Pentatonic Scales

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Here, we will show you how to play the pentatonic scale, also called a 5-note scale. The easiest way to demostrate this scale, is to play all of the black keys on the piano keyboard . The pentatonic scale creates a mood that may remind you of songs from East Asia.

[Review: How to play major scale which consists of seven notes in an octave]

Here are the intervals for Pentatonic Scales:

W - W - m3 - W - m3

W - whole tone ( a whole note )
m3 - minor third ( 3 semi-tone / half-tone )

Play all the black keys starting with Gb:

G♭ - A♭ - B♭ - D♭ - E♭

Intervals between:
G♭ to A♭ is a whole tone (whole step)
A♭ to B♭ is also a whole tone
B♭ to D♭ is three (3) semi tone or half tone
D♭ to E♭ is a whole tone


How to play Pentatonic Scale:

G♭- A♭- B♭- D♭- E♭
Pentatonic Scales

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Posted August 14th, 2011 at 4:16 pm by writer46 in Piano - Techniques | No Comments »

Piano Lessons for Children

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Statistic has shown that music can make a person smarter, happier, and have a better self-esteem. With the right techniques and tools, everyone can learn how to play music instrument in no time at all. ZebraKeys.com is an online piano learning website which provides free piano lessons for children and those who want to learn the piano.

As a former inspiring piano teacher of many years, ZebraKeys’ publisher wanted every child he taught to be able to grasp the music concepts and the lessons he presented to them. However, not everyone can possibly learn and do well at the same pace - some need more time than the others, which may require a lot more resources and music learning tools. So for awhile, he had been brainstorming to come up with a solution to share some of the techniques on how to play piano for children all around the globe. Together with his brother, a programmer (who also designed ZebraKeys’ Z-Board), they launched ZebraKeys.com, a piano learning website. ZebraKeys.com has been provided free tutorials for children and anyone who want to learn how to play the piano since 2006.

Click on Piano Basics to start learning piano now!

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Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 12:35 pm by writer46 in Music, Piano, Technology | No Comments »

The Ash Grove

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One of the popular Welsh folk songs, “The Ash Grove“, was written in the 19th century by John Oxenford. Watch and listen to this song playing on the piano, and learn how to play it using our Free online virtual piano keyboard below.

Access / download free sheet music for The Ash Grove now, so you can use it to practice this song (virtual piano keyboard provided - see below).

This song is played in 3/4 time, which means there are 3 beats in a measure, and every beat gets a quarter note.  You will be playing four chords: C, G, F, and D, in this song.

[Review: music notation for note duration - dotted half note equals to 3 beats/counts]

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Posted June 13th, 2011 at 12:05 pm by writer46 in Free Sheet Music, Music, Piano - Learn Songs | No Comments »

Brahms’ Lullaby


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Learn how to play Brahms’ Lullaby on piano. Watch this video animation played by Synthesia.

Download “Brahms’ Lullaby” sheet music for free.

This song is played in 3/4 Time, which is three beats per measure, and each beat gets a quarter note.
There are only three chords in this songs - C chord, G chord, and F chords.
Use virtual piano below to practice this song (see instructions below).
Click to browse piano keyboards here if you don’t already own one.

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Posted June 13th, 2011 at 9:59 am by writer46 in Free Sheet Music, Music, Piano - Learn Songs | No Comments »

Online Piano Keyboard: Virtual Keyboard

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ZebraKeys’ virtual keyboard is an excellent online tool to use along with its Free piano lessons.  You can use this virtual Z-Board to practice songs or just play the notes and hear how they sound like.

In the “preparation” section, you will learn basic piano skills - the layout of piano keyboard and basic music notation. After you are familiar with these basic skills, you will be learning how to play some of the easy popular songs, and be able to practice them on our virtual piano keyboard below. See instructions below:

Instructions:

Use the virtual piano keyboard below to practice what you’ve learned in the “Piano Basics” Section - Piano Layout. You can play this Virtual Piano Z-Board in two ways:

1) Use mouse to click directly on any key (note highlighted in RED), or

2) Press on any corresponding button (key highlighted in BLUE) on your computer keyboard to play that particular note (this feature is used when playing chords - you have to first click on the virtual piano once to activate this feature)

e.g. Press “Shift” to play note “C”, press letter “S” to play note “E”, and so on. To play C Major Chord (C - E - G): Hold down “Shift” - “S” - “F” buttons on the computer keyboard at the same time. See sample below:

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Clair de Lune

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Watch the demo playing Clair de Lune, one of the famous classical pieces.
You can find sheet music for Clair de Lune here.

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Posted May 5th, 2011 at 11:53 am by writer46 in Piano - Learn Songs | No Comments »

Chord Patterns


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Improvisation is the ability to make music as you are performing it. Much of improvisation is learning patterns or different note and chord arrangements that you can then apply to songs that you already know.

Here, you will learn some chord patterns that you can play with your left hand that can be added to any song to create more interesting sounding music. Below are three improvisation techniques that you will be learning. Try and play these chord patterns on your piano or piano keyboard, or use our Virtual Piano provided below.

Double Chord
Broken Chord
Arpeggio Chord

Double Chord Pattern

Double chord” pattern - is when the same chord is played again in the same measure. Playing double chord can make your music more interesting. Watch the video below on how to play “Brother John” using “Double Chord” pattern.

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Posted April 30th, 2011 at 11:05 pm by writer46 in Piano - Improvisation | No Comments »

Learn How To Play Easy Piano Songs

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Learn how to play these two easy piano songs - Yankee Doodles, and Camptown Races. Learn to play online for free by using our virtual piano (free sheet music also provided).

Both of these songs are played in 4/4 time, which means that there are 4 beats in a measure, and each beat gets a quarter note (review note duration). There are 3 chords used in this song - C, F, and G:

C chord: C - E - G
F chord: F - A - C
G chord: G - B - D

First, watch how to play “Yankee Doodle”:
(Download Yankee Doodle free sheet music)

Yankee Doodle went to town,

A-Riding on a pony;

He stuck a feather in his hat,

And called it macaroni.

Yankee Doodle, keep it up,

Yankee Doodle dandy;

Mind the music and the step,

And with the girls be handy!


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Instructions for using Z-Board -
- To play melody (right hand) - Use computer mouse to click directly onto the keys on Z-Board.
- To play chord - Use fingers to hold down all the buttons on the computer keyboard at the same time
(e.g. for C Major, “C - E - G” - press “Shift - S - F” at the same time, or use “Space - J - L” for better sounding).

Chord Name Play on piano Play on Z-Board
C chord C - E - G Shift - S - F
G chord G - B - D F - B - N
F chord F - A - C D - G - Sp

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Posted April 26th, 2011 at 11:25 am by writer46 in Piano - Learn Songs | No Comments »

How to Play “The Entertainer” on Piano

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Watch demo video below showing you how to play this popular ragtime music, “The Entertainer” by Scott Joplin. Joplin composed this song in 1902.

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Posted April 23rd, 2011 at 4:39 pm by writer46 in Free Sheet Music | No Comments »

I Am A Little Teapot


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“I’m A Little Teapot“, also known as “The Teapot Song”, is a popular nursery rhyme. This song was first published in 1939 by George Sanders and Clarence Kelley who wrote the song.

Learn how to play this song - click to download free sheet music

This song is played in 4/4 time, which means that there are 4 beats in a measure, and each beat gets a quarter note (review note duration). There are 3 chords in this song - C, F, and G:

C chord: C - E - G
F chord: F - A - C
G chord: G - B - D

Use ZebraKeys’ virtual piano below to practice playing this song now:

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Posted April 23rd, 2011 at 1:50 pm by writer46 in Free Sheet Music | No Comments »

 

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