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Unlock the art of piano accompaniment—even when you don’t have notated sheet music! In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through my step-by-step process for seamlessly accompanying a singer using chord charts, structure analysis, and improvisation.

You’ll Learn:

How to accompany a singer on the piano without sheet music using chord shapes and patterns.
Techniques for improvising piano accompaniment, offering flexibility when working without notated scores.
Tips for aural skills development: recognizing keys, chord progressions, and adapting on the fly.
Strategies to interpret a song’s structure and dynamics, enhancing musicality and expressiveness.
Practical advice if you’ve ever been asked to play for a accompanying a singer.

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Chapters
0:02 — Introduction & situation | Playing accompaniment for the teen choir (no sheet music)
0:52 — Song chosen | “Take Me Back to Calvary” — plan for tomorrow’s rehearsal
1:27 — Finding chords online | Using Ultimate Guitar and Cordify to get chord sheets and timing
5:06 — Rhythm & melody | How to pick out the melody and feel the timing before arranging
6:52 — Chorus & pentatonic melody | Why the chorus fits a pentatonic shape and how that helps you accompany
10:38 — Suspended (sus) chords & harmony singers | Using sus2/sus4 and leaving out thirds to support harmonies
13:45 — Bridge: IV minor / chord color | Spotting the IV minor color and voicing to avoid clashing with singers
16:21 — Ending & tagging | How they tag the last line and a simple plan for the live ending