1st Piano

So, how does one go about arranging piano music? That's a good question. And one that can get confusing for most students. They sometimes confuse composing with arranging and with good reason - they're closely connected. Let's look at how to arrange a piece of music for piano. Specifically, we'll look at the lesson piece "Fall Sunrise." Fall Sunrise is a contemporary/new age piano piece I wrote to illustrate how ABA form works. The first section is comprised of 4-bars which is repeated twice. The next section (B) is an 8-bar phrase repeated twice and then we come back to our (A) section, which again is repeated twice. So, if we were to "arrange" this so we can see what it would look like we'd end up with something like this: 2A2B2A This is a shorthand way of seeing the arrangement. It simply tells us how many times to repeat a section. Now, this arrangement by itself is sufficient for about 3-4 minutes of music, however, if we wan...

By Thomas Razas 1. To wash away stress, try taking a 20-minute "sound bath." Put some relaxing music on your stereo, then lie in a comfortable position on a couch or on the floor near the speakers. For a deeper experience, you can wear headphones to focus your attention and to avoid distraction. 2. Choose music with a slow rhythm - slower than the natural heart beat which is about 72 beats per minute. Music that has repeating or cyclical pattern is found to be effective in most people. 3. As the music plays, allow it to wash over you, rinsing off the stress from the day. Focus on your breathing, letting it deepen, slow and become regular. Concentrate on the silence between the notes in the music; this keeps you from analyzing the music and makes relaxation more complete. 4. If you need stimulation after a day of work, go for a faster music rather than slow calming music. 5. If you need stimulation after a day of work, go for a faster music rather than slow ca...

Many piano players play songs, which other people have written rather than write and produce their own. In the future those who play the piano will not be needed and all the piano teachers will be worthless unless they are computer programmers with artificial intelligence robotic degrees. Indeed for those who wish to learn to play the piano, they can learn from a robot and not a human instructor full of flaws, attitudes and psychological disorders too. A robotic piano instructor can be a much better teacher indeed. So first to go will be the piano instructors, as superior artificial intelligent Piano Instructors are introduced, next those who play the piano will no longer be needed, as you can have an artificial intelligent robotic computer play a perfect performance without the flaws of human piano players. There will be no jobs for human piano players either. How likely is this future? Well, pretty likely. At one time I respected piano teachers and instructors and admi...

By Eddie Tobey Music education is a concept mainly dealing with the employment of education methods in teaching and learning music. There is a theory behind every concept, which underlines a principle. Music education theory is the basis for either teaching or learning music. Basically, music education theory is a study of the elements or rudiments of music. As we know, music consists of certain basic elements, which should be studied before proceeding further. A pre-requisite to learning is that the matter of study should be interesting and any drabness associated with it should be alleviated first. The music education theory helps in standardizing music as a field of study. This is useful to maintain a minimum standard for music so that it gains due recognition than just a hobby. Moreover, music education theory explains the rudiments of music clearly so that the foundation is strong for a learner of music. Only if a learner is strong in the basics, will he or she be...

The internet is continuously evolving to address the ever changing needs of various online users. Gone are the days when websites are just full of text and images. Today, various features such as audio streaming are incorporated to websites to allow visitors to hear recordings, music, and audio presentations. Here are the 7 ways to audio streaming: a. Learn how to add streaming audio to your webpage. There are various free eBook or DIY articles over the internet on how you can add streaming audio to your website. Familiarize yourself with the steps and tricks to make sure that you will offer your visitors the best quality audio. b. Identify what kind of streaming audio that will appeal to your visitors. Put up a survey or a poll to determine if your visitors opt to hear interviews, music, news, or testimonials on your site. c. If your website is all about do-it-yourself guide, convert your step-by-step instructions to audio file so your online visitors can easily follow...

The Apple iPod Touch portable media player designed and marketed by Apple Inc. comes into the market featuring a multi-touch interface that makes it attractive. The iPod Touch was unveiled to the general public on September 5, 2007, creating a heavy demand for the gadget. The iPod touch comes with a 8 or 16 GB of flash memory. It comes with a Wi-Fi and includes Safari, the Apple's web browser. The iPod touch holds the credit for being the first generation of the iPod line that includes wireless access to the iTunes Store. It comes with the capability to detect the current and last 10 songs playing in a Starbucks café within the area of the device, and provides the user with the opportunity to download the tracks in the iTunes music store. Apple for now has no plans to expand into stores other than those in the U.S. The Apple Touch comes with a touch screen interface that is almost same as that of iPhone. This model has a physical home button separate from the touch ...

I am not a poet or a spoken word artist, I am merely a web designer. My name is Abel, and for the last few years I have updated and maintained this website for Matthew "Cuban" Hernandez and the Shattered Thought team. I've posted updates, venues, new poetry and videos both here and in YouTube but I've never seen a poetry slam before until July 19th, 2007 in San Jose, California. So what this article will entail is my own personal account into what I saw, heard, and experienced. I awoke early the next morning eager to get to the venue as early as I could. I wanted to scout the location's, see the places and, of course, meet the Shattered Thought team. Driving to the venue proved to be trickier than I had expected as the road soon turned to a one way street. I had to navigate my way around to the venue. I soon found the venue but decided it would be best to take the train instead as parking was extremely limited and would required me to have plenty of...

By Anthony Fugate It really is possible to download YouTube movies and put them on your PSP so that you can view them any time you would like. It does take a software program to do it, but it is really simple to do. The first thing that you are going to need to do is to follow the link at the end of this article that will take you to the software that you are going to need. There is a one time fee, but that is it. You will be able to download Youtube movies directly to your PSP within minutes. The next thing to do is to install the software and start downloading your favorite videos off of YouTube. It really is that simple. I do, however, recommend that you put the biggest memory stick in your PSP that you can afford. This way you can put a ton of videos on there without having to delete after a while. Memory sticks are at an all time low price right now, so get the largest one that you can afford. It will pay off in the future. I wish I could tell you more about the s...

By Kristy Annely Most jazz lovers or for that matter any music lover can never forget the name Louis Armstrong, or the famous 'Satchmo.' One of the most revered kinds of music styles in the world of jazz music is that of 'Mr. Satchmo.' Jazz music originated in 1920?s and continues to be popular not just in the United Stated but also in the whole world. Jazz sheet music is basically a blend of old African American music, with a little bit of a classical touch. Jazz music is a very soothing experience to ardent music lovers, not just of jazz, but also of classical music. Music scores contain all kinds of styles and rock and roll music sequences. African Americans developed jazz music in the beginning of the 20th century in the United States in New Orleans. It was because of stars like Louis Armstrong that Jazz music became so popular and has such a great fan following in the world today. Jazz sheet is no ordinary sheet music like other classical music shee...

By Elizabeth Wills Music phones from Nokia, the largest manufacturer of digital music players, offer an expanded range of music features assuring an outstanding musical experience. The music edition phone from Nokia N-series, N73 offers a unique music experience. Play great music on the go, with the built-in digital music player. With the Nokia Music Manager, transfer unlimited sound tracks to your phone. The 1GB miniSD, you can download unlimited sound tracks, video clips and images on the go. The 3.2 megapixel camera with the auto-focus features lets you express your photographic skills and ensures that the picture quality is perfect. A great phone for music lovers, the N73 Music has integrated stereo speakers and the capability to sync with Windows Media Player. Get an ideal musical lifestyle with the Nokia N73 Music. The Nokia N73 Music Edition, a compact multimedia phone comes with an added MP3 player that supports MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+ and WMA. The memory card of ...

Listening to music does wonder to alleviate stress. Everyone has different tastes in music. We should listen to the music that makes us feel comfortable. Sitting down and forcing yourself to listen to relaxation music that you don't like may create stress, not alleviate it. Music is a significant mood-changer and reliever of stress, working on many levels at once. The entire human energetic system is extremely influenced by sounds, the physical body and chakra centers respond specifically to certain tones and frequencies. Special consideration should be given to the positive effects of one actually playing or creating music themselves. Among the first stress-fighting changes that take place when we hear a tune is an increase in deep breathing. The body's production of serotonin also accelerates. Music was found to reduce the pain during dental procedures. Playing music in the background while we are working, seemingly unaware of the music itself, has been found...

By Elizabeth Morgan The Internet is the greatest resource for Christian music lyrics. Christian music lovers often search the Internet to find their favorite Christian music lyrics. All you need to do is search by artist, title or album, and the site will offer you the lyrics of the song. The sites offering Christian music lyrics usually have a huge database. For Christian music fans, those sites are the ultimate destination for Christian music lyrics. These Christian music sites are equipped to fulfill all your lyric needs. Among thousands of Christian music lyrics, you will definitely find your favorite one. Along with offering Christian music lyrics, they also offer the latest news on Christian music. They talk about the latest releases. Those who want to find their favorite Christian songs can search various sites. They may end up learning new Christian songs. The sites always add new songs and lyrics to their databases. You should know the lyrics of the songs so tha...

If you are into music and want to produce your own beats I have the perfect opportunity for you to make your own beats and produce your own music. I use to always use other peoples beats but now that I have the ability to produce my own beats, I can produce the kind of music that I believe is top quality. I can make my music sound exactly the way I want it to sound. Whether you are into rap, r&b, alternative, jazz, rock or any other kind of music the music, producer pro is the perfect tool to help you create your own music. You can produce beats, make instrumentals, compose music, professionally engineer your music and play different instruments. It does not matter if you are a beginner or more experienced in making music, the music producer pro will show you how to produce music professionally. Not only does the music producer pro have every tool needed to produce music, but along with the software comes production tips and training from a professional who has been ...

By Thomas Razas 1. To wash away stress, try taking a 20-minute "sound bath." Put some relaxing music on your stereo, then lie in a comfortable position on a couch or on the floor near the speakers. For a deeper experience, you can wear headphones to focus your attention and to avoid distraction. 2. Choose music with a slow rhythm - slower than the natural heart beat which is about 72 beats per minute. Music that has repeating or cyclical pattern is found to be effective in most people. 3. As the music plays, allow it to wash over you, rinsing off the stress from the day. Focus on your breathing, letting it deepen, slow and become regular. Concentrate on the silence between the notes in the music; this keeps you from analyzing the music and makes relaxation more complete. 4. If you need stimulation after a day of work, go for a faster music rather than slow calming music. 5. If you need stimulation after a day of work, go for a faster music rather than slow ca...

By Elizabeth Morgan You don't have to pay for Christian sheet music. It is available on the web for free. People can download Christian sheet music in gif format. Christian sheet music sites offer various types of sheet music, such as keyboard music, piano music and guitar music. Let's check out the piano music first. Online Christian sheet music stores offer piano music. You can download Christian sheet music from those sites. Thanks to those sites, you can enhance your Christian sheet music collection. Some sites offer rare Christian sheet music samples that you won't find anywhere else. Christian sheet music sites have an extensive database of some great Christian sheet music. Another vital aspect of Christian sheet music is guitar music. People taking an interest in this type of Christian sheet music can download guitar music notations from the web. Thanks to Christian sheet music sites, popular Christian Music titles such as Worship Together or Integrit...

By Peter X The great Martin Luther once said "Music makes people more gentle and meek, more modest and understanding." The classical music on FirstWhispers CDs unequivocally calms newborn babies - but it has an equally important effect on parents. There probably isn't a single moment when a parent of a newborn is a little worried or apprehensive about being a first time or second time or even third time caregiver. Classical music has such a soothing effect, that when it's played in the background of a stressful situation, we're able to change our apprehensions and our perspectives so that we may calm down. And a calm approach to care giving is undoubtedly the best approach to caring for newborns. Music has the power to transform any situation to one that invites singing and dance - pleasure and comfort. We've all experienced this magical transformation and those who are exposed to this magic at an early age (like newborns) are lucky to discover ...

As the cinema halls are flooding with the movies in the same way the market of music is influx with different types of music that have influenced and forced people to go as far as they can in search to find the correct lyrics of their favorite song. This is not because they want to sing those songs on mike and on stage but because these songs are related to them and their lives. The lyrics of the songs today are the most important and the hunted thing that people search today when they open their web. There are many sites available today that provide you with the lyrics of popular songs within no time. The increasing demand of music lyrics is the reason why the demand of these sites is quite high. Music lovers will most likely be looking for song lyrics, but the thing is where would they be able to find them? This is perhaps the dilemma that most folks would have, especially if such songs are not included in the classic list of old songs that many are looking for until t...

Licensing is a great way to make money by placing your songs in film, TV, commercials and video games. This article explains what licensing is and how it works so that you can join the legions of music artists who are enjoying additional income from having their music licensed. What is licensing? Licensing means granting permission for the use of one's music to which you own the copyright . Certainly the goal of an artist who writes their own music (a la the copyright owner) is to maximize the revenues generated by the musical composition. When you license the use of your song, say in a TV show, you not only get a fee for the use of the license, but it gives the song and the artist greater exposure to the listening public, which can increase one's fame and fortune. The use of music in the TV program, "The OC," has launched the careers of several previously unknown independent artists, Rooney, in particular. Before we dive into how to get your music li...

In this lesson you will learn to play the melody to a popular Christmas song without the use of sheet music. You will also learn to play three easy chords together with the melody. Let us start! O Christmas Tree is a Christmas carol of German origin. O Tannenbaum is its original name in German. A Tannenbaum is German for a fir tree or Christmas tree. The melody to this Christmas song is an old folk tune and the best known lyrics comes from a Leipzig organist and teacher named Ernst Anschutz in 1824. Here is the first verse in the English version: O Christmas Tree O, Christmas Tree Your branches green delight us! O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree Your branches green delight us! They're green when summer days are bright They're green when winter snow is white O, Christmas Tree, O, Christmas Tree Your branches green delight us! The first thing we will do is to locate the middle C on your keyboard. On an ordinary piano keyboard it is located in the middle of the k...

Attention San Diego Area Homeschoolers Are you interested in adding music appreciation to your curriculum? If so, then consider attending a classical music concert, sponsored by the San Diego Civic Youth Orchestra. These concerts are held two or three times per year in the north county area. Often at the Brubeck Theater of Palomar College, these concerts showcase a variety of youth orchestras. The San Diego Civic Youth Orchestra has a "stair-step" approach to music instruction. There are five orchestras, ranging from the Primary level, all of the way up to the Symphony level. Ages range from about 6 or 7 years old, up through senior in high school. As students progress up through the levels, the music gets more and more difficult. The Symphony level plays pieces that are often considered at the college or professional level. Concerts for Winter 2006 The San Diego Civic Youth Orchestra's Symphony Orchestra (5th and highest level) will perform two winter/Ch...

In this piano lesson you will learn to play Mary Had A Little Lamb without the use of sheet music. We will be a little bit professional and use both hands! As you probably know Mary Had A Little Lamb is a popular nursery rhyme. Here is the first verse: Mary had a little lamb little lamb, little lamb Mary had a little lamb its fleece was white as snow In When testing his invention of the phonograph in 1877 Thomas Edison used this poem and it became the first audio recording to be successfully made and played back. We will not use sheet music in this piano lesson. Instead we will use a form of piano tablature or shorter piano tab. Tablature is a form of musical notation, often with numbers and letters, which tells the player where to place his fingers on a particular instrument rather than which pitches to play. First you'll have to locate the note C on the piano. On a piano C is the first white key that is to the left of two black keys. The C we are interested in ...

So you want to buy a piano. What a great musical adventure you have before you. Starting out on the journey, however, can be overwhelming, what with so many types and brands of pianos to choose from. That's why I've provided this primer on piano types and brands for you, so that you can quickly and easily find the right piano for you and get on with enjoying a lifetime of making beautiful music together. Types of Pianos Grand pianos vs. Upright pianos: Grand pianos have an average of 10,000 moving parts and range in size from 4' 6" to over 9' long. They have a winged shape with a curved right side and flat left side. Grand pianos are generally owned by professional and more serious amateur pianists. The two primary types of grand pianos are Concert Grand pianos, the largest of grands reaching 9' and over, and Baby Grand pianos, any grand piano that is smaller than 6' tall. Different sizes of grand piano differ in the potential volume of soun...

These days are lots of people want to learn how to play guitar using their computer. In the past, learning how to play an instrument was a long and onerous task, taking a lot of time and dedication, professional supervision, and the use of boring drills and dry textbooks. Thanks to be multimedia abilities of modern computers, it's now easy to learn how to play guitar. There is software which will show you how to read music, how to recognize the notes being music when you hear it, how to tune your guitar, and how to play perfectly. This software is really good, and plays like a game so you're constantly challenged to improve your skills. Then there are videos which will show you exactly what to do, which is so much better than books where you are left guessing or struggling over poorly drawn diagrams. Some of the better courses also include tuition, and experts you can reach with questions as you are learning to ensure that your road to success is smooth. There ar...

Melody of Auld Lang Syne, did you know that the tune of Auld Lang Syne could be played on just the five different black notes of your piano or keyboard? Essentially like a piano player, a MIDI player allows you to put in the notes and musical data, and then even change the actual sounds that will play back to you. To play the notes at your piano on the right keys and with timing does not mean that your notes will be played with mathematic precision. For instance, if you only know 2 chords and the notes of the scale or Key these chords are in, then that's all you need to simply BE at the piano. For instance, the C major chord is made up of the numbers 1-3-5 of the C scale which results in the pianist playing the following notes on the piano C-E-G simultaneously. If you look at the strings of a piano, you'll see that many of the notes are actually made up of two or three strings that are hit at the same time when you depress a key. It includes two or more notes suc...

How to put music to iPhone is something that a lot of people are going to want to know as the weeks go by. The Apple iPhone is going to be a very popular piece of hardware, and if you'd like to know how to get your favourite songs on it, you'd better read on. The iPod took the world by storm, and now we have the possibility of a machine which can integrate your on the move entertainment with your cell phone, and even provide access to the internet. If you are new to the world of hand held entertainment systems, you will probably want to know how to get music from two different sources. You will want to know how to take the music from your own collection and put that onto your new iPhone, and you will also want to know how to access the huge libraries of music available on the internet. You will need a computer to do either of these, but it can be anything fairly recent. From the internet, you can get a software program which will make a copy of your CD music to y...

Led Zeppelin was blaring on the stereo and our violins trembled in the back seat. We devoured our fast food suppers as we zoomed along the dark winter highway to "the big city" two hours away from our small, rural Canadian town. Anticipating the evening with mixed anxiety and excitement, our insides danced a quick nervous jig. We were travelling to the first of seven practices this month with a symphony orchestra and were already sick of the drive. Ari, a 17-year-old fiddle student of mine, had never played in an orchestra but had won plenty of hardware at fiddle contests. Seeing the opportunity as great career experience, he reluctantly agreed to spend four Wednesdays and an entire weekend away from his friends in rehearsals. He was a proficient player and incredibly confident, which I hoped would keep him from bailing out before any music was played. We were not at all prepared to play our parts since the music was held up by another orchestra until the day ...

By B Shelton Piano tuning means that tensions in the strings of the instrument are adjusted. This is what needs to happen to keep your instrument in tune. This service can be provided to you by a registered tuner or technician. There are a few things to consider when looking into this matter. These are: - How often the piano should be tuned - Cost - The piano tuner's recommendations How Often Should I Have A Tuning? As often as possible silly! All joking aside this is the number one question on any piano owner's mind. Before asking this question there is something to keep in mind. A piano is an investment, think of it as a car. Piano tuning is much like tuning up a car. For either of them to run at their best, they must be serviced properly by a licensed technician. Secondly, keeping up a maintenance schedule will help you keep your instrument sounding beautifully in tune. As a general rule, though normal use, a piano should be tuned every six months to a yea...

A mezzo-soprano (mezzo means "half" in Italian), called a mezzo for short, is a female opera singer whose vocal range is lower than a soprano's and higher than a contralto's (the latter is now extinct, and most contralto parts are performed by mezzos these days). The deep-chested mezzo is usually velvety and pleasant to hear. Unfortunately, the composers responsible for establishing the three major opera periods did not think much of this type of voice and used it mostly for supporting roles - sidekicks, girlfriends, inconsequential wives and chambermaids, etc. There are two very notable exceptions. The role of Carmen in the opera of the same title by Georges Bizet, is written for the mezzo voice. Some sopranos, for no good reason other than extreme vanity, have tried to tackle it over the years to the utter chagrin of mezzos. The role is very advantageous, very beneficial to the performer. It allows the singer to show off all the good qualities of her v...

Every field of human activity feature light-hearted, oftentimes silly introductory procedure whose original purpose no one remembers anymore. One of the requirements at job interviews, for instance, is that the candidate and the employer's representative spend some time smiling sheepishly and lying politely to each other. At dinner, one is presented with a variety of appetizers and drinks. In a movie theatre, the show does not begin until the viewer has taken in the "previews," which had in times immemorial replaced the news reel (which had since fallen victim to TV news). And so forth. The overture was originally a piece of music performed at the opera theatre before the actual show started. The lights would still be on (the candles in the big overhead chandelier would still be lit). The whole purpose was to signal to those in the theatre that it was time to stop chatting and start looking for their seats. Towards the end of the Baroque period, opera compos...

Let me give you some easy progressions that will help you in your improvisational piano playing! What is a progression? A progression is a set of chords played consecutively. Generally, successive chords in a chord progression share some notes, which provides harmonic and linear continuity to a passage. What is a II-V-I progression? Is is a chord progression with three chords built on the roots of the second, fifth and first note of a key. The three roman numerals correspond to the digits 2, 5 and 1. In it's most basic form the numbers indicate the root of a triad. For example, the roman number I in C-major means a triad built from the note C. This triad consists of the notes C, E and G. The Roman numeral II in the key of C-major tells you to play a triad built from the notes in the C-major scale beginning with the second note. The notes will be D, F and A. The Roman numeral V indicates a triad built from the fifth step on the C-scale. The fifth note in the C-scal...

In this piano lesson we will learn to play piano Christmas music. We will use piano tab notation so you don't need to read piano sheet music. Jingle Bells is one of the most popular secular Christmas songs in the world. The most played part of the song is the refrain which we will concentrate on in this piano lesson. Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way! O what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh In this piano lesson you will learn to play Jingle Bells without the use of piano sheet music. After this learn to play piano tutorial you will be able to play the melody with both hands! Instead of piano sheet music we will use piano tab notation which will tell you where to place your fingers as you play the melody. The first thing we will do is to locate the note C. You will find the note C on many places on the piano. It is the white key to the left of two black keys. Now it's time to locate the middle C. It is the C right in the middle of the ke...