Scales are the set of notes you can play during the song that will sound ok to the ear.
On a song in C major (or A minor), you can play any white key.
Chords are sections based around a note.
The notes played during a chord give mood and color to the chord (harmonies). The main notes of a chord (that will sound the best) are found by taking every two notes (the note+2+2), e.g. for the C chord it’s C, E and G.
Also the sequence of the notes is the melody.
And also simultaneously the ordering of the chord “drive” the song and also the mood. The 1-4-5 the parent is talking about is a very common chord progression (C major, F major, G major). The numbers here are simply the 1-index of the note in the scale used as the base for the chord.
So while you have three dimensions simultaneously which can feel overwhelming the parent was saying that simply following the 1-4-5 progression and playing randomly white keys will sound ok.
Next step try to hit one the main notes of the chord when it is playing (C E or G for the 1 for example).
On a song in C major (or A minor), you can play any white key.
Chords are sections based around a note.
The notes played during a chord give mood and color to the chord (harmonies). The main notes of a chord (that will sound the best) are found by taking every two notes (the note+2+2), e.g. for the C chord it’s C, E and G.
Also the sequence of the notes is the melody.
And also simultaneously the ordering of the chord “drive” the song and also the mood. The 1-4-5 the parent is talking about is a very common chord progression (C major, F major, G major). The numbers here are simply the 1-index of the note in the scale used as the base for the chord.
So while you have three dimensions simultaneously which can feel overwhelming the parent was saying that simply following the 1-4-5 progression and playing randomly white keys will sound ok.
Next step try to hit one the main notes of the chord when it is playing (C E or G for the 1 for example).