Posts Tagged ‘music theory’
Hip Hop Beats: Korg Triton Keyboard Lessons : Adding Bass to Korg Keyboard Hip Hop Beats
How to add bass when sequencing hip hop beats on a Korg Triton Studio keyboard; learn this and more in this free online video about musical instruments taught by expert Ryan Larson.
Expert: Ryan Larson
Bio: Ryan Larson is a young jazz composer whose teaching technique focuses on the basics of music theory in all 12 keys.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso
Duration : 0:1:58
Is it easy to learn to play a musical instrument such as a keyboard?
Unless a person is a musical genius no instrument is easy to learn. But as SG had said, some instruments beckon stronger than others.
Because I understand music theory I can figure out the piano keyboard, but that doesn’t mean I can play it proficiently. Simple melodies and chords are more my style with the keyboard.
I learned to play the guitar and 5-string banjo, however, because I was more motivated to learn them.
Hip Hop Beats: Korg Triton Keyboard Lessons : Mixing Tracks for Korg Keyboard Hip Hop Beats
How to mix tracks when sequencing hip hop beats on a Korg Triton Studio keyboard; learn this and more in this free online video about musical instruments taught by expert Ryan Larson.
Expert: Ryan Larson
Bio: Ryan Larson is a young jazz composer whose teaching technique focuses on the basics of music theory in all 12 keys.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso
Duration : 0:2:32
Hip Hop Beats: Korg Triton Keyboard Lessons : Live Sequencing for Korg Keyboard Hip Hop Beats
How to use live sequencing of hip hop beats on a Korg Triton Studio keyboard; learn this and more in this free online video about musical instruments taught by expert Ryan Larson.
Expert: Ryan Larson
Bio: Ryan Larson is a young jazz composer whose teaching technique focuses on the basics of music theory in all 12 keys.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso
Duration : 0:3:26
Is It Really Possible To Play The Piano By Ear?
Playing by ear is the ability to play a piece of music (or, eventually, learn an instrument) by simply listening to it repeatedly. The majority of self-taught musicians began their education this way; they picked up their instrument and began playing an easy melody from a well-known song, slowly picking out the notes as they went along. And even after these musicians master their instruments or a particular song, playing by ear still plays a large role.
Many pop and rock bands don’t play or write their songs based on sheet music, they figure the songs out by playing by ear. It’s even common among non-musicians. Ever sit down a piano and mindlessly pick out the tune to “Mary Had a Little Lamb”? What about grabbing a guitar and suddenly finding yourself playing the opening licks to “Smoke on the Water”? That’s playing by ear. You’re able to play part of the song just because you’ve heard it so often.
Playing by ear is a valuable technique for many musicians; learning songs based solely on hearing them is a great way to understand song and chord structure. In fact, a great number of rock and pop musicians learned to play their instruments this way. Instead of picking up a book or taking lessons, they concentrated on figuring out the notes and rhythms to a song until it was mastered. Then they moved on to another song. And another. Gradually, they learned their instrument just by playing by ear — and in the process learned how to effectively structure a song in that particular genre.
Playing by ear is also beneficial in helping a musician develop his or her own style; sure, they’ll at first mimic the style of the song they’re imitating, but the amalgamation of the music that they’re playing by ear will help them create something distinctive, something indicative of them only.
Though classical musicians are generally educated based on tons of music theory and sight reading, some methods rely on playing by ear. The Suzuki method of musical training, for instance, claims that learning music is the same as learning a language; it’s acquired by years of hearing it, eventually coupled with formal training. Just like we pick up our language by listening to our parents and subsequently attending school, we can learn music by playing by ear and later taking formal lessons.
So can the average person ever hope to play their piano by ear? Maybe not to the degree that some extremely talented musicians do, but anyone can learn enough about the basics of playing by ear if they learn the following skills:
Being able to hear a tune and have a general sense of the contour of the melody — when the tune moves higher or lower as the song progresses.
Learning to chart that melody contour either on paper or in their memory.
Learning to match the melody to appropriate chords.
Playing by ear is really a combination of of three factors:
1. Using your tonal memory to recall music you have heard:
2. Using your ears and fingers to help you reproduce what you recall;
3. Using “melody contour” (the “shape” of the tune), “chord structure” (how to form the chords on the keyboard to match the tune), and “chord progressions” (the path chords take as they move through a song).
Obviously, the first 2 steps you can take more or less by yourself — you can mentally rehearse recalling a particular tune; you can sit at the piano for hours and through trial and error pick out tunes, chords, and rhythms. But the real key to playing by ear is learning how to chart the shape of a tune, learn how to construct chords, and then determine the likelihood of chord progressions — in other words, which chord comes next.
When you get an understanding of step three, you will be in a MUCH better position to understand and profit from steps one and two!
Duane Shinn
http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/is-it-really-possible-to-play-the-piano-by-ear-118910.html
Jazzyballadprogressions
Demonstrates 2 handed fingering patterns for arpeggios on a sonome, featuring Opal’s ‘Gecko’ model. The hands switch roles for accessing the nearest keys for each next chord.
Duration : 0:0:56