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Chinatown
For everyone who uses my book, ‘Fun, Games and Party Pieces for beginner piano‘, here is an extra tune which fits perfectly with the third tune in the book, ‘Chinatown’. Download the PDF ‘Chinatown’ is proving popular with my pupils, … Continue reading
Oh Christmas Tree: the Form of (Almost) All Music in a Nutshell
I was asked for this song by two sisters; one a piano student and one on the ukulele. They are big fans of Swiss Family Robinson. ‘Oh Christmas Tree’ turned out to be such a good one for beginners, as … Continue reading
Posted in charts, Christmas, music teaching, piano, sheet music, singing, theory, ukulele
Tagged chords, christmas, Christmas Tree, easy, Oh Christmas Tree, piano, sheet music, ukulele
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Jingle Bells: the Perfect Place to Start Harmonising
I’m well into Christmas Carol territory with most of my students now. Carols are great tunes to start people off with harmonising, as they are so familiar. The melody is already there, deep in the player’s subconscious. I don’t know … Continue reading
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Tagged chords, guitar, jingle bells, piano, sheet music, ukulele
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Mele Kalikimaka
For music teachers, Christmas is just around the corner (you have to have time to learn a tune if you want to impress everyone with it at Christmas) and Conrad’s Chords has had a request! A Christmassy duet for piano … Continue reading
Posted in charts, Christmas, music teaching, piano, singing, ukulele
Tagged chords, christmas, Mele Kalikimaka, Robert Alexander Anderson, sheet music, song, ukulele, ukulele and piano duet
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Hit the Road Jack
My previous blog was all about songs which have one short chord progression repeated throughout the entire song. But I’ve just realised I missed a real gem: Hit the Road Jack! It’s a joy to teach and jam through. Here’s … Continue reading
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Tagged cannet chaos, chord progression, chords, download chord chart, hit the road jack, music teaching, percy mayfield, piano, ray charles, song, ukulele
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‘Don’t Worry Be Happy’/’Marry You’ Ukulele Mash Up!
Downloadable charts (lyrics with chords) – Don’t Worry Be Happy Marry you in C Marry you in F The top two charts include chord diagrams for the soprano ukulele, but any instrument will work. Playing Around with Cyclical Chord Progessions … Continue reading
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Tagged Bobby McPherin, Bruno Mars, chords, three chord song, Tricity Vogue, ukulele, ukulele teaching
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Do You Want to Build a Snowman?
The Frozen phenomenon continues unabated. The other evening my husband and I were treated to the sounds of a drunken teenage garden party wafting though our kitchen window, the climax being when they all started singing ‘Let it Go’ at … Continue reading
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Tagged chords, Do you wanna build a snowman?, frozen, let it go, music teaching
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As I Went Down in the River to Pray
I arranged a two-part version of the old spiritual, ‘As I Went Down in the River to Pray’ a while ago for a brother-sister duo to whom I teach baritone ukulele, piano and singing. We had to work out a … Continue reading
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Tagged brother-sister duo, close harmony, close harmony singing, spiritual, two-part harmony
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Let it Go
I wonder how many more music teachers have noticed the ‘Let it Go’ from Frozen phenomenon? Having had the song mentioned to me by a couple of students, I looked it up on youtube, saw a cartoon character with an … Continue reading
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Tagged chords, easy key, frozen, let it go, music teaching
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American Pie
A while ago I was singing the beautiful round, ‘By the Waters of Babylon’ with a group of pupils. On listening to the recording by Don MacLean, I advised the young teenager to listen to his two most famous songs, … Continue reading
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Tagged american pie, chords, don maclean, lyrics
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