The song was first recorded by Louis Armstrong. And his recording was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. The course comes with four video lessons (45 minutes) with a virtual keyboard demo and a lead sheet. The step-by-step instructions not only show you how to play the song in a fast and easy way, but also teach you how to dress up the music by using different rhythm techniques, different piano chords and chord progressions. It is suitable for intermediate and advanced players and those who would like to play this popular song in a more interesting way.
Skill Level: Intermediate and advanced
Format:
- Digital downloadable - watch video tutorials online or download and watch the video lessons from your computer or tablet
- Printable sheet music with lyrics and chords - download and print the sheet music (pdf) from your computer
- MIDI file - convert MIDI music file into sheet music and play MIDI music file with virtual keyboard
Media: VLC Player, Real Player, Adobe Reader
Lyric and Music by Bob Thiele (as "George Douglas") and George David Weiss
Video Lesson 1: What a Wonderful World, F major (14 min)
- Voicing of Lively Melody
- How to Make Your Melody Stand Out
- The Thought Process of a Pianist
- Triplet Rhythm Technique
- Double Triplet Rhythm Technique
- Filling Melodies with Triplet Chord Notes
- Triplet Fillers
Video Lesson 2: What a Wonderful World (17 min)
- Turn-Around and its Function
- Inversions and Fingering Suggestions
- Other Turn-Around
- The Beauty of Simplification
- Expression by Dynamics Control
Video Lesson 3: What a Wonderful World (4 min)
- Block Chord Swing
- Plagal Cadence or I-iv-I chord progression
- I- iv min – I chord progression
Video Lesson 4: What a Wonderful World (10 min)
- Diminished Chord and Its Formula
- Variations of What a Wonderful World
Bonus:
- Demo video with virtual keyboard
- What A Wonderful World’s MIDI file