The Direct Read keyboard:
So you want to learn how to read Music? You want to know how to compose songs? You want to ponder the structure of music with me? Then an adventure is only a short read away ...
Piano Classes: How to accompany on the piano:
Those funny letters can find above a notated melody is often called "guitar chords", but there's no reason why a piano or other keyboard instrument can use them as well.
When you play from chords, you basically create your own arrangement on the spot. This can be as easy or difficult as you want it to be. Some tunes require a rather advanced accompaniment to work, but something like the Musica Viva arrangement of What shall we do with the drunken sailor can be done very easily. There are just two chords there, Am (includes the notes a, c and e) and G (g, b and d). As long as you stick to the notes belonging to the relevant chord, you can't do much wrong. The two written out piano accompaniments are both examples of how this could be done, but you can do it much simpler if you like. Just play the notes a, c and e with your right hand at the start of each bar with the chord symbol Am and g, b and d at the start of each bar with the chord symbol G. Then you can add a simple bass by playing the root of the chord with your left hand at the same time ...
PianoTeacher: Piano Lessons: Learn how to play the piano and have fun at the same time
with Chris Rochell's (the piano teacher) piano instruction videos. Playing the piano is fun and easy for beginners, children and adults. Learn to play the piano!
piano Pedagogy Forum: Carlyn Morenus is Keyboard Area Coordinator at Illinois State University. Dr. Morenus joined the ISU faculty in 1999 as Assistant Professor of Piano and Coordinator of Group Piano. While completing doctoral studies at The University of Texas at Austin from 1996-1999, she was an Assistant of gorup piano. From 1990-1995 Dr. Morenus served on the Vincennes University (Indiana) faculty as Assistant Professor of Piano, where she taught studio and group piano, organ, keyboard chamber music, and other music courses. In addition to numerous recitals at the university and around the city of Vincennes, she presented annual duo-piano recitals at Vincennes University and elsewhere in Indiana with California-based duo partner Marc Steiner. In addition to university teaching, Dr. Morenus has run independent piano studios in Austin, Texas and in her native Long Beach, California. She maintains an active performing schedule as a solo pianist, collaborative pianist and chamber musician. Dr. Morenus has embraced technology in both her teaching and her research ...
Presentation of Piano Methods,
Categorization and Evaluation of methods, Multiple methods and supplemental materials ...
At the age of nine, Jordan Rudess entered the prestigious Juilliard School of Music for classical piano training. By nineteen, he began to include the rapidly developing world of synthesizers in his recordings and performances.
Today, Jordan is a recording artist, composer, producer and performer.