Learning Keyboard: Master the two dynamic controls in keyboard By Noel Prashanth Published on: Dynamics are nothing but the modulation in a song – the loud and soft bits. There are two dynamic controls that you need to learn – the piano and the forte. Basically, when you see piano, play it soft/gen...
Learning Keyboard: Level up your practice routines with scales and arpeggios By Noel Prashanth Published on: Set your metronome to 80 and practise the C Major scale. Remember to accent the first note (the C note). Arpeggios are a bit similar to broken chords but they follow the pattern of finger nu...
Learning Keyboard: Learn to play pop chord progressions on the keyboard By Noel Prashanth Published on: The first pop progression in the scale of C that you need to know is the 1-5-6-4 (C Major 2nd inversion, G Major in root position, A Minor in root position, F Major 1st inversion). The second pro...
Learning Keyboard: Understand the nuances of time signatures By Noel Prashanth Published on: The 4-beat note in 4/4 is referred to as a semibreve, the 2-beat note in 2/4 as a minim (with two minims played in a bar), and the 1-beat note as a crotchet (with four crotchets played in a bar). In -1-2-3-...
Learning Keyboard: Introduction to time signatures in music By Noel Prashanth Published on: FThe 4/4 time signature is nothing but 4 beats in a bar (measure) or the -1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4- that we’ve been using till now. The 3/4 is nothing but 3 beats in a bar or -1-2-3-1-2-3-, and is used by a very popu...