Can anybody teach me to play the keyboard/ piano?? THNX!?!
Question: hey everyone!
I'm basically a beginner at playing the keyboard.
So does anybody know a bit about it, or can teach me to play?
step - by - step instructions much appreciated!
also,
how to play songs like,
"Titanic," or etc. etc.
thanks!
ox
Answers: hey everyone!
I'm basically a beginner at playing the keyboard.
So does anybody know a bit about it, or can teach me to play?
step - by - step instructions much appreciated!
also,
how to play songs like,
"Titanic," or etc. etc.
thanks!
ox
I'll post again about technique, but here's how to play Titanic... the one called My Heart will go on? And this is sort of my version... and you'll need a singer...
There are two lines, the bass, and the right hand. The bass will normally be 8 clicks.
Here are your bass notes:
1. (E) Find the group of 2 black keys three groups from the bottom. It is the white key directly above that group.
2. (B) Find the group of 3 black keys 2 groups from the bottom.
3. (A) The white key below that one.
Finger numbers are: Thumb=1, than 2, 3, 4, 5=pinky
The Bass goes: - = one click (our time measurement) (The clicks are consistent!!! No spaces. Rhythm makes things sound a lot better. Click is tapping your foot or thinking it in your head.
Click ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- and then repeat.
Note E B A E B
Finger: 1 4 5 1 4
That was with the left hand.
Right hand is pretty cool.
Consists of 3 notes.
1: (e notice lower case) Find the group of 2 black keys 4 from the bottom, it is the white key above that one.
2 (B) Find the group of 3 black keys 4 from the bottom, it is the white key above that one.
3 (E) Find the group of 2 black keys 5 from the bottom, it is the white key above that one.
Heres how it goes:
We won't use clicks... just imagine them. X = space for one click... don't play. There are 4 measures (a measure is another way of saying 8 clicks)
Note: XebEXbeb XebEXbeb XebEXbeb XebEXbeb
135 313 135 313 135 313 135 313
This was just the verse. lol. The chorus is the good part, and I wish I could help you more but I'd have to make a video, if you want me to make one, then tell me and I'll post it on learnlicks.com. I like posting there instead of youtube. I also have piano instructional videos there. Try to make the notes even, don't use pedal yet!!!
It's great you want to learn piano!!!
Technique basics
1. Notice black keys are in groups of 2 and 3.
2. Middle C is the key below the group of 2 black keys, if you were to count 4 groups from the bottom of the keyboard.
3. If you want to play piano and make things a lot easier without hurting yourself, you need to learn technique. Technique is another word for simplifying things.
4. Good technique involves body position and hand position. It also involves staying relaxed, if your tense, you can play but it will make it a lot harder.
5. Feet on the floor.
6. Back supported. Don't be a hunchback.
7. Shoulders down, relaxed.
8. Bench should be high enough and low enough so your forearms are level with the ground.
9. Hand position-cut your nails. Long nails make piano impossible.
10. Stand up, and completely relax your hands. Take a good look at them. They should be in a curved position. They are like this because evolution (or god, whatever) has given us the advantage of being able to grab things. This is the best position!!!!!!!!
11. FINGERS: fingers should be curved. The only joint that should moves a lot is the knuckle joint and it should not lift more than the top of the hand (no more than flat)
12. Wrists: should be flexible, but level. Imperative they stay relaxed.
on youtube they have videos that teach you step by step........ i did it before it works good try it :)
you can go to this websites they might help.
http://discoverahobby.com/learnthepiano....
http://www.gopiano.com/
You can't get instructions on how to play the piano. You need to go get lesson first, so you can understand the basics.
Get some lessons :D