The first video of a series on basic jazz/blues piano is a basic introduction to Jazz/Blues chord progression using the key of C major:
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Music Theory lesson – The Circle of Fifths
UncategorizedThe Circle of fifths is a circle of closely related pitches or key tonalities. It shows how the different keys are related to one another. It is usually shown as a circle with the names of keys around it. If you take any key in the circle, its fifth is […]
Tips To Buy Pre-Owned/Used Upright Pianos Up For Sale
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Smoothly Does It – Your Guide to Playing Legato on Guitar
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Music is an art – it is the way of expressing your emotions
UncategorizedBy Toshi Gupta Music is a gift which you can give to your child through sending him/her into a professional music class which will be an experience of a lifetime for them. Music is like any sport which requires coordination. Through music a child learns to sing and keep rhythm […]
One.dj Software Review – Have Decks, Effects and Mixing Software Come of Age?
UncategorizedBy Gavin Peterson Audio Arterty’s One DJ is a customisable DJ software which features a fully modifiable user interface with audio routing and a timeline edit mode. This last feature is particularly useful when trying to load an instrumental and an acapella (automatically expanding both) into the same deck, trigger […]
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Jazz/blues piano video series – part 4: putting it all together with both hands
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 […]
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Alicia Keys – New Day: Piano Tutorial (video 3)
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.
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10 Ways to Stand Out While Playing an Outdoor Street Piano
By Colin Forrester You see it. Standing there on its own begging to be played. Maybe someone is playing it to a half-decent level and you feel you could do something similar but you talk yourself out if it. You’re ‘not confident‘/don’t have the time/don’t want to cause a scene/be […]
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Tips for how to beat and stop procrastination before you practice music
By Ugo Onwutalu As the beginning of my other article on practice says: “practice is a dirty word”. The realisation that you’ll have to put in the time (in particular, hours) to get the results you want to be a great , stop many potential great musicians dead in their […]
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A basic introduction to jazz blues piano video series: scales
This 2nd video in the series deals with playing a Jazz/Blues scale with the Right Hand
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Pop vs Metal vs Dance? – A Top 10 List of Music Genres YOU Hate
Following on from my last post on analysing Chris Brown’s song ‘Love More’, it occured to me that while I’ve played and listened to a wide variety of music over the years, I’ve never personally expressed my likes/dislike for certain music on TuneBox TV (probably because playing in a band, […]
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From Major to Mixolydian scales – the complete list of musical scales and modes
List of musical scales and modes Name Image Sound Degrees # of pitch classes Lower tetrachord Upper tetrachord Usual or unusual key signature 17 equal temperament — Play — 17 — — — Acoustic scale Acoustic scale on C. Play 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7 7 whole tone […]
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Beginners piano learning tips – part 2
Tip 1 – Set a goal Have a goal every time you sit down to practice playing piano scales and arpeggios over and over ‘will not’ improve your playing. A goal would be to master a chosen piece within a certain amount of time by practicing it for 15 […]
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Piano Technique Tips: How Not to Offend
By Samantha Coates Technique is an incredibly subjective issue. Get 10 piano teachers in a room and you will have10 different techniques. Dare to criticise someone else’s and you’re in for a long night. I’d like to start this article by describing three personal experiences, all to do with comments […]
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Major scales lesson – the Black key notes (with chart)
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