The Daniel L. Garner Pattern Method Video Series

Welcome to the Daniel L. Garner Pattern Method Video Series!

If you would like to jump straight into the practical elements of the method, feel free to start at Section 5 and return to Sections 1-4 later on for additional context.

You can view the Daniel L. Garner Pattern Method eBook below as a companion to the video series. The eBook contains additional guidance on the method and useful charts for practicing.

1. Introduction to the Pattern Method
2. The DLGPM Chart: L-Pattern Basics
3. Example: The Cameraman
4. Piano Basics: “Floors,” Keys and Families of Notes
5. Examples of Patterns on the Piano
6. Improvisation Examples: Blend Creation With Practice
7. Improv Technique: Anchor and Dance Hands
8. Two-Handed Improvisations on Every Floor
9. Play With Others In A Pattern!
10. Using the Pattern Method with a Classical Song: Gymnopédie No.1 by Erik Satie
11. Play with Someone on a Different Instrument
12. Pattern Method Transitions
13. Using the Pattern Method with a Classical Song: Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig Beethoven
14. Ideas
15. Closing

The Daniel L. Garner Pattern Method – eBook

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