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Piano Layout

This is a tutorial for absolute beginner piano learners. Here you will learn the layout of the piano keyboard. The piano layout is made up of groups of white keys and black keys throughout the piano keyboard. If you notice, there are patterns that these piano keys are grouped.

First, there are seven (7) white keys which are repeated throughout any piano keyboard; and there are five (5) black keys in between a group of these seven white keys, which also are repeated throughout the keyboard.

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Posted January 24th, 2011 at 3:51 pm by writer46 in Basic Piano Skills | Comments Off on Piano Layout

Beginner Piano

There are five sections for beginner piano lessons, and they are:

Learn Songs

3 Easy Songs

Chords

Major Chords

Music Theory

Major Scales

Improvisation

Chord Inversions

Techniques

Arpeggio

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Posted October 25th, 2010 at 11:32 am by writer46 in Free Beginner Piano | Comments Off on Beginner Piano

Learn to Play a Holiday Song

“Auld Lang Syne” is a traditional Scottish song, often sung to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new one, especially on New Year’s Eve. The lyrics were written by the poet Robert Burns in 1788, although the song is based on older Scottish folk tunes.

The title, “Auld Lang Syne,” translates to “old long since” or “times gone by,” Read the rest of this entry »

Posted October 23rd, 2010 at 7:58 pm by writer46 in Christmas,Christmas Songs,Music | Comments Off on Learn to Play a Holiday Song

How to Play Christmas Carol – The First Noel

Learn how to play this Christmas carol, The First Noel. This song is played in 3/4 time. There are three (3) beats in a measure, and each beat get a quarter note.

Notes for the right hand are:

\|	ED	\|	C D EF	\|	G AB	\|	C B A	\|
\|	G AB	\|	C B A	\|	G A B	\|	C G F	\|
\|	E ED	\|	C D EF	\|	G AB	\|	C B A	\|
\|	G AB	\|	C B A	\|	G A B	\|	C G F	\|
\|	E ED	\|	C D EF	\|	G CB	\|	A A	\|
\|	G	\|	C B A	\|	G A B	\|	C G F	\|
\|	E	\|		\|		\|		\|

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Posted October 23rd, 2010 at 5:10 pm by writer46 in Christmas Music | Comments Off on How to Play Christmas Carol – The First Noel

How to Play Piano – Learn “America” on Piano

In this tutorial, you will Learn how to play the song, “America” (My Country Tis of Thee).

My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” is a patriotic American song written by Samuel Francis Smith in 1831. The lyrics express deep pride and love for the United States, celebrating the nation’s beauty and ideals of freedom.

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. You will be Read the rest of this entry »

Posted October 23rd, 2010 at 3:35 pm by writer46 in Entertainment,Learn to Play Songs,Uncategorized | Comments Off on How to Play Piano – Learn “America” on Piano

London Bridge Is Falling Down

Learn how to play one of the most popular nursery rhymes, London Bridge Is Falling Down. Watch the videos below. The first video is an instructional video, teaching you how to play this song. In the second video, the song is played in Flash demo. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted February 22nd, 2010 at 6:25 am by writer46 in Beginner Songs,Free Beginner Piano,Learn to Play Songs | Comments Off on London Bridge Is Falling Down

Modern Dance

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Modern dance has become more and more popular these days. Here are videos from a dance team from Dominion High School:

Do You Have What It Takes, video by Anand Kao
DHS Dance Team Trailer (2013-2014)

DHS Dance Team I Can Transform Ya Practice

DHS Dance Team – Spring Pep Rally 20114

DHS Dance Team – Dance Inferno @ Towson University
1st Place in Hip-Hop Varsity
2nd Place in overall highest score out of all team in all categories

More videos:

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Posted January 23rd, 2010 at 6:10 pm by writer46 in Entertainment,Music,Other | Comments Off on Modern Dance

Free Piano Lessons for Children

Free Keyboard Trainer

At Zebrakeys.com, we offer free piano lessons for children. There are five lessons for absolute beginners and another 18 lessons for beginners. And since learning piano is much more fun these days with all of the new technologies which allow children to be able to learn right from their own home. It is most likely that parents would want to help their child to learn our piano lessons online. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted December 20th, 2009 at 2:11 pm by writer46 in Basic Piano Skills,Free Online Lessons | Comments Off on Free Piano Lessons for Children

Table of Contents – Free Online Piano Lessons

Welcome to Zebra Keys’ blog! We provide free online piano lessons for those who want to learn how to play the piano at their own pace. These online lessons are free of charge, and comes with music tools that can help you to learn to play the piano. Below is the Table of Contents for our lessons:

Piano Basics

Lesson 1 – Patterns of Piano Keys

Lesson 2 – Names of White Keys

Lesson 3 – Names of Black Keys

Lesson 4 – Piano Grand Staff

Lesson 5 – Music Notation: Note Durations

Beginner Piano
Beginner Piano – Learn Songs

Lesson 6 – Learn Song, “Brother John”

Lesson 7 – London Bridge is Falling Down

Lesson 8 – Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

INSTRUCTIONS on how to use our Z-Board Piano Keyboard

1. First, use the computer mouse (or mouse pen/fingers) to click anywhere on the keyboard to activate it.

2. To play notes for the right-hand melodies –
Use computer mouse (or mouse pen/fingers) to click directly on the Z-Board.

3. To play chords for the left-hand chords – (can only use the computer mouse for this)
For C Major Chord (C – E – G), hold down “Shift” – “S” – “F” (on the computer keyboard) all at once.

Beginner Piano
Beginner Piano – Learn Chords

Lesson 9 – Major Chord

Access free Virtual Piano Chords Chart to find any Chords

Lesson 10 – Three Primary Chords

Lesson 11 – 12 Bar Blues Chord Progression

Beginner Piano
Beginner Piano – Music Theory

Lesson 12 – 12 Keys of Music

Lesson 13 – Major Scale

Lesson 14 – Intervals

Lesson 15 – Chords of the Major Scale

Lesson 16 – Circle of Fifths

Beginner Piano
Beginner Piano – Piano Improvisation

Lesson 17 – Chord Inversions

Lesson 18 – Double Chord Pattern

Lesson 19 – Broken Chord Pattern

Lesson 20 – Arpeggio Chord Pattern

Beginner Piano
Beginner Piano – Piano Techniques

Lesson 21 – Pentatonic Scale

Lesson 22 – Whole Tone Scale

Lesson 23 – Arpeggios

Intermediate Piano
Intermediate Piano – Learn Songs

Lesson 24 – America (My Country, ‘Tis of Thee)

Lesson 25 – Learn How to Play “Silent Night”

Lesson 26 – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

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Posted December 14th, 2009 at 11:06 am by writer46 in 50 Free Piano Lessons - Table of Contents,Basic Piano Skills,Beginner Songs,Free Online Lessons,Learn to Play Songs,Music Chords,Music Theory,Piano Improvisation,Piano Techniques | Comments Off on Table of Contents – Free Online Piano Lessons

Up On The Housetop

Learn how to play Up On The Housetop. Download a copy of free sheet music for this song, or, see note below.

This song is play in 4/4 time (four beats per measure, and each beat receives a quarter note). Read the rest of this entry »

Posted December 5th, 2009 at 10:28 am by writer46 in Christmas Songs,Easy Piano,Sing-Along | Comments Off on Up On The Housetop

Singing

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Singing is good for the soul. Some say that when they are singing they feel good about themselves. There is no greater way to make yourself happy than singing a joyful song. When you sing, you are creating a positive mindset within yourself.

If you have a good voice, you can enjoy singing in groups, lead music, or perhaps Read the rest of this entry »

Posted October 7th, 2009 at 9:28 pm by writer46 in Music | Comments Off on Singing

Free Christmas Sheet Music

Download these popular Christmas sheet music (with guitar chords) below for free. You can also learn how to play any of these easy piano Christmas songs, free virtual piano keyboard provided. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted October 7th, 2009 at 8:03 pm by writer46 in Christmas,Christmas Songs,Easy Piano,Free Sheet Music,Sheet Music | Comments Off on Free Christmas Sheet Music

Music As Numeric Language

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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 sometimes cross Read the rest of this entry »

Posted October 7th, 2009 at 7:01 pm by writer46 in Music,Other | Comments Off on Music As Numeric Language

Names of Piano Keys

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You have learned in the last tutorial about the piano layout, and recognize that there are sections of 12 keys (seven white keys, and five black keys in between them) throughout the piano keyboard. So, now we are going to learn the names of these piano keys.

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The names of these seven (7) white keys are –

C, D, E, F, G, A, B.

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five (5) black keys, which can be named in two ways, are –

[# stands for Sharp, which is a half tone (or note) higher
b stands for Flat, which is a half tone (or note) lower]

C^# (D^b)
D^# (E^b)
F^# (G^b)
G^# (A^b)
A^# (B^b)

Black Key Names

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Posted August 23rd, 2009 at 8:43 pm by writer46 in Basic Piano Skills,Free Beginner Piano | Comments Off on Names of Piano Keys

Free Sheet Music

Here are some of the most popular free public domain sheet music for your download. See list of other free sheet music for classical pieces below.

Free Sheet Music For Beginners (with guitar chords): Read the rest of this entry »

Posted August 23rd, 2009 at 8:22 pm by writer46 in Beginner Songs,Classical,Free Sheet Music,Traditional | Comments Off on Free Sheet Music

Piano Layout

Beginner Piano

Learn to Play a Holiday Song

How to Play Christmas Carol – The First Noel

How to Play Piano – Learn “America” on Piano

London Bridge Is Falling Down

Modern Dance

Free Piano Lessons for Children

Table of Contents – Free Online Piano Lessons

Up On The Housetop

Singing

Free Christmas Sheet Music

Music As Numeric Language

Names of Piano Keys

Free Sheet Music

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