Recent content by pianomankris

OK folks - leave your taste in music at the door here, as we'll be listening to everything in this thread, from screamo metal to hip-hop to dance to pop, and everything else in between :) First things first - try to identify the structure of a pop song. Here is a general guide of the common...

OK before learning the major/minor 9th chords you need to understand how to play the basic 'add 9' chords. an 'add' chord is simply a note added to a basic chord structure. add 9 = 9th note of the scale added to the basic chord. So, a major add 9 would be 1 3 5 9 The 9th is actually the...

Ok so another chord to chew on, this time the dominant 13 chord. I've read so many different ways of thinking about this chord, and it's actually one of the easiest jazz chords, albeit an extended chord (extended in the harmonic sense, I mean). Ok here's how you play it: LH = R and b7...

Hey jazz cats ;) Let's jump into some proper jazz theory. I've spoken to a few people through PM's, and a few people here know more than just the basics, so i'll cover some more advanced stuff, then go back and tidy up the basics. OK - the cycle of fourths - a knowledge of this is absolutely...

Ok so let's get some jazz theory on the go. First things first - it is necessary to know all the notes in every major scale before you go on. If struggling with this, then let me know and i'll show you some ways of learning/memorising the notes in a specific key. (I think I helped pf with...

OK so most of the people in the keyboard section seem to want to learn some jazz theory ;) I'll post some info. First things first - those who want to learn, let me know, and tell me, theoretically, the EXACT level you are at, and we'll build from there, rather than 'going from scratch'. I...

Hey guys OK - some theory regarding chords, and why a certain amount of notes are required for the use of the word 'chord' to be valid. First issue - why are three notes a chord, but two notes aren't? (PS as an aside, two notes are known as a 'double-stop', or a 'dyad'). It is all to do with...

Hey guys OK I don't really know where to post this, but I thought it may catch the attention of some of the classical keyboardists here at soft ;) It's a recording by the BBC of one of their 'Hear and Now' (contemporary classical music) programmes from last saturday. Enjoy ;)...

Hey guys OK - so we learned the chords C major, F major, and G major in the last lesson. This lesson we are going to learn 6 more chords, and then learn some tunes using our chords. Remember - all chords just use the basic musical aphabet letters, and we get the notes of a chord by missing a...

For those who are looking for legal sheet music, they should check out the following site: http://imslp.org/index.php?title=Main_Page& I've found a ton of music I couldn't find anywhere else e.g. Etudes by Marmontel, pieces by Leschetizky, and pieces by Taneyev and Kopyloff :) Almost...

Hi guys First of all - my apologies to Soft if this thread is in the wrong place - if so, then just let me know where it should be moved to. OK - so i'm wondering if anyone here does web design/development. To a professional level. I'm going to be moving to Singapore (from the UK) soon and...

A few months ago the issue of perfect pitch was discussed in the keyboard section. It got a lot of interest, and some good debates occurred regarding the nature of perfect pitch. Here is a link to a very recent study done on people with perfect pitch. Have a read through it - it is very...

Hi guys OK so the common topic raised in the keyboard section seems to be regarding playing pop piano. So i'm going to start a little thread on how best to learn pop piano. PS keyboardists can (and should) learn this also. If anyone has any questions regarding the info posted here, then by...

Hi guys (and gals) OK - so i've been posting here for a little while now, so perhaps could get a little help back from some folks out there :) I'm from the UK, and i'm coming to Singapore soon (October, for 10 days). I'm a professional musician over here - I work as a pianist/guitarist...

Hi guys I'm Kris, from the UK ;) I'm thinking of moving to Singapore soon - hence signing up to this forum :) I'm a pro musician - i play piano and write piano music, and also run my own teaching business, teaching piano and guitar (all styles, from Bach to Vai). I visited your country last...