Posts Tagged: Tutorial

In these times of the internet, it’s never been a better time to learn how to play the piano. Why is that? I hear you ask, because, information on virtually any subject you can think of is available, with a little research on the internet, and learning to play the piano, is no different than any other subject you might wish to learn.

Do I need a piano?

Obviously, if you want to learn to play the piano, then a piano keyboard of some sort is essential. While advanced piano playing would require a full size piano keyboard, normally eighty-eight notes. To start learning, all you would need is any type of keyboard, such as a Yamaha PSR keyboard, which have forty-nine and sixty-one note versions or an electric piano, which are available in seventy-six notes versions. You could even start learning with an accordion or a roll up piano, as long as you have a keyboard, you can start to learn.

Should you buy a new piano keyboard?

If you don’t have a piano or keyboard then you do need to buy one, but you defiantly don’t need to buy a new keyboard. Again, the internet comes to the rescue. There are thousands of auction listings offering second hand electronic keyboards, electric pianos, in fact all kinds of keyboards. For a beginner, there really is no point in buying an expensive keyboard because when starting to learn to play the piano you will only use a fraction of a piano keyboards features including the keyboard. From a beginner’s point of view, you only need between five and eight notes on the keyboard to start learning.

What’s the best make of keyboard to buy?

I am asked this question a lot, and from a beginners point of view there really is no worst and best because it’s the actual keyboard, the black and white notes that are important to start learning to play. Yes, as you become more advanced in your playing ability, you will need a better quality keyboard but not at the beginning. The best advice I can give to anybody wanting to buy there first keyboard, is to first, set you budget and second try to stick with the more popular makes of keyboards, for beginners these are Yamaha and Casio. Both of these companies have been making electronic keyboards for many years and they know what they are doing. This of course is just my opinion and it’s the same advice I give to my pupils.

So to recap, if you don’t have a keyboard, then borrow one or buy one second hand. It doesn’t have to be a traditional piano with a full size keyboard, as a beginner you will only use up to eight notes. It’s a fact, that not everybody will take to learning to play the piano, so why spend a fortune on a keyboard when you don’t need to. If you don’t take to it you haven’t lost a fortune, if you do take to it, buy a better keyboard.

The second video demonstrating a pack of new custom voices for the Yamaha PSR S900/910, Tyros 3, and other workstations. These are available for download at http://www.box.net/shared/o1fzziecxp

Make sure to subscribe to get updates when new voice packs are available. They will all be free for public use!

To use these voices, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjEpXNiau6M.

Any questions should be e-mailed to mr.andrecjc@gmail.com

Enjoy!

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Review style Screencast Tutorial on How-to setup and get working a MIDI to USB cable + Midi Musical Keyboard + Ubuntu Studio Linux 10.04 32bit + ZynAddSubFX + Jack Audio Connection Kit to build a cheap Home Studio for creating digital electronic Music in Linux with free and open source software.
ZynAddSubFX is a open source software synthesizer capable of making a countless number of instruments, from some common heard from expensive hardware to interesting sounds that you’ll boost to an amazing universe of sounds. I also show Hydrogen working with the Midi device.
JACK Audio Connection Kit is a professional sound server daemon that provides real-time, low latency connections for both audio and MIDI data between applications that implement its API.
I play my MELIDI Mc37 Musical Keyboard instrument which is connected to a AMD Sempron 3000+ PC running UbuntuStudio 10.04 Lucid Lynx to make music while recording the video with my Canon FS200 Digital Camera.
Original video production by the http://www.OSGUI.com Tech Show.

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The first in a series of videos demonstrating a pack of new custom voices for the Yamaha PSR S900/910, Tyros 3, and other workstations. These are available for download at http://www.box.net/shared/uiya1fq45l

Make sure to subscribe to get updates when new voice packs are available. They will all be free for public use!

To use, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjEpXNiau6M.

Any questions should be e-mailed to mr.andrecjc@gmail.com

Enjoy!

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short little demo of how to use a MIDI keyboard to drive a VST synthesizer in FL Studio – if you want to hear of my music, check out soundclick.com/andr

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This is my dance remix cover of “Can’t Be Tamed” which is the new single by Miley Cyrus from her new upcoming album “Can’t Be Tamed”.
It premiered on Miley’s Myspace on April 30th 2010, and released for airplay on May 3rd. The official music video premiere will be on May 4th on E! @ 7pm PT / 10pm.
and available for digital download on May 18th 2010.
I played this song completely by ear, so no sheet music sorry.
Thanks for everyone’s ongoing support.

Lyrics are below if you want to sing along

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Can’t Be Tamed by Miley Cyrus Lyrics

Start @0:13
For those who don’t know me,
I can get a bit crazy
Have to get my way, yep
24 hours a day
‘Cuz I’m hot like that
Every guy, everywhere just gives me mad attention
Like I’m under inspection
I always get a ten
‘Cuz I’m built like that

I go through guys like money flyin’ out the hands
They try to change me but they realize they can’t
And every tomorrow is a day I never plan
If you gonna be my man understand

I can’t be tamed
I can’t be tamed
I can’t be blamed
I can’t can’t I can’t can’t be tamed
I can’t be changed
I can’t be tamed I can’t be can’t I can’t be tamed

If there is a question about my intensions I’ll tell ya
I’m not here to sell ya
Or tell you to go to hell
I’m not a brat like that
I’m like a puzzle but all of my pieces are jagged
If you can understand this
We can make some magic
I’m wrong like that

I wanna fly, I wanna drive, I wanna go
I wanna be a part of something I don’t know
And if you try to hold me back I might explode
Baby by now you should know

I can’t be tamed
I can’t be tamed
I can’t be blamed
I can’t can’t I can’t can’t be tamed
I can’t be changed
I can’t be tamed I can’t be can’t I can’t be tamed

Well I’m not a trick you play
I’m wired a different way
I’m not a mistake
I’m not a fake
It’s set in my DNA

Don’t change me
Don’t change me
Don’t change me
Don’t change me

I can’t be tamed

I wanna fly, I wanna drive, I wanna go
I wanna be a part of something I don’t know
And if you try to hold me back I might explode
Baby by now you should know

I can’t be tamed
I can’t be tamed
I can’t be blamed
I can’t can’t I can’t can’t be tamed
I can’t be changed
I can’t be tamed I can’t be can’t I can’t be tamed

Miley cyrus cant be tamed tammed new official music video song may 2010 Miley cyrus cant be tamed tammed new official music video song may 2010 Miley cyrus cant be tamed tammed new official music video song may 2010

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Hey everyone, this is my cover of “Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum taken from their album “Need You Now”.
I played this by ear, so no sheet music unfortunately.
If you like my videos, please subscribe.
Thanks for everyone’s ongoing support .

Lyrics are below if you want to sing along, if you want to use my instrumental to sing to please post a video response .

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“Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum Lyrics
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Picture perfect memories,
Scattered all around the floor.
Reaching for the phone cause,
I can’t fight it any more.
And I wonder if I ever cross your mind.
For me it happens all the time.

It’s a quarter after one,
I’m all alone and I need you now.
Said I wouldn’t call but I lost all control and
I need you now.
And I don’t know how I can do without,
I just need you now.

Another shot of whiskey,
Can’t stop looking at the door.
Wishing you’d come sweeping
In the way you did before.
And I wonder if I ever cross your mind.
For me it happens all the time.

It’s a quarter after one, I’m a little drunk,
And I need you now.
Said I wouldn’t call but I lost all control
and I need you now.
And I don’t know how I can do without,
I just need you now.

Yes I’d rather hurt than feel nothing at all.
It’s a quarter after one,
I’m all alone and
I need you now.
And I said I wouldn’t call but I’m a little drunk and I need you now.
And I don’t know how I can do without,
I just need you now.
I just need you now.
Oh baby I need you now.

Songs from the album “Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum:
1. Need You Now
2. Our Kind Of Love
3. American Honey
4. Hello World
5. Perfect Day
6. Love This Pain
7. When You Got A Good Thing
8. Stars Tonight
9. If I Knew Then
10. Something ‘Bout A Woman
11. Ready To Love Again

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This is keyboard cover of “Eenie Meenie” by Justin Bieber and Sean Kingston taken from the album My World 2.0.
I played the song completely by ear, so not sheet music sorry. Official Music Video to be released soon.
If you like my videos, please subscribe .
Thanks for everyone’s ongoing support.
Nathan

Lyrics are below if you want to sing along, if you decide to use my instrumental to sing to please post a video response or credit me in your video . Thanks.

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Lyrics “Eenie Meenie” by Justin Bieber feat. Sean Kingston

Eenie meenie miney mo
Catch a bad chick by her toe
If she holla (if, if, if she holla) let her go

Shes indecisive
She cant decide
She keeps on lookin
From left to right

Girl, cmon get closer
Look in my eyes
Searchin is so wrong
Im Mr. Right

You seem like the type
To love em and leave em
And disappear right after this song.
So give me the night
To show you, hold you
Dont leave me out here dancin alone

You cant make up your mind, mind, mind, mind, mind
Please dont waste my time, time, time, time, time
Im not tryin to rewind, wind, wind, wind, wind
I wish our hearts could come together as one

Cause shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova
Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova
Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova
Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova

(Justin)
Let me show you what your missin
Paradise
With me youre winning girl
You dont have to roll the dice
Tell me what youre really here for
Them other guys?
I can see right through ya

You seem like the type
To love em and leave em
And disappear right after the song.
So give me the night
To show you, hold you
Dont leave me out here dancin alone

Cant make up your mind
Please dont waste my time
Not tryin to rewind
I wish our hearts could come together as one

Cause shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova
Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova
Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova
Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova

(Sean)
Eenie meenie miney moe
Catch a bad chick by her toe
If she holla (if, if, if she holla) let her go
Eenie meenie miney moe
Catch a bad chick by her toe
If she holla (if, if, if she holla) let her go

Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova
Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova
Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova
Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova

Cant make up your mind
Please dont waste my time
Not tryin to rewind
I wish our hearts could come together as one
(repeat)

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