Learn how to play “Angels We Have Heard On High” on piano. Watch the video below show you how to play this popular Christmas song.
This song is played in 4/4 time (4 beats per measure, and each beat receives a quarter note - review “note duration“). You will be playing only two chords (C chord and G chord):
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
Now, practice to play this song on your piano now, or use ZebraKeys’ Z-Board below. Click to browse piano keyboards here if you don’t already own one.
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Even if you can’t sing very well, you will feel better if you sing a song while you are doing your daily chores. It will make the day go by much faster, and you will not even notice some of the aches and pains that you thought you felt in the past.
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Below are free Christmas sheet music for some of the popular songs for downloading and printing. Watch videos below to learn how to play these popular Christmas carols.
Music language is the same as any language - language can be written or spoken. Language functions as code for communicating with one another. We can categorize language as being of two types: the “natural” language and “numeric” one.
The “natural” language uses “words”, whereas the “numeric” language uses “mathematical” forms. We see patterns in music just as in mathematics, and they are not lifeless formulas, since they can be used to express harmony and beauty. It is helpful that such languages can Read the rest of this entry »
You have learned the layout of the piano keyboard in last lesson, and now you will be learning the names these piano keys. You will be able to test your skills at the end of this lesson using “Keyboard Trainer” written by Ricci Adams.
There are only 12 key names to remember - seven white keys and five black keys, since these keys are repeated throughout the keyboard. You can choose to watch two videos below to help you quickly recognize each key’s name in relation to its position on the keyboard.
White Key Names
Black Key Names
Let’s review:
Names of 7 white keys are:
C, D, E, F, G, A, and B
Names of 5 black keys are:(each of them has two names)
A group of two black keys are:
Instructions for “Keyboard Trainer“:
1. Click on the “New Key” button (on blue panel) to start
2. A new key on the piano keyboard will be highlighted (in blue)
3. Select the key name from the key pad
4. A box will pop up with “Correct” or “Incorrect”
5. You will see you scores above the “New Key” button.
Have you ever listened to a song and it brought tears to your eyes, or found yourself smiling or laughing? It has been found that most people connect to the words in a song or the music itself.
We hear music from the time we are born and probably while we were still in the womb. We started out with lullabies; then, as we grew older we began to choose our own favorite songs. Once we have chosen our favorites we then begin to associate songs with events Read the rest of this entry »
Learn how to play Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star on piano:
First, you will learn playing only the melody using your right hand. Click to watch the video below, and you can practice what you have learned on the “ZebraKeys’ Z-Board” at the end of this page. When you are comfortable playing the melody, watch the next animation.
Next, we will learn how to play the chords using just the left hand:
Now, let’s play this song using both hands:
You can practice this song using ZebraKeys’ Z-Board below:
(practice only the right-hand melody, or the left-hand chords separately).
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