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How do you play piano sheet music? (please help a beginner)?
February 27th, 2010 | 
Author: I really want to learn the piano, but we don’t have enough money for lessons (also why I only have a small keyboard we got for free) but that’s the best I can do. So, is there any good guide or something on how to play? I’m good at matching what I hear and can read notes, since I played violin for years, but the piano is so big and when I look at piano music I don’t understand it, and which note is where on the piano.
Thank you for the help.(:
the first thing you need to do is locate the Middle C key, which is right in the middle of the piano.
after that, you just count up and down in order,
A B C D E F G A… and so on.
so the key after Middle C is D, and the one before is B.
after that, just learn to match the notes on the pages with the keys, and you’ll do great! if you need to, put masking tape with the letters written on it on each key, to remind you.
i hope that helps! 
What website is good to download sheet music for the viola?
Thanks
Free Music
Free sheet music winds up costing about the same as quality sheet music.
By the time you download (usually poor arrangements) and add the cost of printing the solo and any accompaniment, the free winds up costing about the same.
Make a habit of visiting a music store that sells sheet music. Mark the date of purchase and the date when ready for performance as well as the date of all performances.
Make a file to keep the music.
I have over 50 years of music that is in good playable condition.
I recommend that everyone find a music store with sheet music. They should spend some time browsing what is available. It is surprising what you can get for a few dollars. You will also find a lot of great music that you had not even considered. The cost is inexpensive for what you get. The composers and arrangers make a little money and keep on writing.
Foo Fighters: Best of You Guitar Video Lesson – Learn to Play on Guitar
Learn every guitar part of the Foo Fighters song, Best of You. Here’s a few snippets from the video lesson. For the full version just click here: http://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/se/ID_No/100988/Product.aspx
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Debussy, Clair de lune (Twilight soundtrack? piano music)
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for this video
Q: Where can I get free sheet music for this piece?
A: Here’s a copy, thanks to Clint S. Mars:
http://www.musanim.com/pdf/debussyclairdelune.pdf
Q: Can I follow the person who made this video on Twitter?
A: Sure, Stephen Malinowski’s Twitter ID is: musanim
Q: Where can I download this song?
A: You can get it at iTunes:
http://tinyurl.com/ad9vnc
or at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Clair-De-Lune-Debussy/dp/B001OIUS90
Q: I wish I could play this piece.
A: You can! If you have a MIDI setup (MIDI keyboard with damper pedal, MIDI piano, and a computer running Windows or Mac OS X), you can play this piece using the conductor program. You need to learn the piece really well, but you don’t need to learn to play the piano. The article describing how this works is here
http://www.musanim.com/tapper/
and the software is available here (free)
http://www.musanim.com/tapper/TapperDownload.html
The performance used in this video was done using this software!
Q: Is it just me, or does this piece make everyone cry?
A: Maybe not everyone, but lots of people …
http://www.musanim.com/youtube/ClairDeLuneCrying.html
Q: Can you please do a video of ________?
A: First, check my to-do list:
http://www.musanim.com/all/MAMToDoList.html
If the music you want isn’t there, then read the “Could you please” question here:
http://www.musanim.com/mam/mamfaq.html#copyright
If the music you want isn’t on the list and seems like something I might do, email me:
http://www.musanim.com/mam/contact.html
Q: This is not the Clair de lune I learned growing up in France.
A: You may be thinking of the song Au clair de la lune:
http://www.musanim.com/img/AuClairDeLaLune.jpg
Q: What happened to my comment?
A: Questions answered in the FAQ and comments with nothing to do with the video (”spam”) are removed, as are comments containing hate speech. If you posted a comment and don’t know why it’s gone, email me (stephen at musanim dot com) with “YouTube comment” in the subject line.
Q: Is this the same recording as on the soundtrack?
A: No; Stephen Malinowski made this one. Compare the two and let me know what you think.
Q: How did you make this video?
A: You can read about it here:
http://www.musanim.com/ProductionNotes/ClairDeLune.html
Q: What do the colors mean?
A: Each pitch class (C, C-sharp, D, D-sharp, etc.) has it’s own color, and the colors are chosen by mapping the musician’s “circle of fifths” to the artist’s “color wheel.” You can read more about this here:
http://www.musanim.com/mam/pfifth.htm
Q: Who is Debussy?
A: A French composer; you can read about him here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debussy
Q: Where can I learn more about this piece?
A: This Wikipedia article is a good place to start:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suite_bergamasque
Q: Wasn’t this in Fantasia?
A: Almost. There originally was a Clair de lune segment in the film, but it was cut from the final release. It’s on the Fantasia Legacy Supplemental Features DVD.
Q: Is there a way I could make the bar-graph scores myself?
A: The Music Animation Machine MIDI file player will generate this display; you can get the (Windows) software here:
http://www.musanim.com/player/
There are lots of places on the web where you can get MIDI files; I usually go to the Classical Archives site first:
http://www.classicalarchives.com/
Q: Can I use this audio/video in my project?
A: Please send me an email (stephen at musanim dot com) describing your project and I’ll let you know whether it’s okay.
Q: Why does the title include the word “Twilight”?
A: Recently, many people have been exposed to this piece through the movie Twilight. If they are looking for this piece on YouTube, they might not be sure of the name of the piece, so I’ve put the word Twilight in the title to help them find it. I think it’s better for them to find the piece and listen to it than to not find it. Some people think that the piece “deserves better than to be associated with Twilight.” I can understand that point of view, but I don’t see that way; the piece deserves all the attention it can get, and anything that results in more people being able to appreciate it is a good thing. No one is going to lose any respect for this piece or for Debussy from the word “Twilight” appearing in the title of a YouTube video.
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Online Piano Lessons Journey Separate Ways YouTube Video
journey separate ways easy piano lessons online shawn cheek video youtube beginner free sheet music partiture
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Pokemon: GSC “Bike Theme”
You want the sheet music? You got it! Check link below-
I loved this song so much that I decided to go learn how to play it. It was an easy, fun song to learn. I tried to do it as perfect as I could for you guys so I spent a few days learning and practicing. It took 15 minutes and starting over 56 times (yes, I actually counted) to record it and bring you the full, correct version of the Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal Bike Theme on the piano… well at least correct according to the sheet music.
Enjoy and re-live the memories of this great game!
Edit: Many people have been asking for the sheet music and it’s not mine to keep from you. You can download Finale Notepad and download the file from HeliumKid and a bunch of other stuff, but many people have been having problems with that (or they’re lazy, I don’t blame them) so I made it simple; you can download it from my photobucket. I scanned it in so there’s some marks on it to help me sight read but they shouldn’t be a problem for you. Enjoy! Good luck and have fun! Feel free to post a video response if you learned how to play it, I’d love to watch
Sheet Music:
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff225/caninehybrid/PokemonGSCBikeTheme-SheetMusic.jpg
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Is God Really Robin Hood?
Copyright (c) 2009 Good News Publications
You remember the old Robin Hood theme don’t you, “Steal for the Rich and give to the Poor”? So is that what God is doing with today’s economy?
Twenty-two years ago I stood in a music store that was going out of business. For forty years this family owned business had been running in that little town and now it was time to close the doors.
It was a mad house. This was an old fashion music store with vinyl records, sheet music, guitars, organs, pianos and piano lessons and even some accordions. The buzz in the store was almost giddy and I saw a few older women grabbing handfuls of Christian sheet music and albums then rushing to the register paying 10 or maybe 25 cents on the dollar while asking for even more discounts on volume.
“Isn’t God good!” one lady said cheerfully to the other. “We are a poor church you know and now look at the deal God has given, us—He really takes care of the righteous doesn’t He?” Her friend totally agreed. In fact it appeared that everyone in the store agreed. The frenzy was like that scene from the nature channel when some poor unsuspecting animal tries to cross a stream filled with Piranha and half way across the feeding madness begins. This 40 year old business was like that helpless animal being picked to the bone.
But, hey, it’s capitalism, right? Only the strong survive. I certainly would rather have heard that, then the comment that God was somehow now benefiting so many poor Christians with the sale of this business. But wait, doesn’t it say in the scriptures that God will take the riches from the unrighteous and give it to the righteous? That the ungodly may prosperous for awhile but in the end God will balance it out—right?
So was God acting like Robin Hood and taking from the rich and giving to the poor? That seems to be what people are saying today when they can buy what used to be a 500K home for 100K and then the prayers flow to God for all the blessings finally being poured out to the righteous.
The only problem is I knew the owners of that 40 year old Music Store. It was my wife’s parents, my father-in-law and my mother-in-law so I know they were not the ungodly or those nasty unrighteous wealthy business mongers that everyone hates so easily. The only mistake they made was staying too long in a Mall that no longer wanted Mom and Pop stores.
I’m glad that in today’s hard hit economy some people are benefiting, that some homes and cars and other items out of reach to many are now in their grasp and I really don’t have a problem with them thanking God for their good fortune. But please don’t make the mistake of thinking that God is Robin Hood and while those prayers and praises are heaven bound, perhaps some prayers could be offered for those who lost their dreams on the other end and are having to move on.
Yes, there are those that over-extended themselves, but like my In-laws, just maybe there are those who simply made a mistake. I know everyone wants a deal and most Christians are quick to point their stewardship responsibility to make the best deal. All of that is well and good; just remember that in the family of God all His children count so while it is right to thank God for our good fortune, let’s at least leave it at that or perhaps even better, pray for the good fortune of all.
Duke Clarke
http://www.articlesbase.com/religion-articles/is-god-really-robin-hood-738656.html
Any site which can teach to convert Indian music notation into western piano sheet music ?
I am looking for a site which can help me to convert those "sa re ga ma" notes into the symbols used in western piano music notation.
Can you tell me more about Indian music notation? E-mail me.
Black and White Piano Keys on a Portable Electronic Keyboard
The first thing you need to learn before playing the piano is the piano notes. What are they called? A regular piano keyboard has 88 keys on it including the black notes. The first notes to learn are the white notes, but how do go about memorizing the names of all those white notes.
There are many different sizes of keyboards. Sixty-one and seventy-six note keyboards are standard for electronic keyboards, and pianos are traditionally eighty-eight notes. No matter what the size of keyboard there are only seven white notes to learn. Black notes are associated to the white notes and are known as sharps and flats.
So, firstly let’s learn the seven note names. They are C, D, E, F, G, A and B. Wherever on the piano you play you will be using one of these notes names. You will see that from C to G is alphabetical, the reason I haven’t started with A is because when you start learning to play the piano you will be using C as one of the first notes you ever play and it will also be a very important note and will help you relate to the other notes particularly on sheet music.
Now you know the notes, your next step is to find them on a piano. The easiest way to do this is to look at the piano keyboard, if you don’t have a keyboard, find a picture of one on the internet. Now, just look at the keyboard carefully and you will see sets of two black notes and sets of three black notes. Look at a set of two black notes first. Starting with the black note on the left, notice a white note to its immediate left this note is called C, the white note to its immediate right is called D, and this is also between the two black notes. Finally, the white note to the right of the second black note is called E. So all the notes in this section of two black notes starting at the left are called C, D and E. Depending on the size of your keyboard you will see up to eight sets of two black notes together, these are the same and also use our three notes C, D and E. The only difference between the sets is the pitch of the notes. On the far left of the keyboard, notes will sound lower in pitch and to the right, notes will sound higher.
The next shape you are looking for is three black notes together and these notes are surrounded by four white notes. Starting from the left again these notes are called F, G, A and B. That’s it; you have learned all the white notes on a keyboard. The two black note and three note shapes are repeated on the whole keyboard and so are the notes. With a little bit of practice you should be able to find any note on the piano. Just remember that every two black note shapes are surrounded by C, D and E, and every three note shape is surrounded by F, G, A and B.
Mike Shaw
http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/black-and-white-piano-keys-on-a-portable-electronic-keyboard-692492.html
Where can I find printable not download able piano sheet music for Fall For You By SecondHand Serenade?
I need it in less then 3 days. Please help. Please give me the link. Thankies!
Composers have a right to earn a living from their music; that’s why copyright laws exist. Do yourself and the composer a favor and purchase it legally.
$3.99 from Sheet Music Plus – http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/Fall-for-You/18771827