Q. For my science fair project (I'm a high schooler) I'm hoping to see if there are any similarities between famous pieces of classical music. Preferably just piano music- maybe Fur Elise, Canon in D, songs like that. Do you have any suggestions as to how I might go about finding similarities? Any specific patterns to look for?
Thanks!
A. You could find out what the chords are (commonly I, V, IV, II, VI, etc;).
They may have similar structures (overall or phrase structures).
You could also look at the intervals between notes in the melody and compare the rhythms.
How can I improve my piano skills?
Q. Well, I've been playing piano a little over 8 months now, and I was wondering if anyone has any tips they can share on how I can improve? Are there any finger excersises or scales anyone knows? Or maybe links to some? Sorry, I know this is basic stuff but I need help so...
Oh! And can anyone help me figure out what level I might be in piano? I know I should just ask my piano teacher, but I feel like she would say it doesnt matter. :/
Well, for the past 8 months, the hardest piece I can play is fur elise (I know...I just started haha), and Im starting moonlight sonata. Any thoughts on what level I might be at? (Around one or starting two?)
Thank you guys for your help, its really appreciated. :)
Well since I'm just beginning in piano, I can play the whole fur elise, but I can't play it quite fast yet. I'm not exactly slow, but I haven't mastered the 3/8
And for the moonlight sonata, I'm only playing the first movement.
A. Manage your learning and practice time. Dedicate a time slot to sessions or training and be committed about it. Try not to allow anything to deter you from your practice. Commitment to practice is crucial to improving your abilities!!!!
Plan your practice. Although this is not necessary later, at first, when you're learning new things, it's important to know what you should be learning in the next few sessions so as to be able to measure your progress. This is supposed to help you keep track of your knowledge and skills progress, not be a tool to disappoint you if you didn't make the progress you hoped for in the time you expected. If you feel some particular concept took a really long time to master, don't worry. The important thing is that, in the end, you do master it.!!
Improve your musical notation reading skills. Many of the steps and tips to follow will either depend on, or greatly benefit from a proficiency in reading musical notation (sheet music). You can do this as follows:
Learn to read piano music if you haven't already done so. Make sure you understand most of the concepts of musical notation. If you want to improve your overall piano playing, you'll need to learn about more advanced musical notations such as dynamics, tempo, key and time signatures, clefs, etc. Knowing only how to read the notes themselves and their intervals won't be enough.
Learn to sight-read piano music. This will improve your ability to translate what you see and understand on the musical sheet into beautiful piano tunes.!!!!
Improve your finger placement and speed on the piano keys!!!
Practice the different scales using proper finger placement. Start by practicing going up the scale, then down, then up and down. Do each one at least five times using proper finger placement when practicing a certain scale.
Try to practice two or three scales before each session. Do this whether a "session" is a lesson with a teacher, or some free time slot you assigned to learning and practicing the piano.
Try to practice using sheet music that contains finger numbering on them, especially at first. This way you can be sure that you are playing correctly.
Practice with increasing speed. When learning a new song, or a new scale, start by playing it slowly but obeying the timing of the piece. Then, start speeding up, keeping proper time intervals between the notes. For example, if practicing a simple C Major scale, you'll start by playing each note (C, D, E, F, G, A, B) as a whole beat. Then start playing each note for half a beat (not leaving the other half beat as a rest), then quarter, and so on. Once you made a mistake, start all over again. Practice this for half an hour a day until you feel you can do it without making any mistake.
Practice proper chords finger placement. You can find many resources on the internet detailing proper fingering for each chord. Sometimes you'll find more than one optimal finger placement; this is a matter of preference, so follow whichever makes you more comfortable while playing (especially while progressing from one chord to the next).!!!!!
Memorize and practice musical scales, especially the most prominent ones. Learn all the Major, harmonic minor, melodic minor and chromatic scales. Master the scales and practice them. Also, if you're playing a specific style (such as blues, jazz, etc.), learn the scales of that style.!!!
Memorize and practice chords. Chords are multiple notes played together at the same time (on the piano, pressing multiple keys simultaneously).
Begin by learning the most prominent chords.
Learn the different inversions of a chord. Try to learn when and in what progression each inversion is used.
Practice chords by playing progressions. Start with simple ones such as the C-F-G progression. Once you've mastered those, go to more complicated ones.!!!!!~
Improve your musical aptitude (commonly called musical ear) by practicing listening to musical pieces and trying to infer their notes. Do this as follows:
Start with simple and slow songs. Try to find the notes of the song first by trial and error on the keyboard.
Try to name the notes using only your ear after that, and writing them down.
After you've finished a section, try playing the notes you've written down, see how close you were.
You might create some grading system and try to test yourself. Don't worry if you get only few notes at first. Just learn from the mistakes you make. Bit by bit, you'll some day be able to write down the whole song with great accuracy.!!!!!!!!!!!!
hope this helpful~~!!!!!
Are there any songs for piano that sound like classical but they have chords?
Q. ok i've been searching and searching for music that is relaxing to hear and fun to play, such as classical music. But i have a hard time playing the bass clef and chords are what i have been playing for about 8 years now. i would really appreciate it if you had some sites or names of songs! Thanks so much!
A. Songs have chords. Just some are more noticable than others.
Well, if you want, Fur Elise has a pretty obvious chord buildup.
River Flows in You by Yiruma may not sound classical but it is a very fun piece.
Listen here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhN7SG-H-3k
Sheet music here
http://www.pianomusicsheet.net/yiruma-river-flows-in-you/
Check out other songs by him too.
Half of La Campanella by Liszt has some obvious chords. However it is pretty hard, but fun!
Listen here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y9Wiqsd9xY
Any sheet music (pretty much any) can be found for free somewhere on this blog
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=230851310&blogId=437336093
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