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BECOME YOUR CHURCH KEYBOARDIST IN SEVEN DAYS (Lesson 7) Introduction: This is the last class in this series. There are lots more to be learnt after this. All this lesson would be able to give  you is the basic knowledge of keyboard. To upgrade your skill,  kindly contact the instructor. Details are written below this article. Make sure you have practised lesson 1 - 6 before you lay your hand on this lesson 7 . How to Back Up Praise Song Praise songs are like the worship songs too only that the tempo of praise songs is faster. You are still going to use the primary chords for praise songs. Example of Primary Triads/Chord     1   3    5 Right Hand Only I - C   E   G     d   m   s IV - F   A   C        f    l    d V -  G    B   D        s    t     r While...

BECOME YOUR CHURCH KEYBOARDIST IN SEVEN DAYS (Lesson 6) Introduction Make sure you have practised lesson 1 - 5 before you lay your hand on this lesson 6. This lesson shall be in sections of two related topics Play Hymns with Triads/Chords Playing hymns with triads/chords requires combination of all you've  learnt from day one. You'll  play the tonic solfa of the song on your right hand (one note at a time) as you've practiced in lesson 1 - 3. The left hand would play triads at intervals as the song progresses. For instance: Song Title: Now The Day is Over m:     m:   m: f: s:-      m:- m: m: f: m: r:-:-  (Right Hand) I                         V        I                        V  (Triad with left hand) m:   m:   r:  d:   f:-    m:...

 BECOME YOUR CHURCH KEYBOARDIST IN SEVEN DAYS (Lesson 5) Introduction Make sure you have practised lesson 1 - 4 before you lay your hand on this lesson 5. This lesson shall be in sections of two related topics Section A Types of Triads and Their Functions There are two types of triads (primary and secondary) base on their degrees (number). Primary Triad These are triads built on degrees such as I, IV and V.  They can independently be used to accompany songs. The spellings of primary triads from C major scale are: I - C E G     d m s IV - F A C        f  l  d V -  G B D        s  t  r Secondary Triads They are used to support the primary triads in accompanying songs. The secondary triads are spelt as follows: II - D F A       r  f   l III - E G B       m  s  t VI - A C  E        l   d m VI...

BECOME YOUR CHURCH KEYBOARDIST IN SEVEN DAYS (Lesson 4) Introduction: Make sure you have practised lesson 1 - 3 before you lay your hand on this lesson 4. This lesson shall be in sections of two related topics Topic: Triads and How it's Being Played on a Keyboard 🎹  Section A Triad  A triad consist of three notes heard in harmony. It is played on a keyboard  with at least three fingers at a time (from one ✋ hand)  and it involves three voices to sing a triad at a time. In the key of C Major which we have been using from the beginning of this class each notes in the scale can start a scale. The first note of a triad is called ROOT then we have the 3RD and the 5th notes Although there are differences between triads and chords, they are still  used interchangeably by people and it it is not entirely wrong. Section B The scale of C major and its Triad spelling (Letters)             1 3 5 Right Hand 1. C - (C E G) ...

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 n...

BECOME YOUR CHURCH KEYBOARDIST IN SEVEN DAYS (Lesson 2) Introduction- Make sure you have practise lesson 1 before you lay your hand on this lesson 2. In our previous lesson we learnt how to find note C and middle C. Here we'll learn a complete scale of C Major on a keyboard. A complete scale of C major is as follows: C D E F G A B C d  r m f  s  l  t  d New letters here are A B C (l t d) and they are not difficult to find because they are the next three notes from note G to the next C (white keys). Since there are 5 fingers on each hand, then some of the fingers would be repeated to play a whole scale which consist of 8 notes. Below are the finger arrangement to play a full scale of C Major: 1    2   3,  1   2   3   4    5   Right Hand Fingers C   D   E   F   G   A   B   C d   r   ...

BECOME YOUR CHURCH KEYBOARDIST IN SEVEN DAYS (Lesson 1) Introduction- For this lesson to be successful you'll need a working keyboard placed in front of you. Put on the keyboard and minimize the volume. Facing the keyboard, you'll notice it consist of white and black keys. The white keys were arranged serially while the black keys were arranged in groups of 2 and 3. Try to press the keyboard keys (white and black) from your left hand side to your right hand side. You'll realise that, the sound from the left are tick and becomes light as you play forward to your right hand side. That means keyboard sounds were arranged from left hand side to the right. Identification of note C and middle C is the next.  Note C is the first white key before a two set of black keys. 'Before' means, the white key on the left side of two sets of black keys. Once you identify note C then, count all the note C on your keyboard from your left hand side to the right. Note C that falls in...