MusicBasics4Keyboard

Learn more about styles for your keyboard from the owner's manual. This video may be helpful. Music by Kevin MacLeod from the YouTube Audio Library. Learn more about discounted music literature available from Thrift Books online. Are we ready to begin the lesson? Please subscribe, leave a comment and thank you for watching.

Music students should record all lessons with devices like the iPad - or not. How much battery life is there with iPads? As a general rule the answer may be surprising. Here it is. The Yamaha 463 style setting in this video is 120. Thank you for watching.

This instrument includes an Auto Accompaniment feature that plays appropriate "Styles" (rhythm, bass, and chord accompaniment). You can select from a huge variety of Styles covering a wide range of musical genres. This is how it works. Press the STYLE button, then use the dial to select the desired Style. Next, press the ACMP ON/OFF button to turn on the Auto Accompaniment (ACMP). Press the SYNC S...

Play along to pre-recorded music as this model holds your settings and you work out the melody and chords. Write them down before turning off the keyboard for future reference. Are we having fun yet, music students? Oh, yeah. Big time. Channel name:  GEARFACTS ------ 37K subscribers  "This is 35 separate rhythms separate from the rhythm group. They are more like complete songs. Furthermo...

Groove Creator can turn practice time from 30 minutes into three hours. Hallelujah! For music students, this video is about increasing rhythm, chord and listening skills using Yamaha's Groove Creator. Thank you for watching and/or listening.

Flowers and three blind mice are the subject of this video. Two different Yamaha models are tested for the sound of the church organ. Hands down for the winner: Yamaha Portable Grand DGX-640. Note to early keyboard students. When learning about different "voices" consider this. Easy does it. Play a song you already know and can play. That's today's lesson for life-long players, parents and teacher...

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When you hear a song you like and can recall, stop whatever you're doing (if possible), and go to your keyboard. Find the notes and start playing. This video shows you how to play that song within a short time, e.g. between 30 and 60 minutes. It will also help to write down the notes you PLAY in some fashion. Make a copy for your music journal. Thank you for watching.

This is music for elementary pianists arranged by Chrissy Ricker. It is available to download from SheetMusicPlus.com. The Funeral March by Chopin is the first song heard in this video arranged in A Minor. Antonin Dvorak's Finale from the "New World" symphony in E Minor is the second song. They are two of ten in the Spooky Classical Favorites collection. Thank you for watching.

Be inspired by great music composed by Lerner and Loewe this Halloween. Sheet music for this song is available at musicnotes.com. My Fair Lady is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play Pygmalion, with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. Note to music students: explore every avenue to master songs and stay motivated to learn new ones. Granted, it's the ima...

This is about writing sheet music for Christmas songs. The first song is We Wish you a Merry Christmas. Joy to the World is the second song. For inspiration, pre-recorded music from the Holiday Village device is added. Happy Holidays!

Now is the time to choose your holiday songs. For keyboard players of Casio, Yamaha and all makes & models of your choosing this is how. Start with "mini" size keyboards like the Casio SA-76 or regular size keyboards depending on your playing ability. Practice for eight weeks and record your progress in a journal. Be amazed and believe once and for all that practice makes permanent. Happy holi...

The bridge is a musical passage that connects two sections of a song. The example used in this video is Dance of the Reed-Flutes from the Nutcracker Ballet. Music by Roy Orbison is referenced for learning to play chords.  The majority of songs contain some combination of a verse, chorus, and a bridge, combined into an overall song structure. Source:  masterclass.com. The soundtrack heard...

Follow these five steps for a successful dress rehearsal. In order from one to five: appearance - make it your best; 2) get a good night's sleep; 3) choose an appropriate background setting for a video; 4) check the audio before videotaping, and 5) PLAY - hit the right notes. An audience is optional, but highly recommended. Play for puppets or stuffed animals. Something.  Take your time viewi...

How much time do you have to learn a new song? Two weeks or months? Two years? If you are a beginner and want to reduce learning time consider E-Z Play Today published by Hal Leonard. If you recognize this composition by Peter Tchaikovsky, you're way ahead of the game already.  E-Z Play Today sheet music contains easy arrangements for melodies on the right hand and chords for the left hand. W...

Not enough room in the kitchen? is there space nearby for a portable keyboard on a table against a wall?  Easy access to the keyboard will provide incentive to practice not just "walk on by" to do other things. Both old school students using sheet music and students with digital devices should be encouraged to increase practice time. Old school students should keep sheet music on the "music r...

How do you warm up? Do you have easy access to sheet music and a keyboard? A song in your head and heart will make finding them quickly a top priority. Even vocalists do warm-up exercises before launching into arias, popular music, jazz songs and musicals. Where there's a will, there's a way leading to mastery of your instrument. It may be owning more than one keyboard. Why did Beethoven write Ode...

Make a difference when playing popular songs with this method. With the sheet music in front of you, choose three chords. Count the number of times each chord appears on the page(s). For each of the three chords, look at the note(s) that appear in the right-hand melody  Make a mental note. Practice playing these three chords. Then, play the song using both hands. The connection between the no...

Hal Leonard makes it easy for students using the E-Z Play Today songbook for organs, pianos & electronic keyboards. Look for publication 330 - The Nutcracker Suite - 8 Cherished Selections from Tchaikovsky's Ballet. Play the melody and chords separately and then together. This episode features the March on page 3 only. Start here. The first song in the book is the overture on page 2. Each one...

"Ode to Joy" is best known for its use by Ludwig van Beethoven in the final (fourth) movement of his Ninth Symphony, completed in 1824. Beethoven's text is not based entirely on Schiller's poem, and it introduces a few new sections. Beethoven in this imposing work transcends the usual concept of this symphony as an abstract orchestral composition by adding a text (Schiller's “Ode to Joy”) with sol...

Choose one day this month to play one song between one-to-two minutes on your keyboard. It should be recorded and/or uploaded to your YouTube channel or a different site if you are able. Do your best. It's done. Now unwind and enjoy the GLOW that follows accepting the results and believe you did your best. According to behavioral studies most people undervalue their efforts to get things done and...

It's time to get down to business and get physical! Picture yourself standing at the keyboard. If you own a portable keyboard like the Yamaha PSR-E463 you can make this happen.  Place the keyboard on top of a table against a wall. For added height place a computer monitor stand or a large sturdy box under the keyboard which is now positioned 40-50 inches from the floor. If you really want to...

Summertime means lawn parties, picnics and other outdoor events for musicians. If you are able to play a musical instrument in public this is your time to break out with your best songs. This is when you bring it on, step up to the plate and show the world what you can do - as long as you prepared. Rehearse ahead of time with young children and adult friends before volunteering to play solo at loc...

Play songs from The Nutcracker with E-Z music from Hal Leonard. Purchase song books and sheet music for individual songs from Sheetmusicplus. Watch YouTube videos for advanced levels. Work on chords and keep a music journal of your progress. Make someone happy. Thanks for listening and/or watching.

How many songs should be on your song list for special events? Plan for at least 25, maybe more. Events like birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and retirement parties will put you to the test. From the moment you sit down to play, anticipate interruptions from every conceivable source. Servers with trays walking and guests speaking in loud voices. Know this. There will be a moment when someone ap...