Keyboard Skills
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Compare Two Keyboards
I asked AI to compare the Jean Paul Keyboards as listed below: The Jean Paul PSX282 and PSX393 are both entry-level digital keyboards designed for beginners and those looking for affordable, portable instruments. Both offer basic features suited for learning and casual play, but there are some differences in their specifications, design, and functionality. Here’s a comparison based on…
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Understanding Theory should inform Your Musicianship
Every step of the major scale has a specific characteristic. The main. Steps of the scale are the tonic step 1, dominant step 5, and the subdominant step 4 (four). We use Roman numerals to represent these, in capital letters for the Major trids and common letters for the minor triads. You might wonder why…
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Sight Reading in d minor
Whatever key you are sight-reading in, expect to recognise the common chords in both melody and bass together. I.e. tonic, dominant and subdominant triads, sometimes incomplete, sometimes decorated with passing notes and neighbouring notes etc. For our purposes, I asked students at Level III to create a melody over the given chord sequence. You should…
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Sight Reading in F Major
Whatever key you are sight-reading in, expect to recognise the common chords in both melody and bass together. I.e. tonic, dominant and subdominant triads, sometimes incomplete, sometimes decorated with passing notes and neighbouring notes etc. For our purposes, I asked students at Level I to create a melody over the given chord sequence. You should…