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Sibelius 6 Unboxing
Sibelius 6 has a lot of cool updates. Unboxings are when you open up a product for the first time and video tape it for others to see. Here we have a number of Sibelius Music Programs… for YOU! That’s … Continue reading
Posted in Featured, Piano, Sightreading, Technique
Tagged Engraving, Guitar, Music, Notation, Piano, Sheet, Sibelius, Sightreading, Theory, Transcribing, Walt Ribeiro
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Flavor Chords
Using basic chords might be all that is called for – but what if you wanted to add color? What about piano? Well, look no further! Here is a quick overview (pun intended) of the basic idea of adding flavor … Continue reading
Posted in Chords, Copyright, Piano, Theory
Tagged Composition, Extensions, Flavor, Harmony, Piano, Sus, Tensions
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How To Practice
Take breaks Finish what you start 20 minutes a day is better than practicing for 2 hours one day a week Be passionate Be patient!
Posted in Blogroll, Technique
Tagged Drills, Guitar Technique, Piano, Practice, Song Writing, Songs
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More Triplets (2 Of 2)
To learn more about triplets in music Click Here!
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Tagged 4/4, 6/8, Education, Guitar, How To Read Music, Lessons, Piano, Rhythm, Sightreading, Teaching, Technology, Triplets
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Modulation Explained!
Modulation is the idea of changing keys in a song. Learn more here!
Posted in Chords, Sightreading, Technique, Theory
Tagged Guitar, Harmony, Intervals, Key Change, Key Signature, Modulation, Music Lessons, Note Tonality, Piano, Songwriting, Transpose
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Class 19: Weird Symbols In Music Explained!
All those weird symbols in Music Explained! This is from my Revision 3 Beta Show which is along side the Revision 3 Networks channels.
Inversions Explained!
Inversions in music are the idea of ‘flipping’ two notes around. So in stead of the intervals from C to G (which is 5 notes away – C D E F G) you simply invert that creating an interval from … Continue reading
Posted in Chords, Piano, Technique, Theory
Tagged EADGBE, EGBDF, FACE, Guitar, Harmony, Intervals, Inversions, Music Lessons, Octaves, Piano, Rule Of 9, Sightreading, Tutorials
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Note Tonalities In Keys!
In a C Major Scale you have the notes C D E F G A B C. In this video I explain the use of notes in reference to the Key Signature they are in. So for example the note … Continue reading
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Tagged Ernie Ball, Guitar, Hear And Play, Intervals, Key Signature, Music Lessons, Note Tonality, Ovation, Piano, Tech21
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More Triplets (1 Of 2)
Triplets are the concept of fitting “3 notes in the space of two”. So in a measure of 4/4, we all know that quarter notes get the beat. As a result, there would be 2 eighth notes for every beat. … Continue reading
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Tagged 4/4, 6/8, Education, Guitar, How To Read, Internets Music Teacher, Lessons, Piano, Sightreading, Teaching, Technology, Triplets, Walt Ribeiro, WaltRibeiro
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Why Some Keys Have Sharps And Others Have Flats
Let’s look at the graph below: Key Signatures can get tricky. Asking this question is like saying in math “why not have just a plus sign (+) instead of both a plus (+) and minus sign (-)” Well, truth is, … Continue reading
Posted in Marketing, Piano
Tagged Augmented, Diminished, Guitar, Intervals, Major, Major Keys, Minor, Minor Keys, Perfect, Piano, Power Chords
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Both Hands Piano
A lot of my students have trouble playing piano with both of their hands. The trick is to slow down the music to the point that your hands are playing together – even if its EXTREMELY slow and boring. Too … Continue reading
Basic Intervals (Part 2)
Basic Intervals in music allow you to understabd chord strcutires and nthe realtive distance between notes. Why is this important? Because its everything that music revolves around – notes! Let’s base this off of the ‘C’ Major Scale: C D … Continue reading
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Tagged Augmented, Diminished, Guitar, Intervals, Major, Minor, Perfect, Piano, Power Chords
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Basic Intervals (Part 1)
Watch this in order to understand the basic principles of Intervals. An interval is the difference between 2 notes. As a result, when you play a chord, you’re actually playing a series of intervals that create a triad, seventh chord, … Continue reading
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Tagged Basic Intervals, Beginner, Chords, Fifths, Fourths, Guitar, Major, Minor, Music, Music Lessons, Octaves, Piano, Unisons
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Finding Notes Within An Octave
For more videos on Octaves click here
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Tagged 8va, 8vb, Chords, Guitar, Inversions, Octaves, Piano, Sheet Music, Sightreading, Staff, Unisons
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