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Introduction to Music, Part 3 (More notation)

Introduction to Music for those wanting to become musicans, or improve their musicianship Basic Notation, Part 2 To review from our last posting – Basic Notation, Part 1 – refer to the grand staff shown here.. We have staffs made up of lines and spaces. We have two clefs, the treble for the high notes […]

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Arranging General Music Theory Piano Lessons

Introduction to Music, Part 2 (Notation)

Introduction to Music for those wanting to become musicans, or improve their musicianship Basic Notation, Part 1 You may be thinking, ‘why a piano keyboard, I’m not a pianist.’ Knowing the layout of a keyboard can be helpful in figuring out some elements of music. This will make more sense later, but for now, be […]

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General Music Theory Piano Lessons

Introduction to Music, Part 1

Introduction to Music for those wanting to become musicans, or improve their musicianship A quick word or two before we get started This series is designed to introduce you to the world of music. It is not intended as a music appreciation series for the non-musician, but rather it is intended for those who want […]

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Miroslav Philharmonik Review

UPDATE January 2016. Miroslav Philharmonik version 2 was released in December 2015. Based on the SampleTank 3 engine, the user interface is a thousand times better than the version reviewed below. I can actually use it without having to pull out the magnifer. There are new sounds and key-switching instruments are also provided. The instruments […]

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iPad apps for music lessons

Update May 2013. See this followup article If you have some time, please listen to my music on iTunes (Click here) I’ve uploaded a video showing three iPad apps that I find useful as supplemental material when teaching my piano students. When I downloaded them, they were all free apps. QF Notes is a basic […]