Q. I'm new to playing with the piano. I pretty much only know [cdefgab]=octaves or w/e, I know what a sharp and flat is but that is pretty much it.
I try to make songs on the piano and just using different combinations of keys, but I notice there are combinations that sound good and others that just don't mesh at all really... so I figured there was known key combinations that I can learn so I know which ones work the best together.
Also, I was looking up on how to create songs, there were things I weren't sure of by what the information said. What is "chord progression?"
Thanks
A. well chords are groups of 2 usually 3 or more notes played together that sound nice
you can see all chords and how to play them here :) http://www.pianoworld.com/fun/vpc/piano_chords.htm
chord progressions is literally changing from one to another. Ther is usually a sequence to this played all the way through. Some chords go well together i.e. learn how to play C, G, Am, F in a Row. This is a basis for like millions of songs (see here) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw3eYsnl31c
goodluck! Hope this has helped :)
Learning piano for songwriting?
Q. I am very into songwriting and want to learn some basic piano skills to help add to my songs. I've heard you only need a basic understanding of chords and chord progression (no more than a few weeks of lessons) to really help. Is this true and if so do you know any cheap/free ways to go about learning this way? Preferable through the Internet. Thanks a bunch
A. Yes, piano will help a TON. Basically, first you need to learn ALL of your major scales. 12 scales. Not hard to do if you practice. Once you do that, learn the different common chord progressions and try them out in different keys (using the scales you've already mastered ;) ). Then you can pretty much experiment with different chord progressions and put different melodies to them.
ALSO. VERY HELPFUL. Learn your intervals. Learn what a fourth sounds like (Heeere comes the bride). Learn what a whole step down sounds like (SChoooools out. For. Summer.) Memorize what ALL the leaps sound like. I did this in the seventh grade, along with all the chords, and now I can play any song that I know the tune to, simply because I hear the intervals as I listen to the song. This is SO helpful when writing songs. If you make up a tune in your head, you can just pick a key and know exactly what notes go to the tune you made up. SO HELPFUL.
Good luck!
Edit:
I decided to give you the major intervals to learn:
Halfstep (1 half step up or down)
Whole step (2 half steps up or down)
Minor 3rd (3 half steps up or down)
Major 3rd (4 half steps up or down)
Fourth (5 half steps up or down)
Fifth (7 half steps up or down)
You can learn all of them, but learn these first.
:)
Will knowing piano help me with learning harp?
Q. I'm pretty good at piano, I've been playing for 7 years and it's kind of like my thing.
I taught myself a little guitar, im not great but I can do simple chord progressions.
I really want to learn harp.
So my question is will knowing these things help me learn harp?
(I'm talking technique, not reading music; because I obviously know that I can read music).
Okay thanks!(:
A. Yes! Harp and piano are similar in that they require you to use both hands at the same time. Also, if you decide to play a pedal harp, then you will be moving your feet while playing. Kinda like piano.
Plus, harp is very difficult. Thus, it is highly recommended that you play piano first so that you start out already knowing the basics of music. If you were an idiot like me who just went straight to harp, then you would of had to start out with learning music on top of learning harp. Trust me, that's way more difficult than it sounds.
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