Q. I've tried play piano today, but I can't seem to find the "Rythmic Patterns" course. It only has the demo, and no link to where I could see or even buy "Rythmic Patterns". It's really the course for me, I want to memorize chords and start playing piano by ear. Is there anything similar to that? Maybe on YouTube?
A. Check out "How to Speed Read Piano Chord Symbols" by Nathan Andersen. You can download preview chapters at http://www.patternpiano.com/
He has some related sites that offer free piano chords resources:
http://www.list-of-chords.com/
http://www.pianochordfinder.org/
There are interactive piano chord charts, printable charts and lots of cool free tools.
Good luck with it.
how did the piano change society?
Q. Since the invention fo the piano in 1700 how has it changed society? Did it bring music to a bigger audience, Was the piano found on both sides of social boundaries?
How did the piano effect the baroque period as well as the time periods later on?
A. Since its inception, the piano has been the universal tool of choice for composing music, because almost every note you would ever want to work with is present on the keyboard, right there in front of you. Most pianos have at least 7 octaves to work with, and concert pianos can have more than 12 octaves.
You want to compose music for an oboe? The lower registers of the piano work quite nicely. Pieces written for strings can be easily hammered out in the middle and upper registers. And unlike most other instruments, you can hit chords and multiple notes simultaneously on a piano, which works well for trying to figure out how that multi-instrument orchestral piece you're writing will eventually sound.
You can blame the fact that the piano was invented by an Italian for the bulk of tempo and dynamic markings being Italian words. From day one of the piano's release to the initially Italian market, composers were finding new ways to write music on this spectacularly flexible instrument.
Learn to play piano by ear?
Q. I have been taking piano lessons for 10 years and i am very good at reading music. I really wish i could play a song by ear. Is there anyway to learn this skill?
A. After so many years you already have the tools to teach yourself to play by ear. But it also needs practice and work as any other skill to learn! Here are some tips:
1. Review your scales and the 3 most important chords for each tonality ( I, IV and V)
2. Start very simple. Pick a small piece that you know, like Twinkle little star or Happy birthday.
3. Find the melody on the piano. Don't be afraid of making mistakes! Find one note after the other until you can play the tune comfortably.
4. Now, what scale are you using? The note that finishes your melody is usually the first note of the scale.
5. Review the three chords ( I, IV and V) that belongs to that scale.
6. Play the melody with your right hand, with your left try the chords and listen which one fits where.
7. Congratulations! You just played your first piece by ear!
Continue with harder melodies. You need to listen to the piece you want to learn over and over again- so make sure you like it! Make the chords more interesting by playing them broken, and in many different styles. Make up your own little tunes as well!
Have fun!
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