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Learning to Harmonise with Peppa Pig
I was asked for the notes of the Peppa Pig theme tune. As this is one of the most frequently heard tunes in my house at the moment, this was not a problem! Actually, it’s quite a neat tune for … Continue reading
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Tagged chords, fun tune, learn to harmonise, music teaching, peppa pig theme tune, piano, piano teaching
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First Video of my Duets: Saloon Bar Blues
I plan to have videos of all my Delightfully Easy Piano Duets on Youtube, so that players can hear what they sound like. Here is the first: Louise and me playing Saloon Bar Blues.
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Tagged duet, piano, Rosamund Conrad's Delightfully Easy Piano Duets, video
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Big Fat Music Party!
My students and I had our fifth Big Fat Music Party the other evening. I came up with the name as I was trying to get away from the formal idea of a ‘concert’, a word bound to strike fear into … Continue reading
Posted in guitar, music teaching, piano, ukulele, Uncategorized, violin
Tagged Big Fat Music Party, Drunken Sailor, music fun, music party, music teaching
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Match of the Day Theme Tune
Yesterday a student asked to learn the Match of the Day theme tune. I don’t expect this will be the last time! Here it is with tune line and chords in C for beginners piano, and in D for violin. … Continue reading
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Tagged football, Match of the Day theme tune, piano, piano teaching, violin
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Free Entry for the Dulwich Piano Festival!
I am delighted to share the announcement from the organisers of the Dulwich Piano Festival with a special offer for teachers. No. 4 from Rosamund Conrad’s Delightfully Easy Piano Duets, ‘Andante con Moto’ has been chosen as the Set Piece … Continue reading
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
My next Big Fat Music Party is coming up, where all my students get together and play. For a sing along number I’m planning on doing The Lion Sleeps Tonight. The beauty of this song is that not only does … Continue reading
Posted in charts, guitar, music teaching, piano, ukulele
Tagged guitar, music teaching, piano, Solomon Linda, The Lion Sleeps Tonight, three chord song, three chord trick, ukulele
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The Three Chord Trick Explained
You might have heard that there are three chords which, if you learn them, you can play just about any song in the world. It’s true. So many songs only use three chords and many more can be boiled down … Continue reading
Posted in guitar, music teaching, piano, theory, ukulele
Tagged harmony, music teaching, three chord trick
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Second Name That Tune Solved
We have a winner for the latest Name That Tune – Jonathan from New Zealand again! From ragtime to classical guitar. The consummate all-round musician. The piece was (in his words) ‘a waltz by Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841), from his guitar … Continue reading
Twelfth Street Rag and Name That Tune no. 2!
We had a great time on facebook trying to find the right answer to last week’s Name That Tune. Finally it came from New Zealand. Thanks Jonathan for naming Winifred Atwell’s arrangement of the Twelfth Street Rag by Euday L. … Continue reading
Posted in guitar, music teaching, name that tune, piano
Tagged 12th street rag, classical guitar, name that tune, piano, piano teaching, ragtime, winifred atwell
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Melody, Harmony, My Granddad and Please Name That Tune!
My Grandad: Harry Shackleton 1920 – 2009 I have decided to start a blog mostly around music and music teaching. This week I have been teaching someone to play ‘A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square’ on piano and ukulele, … Continue reading
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Tagged by ear, chords, music teaching, name that tune, piano
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