A minor blues with triplets
The A minor blues scale played with boogie woogie left hand and triplets in the right. This comes from page 18 of my book, “Understanding the Blues”. See Patternpiano.com for more info.
How to Sight Read Music
The A minor blues scale played with boogie woogie left hand and triplets in the right. This comes from page 18 of my book, “Understanding the Blues”. See Patternpiano.com for more info.
How to Sight Read Music
In this lesson i babble about the steps you should take to effectively learn songs. Please go check out my website and sign up on my forum. Join the music community! www.howtoplaypiano.ca
How to Read Music for Beginners
Playing a musical instrument is a good way to motivate youngsters to be more artistic and to communicate themselves. A lot of young people possess a natural flare for rhythm and drums and generally making a noise, so it’s a good idea to channel this potential into a more organised learning process by motivating them to learn to play the Djembe drum or any kind of musical instrument.
There are plenty of great things about taking up the drums. It’s a good means of teaching children control and improving their attention span. Taking up a musical instrument calls for determination; with sufficient practice they will get better at the technique. At the same time they will increase their attention span. Music also increases self confidence as the player begins to get better. When a good level of skill is reached, individuals can start to play instruments with each other in a band or orchestra, producing music together.
Drums are an essential instrument for bringing energy and beat to music and songs. The Djembe drum comes from a very social background – the literal translation of its title means “everyone gather together”. Its background is African; the drum was a key instrument at social get-togethers and dances. Recently, Djembe drums have been used by well known artists and musicians including Jason Mraz, U2 and Peter Gabriel, so studying this particular instrument provides real relevance to today’s music.
There are various kinds of Djembe drums to choose from, varying in size, the kind of sound they generate and price tag. Prices start off pretty low and so it is a very good musical instrument to start on. They’re made from a timber framework which is goblet shaped and is covered with a membrane layer of rawhide. The prolonged stem of the drum creates the deep base tone which is typical to the Djembe drum. Being small, the Djembe drum is easily transportable plus won’t demand a great deal of space for storage. Drum sticks aren’t needed, as this type of drum is played with bare hands.
Instead of splashing out on lessons immediately, you can get an instructional DVD and be involved with your child’s learning experience right from the start. This way, you’ll be able to encourage your youngster and find out if they are going to enjoy learning the instrument. When the basics are learnt, you will find different avenues which the Djembe drum player could take. You’ll be able to attend Djembe workshops, become a member of a group or have private instruction from a teacher.
Music is an excellent method to combine studying and fun. Motivating young people to take up a musical instrument at an early age is very advantageous and can produce numerous options for them later in their life.
The djembe drum can be a incredibly fun and engaging instrument to play for adults and children.
Pianist Benita Rose addresses sightreading problems. Copyright February 9,2008 by Benita Rose
sight reading music