thirds

In this lesson, we're going to stack minor and major thirds in three different ways, and examine the chords and key signatures which result.

Lesson 27 Pattern stacking

In this lesson, we'll learn how a pattern is described and how to apply it over all key signatures in a particular order specified by the rising stack interval. 

Lesson 28 How to convert harmonic interval formulas into Akousunesis pure modal scales

I found a great application which will tell you the name of any scale you create. From this, I extract the harmonic interval formula and create pure modal scales making each scale easier to play on the piano. 

Lesson 29 Summarising lessons 1 to 24

This is a summary of what you need to know to play music by ear. 

Lesson 30 Critical knowledge to play any song

Learning to play songs by ear requires some basic critical knowledge.

Lesson 31 Determining key signatures and modes given a collection of notes

Given a melody pattern, how to find the key signature of best fit.

Lesson 32 How to find the modes of a melody pattern

Once you know the scale and modes of your melody, it becomes a source of inspiration to continue your composition. Each mode has a feeling in which you can choose to make your compositions more interesting.