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Lesson 13: Time Signatures |
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Writers of music have a convenient way of putting music
into "sections" or "compartments" that make it visually easy to follow.
The compartments have been discussed before... we call them "measures" or
"bars"... |
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Lesson 14: Time Signatures |
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So we have now
completed the first and the third beat in the bar.
The only thing left is to place a rest for the
second beat . The beat is a dotted quarter note, so
we will place a dotted quarter rest... |
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Lesson 15: Tonic and Dominant Triads |
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As you know, every scale degree has a technical name.
They have been listed before, but here they are
again... |
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Lesson 16: Key Identification |
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The focus
of this lesson is to be able to examine a musical
excerpt and be able to tell what key it is in. We do
this by looking at the key signature, if present,
and/or accidentals throughout the excerpt... |
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Lesson 17: Triads and Roman Numerals |
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If we look at the structure of this triad, we would
see that it is a major triad. Here is why: In each triad there are two intervals
to consider... |
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Lesson 18: Octave Transposition |
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To transpose music means to change the pitch of each
note without changing the relationships between the notes... |
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Lesson 19: Triplets, and Other Tuplets |
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You will need a solid grounding in time signatures to
do this lesson. You may want to re-read Lesson
13... |
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Lesson 20: Key Transposition |
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In Lesson
18, we learned how to transpose music up or down one octave, sometimes into
another clef. In this lesson, we will learn how to
transpose music up or down into another key... |
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Lesson 21: Triad Inversions |
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Let's review a little of what we learned about triads
in some previous lessons. In Lesson
15 you learned that a triad is a three-note chord in which there is a root, a
third and a fifth... |
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Lesson 22: Cadences
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A cadence is a
resting of a musical phrase. Phrases may rest
briefly, such as in the middle of a melody, or more
permanently, such as at the end of a melody... |
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Lesson 23: Modes |
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A mode is a type of scale. You've already learned to
write major
and minor scales in previous lessons... |
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Lesson 24: Other Clefs |
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A clef is a symbol
placed at the beginning of a musical staff that
indicates the pitch of the notes on that staff... |
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Lesson 25: Score Formats
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A musical score is a
copy of a piece of music that shows all of the
instrumental parts together, giving a view of the
entire piece. Conductors often work from scores... |
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Lesson 26: Expression Marks
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All the musical
jargons explained here... |
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Lesson 27: Improvisation
Tips
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Improvisation and
jazz are of course best learned by listening,
practicing, and participating in groups... |
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Lesson 28: Learning Tips
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When learning piano,
it is helpful to have some or all of the following
tips in mind... |
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Choosing A Piano Teacher
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Probably most important is to find a teacher who will support YOUR own
direction and skill. A good teacher should find what is most musical about
you and help bring that out. He or she should look to your tastes as well as
your skill level... |
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About The Piano |
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Some basic types of pianos are presented below, bearing in mind that a visit
to the local piano store would be just as instructive and hopefully more
fun... |
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When Your Piano Needs Servicing |
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Piano maintenance is not just tuning. Two other areas every piano owner, teacher
or student, should track are regulation and voicing... |
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Easy Chord Construction Formula |
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It is not necessary
to memorize hundreds of chords. All you need to do
is to learn the formula for making each chord type,
and create the chord needed using the appropriate
formula... |
