Hark The Herald Angels Sing

 
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Learn how to play Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. This song introduces two new dominant 7th chords – D7 and A7, besides G7 that you have learned in Auld Lang Syne.
 
So, there are three dominant 7th chords, and three minor chords – Dm, Am, and Em.
 
This song is played in 4/4 time, which means there are four beats in a measure, and each beat get a quarter note.
 
Notes on the right hand are: Read the rest of this entry »

Posted May 6th, 2015 at 3:18 pm by writer46 in Christmas Music,Christmas Songs,Free Online Lessons,Learn to Play Songs | Comments Off on Hark The Herald Angels Sing

How to Play Root Chord Pattern

 
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In the video below, you will learn how to improvise music by applying a different chord pattern. We will show you how to play “Root Chord Pattern” (see the second demo in the video below).


 

In the first demo – the left hand plays every chord on the first beat of each measure, e.g. if playing C chord, it will be (C-E-G)
In the second demo – the left hand plays the root note of the chord first, e.g. for C chord, play note C first (Note: play note C one octave lower than the chord itself), and then followed by the full C chord (C-E-G).

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Posted May 6th, 2015 at 10:54 am by writer46 in Christmas Songs,Free Online Lessons,Piano Improvisation | Comments Off on How to Play Root Chord Pattern

Free Music Notes Flash Cards

 
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Access free Virtual Piano List of 50 Free Piano Lessons


 

Learn how to read music notations. Below are some of music notes flash cards.
 
You can also access the interactive Note Trainer game to test you note reading skills, a fun and Free piano-learning tool for all beginners.
 
[Review: Lesson 4 – Music Notations in the Piano Basics section]

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Posted May 3rd, 2015 at 11:49 am by writer46 in Basic Piano Skills | Comments Off on Free Music Notes Flash Cards

Classical Music by Beethoven

 

Below are a few songs written by one of the most famous composers of all time, Beethoven. Learn how to play this popular classical music by Ludwig van Beethoven: 

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Posted January 14th, 2014 at 1:07 pm by writer46 in Classical,Classical,Free Sheet Music,Learn to Play Songs | Comments Off on Classical Music by Beethoven

Learning Disabilities and Music

 

According to World Health Organization (WHO), roughly 15% of the world’s population have some degree of learning disability. It has been a major challenge for disabled persons to cope with their daily lives. As parents, we have a great responsibility to provide our children with practical way to improve their living conditions. As educators, we can also help to improve their learning ability in school and promote their good self-esteem as well.
 
 
Understanding exactly what learning disability is, can help us to make efforts to search for professional treatment or help for these children. Some parents do not agree or accept that their child has learning disability. Some even Read the rest of this entry »

Posted September 2nd, 2013 at 8:38 am by writer46 in Health & Wellness,Music | Comments Off on Learning Disabilities and Music

Where Has My Little Dog Gone

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Learn how to play and sing along with this popular nursery rhyme, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone, free sheet music provided below.
 
This song is played in 3/4 time, which means there are three (3) beats in a measure, and each beat receives a quarter note. There are three chords in this songs: C chord, G chord, and F chord.
 
Download a copy of Where Has My Little Dog Gone sheet music for Free.

 
Notes for the right hand melody:

| | | | E |
| G E | C B C | D D B | G G |
| A G | F E D | G | G E F |
| G E | C B C | D B | G G |
| A G | F E D | C | C |

 

Posted April 21st, 2013 at 10:24 pm by writer46 in Easy Piano,Nursery Rhymes,Sing-Along,Traditional | Comments Off on Where Has My Little Dog Gone

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

 
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Learn how to play and sing along with this popular nursery rhyme, Row, Row, Row Your Boat comes with lyrics in the video. This song is written in 4/4 time – each measure gets four (4) beats, and each beat receives a quarter note.
 
You will be playing C and G major chords with the left hand:


 

      C chord, the notes are C-E-G [Review: Major Chord]
      G chord, the notes are G-B-D

 

Use virtual piano keyboard below to practice playing this song now.
Access and download Row Row Row Your Boat sheet music for free.
 
Chords to be played by Read the rest of this entry »

Posted April 21st, 2013 at 9:58 pm by writer46 in Beginner Songs,Easy Piano,Nursery Rhymes,Sing-Along,Traditional | Comments Off on Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Fun Songs for Children

Here are six nursery rhymes with singalong lyrics. Add these songs to your playlist today! If you are interested in learning how to play any of these songs on piano – just click on the link above each of the videos.
 

 


 



 

 

Posted April 10th, 2013 at 5:52 pm by writer46 in Beginner Songs,Easy Piano,Sing-Along | Comments Off on Fun Songs for Children

Rockabye Baby

 
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Learn how to play and sing along with this nursery rhyme video, Rockabye Baby.
 
This song is played in 3/4 time, which means there are three (3) beats in a measure, and each beat get a quarter note.
 
There are three major chords in this song: Read the rest of this entry »

Posted April 5th, 2013 at 8:11 pm by writer46 in Beginner Songs,Easy Piano,Nursery Rhymes,Traditional | Comments Off on Rockabye Baby

Seventh Chords


In this blog, you will learn three of the seventh (7th) chords which are: Major 7th, Minor 7th, and Dominant 7th chords. You will also learn how to construct these three types of chords and how to play them on the piano.
 
You can access these piano lessons for Free under the Intermediate Chord section.

 

Posted August 29th, 2012 at 7:02 pm by writer46 in Music Chords | Comments Off on Seventh Chords

How to Play Major 7th Chord

 

Learn how to construct and play Major 7th Chord. The formula for Major 7th chord is:
 
Root – 4HS – 3HS – 4HS
 
[REVIEW: HS – Half Step, or Half Tone (Semi-tone)]
 
 
In the key of C, the notes for C Major 7th chord is:
 
C – E – G – B

 
 

C is the Root
E is 4HS from C
G is 3HS from E, and
B is 4HS from G

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Posted February 22nd, 2012 at 5:18 pm by writer46 in Music Chords | Comments Off on How to Play Major 7th Chord

Music Theory – Intervals: the “whole steps” and “half steps”

 
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You’ll be learning the music intervals : Whole Step and Half Step. A half step (semitone or half tone) is a visual representation of a half step is any two keys on the piano keyboard that have no key in between them. 

      For example, 
      from key E to key F, or from key B to key C; or 
      from white key C to black key C# (C sharp), 
      from white key F to black key F# (F sharp) and so on.

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Posted February 21st, 2012 at 8:10 am by writer46 in Music Chords,Music Theory | Comments Off on Music Theory – Intervals: the “whole steps” and “half steps”

Free Sheet Music – Bach

 

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Below are three of the free sheet music composed by one of the greatest music composers of all time, Johann Sebastian Bach:
 
Click below to access the free sheet music now: 

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Posted February 17th, 2012 at 10:11 am by writer46 in Classical,Free Sheet Music | Comments Off on Free Sheet Music – Bach

Piano Basics

 

Learn piano basics: Piano 101 – Learn the names of the white and the black piano keys and basic music notation for beginners.
 
In Lesson 1, you have learned that there are seven (7) white keys, and five (5) black keys on a piano keyboard. This patterns are repeated throughout any piano keyboard, whether it is a 44-key, or 61-key, or a full-sized keyboard.
 

 
Names of seven (7) white keys are:
 
 

 
 
C, D, E, F, G, A, and
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Posted February 13th, 2012 at 6:03 pm by writer46 in Basic Piano Skills,Free Beginner Piano,Free Online Lessons | Comments Off on Piano Basics

Oh Susanna

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Oh Susanna was written by Stephen Foster, which was first published in 1848. Learn how to play this easy traditional song is easy.
 
This song is play in 4/4 time, which means that there are four beats in a measure, and each beat gets a quarter note. 
The three major chords on the left hand are:

 

         

        C chord, the notes are C-E-G 
        F chord, the notes are F-A-C 
        G chord, the notes are G-B-D

         

 
 

Notes to be played by the right hand are: Read the rest of this entry »

Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 7:07 pm by writer46 in Beginner Songs,Easy Piano,Free Sheet Music,Traditional | Comments Off on Oh Susanna