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		<title>Perfect And Major Piano Intervals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Edward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Intervals
An INTERVAL in music is the distance in pitch between two notes. The interval is counted from the lower note to the higher one, with the lower counted as 1.

Intervals are named by the number of the upper note (2nds, 3rds, etc.) with two exceptions: The interval between notes that are identical is called UNISON) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Tell The Key of a Song</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Edward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One key or another is always assigned to each and every music piece.  It may be in the key of Bb or maybe even the key of E.  The beginning of the score is used to determine the key signature that will be used throughout the piece, like if there are flats or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Automatic Control of Piano Chords</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Edward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[* This is a guest post by Ron Worthy! If you would like to submit a guest post for consideration of publication to our site, please contact us.
CORRECT PRACTICE IS INDISPENSABLE!
Your success or failure at the keyboard may well hinge on how quickly and accurately you can memorize a new chord. To be really efficient [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Am I Playing The Piano Fast Enough?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 04:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Edward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This seems to be the principal worry of many piano students. I do not, of course, dispute the fact that it is important to play certain pieces fast. Otherwise one cannot get the desired effects.
Still, it is a bad habit to try to play a new piece fast from the beginning. It only causes serious [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning Beginner Piano Basics</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Edward</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[basics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you often dreamed of playing the piano, but feel it is a dream out of your reach? I was exactly like you before I stumbled upon some basic piano lessons which totally transformed my view. Not only did I learn to play the piano, but it had a true impact on my life.
Right from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn Minor Piano Scales</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Edward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: Please pay close attention to this lesson as you will need to know minor scales when forming minor chords.
Minor Piano Scales:


2 Steps to Playing a Minor Scale:
1. Find the relative major key of the minor scale that you want to play. (Either refer to the chart above or find what scale has the keynote [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Play Piano Resources</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Edward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to play piano, then you are in luck! Below is a comprehensive list of the Internet&#8217;s top piano resources &#8230;
Pianos:

Buying a Keyboard &#8211; There are many different questions when it comes to buying a keyboard. How much should I pay, how many keys it needs and so on. A lot of it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fingerings For Major Piano Scales</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Edward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Correct fingering is very important. The following fingerings are for the left and right hand only when playing major scales.

When playing a major scale, always put the 5 finger from your left hand on the first note of the scale. The same rule applies for the 1 finger with the right hand.

If you were playing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn Major Piano Scales</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Edward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Major scales play a major role in the principles and techniques that you are going to learn through your piano lessons. For example, one of my favorite techniques is to take a one-fingered melody and replace it with full-sounding chords.
However, in order to successfully master this technique (quickly and efficiently), you will have to know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn Piano Sharps &amp; Flats</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Edward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that you&#8217;ve had some experience with the white keys of the piano, we will introduce the black keys&#8230;
If you&#8217;ve had any music experience or have been around musicians, you&#8217;ve definitely heard the words, &#8220;sharp&#8221; or &#8220;flat.&#8221; These terms are the names given to the black keys of the piano.

Actually, each black key has two [...]]]></description>
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