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Understanding the difference between the notes on the piano keyboard.

It used to be that if you had piano lessons you would have to go through the routine of learning how to play your scales over and over and over again. You would have to learn how to sight read music so as to not look to see what your hands were doing. Yes this was the way to become a disciplined concert pianist. This relentless regime has turned many would be maestro away from making music altogether. I have written seven articles of which this is number three, each containing a little music lesson and sound information to help you get started and hopefully teach yourself.   

Most people would like to play their favourite song on the piano and sing along even if they were sitting at home alone, to be able to play and just sing to yourself, wouldn’t that be cool. Or sing to your loved one, perhaps that’s going too far, LOL. You will be ecstatic to find out that you can with a little coaching, easily teach yourself to play music.

To me music should be fun, music should be easy, and should be accessible to everybody. You should know that playing the piano is achievable by anybody; you just need to know where to look. Learning to play the piano for fun is easy; becoming a concert pianist will take a bit longer. Therein lays the problem with a great deal of music teachers. They want to teach you all there is to know about music before you can play a decent sing along tune. I’m not saying you can’t become a concert pianist, that’s down to you and your ambition. But for now I would like to get you interested in playing the piano for fun; the serious stuff can come later.

1. This can be quite an adventure if you treat it as a fun thing to do. So let’s get you started with a few tips, to guide you. For this little exercise you will need some sort of keyboard or piano. You will notice that on your keyboard there are repeated sections of keys, that is to say two black keys together and a set of three black keys together. We are interested firstly in the two black keys left of centre on your keyboard. In fact we want the white key left of the two black keys. That white key is the note “C” in most cases this would be called the middle C. and is your main reference point.

2. From here we can stay on the white notes and go right. Using your right hand, use your right hand thumb to play the C note then with your next finger play the next white note to the right, this is the note “D” carry on going right and white to “E”, “F”. “G”,”A”,”B” and you will notice your next note is to the left of the next pair of black keys, which means we are back to “C”. So you have played the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C. which is the scale of C major.

3. You now know the scale of C major and you might be saying, but there are eight notes and I only have five fingers. Here is a little trick for you; with your right hand play the first C with your thumb the D with your index finger and play the E with your middle finger, now here is the trick, slip your thumb under your palm to the next note F and release your fingers, now you have four notes to play and you have four fingers free to play them.

Practice this over and over and you will see that it makes sense to do this, so that you can flow to the next notes. Play these notes backwards and forwards and your fingers will remember where to go, we can call this is finger memory. Now if you are an adventurer try it again and go all the way up the keyboard and back again, then try it with your left hand, forward and backwards. This will be your next practice routine. When you are comfortable and competent with this try it with both hands at the same time, slowly.

Practice this, it will loosen up your fingers and help with coordination; slowly, slowly wins the race. There you are, that’s the hard bit over with; you are now a budding keyboard player. If you want to now play some tunes to sing to, look out for my next few articles where I will show you how to play some easy chords to sing along to. Don’t forget practice makes musicians. Musicians can write and sometimes sing their own songs; this is now not impossible for you.

Have you ever wonder how those pianists start working with the piano and how much they endured to be that good… I mean, just think about it?

Did you ever wish you could play like them someday or in the near future?

Have you dreamed of becoming a student but were too budget-tight to even enroll yourself on a short course?

Commonly, learning piano starts at a very young age. This is because a skill is best honed while you are just starting to explore things around you.

Discipline in music should also be learned and applied as early as a person is able to talk. However, not everyone is given the chance to study piano the way the others had.

Some cannot afford to buy the instrument. Some, who managed to acquire one, cannot afford to get even a basic session with a piano teacher.

So what is the best way to learn piano?

There are a lot of ways. But you first have to learn if piano is really in your heart. It is easy to learn, yet it can also be tricky and frustrating at times. It may take a while for some to master playing a single piece and fast and easy for others.

It may be hard for others to glide one finger to one note from the other. It can kill hours after hours of your day. But if you can learn each lesson by heart and keep your passion for music, then playing piano can be a piece of cake for you.

Second, make learning fun. Incorporate each lesson with a game you use to play when you were young.

There are a lot of finger exercises called hopping, rolling and gliding to name a few. There are also some pieces available where you can apply these exercises.

SOON you will see the keyboard in your HEAD!

Keep yourself motivated by music. Your passion for music will be the key instrument that will push you to study and learn.

Listen to classical pieces, to jazz tracks, to any movie soundtrack.

Watch concerts of your favorite artist, sing with them, tap your fingers on the table, and hum a lullaby. This will keep your spirit up.

Love your music.

Learn lessons by YOUR heart and you’ll find yourself playing like a pro.

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Turn on the television or radio and you hear songs from life’s rich musical tapestry. Whether your passion is Pop, Rock, Jazz or Classical there is a style that grabs your attention. But have you ever stopped to think how the musicians make it in the first place? And have you longed to gain skill in your favourite instrument, so that you could be there too? To seriously learn piano, online lessons should be a consideration for you.

It’s fair to say that it has never been easier, or more affordable, to master the piano, or keyboards. There are online courses that practically, and effectively, walk you through the process. Each step of the way you will receive guidance that gives you the opportunity to learn the instrument quickly and confidently.

Consider these five excellent reasons for taking up the piano: -

1. Learning the piano will stimulate both your mind and body. It can be extremely satisfying when you are able to co-ordinate your brain and fingers in such a way that you are able to instantly turn written notation into inspiring sounds which are, quite literally, music to your ears

2. Mastering how to read and play music opens doorways to a whole range of genres – from classical to jazz, pop to blues, rock & roll to ballads. It gives you the ability to create music to make, or match, any atmosphere

3. It doesn’t matter what age you are. You can start at any time. While it may be easier to start young, I know a number of people (including myself) who did not play their first note in anger until they had reached their mid-twenties – even later. Piano online lessons allow you the flexibility to learn when it suits you – and to take as long as you need to learn. Once you have mastered the piano it will be with you forever – even if you subsequently have time to practice only intermittently

4. The piano can become your closest friend and confidant. Once you are able to play other people’s music, you may want to compose your own. When you strike up an intimate relationship with your piano, you will be able to release feelings and emotions previously buried deep within your soul

5. Mastering the piano opens up an abundance of music – probably more than any other type of instrument. Keyboard-based instruments, like synthesisers, are at the heart of much of today’s music. Computer technology makes it easy to link up an electronic keyboard with your pc and construct musical pieces via home studio recording software.

Whilst there is no completely effortless way to learn the piano, online lessons make it about as easy as it can be. If you are looking for the perfect solution to your piano tuition needs, learning online could be just what you need.

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For beginner musicians or anyone who might be interested in doing some simple research before making an expensive or long term commitment, online piano lessons might be a realistic option. However, before making any financial commitments make certain you understand exactly what to expect for what you are paying for.

There are a few online formats that might have value in the beginning. They are reasonably priced but shouldn’t be relied on for long term. Videos can at least provide sound and can be repeated over and over. There are many online options that allow a teacher to offer classes with multiple students and everyone can still communicate with each other – something vital to the learning process.

Some online courses are nothing more than printed materials with some easy practice sheet music and information on how to learn and practice scales. This type of learning is all but useless in the scheme of things since you have no feedback from a teacher and no idea how you are progressing. You might be learning totally wrong and you have no idea.

However, without any type of keyboard to learn on, no online course is going to help. Before you run out to buy a full size piano, make sure you want to make this is a real commitment. Too many people find out they made expensive mistakes in buying pianos they can’t really afford or even have the room for.

If you are considering buying some lessons, and if you don’t have a piano or keyboard, check out the latest technology called the “roll up” keyboard. These are very affordable and are exactly what their name implies: you can roll them up and carry them anywhere.

Unlike electric keyboards that can’t really be transported easily, these roll ups are popular now with beginner pianists and even experienced players who enjoy their flexibility. They can go to their regular lessons and then follow up with their online lessons – using the same instrument.

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