By Jessica Josh The days of the private music teacher charging $50 or more an hour are long gone. Now you can fall back on non-human tutors, i.e. your handy smartphone or tablet, to learn music—for a fraction of the cost. Hot on the heels of […]
Third part in a piano video tutorial series on the song ‘New Day’. This lesson focuses on the distinctive melody leading into the first verse using the right hand and the downwards left hand chord progression.
Second part in a piano video tutorial series on the song ‘New Day’. This lesson looks at the opening melody using the right hand and the accompanying left hand chords.
Basic instroduction to Jazz/Blues chord progression using the key of C major
Upon first hearing Camila Cabello’s song ‘Havana’ I was reminded of another latin chart-topper – Carlos Santana’s 1999 hit ‘Smooth’ featuring Rob Thomas (lead singer of American rock band ‘Matchbox Twenty’). It seemed like a perfect fit to combine the two songs. Below’s the end result. Enjoy.
By Gavin Peterson You have no personality (either this or you’re still using the equipment in the above picture) That’s what the stations you’ve applied to might be thinking if you’ve tried and failed before to get that first job. It’s all about YOU selling yourself and THEM (the station). […]
By Jessica Josh The days of the private music teacher charging $50 or more an hour are long gone. Now you can fall back on non-human tutors, i.e. your handy smartphone or tablet, to learn music—for a fraction of the cost. Hot on the heels of […]
1. MusicDrop and BoxyTunes Ok, these are Two apps but crucially, both have the same aim – to turn online storage service DropBox into a fully functioning cloud music service. Both MusicDrop and BoxyTunes stream music from your DropBox account, pulling in cover artwork and other information. They will increasingly […]
Here’s a cover combo of Timbaland and OneRepublic’s ‘Apologize and George Ezra’s ‘Blame It On Me’:
This 4th and final video in the series puts what you learned in the last 3 videos all together using both hands. A recap of what was covered: Jazz/Blues chord progression in C http://www.grademusicworld.com/2013/01/a-basic-introduction-to-jazzblues-piano.html A basic introduction to jazz blues piano video series: scales http://www.grademusicworld.com/2013/02/a-basic-introduction-to-jazz-blues.html A basic introduction to jazz […]
By Gavin Petersen When I was little, I had a yamaha keyboard that had lights above each key. The great things was you could learn to play songs by hitting the keys when those lights glowed. I thought that was the most awesome keyboard ever. Decades later, the […]
Here’s a cover combo of Timbaland and OneRepublic’s ‘Apologize and George Ezra’s ‘Blame It On Me’:
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This post is for teachers and pupils on how to use audio to help learning of songs on piano. It is important for the pupil to be able on some level to develop good aural skills in order for them to play their favourite songs. This means they should be […]
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