In this lesson we will look at some uncommon time signatures and how to count them. These time signatures appear mostly in music written after 1900. Irregular Time Signatures Irregular time signatures can be emphasized in different ways unlike simple time or compound time signatures. In 3/4 time, the first Read more…
In a previous lesson we learned how to count the simple time signatures of 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4. In this lesson we will learn more ways to notate time signatures, and learn to count time signatures that don’t use a quarter note as the beat. Common Time Common time is Read more…
In this lesson we will learn how to count triplets using eighth notes, 16th notes, and 32nd notes. What are Triplets? Triplets are groups of 3 notes. They allow us to fit 3 notes in the time of 2. We will look the following triplets in this lesson: For 8th Read more…
From September to the week of Thanksgiving I took apart my piano since I am getting rid of it. I currently play on a digital piano, which I actually like better than this piano. I was unable to find anyone who would take it. I couldn’t just throw everything away Read more…
This is a tutorial on how to put together a video of yourself playing your digital keyboard. When I first started recording, I noticed that the keys make a lot of noise, especially if you play chords. I wanted to record only the sound of my keyboard to cut out Read more…
Get ready to hear some of the most beautiful pieces of classical music. I have compiled a list of 5 pieces that I consider to be some of the most beautiful pieces of classical music. You can listen to all of them in the following playlist as you read more Read more…
We have learned how to count whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, and eighth notes thus far. But what if we want to use a note that’s one and half beats or what if we want to hold a note across a barline? This is where dotted notes and ties Read more…
Rests are used to indicate silence. In a previous lesson on note lengths, we saw how long each rest lasts. In this lesson, we will learn how to count rests in time signatures where a quarter note gets the beat. Here is the diagram from the previous lesson, showing how Read more…
(This post first appeared on my old website Scherzo a piacere) Seattle, WA- Chelsea Whiting, a local graduate student at the University of Washington, is daring to do something never done before- compose variations on the popular John Cage piece 4’33” for her graduate composition project. The original work composed Read more…
1. Chopin – Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op. 23 This is the piece that got me into classical music. I didn’t know much classical music at the time except for the most popular pieces that everyone knows. I discovered this piece by watching The Pianist. The piece is Read more…