Become A Church Keyboardist 🎹 In Seven Days (Lesson 3)
BECOME YOUR CHURCH KEYBOARDIST IN SEVEN DAYS (Lesson 3)
Introduction
Make sure you have practise lesson 1 and 2 before you lay your hand on this lesson 3. This lesson shall be in two sections of two related topics
Section A
How to Play Songs That Extend Beyond 's' or Below 'd'.
From our 2 previous lessons, we have discussed arrangement of fingers for a five notes scale of C - G (d - s) as well as a full major scale of C major C - C' (d - d'). Here we shall discuss how to identify a particular finger that would be suitable for the extra notes if seen in songs. For instance, how do you play a song like the one below:
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
d: d: s: s: l: l: s:- f: f: m: m: r: r: d:-
s: s: f: f: m: m: r:- s: s: f: f: m: m: r:-
d: d: s: s: l: l: s:- f: f: m: m: r: r: d:-
Change all the tonic solfas to letters if you prefer letters. Use the scale of C discussed in lesson 2 as guide.
The extra note in the song above is 'l'. You'll still need the knowledge of a five note scale (which was learnt in lesson 1) to play the song. The finger you used to play 's' would be repeated to play 'l'. In a similar way some songs has lower 't' which is note 'B' on the left side of any C note. You are to play 't' with the same finger you use to play C. Example of song with lower 't' is this common Nigerian worship song:
Take Glory Father
s: m: d: s:- s:-: s: m: d: r:-:-: s: m: s: f: f: f:- m: d: r: t,: d:-:-:
You can also change this to letters first.
Section B
Keyboard Octaves
Octave is a group of 8 note. In this case, an octave is from one note C to the next C. If you count it, it will give you 8 and the sounds would be like 'd r m f s l t d': especially if you play only the white notes. Keyboard 🎹 are made of multiple octaves as discussed in lesson 1. The arrangement of C to C before middle C is called lower octave while the arrangement of C to C' above the one in middle C is called octave higher.
With this discussion above it means, there are arrangement of songs that go beyond 'l' to ' t d' and even 'r m f s' of another octave. Some times it involves tonic solfa from lower octave to your first 'd', like in the song here:
There Shall Be Showers Of Blessings
s,: s,: s,: s,: l,: t,: d:-: s,:-: t,: t,: t,: t,: d: r: d:-:-:- l,: l,: l,: d: t,: l,: s,:-: d:-: d: d: d: d: t,: d: r:-:-:- m:-:- r: m: d:- s,:- m: r: d: d: t,: d: r:-:-:- m: f: m: r: d: l,: s,:-: d:-: t,: t,: t,: t,: d: r: d:-:-
The tonic solfa with comma( ,) sign Means the notes are to be taken from lower octave.
The finger arrangements for an octave lower or higher songs are at the discretion of a keyboard player who must have mastered 5 notes scale as well as full major scale fingers. He/She must avoid using the same finger for next or consecutive notes arrangements at each stage of our discussion. This is how keyboard is learnt. Each format stick to the brain and the player determine which one is more convenient in the future.
Note: There are different format of finger arrangements at each stage of our discussion. This is how keyboard is learnt. Each format stick to the brain and the player determine which one is more convenient in the future.
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Introduction
Make sure you have practise lesson 1 and 2 before you lay your hand on this lesson 3. This lesson shall be in two sections of two related topics
Section A
How to Play Songs That Extend Beyond 's' or Below 'd'.
From our 2 previous lessons, we have discussed arrangement of fingers for a five notes scale of C - G (d - s) as well as a full major scale of C major C - C' (d - d'). Here we shall discuss how to identify a particular finger that would be suitable for the extra notes if seen in songs. For instance, how do you play a song like the one below:
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
d: d: s: s: l: l: s:- f: f: m: m: r: r: d:-
s: s: f: f: m: m: r:- s: s: f: f: m: m: r:-
d: d: s: s: l: l: s:- f: f: m: m: r: r: d:-
Change all the tonic solfas to letters if you prefer letters. Use the scale of C discussed in lesson 2 as guide.
The extra note in the song above is 'l'. You'll still need the knowledge of a five note scale (which was learnt in lesson 1) to play the song. The finger you used to play 's' would be repeated to play 'l'. In a similar way some songs has lower 't' which is note 'B' on the left side of any C note. You are to play 't' with the same finger you use to play C. Example of song with lower 't' is this common Nigerian worship song:
Take Glory Father
s: m: d: s:- s:-: s: m: d: r:-:-: s: m: s: f: f: f:- m: d: r: t,: d:-:-:
You can also change this to letters first.
Section B
Keyboard Octaves
Octave is a group of 8 note. In this case, an octave is from one note C to the next C. If you count it, it will give you 8 and the sounds would be like 'd r m f s l t d': especially if you play only the white notes. Keyboard 🎹 are made of multiple octaves as discussed in lesson 1. The arrangement of C to C before middle C is called lower octave while the arrangement of C to C' above the one in middle C is called octave higher.
With this discussion above it means, there are arrangement of songs that go beyond 'l' to ' t d' and even 'r m f s' of another octave. Some times it involves tonic solfa from lower octave to your first 'd', like in the song here:
There Shall Be Showers Of Blessings
s,: s,: s,: s,: l,: t,: d:-: s,:-: t,: t,: t,: t,: d: r: d:-:-:- l,: l,: l,: d: t,: l,: s,:-: d:-: d: d: d: d: t,: d: r:-:-:- m:-:- r: m: d:- s,:- m: r: d: d: t,: d: r:-:-:- m: f: m: r: d: l,: s,:-: d:-: t,: t,: t,: t,: d: r: d:-:-
The tonic solfa with comma( ,) sign Means the notes are to be taken from lower octave.
The finger arrangements for an octave lower or higher songs are at the discretion of a keyboard player who must have mastered 5 notes scale as well as full major scale fingers. He/She must avoid using the same finger for next or consecutive notes arrangements at each stage of our discussion. This is how keyboard is learnt. Each format stick to the brain and the player determine which one is more convenient in the future.
Note: There are different format of finger arrangements at each stage of our discussion. This is how keyboard is learnt. Each format stick to the brain and the player determine which one is more convenient in the future.
Subscribe to this blog to know when the next lesson would be uploaded.
For more enquiry and to get more images or videos, contact the instructor on:
WhatsApp only +2348153277912
Gmail. oluwashinae@gmail.com
Very Educative, Thanks for this sir
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