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Rockabye Baby

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Learn how to play and sing along with this nursery rhyme video, Rockabye Baby.

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.

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Posted April 5th, 2013 at 8:11 pm by writer46 in Beginner Songs,Easy Piano,Nursery Rhymes,Traditional | Comments Off on Rockabye Baby

Seventh Chords

In this blog, you will learn three of the seventh (7th) chords which are: Major 7th, Minor 7th, and Dominant 7th chords. You will also learn how to construct these three types of chords and how to play them on the piano.

You can access these piano lessons for Free under the Intermediate Chord section.

Dominant 7th Chord (or, major minor 7th chord)

Major 7th Chord

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Posted August 29th, 2012 at 7:02 pm by writer46 in Music Chords | Comments Off on Seventh Chords

How to Play Major 7th Chord

Learn how to construct and play Major 7th Chord. The formula for Major 7th chord is:

Root – 4HS – 3HS – 4HS

[REVIEW: HS – Half Step, or Half Tone (Semi-tone)]

In the key of C, the notes for C Major 7th chord is:

C – E – G – B

C is the Root
E is 4HS from C
G is 3HS from E, and
B is 4HS from G

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Posted February 22nd, 2012 at 5:18 pm by writer46 in Music Chords | Comments Off on How to Play Major 7th Chord

Music Theory – Intervals

You’ll be learning the music intervals : Whole Step and Half Step. A half step (semitone or half tone) is a visual representation of a half step is any two keys on the piano keyboard that have no key in between them.

key E

key F

key B

key C

key C#

key F

key F#

[Review Free Lessons 1 thru 3 below]

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Posted February 21st, 2012 at 8:10 am by writer46 in Music Chords,Music Theory | Comments Off on Music Theory – Intervals

Free Sheet Music – Bach

List of 50 Free Piano Lessons Free Interactive Keyboard Trainer

Below are three of the free sheet music composed by one of the greatest music composers of all time, Johann Sebastian Bach:

Click below to access the free sheet music now:

Aria

Aus meines Herzens Grunde

Fugue in C Major

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Posted February 17th, 2012 at 10:11 am by writer46 in Classical,Free Sheet Music | Comments Off on Free Sheet Music – Bach

Piano Basics

Learn piano basics: Piano 101 – Learn the names of the white and the black piano keys and basic music notation for beginners.

In Lesson 1, you have learned that there are seven (7) white keys, and five (5) black keys on a piano keyboard. This patterns are repeated throughout any piano keyboard, whether it is a 44-key, or 61-key, or a full-sized keyboard.

Names of seven (7) white keys are:

C, D, E, F, G, A, and
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Posted February 13th, 2012 at 6:03 pm by writer46 in Basic Piano Skills,Free Beginner Piano,Free Online Lessons | Comments Off on Piano Basics

Oh Susanna

Oh Susanna was written by Stephen Foster, which was first published in 1848. Learn how to play this easy traditional song is easy.

This song is play in 4/4 time, which means that there are four beats in a measure, and each beat gets a quarter note.
The three major chords on the left hand are:

C chord, the notes are C-E-G
F chord, the notes are F-A-C
G chord, the notes are G-B-D

Notes to be played by the right hand are: Read the rest of this entry »

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Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 7:07 pm by writer46 in Beginner Songs,Easy Piano,Free Sheet Music,Traditional | Comments Off on Oh Susanna

Glossary of Musical Terms

List of 50 Free Piano Lessons

A	B	C	D	E	F
G	H	I	J	K	L
M	N	O	P	Q	R
S	T	V	W

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Posted January 1st, 2012 at 10:58 am by writer46 in Music Glossary,Music Tools | Comments Off on Glossary of Musical Terms

Public Domain Sheet Music

Download free sheet music composted by famous composers: Bach, Joplin, Beethoven, Pachelbel

Alice, Where Art Thou

Aria

Aus meines Herzens Grunde

Ballade

Canon in D Major

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Posted October 13th, 2011 at 7:38 pm by writer46 in Classical,Classical,Free Sheet Music,Music,Music Tools,Traditional | Comments Off on Public Domain Sheet Music

Aura Lee – Learn Piano

Learn to play this popular song, Aura Lee (Love Me Tender) on piano. This song is written in 4/4 time. You will be playing five chords in this song.

3 Major chords:
C (C-E-G)
G (G-B-D)
F (F-A-C)

2 Minor chords:
Dm (D-F-A)
Am (A-C-E)

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[Review: Time Signature of 4/4
The “4” on the top tells you that there are four beats in each measure, and the “4” on the bottom tells you that a “quarter note” receives one count (or beat)]. Read the rest of this entry »

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Posted August 15th, 2011 at 12:09 pm by writer46 in Easy Piano,Free Sheet Music,Learn to Play Songs,Traditional,Virtual Piano Keyboard | Comments Off on Aura Lee – Learn Piano

Pentatonic Scales

Learn how to play pentatonic scale, which is used in most of the oriental music. Pentatonic scale is made up of five notes. In the key of C, the notes are: C, G, D, A, E, which are transposed to C, D, E, G, A (which is I, II. III, V, VI).

The formula of Pentatonic Scale is – Root, 2HS, 2HS, 3HS, 2HS
[HS – half step. Review: Intervals]

Explanations:

Circle of the Fifths

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Posted August 14th, 2011 at 4:16 pm by writer46 in Music Chords,Piano Techniques | Comments Off on Pentatonic Scales

Piano Lessons for Children

ZebraKeys.com is a free and fun piano-learning website which provides free piano lessons for children. It is your child’s first step, and will be the best step that he or she could ever make to start learning the piano. For busy parents, their child can learn piano at their own pace and at the comfort of their own home; and best of all, parents can also learn and grow together with their child as well.

Piano Basic

Lesson 1

Layout of Piano Keys

Lesson 2

Names of White Keys

Lesson 3

Names of Black Keys

Lesson 5

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Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 12:35 pm by writer46 in Free Online Lessons | Comments Off on Piano Lessons for Children

The Ash Grove

One of the popular Welsh folk songs, The Ash Grove was written in the 19th century by John Oxenford. Watch and learn how to play this song on the keyboard.

This song is play in 3/4 time (three beats per measure, and each beat receives a quarter note. Download The Ash Grove free sheet music here.
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Posted June 13th, 2011 at 12:05 pm by writer46 in Easy Piano,Easy Piano,Entertainment,Learn to Play Songs,Music,Traditional | Comments Off on The Ash Grove

Brahms’ Lullaby

Learn how to play this popular traditional song, Brahms’ Lullaby in easy piano version. You can download a copy of free sheet music for Brahms’ Lullary at the end of this page.

This song is played in 3/4 time, i.e. three beats per measure, and each beat receives a quarter note.

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[Review : Time Signatures –
2/4, 3/4, and 4/4 time.

How to play C Major Chord]
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There are three major chords in this song, they are C chord, G chord, and F chord, which will be played using the left hand:

C-E-G

G-B-D

F-A-C

Chords to be played with the left hand are: