Chords
Solfeo - Reading Music
Scales
Songs - Level 4
Music Theory
A tie, is a curvy line taht ties two notes to make te first note last longer. The two notes must be the same, like Re and Re, You can have a Whole note, tie to a Half note, the the duration of the sound will be 6 counts, You must play the first note, and do not play the second note, but hold the sound for as long as the value of the two notes combined.
Solfeo - Reading Music
Scales
Piano Technique
Chords
Music Theory
Intervals are very important, we will satudy a lot of them. But for now all you need to know is that you can count the distance from one note to another. From C to E is a 3rd. Because there are 3 notes involved. (C-D-E). From A to D is a 5th, because you have 5 notes total. (A-B-C-D-E). Always count the intervals going UP. And you must count all the notes, from the first to the last. Do not use sharps or flats, count natural notes, like C-D-E-F-G-A-B
Solfeo - Reading Music
Music Theory
The Eighth Note last half beat, or half a count, or half of the quarter notes. Two eighth notes makes one quarter note. In a 4/4 tiem signature, you can have 4 quarter notes, or 8 eighth notes, notice you need double the notes to make the same time, because each note last half of the time.
Songs - Level 4
Scales
Solfeo - Reading Music
Music Theory
The Eighth Rest last the same as the Eighth Note, half of time, you can have a note or a rest, in a time signature of 4/4, you can have a querter note, an eighth note and an eighth rest, that's two counts and you need two more, another eighth note and an eighth rest and maybe another querter note.
Chords
Scales
Songs - Level 4
Piano Technique
Music Theory
Remember that a dot adds half of the notes value, if a note last 4 counts, like a whole note, then with a dot is worth 6 counts. If the note last 2 counts, like a half note, then with a dot last 3 counts, because you add 2 + 1. If the note last 1 count, like the quarter notes, then a quarter note with a dot is worth 1 and a half. It can get a little complicated, you need to study and play music and songs until you understand how it works, then is really easy.
Solfeo - Reading Music
Chords
Solfeo - Reading Music
Scales
Piano Technique
Music Theory
A dotted quarter rest, is worth 1 and a half, like the dotted quarter note, The only way to rally understand it, is playing songs that has a dotted quarter rest, and practice a lot.
Scales
Piano Technique
Solfeo - Reading Music
Music Theory
A beam is a thick line that joins two eighth notes and makes the notes easier to read. An eighth note has a little "flag" or "tail" when you have two eight notes you can see two flags, Instead of putting a flag and a flag, you can add a "Beam" the thick line across the two notes, so it looks nicer. Sometimes when you have many flags in the notes, the music lokks too crowded and difficult to read that is why they have the beam line, to make things look more nicer and easier to read.
Chords
Solfeo - Reading Music
Scales
Songs - Level 4
Piano Technique
Music Theory
The slur is a curvy line, like the tie, but it goes on top or below many notes, the notes are usually different, and this line is to make a phrase or a motive, it give the music a way of adding phrases.
Scales
Solfeo - Reading Music
Don't forget, all the solfeos needs to say it outloud first, or read the notes outloud on time with no mistakes. Then you need to play it at the same time using the music, play along with it, you need to play it perfect with no mistakes and on time, only then you can go to the next solfeo.
Songs - Level 4
As you can see here, this song has a tablature with numbers, to be played with a guitar. In the piano you can play just the melody with the right hand. Play the song on time along with the music. After this song you may be able to play most slow songs with just one hand. Is time to start playing songs with two hands... in the next level!
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