It's not just another piano lesson… It's a physical, intellectual, and spiritual journey!
Reading and singing the Solfege syllables out loud is an extremely effective
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There is no doubt that people differ in levels of expertise and
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Enjoy this demonstration of the physical basis of harmony… learn more… How Music Works
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If you play the same note on a piano, organ, saxophone, guitar, or cello, you will perceive each instrument as playing the same pitch, but the personality of the sound will be vastly different on each instrument. Instruments sound different because the relative loudness of their harmonics are different. The relative loudness of the overtones depends
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When you pluck a string, a very interesting thing happens. Not only does the string vibrate like this… but it also vibrates like this… and this… and this… and this… and so on and so on. The first vibration is called the fundamental and is perceived by us as the pitch of the note. The “extra”
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What makes one sound louder than another? The bigger the vibration (the more distance the string travels back and forth), the louder the sound. The smaller the vibration, the softer the sound. This vibration…. will sound louder than this vibration… because the first vibration moves more air back and forth than the second vibration. The more
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The number of times the string naturally vibrates back and forth in a given unit of time is called the fundamental frequency of the string. This vibration is perceived by our ears/brains as the pitch of the note. The more often the string vibrates back & forth, the higher the pitch; the less often the string
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Sound is a vibration that we can hear. Sources of musical sounds include: vibrating strings (guitar, violin) vibrating columns of air (clarinet, pipe organ) vibrating diaphragms (drums, timpani) virtual electronic vibrations played through a loudspeaker (electric piano, synthesizer) Since an acoustic piano makes sound by vibrating strings, let’s use a vibrating string in our discussion on
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Piano-ology is in the process of a massive upgrade that will incorporate at least six huge improvements over the old Piano-ology site: Vastly easier navigation and searching of website content. Higher quality graphics and audio. Transition from a Wikipedia-like information delivery model to an interactive course of study model. Interactive Quizzes and Study Guides. Resources for Educators.
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What kind of piano do you recommend buying? I would never recommend a specific make or model of a piano to anyone, but I will tell you what to think about when shopping around. LEARN MORE… Buying a Piano How long does it take to learn to play the piano? This is a trick question, of course. It takes a
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Learning Outcomes Learn how to transpose music, both melodically and harmonically, like a real musician, not like a computer. Frank’s Note to Self: Consider combining these with Scales & Chord Progressions as appropriate. Links to Lessons Why Learn How to Transpose? The UN-Musical Way to Transpose The Musical Way to Transpose a Melody The Musical Way
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