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PROFESSOR OLATUNJI AKIN EUBA Akin Euba as popularly known was born in Lagos in the year 1935. He studied composition at the Trinity College of Music London, United Kingdom. He received B.A and M.A. degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles. He holds a Ph. D. in ethnomusic ology from the University of Ghana, Logon. He is known as a Nigerian composer, Musicologist, Pianist and an Author. He passed on this morning (15/04/2020) at the age 85. Some of his works are: 1. Olurounbi (Symphonic study for orchestral) 2. Chaka (opera) 3. Ice Cube (string orchestra) 4. Waker Duru (studies in African Pianism 1-3, piano) 5. Impression from an Akwete cloth (piano) 6. Six Yoruba folk songs, arranged for voice and piano. Etc

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...