Are there really secrets to becoming a really good piano player? Or is it just a matter of practice, practice, practice?
Practice is necessary, of course, but you could practice until the cows come home without understanding what you’re doing at the piano, and all you would end up with is fingers that behave obediently [...]
How To Dress Up “Naked Music” On The Piano
What in the world is “naked music?”
You know it when you hear it, but the words that describe it sound strange, don’t they? We’ve all heard of popular music and rock music and gospel music and jazz music, but naked music?
Naked music is simply the notes on a piece of sheet music. It’s “naked” [...]
3 Quick & Easy Steps To Playing Music by Ear
Playing by ear is the ability to play a piece of music (or, eventually, learn an instrument) by simply listening to it repeatedly. The majority of self-taught musicians began their education this way; they picked up their instrument and began playing an easy melody from a well-known song, slowly picking out the notes as they [...]
Playing The Piano Using Chord Symbols Instead of Being Tied To The Written
Piano improvising and arranging is an art but definitely not a science. It is all based on chords and chord progressions. There aren’t any steadfast rules for creating an arrangement, nothing to dictate the limitless potential of your imagination. Musicians learn to arrange by simply arranging – and improvise by improvising — over and over [...]
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3 distinct ways a person can learn to play the piano
There are 3 distinct ways a person can learn to play the piano: by learning to sight-read music (the method 95% of all piano lessons use)
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Articulation — The Key To Clean Piano Playing
Posted on 05 September 2008
Articulation in music means the same as it does in speech — speaking (playing) distinctly so that each word (note) can be understood clearly.
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What is an octave?
Posted on 01 January 2009
The word “octave” is related to “octopus”, “octagon”, etc — in other words, eight. In music, an octave is 8 diatonic scale notes higher or lower than the note of the same name.
For example, the “A” note is always 8 notes higher or lower than the previous “A”. The “A” above middle C vibrates 440 times [...]
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Posted on 05 January 2009
Apple is rumoured to be releasing a new version of music application ‘GarageBand’, featuring interactive music lessons given by celebrity musicians. Apple traditionally updates its Mac program platform (which includes ‘GarageBand’) every January, and …
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