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2 min 00 sec
1:1 - In Western Musical Notation, the Staff is a set of five horizontal lines and four spaces.
1:2 - All the music is written on the staff.
1:3 - To write music notes, you need the five lines.
1:4 - Notes on a blank paper, have no musical meaning.
1:5 - Each line represent a different musical pitch or tone.
1:6 - The lines and spaces are numbered from bottom to top.
1:7 - The bottom line, is the first line. And the top line is the fifth line.
1:8 - The spaces are between each line.
1:9 - The first space is between the first line and the second line.
1:10 - Appropiate music symbols, are placed on the staff.
1:11 - The Staff is a musical symbol.
Your CMC Number is 1
1 min 37 sec
2:1 - To know the name of the notes in the Staff, you need to have a clef.
2:2 - The Treble Clef is a musical symbol used to indicate the pitch of written notes.
2:3 - Placed on the Staff, on the second lne, it indicated the name and pitch of the second line.
2:4 - The second line will be G.
2:5 - If you used the real name of the notes, it is "Sol".
2:6 - The Treble Clef is also called The G Clef.
2:7 - This line serves as a reference point. By which the names of the notes on any other line or space, of the Staff may be determined.
2:8 - The Treble Clef is used for, Piano, Guitar, Flute, Violin, Oboe, Saxophone, and many other high sounding instruments.
2:9 - There are many clefs. The first one to learn is The Treble Clef.
Your CMC Number is 2
1 min 37 sec
3:1 - You will play this exercise or technique firts with the Right Hand.
3:2 - Use any fingers you want, but use at least two fingers.
3:3 - Once you can play it with your Right Hand, now play it with your Left Hand
3:4 - Use two fingers on your left hand.
3:5 - Play it on time.
3:6 - Play it along with the music.
3:7 - Play it from beginning to end.
3:8 - Play it several times.
3:9 - Do not go to the next number, unless you can play this one correctly.
3:10 - Download the Midi File, to open it in Synthesia, and slow down the tempo, and practice better.
1 min 46 sec
4:1 - You will play this exercise or technique firts with the Right Hand.
4:2 - Your right thumb is finger number 1.
4:3 - Your right pinky is finger number 5.
4:4 - Use all five fingers of your Right Hand.
4:5 - Then play it again with your Left Hand.
4:6 - Use the same music, but the number on the fingers is different.
4:7 - Your left pinky is finger number 5.
4:8 - Your left thumb is finger number 1.
4:9 - In both hands the thumb is always finger number 1.
4:10 - Use all five fingers of your left Hand.
4:11 - Play it on time.
4:12 - Play it along with the music.
4:13 - Play it from beginning to end.
4:14 - Play it several times.
4:15 - Do not go to the next number, unless you can play this one correctly.
4:16 - A Midi File can be open with many sofware music programs.
1 min 53 sec
5:1 - Music is easy, Bach used to say. "All you need to do, is play the right notes, at the right time".
5:2 - To make music we need time. Or as we know it in music: tempo.
5:3 - The first Time Signature we will study is the 4/4.
5:4 - The Time Signature goes right after the Key Signature.
5:5 - A Time Signature always has two numbers, one on top of the other.
5:6 - The top number, tells you, how many notes or beats you can have on a measure.
5:7 - The bottom number, tells you, what kind of notes for each beat.
5:8 - So a 4/4 Time Signature needs: 4 quarter notes.
5:9 - 4 notes, because the top number is 4.
5:10 - And quarter notes, because the bottom number is 4. It means 1/4, which is One Quarter of a note, Or quarter notes.
5:11 - As you learn more, you will understand all this better. For now, just learn the name of the symbols.
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6:1 - Solfeo is the art of reading and writing music.
6:2 - To learn to read music, you need to read outloud.
6:3 - Say the real name of the notes, outloud, on time.
6:4 - Read and say the notes along with the video.
6:5 - In this first video, you have only one note: Do.
6:6 - Each note last 4 counts, it's a Whole Note.
6:7 - You have 4 measures.
6:8 - In measure 3, you have a Whole Rest. Do not make a sound.
6:9 - Repeat many times until you can say it perfect!.
6:10 - By doing one Solfeo per day, you'll learn to read music fast.
6:11 - After you can read it outloud, and say it on time.
6:12 - Now it's time to play it.
6:13 - Play it on your instrument, on time and with no mistakes!.
6:14 - Once you can read it, and play it, you are ready for the next Solfeo.
13 sec
Song No. 1
7:1 - Time to play your first song, Tiny Bird.
7:2 - You may, or may not know the notes in this song.
7:3 - Look at the piano, it will show you the notes.
7:4 - The name of the notes are also under each note.
7:5 - You have quarter notes, half notes and whole notes
7:6 - All that you will learn later.
7:7 - For now I'm sure you can play this easy song.
7:8 - It doesn't have to be perfect, after all, it's only your first song!
7:9 - The best way to practice, is with the Midi File. You can stop the music on each note!
7:10 - With the Midi File, you can slow the tempo, play it faster, change the sound and many more things!
1 min 47 sec
8:1 - So far you know: The Staff, The Treble Clef and The Time Signature.
8:2 - To write music we need: Notes. Each note represents one sound. Sounds or notes can be long or short.
8:3 - We can count the beats of the music, 1, 2, 3, 4 ... and so on. One count is the same as one beat.
8:4 - Notes have certain duration.
8:5 - A Whole note last 4 vounts.
8:6 - You can place a note, on any line or space on the Staff.
8:7 - Depending on the Clef that you have and where the notes are placed, the notes will have different names. And of course different pith or sound.
8:8 - A Whole Note has a long sound.
1 min 59 sec
9:1 - In this exercise you will play four notes only ( G - F - E - D ).
9:2 - Repeat the same notes, many times, the entire exercise.
9:3 - First you have to play it with your Right Hand.
9:4 - Try to put your thumb on D, when you play it with the Right Hand.
9:5 - After you play it with your Right Hand, then you need to play it with your Left Hand.
9:6 - Try to put your thumb on G, when using the left hand.
9:7 - Play it on time along with the music.
9:8 - Don't forget to download the MIdi File.
1 min 30 sec
10:1 - A Whole Rest is the thick black little line.
10:2 - To write music we need: Notes.
10:3 - Notes are the sound in Music.
10:4 - But we also need silence.
10:5 - Silence is a rest in music, you're resting from playing a sound.
10:6 - The Whole Rest goes under the forth line of the staff.
10:7 - The Whole Rest last 4 counts.
10:8 - The Whole Note and the Whole Rest, both they last 4 counts each.
10:9 - In a 4/4 Time Signature, a Whole Rest takes the space, or the duration, of a measure.
1 min 09 sec
Song No. 2
11:1 - It's time to play your second song, "Just A Song".
11:2 - Three measures, two notes, this should be easy.
11:3 - If you can play this song, you are ready for the next.
3 min 40 sec
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12:1 - Solfeo is the art of reading and writing music.
12:2 - To learn to read music, you need to read outloud.
12:3 - Say the real name of the notes, outloud, on time.
12:4 - Read and say the notes along with the video.
12:5 - In this first video, you have only one note: Do.
12:6 - Middle Do, goes under the five lines of the Staff, with an extra ledger line.
12:7 - Each note last 4 counts, it's a Whole Note.
12:8 - You have 4 measures.
12:9 - In measure 3, you have a Whole Rest. Do not make a sound.
12:10 - Repeat many times until you can say it perfect!.
12:11 - By doing one Solfeo per day, you'll learn to read music fast.
12:12 - After you can read it outloud, and say it on time.
12:13 - Now it's time to play it.
12:14 - Play it on your instrument, on time and with no mistakes!.
12:15 - Once you can read it, and play it, you are ready for the next Solfeo.
1 min 08 sec
13:1 - The Double Bar Lines, or The End Lines are two vertical lines.
13:2 - One Thin line and one Thick Line.
13:3 - It goes on top of the Staff.
13:4 - Always goes at the end of the song.
13:5 - When ever you see a Double Bar Line or the End Symbol, it means the End of the song.
1 min 16 sec
Song No. 3
14:1 - One more song for you, "We Will Rock You".
14:2 - Be careful with the F#.
14:3 - The notes are: G - F# - E - D - E-E.
14:4 - Play it two or four times in a row.
2 min 03 sec
15:1 - In this study there is only one note on the Right Hand.
15:2 - And one note on the Left Hand.
15:3 - The note is C, or "Do".
15:4 - Did you play the right notes?.
15:5 - Did you play it on time?.
15:6 - Did you use the Right Hand and the Left Hand?.
15:7 - Did you play the entire exercise?.
15:8 - Did you play it with no mistakes?.
15:9 - Did you have fun?.
2 min 44 sec
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16:1 - This Solfeo should be easy, if you did, 1 and 2.
16:2 - Remember, read it, and then play it!
1 min 57 sec
Song No. 4
17:1 - This song "White Sand" is in the key of E.
17:2 - You have F#, C#, G# and E#.
17:3 - For this particular song, you don't need the D#.
17:4 - You need to play the F#, the G# and the C#.
17:5 - The # (Sharp) notes are black keys on the piano.
17:6 - Make sure the song sounds the same as the video.
58 sec
18:1 - The Bar Line is a vertical line.
18:2 - A bar line goes from the first line, to the fifth line on the staff.
18:3 - It makes music easier to read.
18:4 - The measures are divided by bar lines.
7 min 56 sec
18 sec
19:1 - Introducing The Half Note, and The Half Rest
19:2 - In this Solfeo you can see The Whole Note and The Half Note
48 sec
Song No. 5
20:1 - This song "Old McDonalds" is in the key of F.
20:2 - The key of F needs a Bb.
20:3 - In this case, you don't see the Bb, because you don't have to play it.
20:4 - There are four measures in this song.
20:5 - 12 notes, with 5 different notes: C, D, F, G and A.
20:6 - Play it on time and have fun.
2 min 51 sec
21:1 - In this study you will play the note G, on the left hand.
21:2 - For the note G use the finger No.3, the middle finger.
21:3 - In the Right Hand you have the C and the D
21:4 - For the C, you can use the Thumb.
21:5 - For the D use the Index, Finger No. 2.
21:6 - At the end, you will need to play the lower C, on the Left Hand.
21:7 - You will use the Treble Clef, and the Bass Clef.
21:7 - Play it with no mistakes.
5 min 09 sec
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22:1 - Introducing a new Note: Re
22:2 - Re is right under the first line of the Staff.
22:3 - Re is the letter D.
22:4 - You can have any note, with any duration.
22:5 - Re can be a Half Note, and Do can be a Half Note also.
1 min 53 sec
23:1 - Tempo means time.
23:2 - Tempo is an Italian word for time
23:3 - In music we need the Time.
23:4 - Time is one of the most important things in music.
23:5 - When you make music, you are playing the right notes at the right time.
23:6 - In music is very important to learn how to count.
23:7 - For example, one quarter note is equal to 86 BPM
23:8 - BPM ( stands for "Beats Per Minute" )
23:9 - The number 86, means that there are 86 beats in each minute.
23:10 - That's how you measure time.
23:11 - The Metronome is a machine to count time in music.
23:12 - There are many tpes of Metronomes.
23:13 - The Higher the number, the faster the tempo.
23:14 - The Lower the numbner, the slower the tempo.
23:15 - Fast music can be on the 180, or more.
23:16 - Slow music, usually is 60 or less.
23:17 - To learn music properly, you will need to use a Metronome, sooner or later.
4 min 40 sec
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24:1 - You can put the notes in any order you want.
24:2 - The combination of different notes, with different rhythm, makes the music.
24:3 - One note at a time, in different order, creates a melody.
24:4 - To pass the Solfeo, you must readt it first, then play it.
1 min 17 sec
Song No. 6
25:1 - Eventually you will have to recognize the notes.
25:2 - When you play a new song, it always help, if you know the song first.
25:3 - Playing a familiar song, it's easier.
25:4 - There are four measures in this song.
25:5 - In this song you have: | C E D F | E _ _ _ |
25:6 - And then: | E F E D | C _ _ _ |
25:7 - There are four measures in this song.
1 min 14 sec
26:1 - A Half Note Last 2 counts.
26:2 - A Half Note is a white oval with a stem.
26:3 - A Half Note last half of a Whole Note.
26:4 - The Stem can be facing Up, or Down.
26:5 - The Stem goes up or down, depending where you place it on the Staff.
26:6 - The name of the oval is the head.
26:7 - The head is white, or empty, not filled.
2 min 13 sec
21:1 - In this technique you have four notes, two and two.
21:2 - | C D F G |
21:3 - That's it! Repite these notes a lot of times.
21:4 - The idea is to create the steady tempo as you play.
21:5 - You can use different finngers if you want.
21:6 - Play it first with the RIGH HAND.
21:7 - Then play it again using your LEFT HAND.
21:7 - Do not use two hands at the same time.
1 min 06 sec
Song No. 7
28:1 - Play a concert!
28:2 - Practice the first five songs you learned.
28:3 - Play all of them in front of someone else.
28:4 - Play this song on time, along with the video.
28:5 - In this song you have: | E _ D E | D _ C _ |
28:6 - And then: | E E D E | C D C _ |
28:7 - There are four measures in this song.
28:8 - Notice the difference between the Half Notes and the Quarter Notes.
5 min 29 sec
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29:1 - Introducing a new note: Mi.
29:2 - Mi goes right on top of the first line of the Staff.
29:3 - You can have a Mi that last four counts
29:4 - you can also have a Mi that last two counts.
54 sec
Song No. 8
30:1 - Play this song on time, along with the video.
30:2 - In this song you have: | A _ G _ | A G F _ |
30:3 - And then: | F _ G _ | A F F _ |
30:4 - The Bass Clef is there so you get used to see two staves for the piano.
30:5 - Practice one number a day, at least!
Piano Technique 1
Play it two times with the left hand only.
Songs - Level 1
Solfeo - Reading Music
Music Theory
A Half Rest last two counts. Just like a half note, a half rest take the space of two counts. but with no sound. When you see a rest, it means "silence" you play nothing, and make no sound, but you keep counting for as long as the rest duration.
Piano Technique
Play the whole exercise with the right hand only. Then play it again, now with the left hand only.
Solfeo - Reading Music
Piano Technique
Play the whole exercise with the right hand only. Then play it again, now with the left hand only.
Solfeo - Reading Music
Piano Technique
Play the whole exercise with the right hand only. Then play it again, now with the left hand only.
Songs - Level 1
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