Darlene Dranda

MusicBasics4Keyboard

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Greetings from North America. In 1990 I graduated from a small college in New Jersey with a music program where I majored in piano, attended concerts in NYC, and watched my first opera with Luciano Pavarotti. As a keyboard instructor today and big fan of popular music including light opera, I encourage you to watch We Are Family Wednesday nights to hear the exquisite harmonies coming from the stage. Two episodes brought me back to my roots growing up in the 1960s singing along to girl groups like The Supremes. The beat goes on. I love Cher's music. Read my book "Songbird at the Shopping Mall".

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Darlene Dranda

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Jan 12, 2024

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Yamaha E463 Bass Clef w/Three Notes 4Beginners 15.07.2023

This episode is about three notes written for the bass clef. They are A, B, and middle C from the musical alphabet which consists of seven notes. That's it, dear friends. The same seven notes are used to write music for the treble and bass clefs. Only two clefs are used for these lessons. Treble and bass. Furthermore, the keyboard settings in the Yamaha PSR-E463 are as follows for this lesson....

Songbook Guide for Easy Play Music 12.07.2023

Learn to play piano or keyboard with music from easy play songbooks by Hal Leonard. See the videos with Be Our Guest from Beauty and the Beast. The keyboard used for this "Super Easy" song in C major is the Casio SA-76. Thanks for watching.

Super Easy Disney Lesson for Casio SA-76 12.07.2023

Learn to play or teach with this sample lesson. Be Our Guest is the name of the song from Beauty and the Beast. The songbook is Super Easy from Hal Leonard publishers. The keyboard used for the lesson is the Casio SA-76. Thanks for watching.

Be Our Guest from Beauty and the Beast with Casio SA-76 08.07.2023

Learn to read the music and play the melody (only) with sheet music from Hal Leonard's Super Easy Songbook. The next lesson will contain chords and more information about sight reading and technique. Thanks for watching.

Be Our Guest 4Labor Day with Easy Play 07.07.2023

Learn to play this song for keyboard starting today from Beauty and the Beast. Memorize the lyrics and gird your loins if you plan to play outdoors for friends and/or family. Three-to-five songs; keep it short. This is your time to shine. if you are also the host. Bring the food items out in large coolers with wheels and return indoors the same way. Maybe even sunblock, lip balm, sun hats, and gol...

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy with EZ Play Today 03.07.2023

This was a TEST to see if the song could be learned in one day with one chord. Students, when you "make up your mind" to do something, there's a good chance you will succeed with EZ Play Today songs in C major by Hal Leonard publishers. We'll add more chords over the next few days. Happy July 4th; time to celebrate. Thanks for watching.

Waltz of the Flowers E463 with EZ Play Today 23.06.2023

Put together your song list, dear friends, with arrangements by Hal Leonard. Choose at least five songs you would like to play before a small audience of friends and/or family for this coming July Fourth. Include two patriotic songs. Videotape each song first. Your BEST song should be played last. Perform with sheet music if necessary. Thanks for watching.

EZ Play Today Happy Trails for 4th of July and Song List 20.06.2023

Here to help keyboard players prepare a song list for the upcoming July 4th holiday with music by Hal Leonard. Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light how PROUD we will be with a song list bright gleaming. And the rockets red flare, my heart bursting prepared, oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave, o'er the land of the free, and the home of the BRAVE. Start now!

EZ Play Today Don't Fence Me In by Cole Porter 19.06.2023

Celebrating Father's Day today with a song about wide open spaces and lots of land under starry skies above. Keyboard settings on the Yamaha DGX-640 are as follows: VOICE: steel guitar. STYLE: country. Thanks for watching.

EZ Play Today Battle Hymn of the Republic 16.06.2023

This publisher can take keyboard players from nowhere to somewhere in one day. Proof positive that dreams can come true with Hal Leonard EZ Play Today songbooks. The Yamaha Portable Grand DGX-640 is played for this video. Style No. 002, 8 Beats Modern. Tempo 92. The JVC Everio HD Memory camera was used. Many thanks for watching.

Your First Piano/Keyboard Performance in Public 10.06.2023

Do you remember what happened before, after and during your first performance? Who attended? Was there a gathering afterwards with food and beverages? This video is about what happened during my first classical piano performance in college. Thank you for watching.

Easy Play Carly Simon for Keyboard 09.06.2023

This lesson is about a song by Carly Simon in C major from the movie Working Girl. Lady in Red by Chris DeBurgh is also in this movie and on the soundtrack along with Let the River Run by Carly Simon. Play along with the soundtrack and sheet music to increase your playing skills. Performed on my Yamaha PSR-E463. Thanks for watching.

EZ Play TODAY Songs for Memorial Day 28.05.2023

Fire up your ambitions to play keyboard this holiday with sheet music from Hal Leonard. Salute our troops with music and grilled hot dogs while you join in with your own hit parade of songs. Be careful with backyard fireworks. Just saying. Thank you for watching.

Easy Play Carly Simon Music with Groove Creator 13.05.2023

This is Let the River Run from the movie Working Girl in C major. Words and music by Carly Simon. Here are the settings used with the Yamaha PSR-E463. Groove Creator No. 004, UK ELEC. STYLE: No. 001, Brit Rock. VOICE: No. 002, Oct Piano. Tempo 123 beats. WORKING GIRL PLOT: Savvy New York City receptionist Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith) gives her conniving boss, Katharine Parker (Sigourney Weaver),...

Nobody Does It Better E-Z Play for Mother's Day 11.05.2023

Happy Mother's Day!! Carly Simon was raised in an upper-class musical home. Her father was a cofounder of the Simon & Schuster publishing house and a pianist, and her mother was a singer and civil rights activist. Simon and her two sisters all pursued music; her brother became a photographer. Simon quit Sarah Lawrence College to perform with her sister Lucy as the Simon Sisters. In 1966, g...

Easy Play 4Piano- Poison Apple Clue 23.04.2023

This song is from Disney's Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs. This is my tribute song to music students, friends, followers and animal lovers. Song title: Some Day My Prince Will Come. Who am I? I am a college-trained classical music educator and mature vocalist with many years of public performance. My method deals with sound and symbol, the language of music for piano and keyboard. STORYLINE...

Super Easy Play Bella Notte PEP TALK 17.04.2023

This is about putting it all together for keyboard players. Slow down. You may have heard this from other teachers. It works. Take it easy especially on day one with new songs or songs you know. Listen to the music as you play. Listen to the music in your head. They need to come together and will with daily practice or some sort of practice schedule. Thanks for watching.

Super Easy Play Belle Notte 17.04.2023

This episode is about fingering, chords and videotaping. More to come in the next episode as we learn to play this song from the movies with sheet music published by Hal Leonard. Thank you for watching.

So Far Away by Carole King 15.04.2023

Do you know this song? What can be learned by looking at the sheet music and playing it on some musical instrument preferably keyboard? If you said repetition, go to the head of the class and collect your prize, preferably cash. For now it's confirmation of a desire to bring emotions to your playing. Furthermore, you can listen to Carole King sing this song from the Tapestry album and perform...

Getting to Know You 14.04.2023

Just a few questions to help me as program director for music camp students. On day five, students will play one song from the movies in front of an audience. Be prepared! Thank you for watching.

Overcoming Fear of Failure 14.04.2023

This is about overcoming fear of failure for keyboard players. Learn to play songs you know. Play scales - slowly. Overcome fear of all the black keys. Memorize the location of middle C. Also, make videos of practice time, every time. You will be amazed at your progress. Thank you for watching.

Let's Fall in Love with Casio SA-76 12.04.2023

This is about a Cole Porter song from the Woody Allen movie Midnight in Paris. Thank you for watching.

Celebrating Easter with a Hymn by Alfred Ackley 10.04.2023

He Lives! was written by Alfred Henry Ackley who was born in Pennsylvania in 1887. It is one of the Christian church's most triumph Easter hymn. Hope I did justice to this beautiful hymn on the Casio SA-76 in my backyard today under the red umbrella. Happy Easter, dear friends. Thank you for watching.

Songs from the Movies 07.04.2023

This episode is about songs from the movies such as Chicago, Midnight in Paris with songs from Cole Porter and Carly Simon from Working Girl. It's the most wonderful time of this year for keyboard students interested in theory, technical skills, sight reading and composition. For more information, please visit MusicCamp4One. The piano music in this video titled Web Weaver's Dance is by Ash...

Playing More Than One Instrument 27.03.2023

For keyboard players, this episode is about easy play music for O Brother, Where Art Thou. The Yamaha E463 and DGX-640 keyboards are what I use to play in my videos. No Sugar is the soundtrack from the YouTube Audio Library. Thank you for watching.

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