Welcome to The Tuning Note Lessons in:  Piano, Trumpet and Jazz Improvisation

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RICHARD'S ONLINE MUSIC PORTFOLIO (OMP) FOR PIANO LESSONS RICHARD'S HOME PAGE        RICHARD'S GLOSSARY OF TERMS        RICHARD'S AUDIO SAMPLES/VIDEO LINKS RICHARD'S SHEET MUSIC TO DOWNLOAD     RICHARD'S GAMES AND LEARNING TOOLS     RICHARD'S PERSONAL REPERTOIRE Hi Richard! Here's your own Glossary of Terms, which includes only those terms we've discussed so far... 3rds and 7ths: The "key defining" chord tones found within a chord. For example, when changing from a major triad to a minor triad, the only note to change is the third. Therefore, with rootless jazz voicings, you want to include the third and seventh of each chord. Note Names: The letters of the music alphabet consist of letters A through G only.  Each staff of a typical Grand Staff (i.e., a Treble Clef Staff over a Bass Clef Staff) has their own note names set for each line and space.  Each staff is shown below with their corresponding note names:

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