Major Scales

 

Learn how to construct and play Major Scales by using the pattern of whole steps and half steps. You can easily find the notes of any major scale in each of the 12 keys.
 
Click on any one of the major scales below to watch how to play that scale. You will also see the list of the notes of each scale.
 
[Review: intervals, and see all Beginner Music Theory Lessons below:]. Click on the any of the major scale below to learn how to play that particular scale: Read the rest of this entry »

Chord Inversions – 1st and 2nd Chord Inversions

 

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We often play chords in their root chord position, But sometimes we would see chords are being played in their first or second inversions. How to Read the rest of this entry »

Maple Leaf Rag

 
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Another ragtime music composed by the King of Ragtime, Scott Joplin. This song was copyrighted in 1899.
 
Watch the video below and learn how to play one of the popular ragtime pieces of all time. You can also download a copy of Maple Leaf Rag sheet music below.


 



 

 

 

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Learn to Read Piano Music – Time Signatures

 

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In the video below, you will be practicing how to count notes in a measure, in order to keep time in music. A time signature tells you how a particular piece of music is played.
 
The bottom part with a number four (4) indicates that each count (or beat) gets a quarter note.

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Circle of Fifths

 

The first diagram is the Circle of Fifths showing just the keys in the major chords and scales only. The Circle of Fifths or Circle of Fourths shows all of the 12 keys or notes.
 
The Circle of the Fifths is very useful for writing music. Next to each of these keys, it also shows how many sharps (#), and how many flats (b) for that particular keys as shown in this diagram below:


 
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As you may notice that each of the 12 keys is at the interval of fifths moving in the clockwise direction.

 

For example, Read the rest of this entry »

Learn to Play Piano – Clementines

 
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Clementine is one of the popular American folk music. Learn how to play Clementine on piano, free sheet music with lyrics provided below. Watch the video on how to play this song’s melody only.
 
This song is play in 3/4 time, i.e. three beats per Read the rest of this entry »

Major Chords – Learn Piano for Beginners

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Major chord (symbol: M or Maj) or Major triad, is used in most of the songs. Here, we will learn how to play major chords in all 12 keys.
 
First, you want to learn how major chords are constructed. The formula for major chord is: Read the rest of this entry »

Learn How to Play Piano – This Old Man

 
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Learn how to play one of the most popular children songs, This Old Man. Watch the second video with fun singalong lyrics.
 
This song is written in 4/4 time. We will be playing three of the major chords here – C chord, F chord, and G chord.
 
Free downloadable This Old Man Sheet Music at the end of this page. You can also download free sheet music (with guitar chords) for more songs.


 

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Angels We Have Heard On High

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In this blog, you will learn how to play Angels We Have Heard On High. The lyrics of this song is based on a traditional French carol known as Les Anges dans nos campagnes (literally means “Angels in our countryside”).

 

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 24 thru 50
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23

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Piano Layout

 

This is a tutorial for beginner piano learners. Here you will learn the layout of the piano keyboard which is made up of groups of white keys and black keys. If you notice, there are patterns that these piano keys are grouped.
 
First, there are seven (7) white keys which are repeated throughout any piano keyboard; and there are five (5) black keys in between a group of these seven white keys, which also are repeated throughout the keyboard.
 
Watch the video below: Read the rest of this entry »

Beginner Piano

 

There are five sections for beginner piano lessons, and they are:
 

        Learn Songs3 Easy Songs
        free Virtual Piano provided
         
        Chords – Learn how to construct 
        Major Chords, Primary Chords & more
         
        Music Theory – Key Signatures, 
        Major Scales, Intervals & more
         
        ImprovisationChord Inversions
        and different Chord Patterns
         
        Techniques – Pentatonic Scale, 
        Whole Tone Scale, Arpeggio

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      How to Play Christmas Carol – The First Noel

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      Learn how to play this Christmas carol, The First Noel. This song is played in 3/4 time. There are three (3) beats in a measure, and each beat get a quarter note.
       
      Notes for the right hand are:

       

      | ED | C D EF | G AB | C B A |
      | G AB | C B A | G A B | C G F |
      | E ED | C D EF | G AB | C B A |
      | G AB | C B A | G A B | C G F |
      | E ED | C D EF | G CB | A A |
      | G | C B A | G A B | C G F |
      | E | | | |

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      How to Play Piano – Learn “America” on Piano

       
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      In this tutorial, you will Learn how to play the song, “America” (My Country Tis of Thee).
       
      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. You will be playing three major chords with the left hand:
       

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


       

      The left hand chords are:

      | C | G | C | C |
      | F | C | C | C |
      | G | G | C |
      | C | F | C |


       

       

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      London Bridge Is Falling Down

       

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      Learn how to play one of the most popular nursery rhymes, London Bridge Is Falling Down. Watch the videos below. The first video is an instructional video, teaching you how to play this song. In the second video, the song is played in Flash demo. Read the rest of this entry »

      Modern Dance

       

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      Modern dance has become more and more popular these days. Here are videos from a dance team from Dominion High School:
       
       

       
      Do You Have What It Takes, video by Anand Kao
      DHS Dance Team Trailer (2013-2014)
       
       


       
       
      DHS Dance Team I Can Transform Ya Practice
       
       

       
       
      DHS Dance Team – Spring Pep Rally 20114
       
       

       
       


       
       

       
       
      DHS Dance Team – Dance Inferno @ Towson University
      1st Place in Hip-Hop Varsity
      2nd Place in overall highest score out of all team in all categories
       
      More videos:


       
       
       

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