Keyboard

Covers fundamental keyboard skills and techniques, introducing music reading, chords, scales, and accompaniment styles in different keys.

Develops skills through goal-setting, prioritized practice, and balancing new material with revision.

Keyboard users learn to maintain proper posture for comfort and performance.

Techniques and strategies for optimal hand positioning when playing keyboard instruments are covered.

Introduces the musical alphabet, comprised of seven letters, as a foundation for understanding music note fundamentals.

Introduces key groupings and finger numbering for identifying notes, including Middle C.

Understands staff notation, including clefs, staff types, bar lines, and note placement.

Identifies note values such as quarter notes and explains 4/4 time signature.

Identifies and plays middle C, D, and E notes, as well as quarter, half, and whole notes.

Introduces basic chord concepts, covering types and playing techniques, with emphasis on the C major chord.

Dominant seventh chords are covered, with a focus on the G7 chord's distinct notes.

Introduces techniques for smoothly transitioning between C and G7 chords using the shared G note.

Breaks down song components, practices individual parts, and combines melody and accompaniment for harmonious playing.

Introduces quarter rest notation for a single beat of silence and covers the F major chord with note A below Middle C.

Introduces the role of lead-in notes in shaping a song's architecture.

Introduces three-four time signatures, waltz rhythms, and dotted half-note values.

Ties in music notation cover reading and playing techniques, explaining functions and timing.

Notes on staff: understanding stem directions in relation to middle line notes.

Covers the fundamental techniques for playing the C major scale efficiently using the crossover method and proper finger placement.

Octave, eighth note, and staccato techniques are introduced, covering fundamental music theory concepts.

Covers the fundamentals of the C Major key and its application in song structure and composition.

Dotted quarter notes, first and second endings are applied to familiar songs such as Brahms' Lullaby and Jingle Bells.

Introduces bass staff notation and its relationship to treble staff, focusing on reading notes an octave lower.

Techniques for simultaneous playing of chords and single notes are demonstrated.

Timing and crossover points for two-handed scale playing are covered.

The construction and application of the D minor chord are covered, including fundamental principles and musical context.

Introduces basic keyboard techniques through exploration of five essential hand positions for playing melodies and chords.

Minor chord construction and experimentation with electronic keyboard voices are covered.

Covers techniques for building chords by adding notes one at a time, with applications to harmonizing melodies in familiar songs.

Broken chord playing is covered, including its application to traditional American folk music.

Sharp signs, D7 chords, and G major chords are applied in popular songs like Hush Little Baby and Morning Has Broken.

The C major scale is used to create melodies with a focus on the higher C position.

Introduces legato technique through the use of curved lines called slurs.

The G Major scale is introduced as a variation on the traditional Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do pattern.

Key signatures explain how sharp or flat notes are represented in music notation.

Covers left- and right-hand scale playing, including thumb-under and crossover techniques.

Flat signs, key signatures, and chord progressions in F major are covered.

The F major scale's structure, distinct features, and applications in music are covered.

The 12-bar blues chord progression is introduced, covering the fundamental pattern used in numerous classic rock and blues songs.

Temporary pitch alterations of sharps, flats, and naturals are applied to notes within a key signature.

Enharmonic notes introduce different notations for the same pitch.

MIDI protocol enables real-time communication between electronic instruments and computers, sans audio transmission.

Keyboard fundamentals cover the essential layout and basic operations.

Covers substitution techniques for unclear chord symbols with simpler alternatives.

Minor seventh, augmented, and diminished chords are covered, including playing techniques for root, first, and second inversions.

Major chords and their inversions in the key of B are covered.

Minor chords cover their symbols, notes, and inversions from Cm to Bm with diagrams and explanations.

Eb7, Ab7, Bb7, and others are covered, with diagrams showing root, first, and second inversions.

Minor seventh chords with flats and sharps are covered in root, first, and second inversions for various keys.

Covers chord formulas and diagrams for augmented chords in C, G, D, E, F, and B.

Workstation keyboards, synthesizers, and diminished chords are covered, featuring diagrams and formulas.

Introduces fundamental concepts and terminology of music theory, covering notes, rests, durations, intervals, chords, scales, rhythm, and tempo.