I am sure you have heard of Piano Chords. Well, that can be a little misleading because when you play chords, normally with you left hand, you would play chords on an electronic keyboard or electric organ rather than a piano.
When learning to play the piano you would normally learn, what I call a moving left hand rather than a three note or four-note chord. You can still use chords with a...
A "semiquaver" can be found as a written musical note in sheet music. This musical note is used in all types of sheet music for all musical instruments.
The semiquaver looks like a black-coloured oval shape with a stem on the right or left side depending on where on the musical staff it is written. At the end of the stem, there are two tails. These tails can be written in various ways. They...
A "quaver" is a written musical note found in sheet music. This musical note is used by all musicians and for all musical instruments.
The quaver is written as a black-coloured oval shape with a stem on the right or left side depending on where on the staff it is written. At the end of the stem, there is a tail. This tail can be written in various ways. It can be curly, making its way back...
Between 1972 and 1982 ABBA became a worldwide success with their unique sound and style. Although the band members had worked as solo artist with some degree of success in Sweden, its wasn't until they formed the group ABBA that they gained worldwide recognition.
The group members Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Faltskog had there first hit single called...
A "minim" is a musical note that is widely used in piano sheet music. In fact, it's used in all sheet music for all musical instruments.
The minim has a hollow non-coloured oval shape with a stem on the right or left side depending on where on the staff it is written. When the minim is written higher up the staff or above the middle line, the stem will be written on the left side of the...
The first Rolling Stones Album titled "The Rolling Stones" was released in the UK in 1964. The US version of this album was released a few months later with a different title; it was called "England's Newest Hit Makers".
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have been the main songwriters for the Stones over the past forty years but in this, there first album they only wrote one of the tracks,...
A "crotchet" is a musical note that can be seen in sheet music for all musical instruments. It can be found in all music from beginners to advanced. Although it's probably more used in beginners music for reasons of simplicity.
The crotchet looks like a black coloured oval shape with a short stem. Depending on where on the staff it is written, determines whether the stem point upwards or...
Being ready to learn to play the piano obviously means having a piano keyboard of some sort, so for the purpose of this article we will assume you have access to a piano, organ or keyboard. Before you start to play the piano properly, you need to learn a few basics, just a bit of theory, nothing too difficult, in fact very easy to pick up, but extremely essential.
What are the basics?
The...
There are a few German software courses claiming that they can teach you how to speak German in less than three months. Is this possible. Three months seems a short amount of time to learn a brand new language but most of these software courses are making the same claims. Is there any truth to this or is it just hype.
How to learn German in three months?
It's probably true that most...
The Rolling Stones are one of the most successful bands ever. They originally formed in 1962 and are still touring forty-six years later. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were among the original band members shortly followed by Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts.
Brian Jones and Ian Stewart originally formed the band. Mick Jagger joined at the beginning as their lead singer. Brian Jones died in 1969...
