Keyboard Method LITE

The Keyboard course is designed to accompany the self-taught person, and the one with a musical tutor. You will learn to read melodies and to make the accompaniment. With this book you can play famous melodies and themes from recognized bands. You will learn several world popular styles, and a selected repertoire for all tastes. Also included are technique exercises, a compilation of basic piano exercises, progressive reading of notes and chords, and studies of form and musical resources. TABLE OF CONTENT Keyboard Method BASIC MUSIC THEORY Music notation What is Music? Notes and Chord Letters Staff Treble clef Bass clef Name of the notes on the keyboard Name of the notes on the staff Sharps # and Flats Duration figures Time signature Repeat bars Playing posture Exercises with 5 fingers in one position Melodies Melody: The Simpsons Playing the accompaniment Traditional: Jingle Bells Traditional: Happy Birthday Chords types Chord in two hands C Major triad notes Intervals of the C Major chord Chords on natural notes Letters on the natural chords Arpeggios INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUE Musical scale The ascending scale Pass the thumb. Right hand Left hand The descending scale. Right hand Pass the thumb. Left hand The hands-together scale Scales in two octaves Scale in eighths G Major scale F Major scale Hanon Exercise 1 Exercise 2 SONGS ARRANGEMENTS Quarter and half duration combination Traditional: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Subdivision of eighth notes Traditional: Frere Jacques S. C. Foster: Oh Susana Dotted Quarter Accidental alterations Richard Rogers: Do Re Mi Traditional British: Deck The Hall J. Pierpont: Jingle Bells Barlines with repeat box Ludwig van Beethoven: Hymn To Joy Classic accompaniment: Bass of Alberti CHORDS AND REPERTOIRE Chord inversion First C Major inversion Marching rhythm The Beatles: Don't Pass Me By The first inversion of G Major The bass in the left-hand F Major chord first inversion Second inversion Right-hand chord inversion study Fool’s Garden: Lemon Tree Dotted half The Beatles: Yellow Submarine Chord with the bass indication Radiohead: Karma Police March accompaniment with chords Sixteenth Note Subdivision Melodic filling Ludwig van Beethoven: Marcha alla Turka INTERMEDIATE LEVEL THEORY Scale grades Minor natural and harmonic scales Relative minor A minor natural scale Leading tone The minor harmonic scale Song sections Cadence Sections in popular music Semi-circle of fifths Chord combinations for the composition General table of scales and 7th chords Time signature of ternary rhythm Three beats measure Ternary beats MUSICAL STYLES Pop Kansas: Dust In The Wind The Beatles: Let It Be Melodic fillers Rock The Doors: Hello, I Love You Electronic Moby: Why Does My Heart Bolero and Ballad accompaniment Farres, Oswaldo – Quizás Domínguez, Alberto – Perfidia Cumbia Ska Tango Rodríguez, Matos: La Cumparsita Huayno Daniel Alomía Flores: El Condor Pasa Peruvian waltz Adrián-Flores Alba: Alma, Corazón y Vida Mexican waltz Quirino Mendoza y Cortes: Cielito Lindo Salsa, montuno & caribbean variants Clave Rumba Rhythm and harmony Bamba Guajira – Guantanamera Playing the bass on the piano Montuno Guajira Salsa Santana – Corazón espinado Oscar de León – Llorarás Blues Rhythm Blues harmonic formula Blue note Pentatonic scales Blues scale Walking bass Ray Charles: What´d I Say ADVANTAGES OF THE APP - Adjustable reading on the screen in portrait and landscape mode - Adjustable audio speed - Voice reading of texts - Insertion of notes, highlights, drawings and bookmarks. - Quick start . - Change the page by sliding or by pressing a button. - Audios and videos included. - Option to search with filters. - Dropdown menu. PERMISSIONS - Storage to save notes.