The Keyboard
The best instrument for learning about both melody and harmony is the piano or any type of keyboard. This is because the notes appear as black and white keys and this makes it easy to understand what is happening on the keyboard as you play. There are only seven letter names used in music - A B C D E F and G. These notes are called the musical alphabet.
On the keyboard, these notes are the names of the white keys. After you reach G, the pattern goes back to A again. If you go higher or lower, you get higher and lower repeats of these notes. An example of this is shown below on the treble staff and then shown on the keyboard below the staff. If you have a friend who plays the keyboard, ask them to show you a bit about what they are doing.
Class Sessions
1- How We Sing
2- The Note B (ti)
3- The Dotted Quarter Note
4- The Eighth Note
5- The Note A (la)
6- The Lead-in
7- The Three Four Time Signature
8- The Note F (fa)
9- The Note E (mi)
10- How to Read Music
11- A Word About Pitch and Timing
12- Bar Lines
13- Diction
14- The C Major Scale
15- Posture
16- Breathing and Breath Marks
17- The Octave
18- Breathing
19- Singing Along With Others
20- Learning More About Music
21- Breath Control
22- The Keyboard
23- Melody
24- Sol-fa Syllables
25- Referring to the Keyboard
26- How to Find Middle C