Instructional Videos Piano

Function of rhythm

Playing piano and keyboard in time

Two kinds of accompaniment

One harmony (C, G, C)

Two harmonies (C, F, G)

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Playing single notes, only white keys

Using the pedal

First own composition

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Playing single notes with both hands

Pedal kick

First own composition

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Playing major and minor seconds

C and D flat and C and D

Not suitable for composition

Tritone as a suitable transition to minor

Minor sixth and seventh reduced by one semitone

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Playing the minor third

Tonic notes C,  E flat (C minor)

Changing between major and minor

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Piano and keyboard using double notes

Playing with two fingers of one hand

Playing intervals

Playing an ascending major third

Tonic notes  C, D, E

Playing a descending major third

Tonic notes  C, B, A

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Playing ascending and descending fourths

Difference between fourth and third

Variety in composition

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Playing ascending and descending fifths

Fifth and major third form C major triad

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Playing sixths

Tonic notes C and A

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Suitable for the transition from sixth to octave

Musical context is important

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Playing octaves

Beautiful sound

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Technical terms are not important

Get a feeling for tonal distances

Experience the tonal qualities of the intervals

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Playing the C major triad on piano and keyboard

Playing it as a chord and as an arpeggio

Arpeggio with held pedal

Waterfall effect

Sample song Kitzbuehel (Instrumentals) under Download My Music

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C major on piano and keyboard

Shifting the bottom two notes a whole tone down

Shifting the top two notes a whole tone up

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C major on piano and keyboard

Shifting the middle tone a whole tone down

Quick change to E and back

Wonderful effect and sound

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Combining different effects

Mixing makes things more interesting

Numerous possibilities for composition

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Playing piano and keyboard using octaves

Getting a feel for distances between keys

Sample song Sound like Rain (Instrumentals) under Download My Music

Sample song Kitzbuehel (Instrumentals) under Download My Music

Effective use of octaves in composition

Playing piano and keyboard: composing

Arpeggio of a chord

Play the notes successively

Using an arpeggiator

Random sequence in the arpeggiator

Combining arpeggiators

Mixing individual tracks

Filter and synthesizer for dance and techno music

Sample song with arpeggiator

C minor

Transposing and playing octaves

The individual notes of C-minor

Changing positions

C major

Chords with 2, 3 and 4 parts

C major

Third, major third

From major to minor

F major and G major become F minor and G minor

Scale C major

Tonic

Octave

A minor, C minor

C major

Piano School

Where is C?

C major triad, also with inversion

Four part chords, octave

What is chromaticism?

Sample song Sad (Inside) under Download My Music

Dramatic

Jumping quickly from tone to tone

Sample song Solo of the Year part 2 (Instrumentals) under Download My Music

Editing a track in a sequencer to create staccato

Using legato and staccato, alternating in the song

Playing piano and keyboard

Staccato on one key

Sample song Remember (Inside) under Download My Music

Repetition of keys

Legato notes

Pressing the next key before releasing the first key

Piano playing and legato with the pedal

Right hand plays D, E flat, D, C

Bass variation

Well-suited for an exciting song opening

Right hand plays D, E falt, B

Bass variation

F major with G in the bass

A major with G in the bass

Playing an interesting combination

Finding chords and black keys by ear

Sample song Jazz Rocks (Instrumentals) under Download My Music

F major with G instead of A

Left hand changes from F to G

Interesting for bridge or verse

Right hand plays B

Playing bridges and transitions with piano and keyboard

Four part chord C F G C

Ascending bass in the left hand

Alternating the four parts

From G to A flat to D

Developing dramatic transitions

Sample song You don't know (Sooner or Later) under Download My Music

Explanation of song construction and composition

Major chords

Sustaining notes and chords

Developing a unique theme

Right hand: Root C minor chord

Thirds: E flat, G

Change to F major and G major

Cheerful sounds on the piano and keyboard

Shift from minor to major

Playing freely in a well-known key

Exercises for coordination and concentration

Ideal for finding inspiration on the piano and keyboard

How A Daybreak was composed

Doubling of notes with two fingers on one key

Using trills and fourths

Sample song A Daybreak (Instrumental) under Download My Music

F major and switching to F sharp as the root

Change to G, then G sharp

Analogous bass

Chromatic change

Dramatic composition

Right hand D, B flat interval

G ,E flat, then further at the top D, B flat, again

Hitting keys exactly when jumping between keys

Alternating C or other roots in the bass

Very dreamy composition

Quick arpeggios in F, A flat, E flat

Alternating arpeggios with G as the root instead of F

A flat and B flat in the bass

Possible use in a song's bridge

Compositions with small alterations

Play interesting bass figures on piano and keyboard

Shifting fingers in the left hand

Sample song Novpiano (Instrumentals) under Download My Music

Rock'n Roll in C major, F, G

Importance of the swing feel in the right hand

No swing feel in the left hand

Relevance of chromaticism, chromatic run

The left hand with position change

Play piano and keyboard with three voices

Precision is very important, playing the chord's parts simultaneously

Emphasis on the first triad

Shortened chords with diminished middle tone

Avoidance of corresponding roots

Right hand never plays root of the left hand

Composition and tension

Double exercise with left hand

Learning speed and precision

Key repitition of the instrument

Sample song Remember (Inside) under Download My Music

Right hand D and G

Alternating D and A

Left hand plays D and F

Resolving to G

Playing piano and keyboard using arpeggios

Beginning with C D E G climbing up

Left hand plays arpeggios on C, F and G

Characteristic features of different tonalities

Right hand plays eighth note staccato

Playing piano and keyboard and shortened chords

Left hand plays bass run

Left hand plays contrasting themes to the right hand

Record right and left hand separately in the sequenzer

Playing Little Hungarian tear on piano and keyboard

C minor

B as tonic and D

C major

Change middle tone of a chord

Root change

Song beginning

Changing the root again

A minor

Raise middle tone, shift upper notes

Playing the black keys

Sounds Chinese

Alternative idea with the black keys

Flea waltz

Musical inspiration through black keys

Advantage of black keys compared to the white ones

Electric piano on black keys

C major

G change

Four part chord through octave

Writing songs yourself

Avoid pure chord forms

Pop song and folk music, easy and relaxed

F major

C minor

C minor

G flat

Doesn't fit, or does it?

Sample song Remember (Inside) under Download My Music

Runs without and with G flat, fast and slow

Romanticism becomes cynicism

Playing piano and keyboard with the left hand

Training the left hand with figures

Sample song Novpiano (Instrumentals) under Download My Music

D - e flat - d - c / d - e flat - d - c practise to get the first three fingers working smoothly

Playing piano and keyboard: getting a feeling for the keys

Finger exercise: right hand with bass tone in the left hand

Playing piano and keyboard: B flat - B -  C -  E flat - E - F exercise

Agility of the last three fingers

Diminishing the middle tone by a semitone or whole tone

Playing triads on piano and keyboard

Composition and dramatic moments

Playing piano and keyboard and changing between major and minor

Sample song Kitzbuehel (Instrumentals) under Download My Music

Playing piano and keyboard: reading music

Reading notation of familiar pieces

Playing piano and keyboard without notation

Composition also works without writing notes

Pitch and rhythm

Duration and volume

Staff systems for right and left hand

Bass clef and treble clef

Extensive symbolism

Playing piano and keyboard with notated fingering

Numbers above notes

Changing thumb position

Thumb and black keys

Fingering change

Sight-reading for piano and keyboard

Significance of reading music

Reading notes for practising a piece of music

Sight-reading

Composing own pieces of music

Playing piano and keyboard: tonalities

Accidentals (flat and sharp)

Diminishing and augmentting by a semitone

Which notes belong to which tonality

Example C minor

Playing piano and keyboard without key signatures

Differences between treble clef and bass clef

Writing note names above the notes

Listen to the piece of music beforehand

Slow playback of the music

Playing piano and keyboard without key signatures

Quicker ways of leanring a piece of music

Have more fun learning

Really experiencing the music

Own composition

Playing piano and writing notes (composition)

Let the sequenzer take down the notes

Positioning notes in the sequenzer

Playing keyboard with luminous keys

Different speeds for practicing

Playful access to the music

Limited catalogue

Smaller keys and shortened keyboard

Percussion on the piano or keyboard

Recording percussion tracks on the keyboard

Bassdrum and Snaredrum

Open and closed hi-hat

Different cymbal sounds (C, A)

Ride cymbal (D sharp keys)

Toms (C, A, F) and tom rolls

Basic beat on the keyboard

Hi-hat open and closed

Toms, tom pairs and tom rolls

Combination of toms and snaredrum

Loud and soft playing

Suitable for bridge or fill

Settings in the sequencer

Ride cymbals and ride basic beat

Variations and composition

Congas and bongos

Playing with two hands

Very prominent sound

Filtering congas and bongos

Quantization

High creativity

Cabasa and shaker (A and A sharp)

Dynamics and correcting in the sequenzer

Quantization

Inaccuracy as creative means

Volume of percussions

Muted and unmuted triangles

G sharp and A

Quantization

Triangle volume

Stereo-adjustment of the triangle

Muffling through filters

Claps (D sharp)

Claps and Snare

Tight and Loose

Quantization

Sample Library

Chimes (B, C)

Slow transition between different song parts

Sample song Mountains (Barricades) under Download My Music

Sample Library

Stereopanorama

Tambourine and Snare

First stroke louder than the next three

Changes in the sequenzer

Quantization

Drums and Recording

Recording successively or at the same time

Cymbals and hi-hat shouldn't sound simultaneously

Authentic sound

Realistic combinations

Electronic drums

Grooves

Combination with Claps

Sixteenth notes with stress on 2nd beat

Using the sequencer

Composing own grooves

Playing double strokes on piano or keyboard

Sequencer at 65 bpm

Insecurity while recording

Learning to play the drums and quantization

Higher resolution of the metronome