Thank you verymuch Andrew.. You always learn so quickly, demonstrating your understanding in your comment. I don't know if it's because I succeeded or you're just so gifted! I assume the latter :) Fluidity comes with less and less conscious interference, which means more internal piano work. Can't be avoided! Looking forward to seeing your progress. Best, Dan

@@danthecomposer Thanks for the encouraging words, Dan. I would say your success comes from your “gift” and my “determination”. No doubt “internal piano or mind” is an essential element.

Thank you kindly for your comments. I’ll look into improving screen view content at some time or another! Best, Dan

@@danthecomposer this was my very first time having ever seen any of your videos. Really wonderful, and Surely, any additional aids on screen could be helpful for some people, but you make up for all things, with your generosity and concern that the student actually gains an understanding of your stylish content. Some people think I'm some kind of pro when I play something with some of the Embellishments I have learned form you....making me seem more advanced than I actually am .

Thank you kindly for watching and for your comment. It's a good idea. I'll put something together, either an article, video or podcast or some combination. I've always avoided sheet music on my channel but I feel a little demand for it recently, at least some notation stuff to help with score dissection. Will see what I can do - quite a lot in the pipeline at the moment! Best, Dan

Thank you. I haven't actually. But I do have a video or two which share ideas on making your own chord progressions up. I'll definitely use reharmonisation as a theme in a future video or two! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aapoqaaQnbrcY5s.html and kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h7BoZcdp0JzVhmg.html Best, Dan

Hi.. I just made a video for you which I hope answers the question! Let me know: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f9-ohbOT1bmmkoU.html Best, Dan

Good to read. As for the chair, apart from saying buy a new one (!), make sure whatever you're sitting on places you high enough and you're sitting far enough back to avoid 'energy puddles'... this is where a joint further down the arm is lower than the next one. The elbow must be above the wrist, which is above the first knuckles, which is above the finger tips... perhaps this may help things!? Best, Dan

@@danthecomposer Thanks Dan. Your comments noted. I realised the problem with my chair is the seat . It's made from 25mm thick MDF, with just 25mm of foam covering. Just not thick enough to cushion the MDF. Solution - make a new lid, properly upholstered - satisfactory! .John...

Hello Barry, The 5th of a scale is always a dominant 7th chord so I'm also now curious how you came up with Bm!? The progression is 251 onto the 6th (E, 6th of master key, G) - 2 of E is F#m7, 5 is B7... Best, Dan

I thought the the 5th of a minor scale is a minor chord. I know the 5 th of major scale is a dominant chord, I thought this is E minor scale?

Always think in terms of major, it simplifies everything. This is written in G major. Minor scales can only exist if a major scale existed before to give it the 3rd to lower, you see? The 6th (relative minor) can only exist as part of a more important major scale. See this piece as being based simply on the 6th of the master key (G in this case but can be any key of course). The 5 of the 251 onto E as a temporary root (F#m7 / B7 / Em, a so-called 'floating 251'), or in other words, when the temporary root is a minor chord, implying 5 should also be minor (as happens in minor 251s are you correctly point out), requires you to break the rules and make what you might call a 'harmonic adjustment'. you steal the raised third from the harmonic minor instead of the natural minor which gives the minor triad on the 5 chord. Think: E natural minor: E, F#, G, A, B, C, D, E (or G major from the 6th to the 6th of itself). E harmonic minor: E, F#, G, A, B, C, D#, E (or as before but with a raised 5th in G). It is this raised 5th (D#) (in the master key) (or major seventh instead of dominant 7th in the E scale, the 6th of G) which causes the Bm (B D F#) to become B major (B D# F#). I hope this helps! Best, Dan

@@danthecomposer That explains it but was a little unclear in the video, otherwise the video was one of the best music tutorial videos I ever seen, maybe the best.

Apologies for that but glad my answer helped! It's nigh-on impossible to put everything in every video so sometimes I jump a little. You would find this video useful to reinforce the concept: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bLKUhdiTsZ61hp8.html Best, Dan