I was honored to be invited by Musicnotes to create a special tutorial video for their new "Behind the Notes" YouTube channel! In this video, I walk pianists through 2 versions of Leonard Cohen's famous song "Hallelujah"--one for easy piano and one for intermediate piano!
The easy piano version introduces students to the melody, harmony, and form of this famous song. We'll talk about I, IV, V, and vi chords; inversions (and why we use them); and how broken chords can add interest to an arrangement.
In the intermediate piano version, I'll share a few tricks that arrangers use to create more sophisticated sounding arrangements!
The easy piano version introduces students to the melody, harmony, and form of this famous song. We'll talk about I, IV, V, and vi chords; inversions (and why we use them); and how broken chords can add interest to an arrangement.
In the intermediate piano version, I'll share a few tricks that arrangers use to create more sophisticated sounding arrangements!
You can find the sheet music for both versions I demonstrate in the video at Musicnotes, as well:
The easy piano version (including lyrics and chord symbols) is available HERE.
The intermediate piano version is available HERE.
What do you think? Do you teach this song in your studio? I'd love to hear from you in the comments!
The easy piano version (including lyrics and chord symbols) is available HERE.
The intermediate piano version is available HERE.
What do you think? Do you teach this song in your studio? I'd love to hear from you in the comments!
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