Piano Scale with Chords - what is a good progression?

[elizabeth b]

Hi Everyone,

Years ago I took a Piano I course at the community college and pretty much all we did was learn the major scales along with associated chords.

1) First we learned all the major scales (we started at C, did C#, D, D#, etc)

then after we were competent at that, we learned chords

2) At the end of a scale we'd throw in various chords, such as C major followed by C sus4 6th no5 (combination of C-F-A), then we'd do C major again.

For part (2), we ended up learning a number of chords beside's those listed but that's all I recall.

What other chords should I throw in at the end like that?

Thank you,
Elizabeth

[Orlando Enrique Fiol]

Post by elizabeth b
Years ago I took a Piano I course at the community college and pretty much all

we did was learn the major scales along with associated chords.

By that, do you mean the functional chords on each scale degree?

Post by elizabeth b
1) First we learned all the major scales (we started at C, did C#, D, D#, etc)

I sure wouldn't have presented the major scales in chromatic order; I would
have presented them in the order of increasing sharps and flats.

Post by elizabeth b
then after we were competent at that, we learned chords

What kinds of chords?

Post by elizabeth b
2) At the end of a scale we'd throw in various chords, such as C major

followed by C sus4 6th no5 (combination of C-F-A), then we'd do C major again.

Did the professor have something against dominant sevenths?

Post by elizabeth b
For part (2), we ended up learning a number of chords beside's those listed

but that's all I recall.

Post by elizabeth b
What other chords should I throw in at the end like that?

What are you trying to accomplish with these chords? Some chords are cadential
in the sense that they lead you back home; other chords take you away from
home, either to different diatonic degrees of the same scale or via modulation
into other keys. I'd be glad to help you with all this if you'll be more
specific.

Orlando

[Unclefred]

Post by elizabeth b

Post by elizabeth b
Years ago I took a Piano I course at the community college and pretty much all

we did was learn the major scales along with associated chords.
By that, do you mean the functional chords on each scale degree?

Post by elizabeth b
1) First we learned all the major scales (we started at C, did C#, D, D#, etc)

I sure wouldn't have presented the major scales in chromatic order; I
would have presented them in the order of increasing sharps and flats.

Post by elizabeth b
then after we were competent at that, we learned chords

What kinds of chords?

Post by elizabeth b
2) At the end of a scale we'd throw in various chords, such as C major

followed by C sus4 6th no5 (combination of C-F-A), then we'd do C major again.
Did the professor have something against dominant sevenths?

Post by elizabeth b
For part (2), we ended up learning a number of chords beside's those listed

but that's all I recall.

Post by elizabeth b
What other chords should I throw in at the end like that?

What are you trying to accomplish with these chords? Some chords are
cadential in the sense that they lead you back home; other chords take
you away from home, either to different diatonic degrees of the same
scale or via modulation into other keys. I'd be glad to help you with
all this if you'll be more specific.
Orlando

I think she's referring to "cadences." You can look them up
online.

[Steve]

Post by elizabeth b
Hi Everyone,

You could always expiriment.