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Create Epic Tension On The Piano with Suspensions! - Piano Tutorial

A piano tutorial on using suspensions to create epic tension and resolution in your music, adding emotional depth to your chord progressions.

Suspensions are one of the most powerful tools for creating tension and resolution in music. This piano tutorial teaches you how to use suspensions to add epic tension to your chord progressions and make your music more emotionally compelling.

What You’ll Learn

  • What suspensions are and how they work
  • How to create tension and resolution using suspensions
  • Practical piano techniques for adding suspensions to your playing
  • Writing melodies with emotion like Illenium, Seven Lions, and Said the Sky
  • Writing melodies with happy vibes (Kygo-style)
  • How to use the Circle of 5ths for chord progressions
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Niko Kotoulas

Award-winning concert pianist and music producer with 50M+ streams. Founder of Piano For Producers.

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