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Introduction While most music compositions and arrangements you’re likely to work on will be written in just one time signature, you may well find yourself needing to handle two or more time signatures in the same piece of music. It’s generally accepted that GarageBand, Apple’s free music creation software for […]

How To Have Multiple Time Signatures in GarageBand

Tuesday 9th January, 2018 in Features tagged apple / garageband / how to / macOS / MIDI / time signature by Andy

Keyboard instruments come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and while the basic layout of the keys remains the same, their size, weight and feel varies significantly between instruments. This guide will help you pick the best keys for your playing needs. 1. Keyboard Options The three main factors […]

How to choose the best keyboard size and weight

Sunday 11th August, 2013 in Features tagged choose / Features / how to / keyboard / size / weight by Andy

Structure A one octave E Major scale is made up from the eight notes E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D# and E. This can be extended across the keyboard as required for two, three or four octave scales. Here are the notes of one octave depicted on a piano […]

How To Play the E Major Scale on a Piano ...

Sunday 4th August, 2013 in Features tagged e major / guide / how to / scale by Andy

Structure A one octave D Major scale is made up from the eight notes D, E, F#, G, A, B, C# and D. This can be extended across the keyboard as required for two, three or four octave scales. Here are the notes of one octave depicted on a piano […]

How To Play the D Major Scale on a Piano ...

Sunday 4th August, 2013 in Features tagged d major / guide / how to / scale by Andy

Learning to play any new instrument can be daunting, particularly if you’ve never tried it before, but the benefits are worth the effort. The piano is a wonderful instrument and fits nicely into a wide variety of musical styles. Here are our recommendations for the beginner wanting to learn how […]

How To Play The Piano

Friday 17th February, 2012 in Features / Piano tagged advice / how to / Piano / play by Andy

C Major Scale music manuscript — Structure A one octave C Major scale is made up from the eight notes C, D, E, F, G, A, B and C. This can be extended across the keyboard as required for two, three or four octave scales. Here are the notes of one octave depicted on a piano […]

How To Play the C Major Scale on a Piano ...

Tuesday 7th February, 2012 in Features tagged c major / guide / how to / Piano / scale by Andy

Christmas Carols & Songs Sheet Music Free Downloads Check out our complete series on mastering Christmas Carols on Piano and Keyboard. Click on any of the music scores to view/print higher resolution versions View a range of Christmas Carols Music Books at Amazon. Another popular carol in our series on […]

Good King Wenceslas: Mastering Christmas Carols on the Piano and ...

Thursday 13th October, 2011 in Features tagged carols / christmas / good king wenceslas / guide / how to / how to play / tutorial by Andy

Feeling patriotic? Have an event where it would be good to play the United States’ National Anthem music? Here are some simple free piano/keyboard arrangements for The Star-Spangled Banner. Introduction The Star-Spangled Banner is written here in B-flat major. This is the key I’ve most often heard it played in. […]

How To Play The USA’s National Anthem (The Star-Spangled Banner) ...

Tuesday 26th April, 2011 in Features tagged chords / how to / how to play / keyboard / national anthem / notes / patriotic / Piano / star-spangled banner / tutorial / united states / usa by Andy

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