With the growth of the Chinese and Japanese economies expanding wildly compared to the west. The opportunity for business and employment in these countries should not be underestimated.

If you see your future, working in these countries it would be a valuable asset to learn how to speak ... Click to read the article details

Semitones and tones are distances from one key to another key on a keyboard. For example if we play middle C on the keyboard and then play the next white note to the right which is D then that distance is one tone. For those of you not familiar with a keyboard then get my Lesson 1 e-Book here, ... Click to read the article details

Anyone thinking of visiting Majorca or Mallorca as it is also known would not be disappointed. This beautiful island is one of three, Ibiza and Menorca being the other two, combined called the Balearic Islands. Palma is the capital of Majorca and is the capital of the Balearic ... Click to read the article details

You have a little studio set up. You might have a Yamaha Motif ES 6 and maybe a Roland XV 5080 and possibly an arranger keyboard such as the Yamaha Tyros or Korg PA1. All this maybe hooked to a computer sequencer such as Cakewalk Sonar 6 or Steinberg Cubase or maybe you prefer a hard sequencer ... Click to read the article details

If you play the organ then you are probably familiar with bass pedals. They are also available as separate units and are known as MIDI bass pedals and you can use them with any keyboard that has MIDI ports. Just connect a MIDI cable from the MIDI out on the keyboard to the MIDI in on the pedal ... Click to read the article details

In this article, I will discuss what keyboard features that are not essential but can ease the learning process and operation of your keyboard.

The first feature you might find useful is the use of memory buttons. These normally range from four memory buttons to eight buttons, in your ... Click to read the article details

In this article, I will discuss what keyboard features you should expect for your money.

The actual keyboard is the thing to look at next. That is the keys that make up the keyboard. Most keyboards in our price range have 61 full size keys to make up the keyboard, some of the lower price ... Click to read the article details

Sharps and flats are normally associated with the black notes on a keyboard. A sharp or flat can be applied to any note on the keyboard. Sharps are always one semitone to the right of the note you want to sharpen and always one semitone to the left for flats. Sharps to the right and flats to the ... Click to read the article details

The first thing to consider when choosing the instrument you want to learn is which one do you like the best. If you like them all, then we can move onto which one is the most practical for you.

The easiest and cheapest option is the keyboard. You can buy a keyboard for less then 100 ... Click to read the article details

A key signature will appear at the beginning of a piece of sheet music. This will tell you if sharps and flats will be played in the piece or if no sharps and flats will be played. If you don't see any sharps or flats at the beginning of the piece then this is normally referred to as open key or C ... Click to read the article details

When starting to learn chords, most people will start with the basic major and minor chords, then on to seventh and minor seventh chords. You might be surprised to learn that when you have mastered all twelve minor seventh chords you have also potentially learned twenty-four eleventh ... Click to read the article details

You want to learn to play a keyboard or maybe your partner or your children want to learn and you need to buy a keyboard but where do you start.

If you follow my recommendations, buying your first keyboard will be an easier experience. Prices for keyboards range from about 100 to 5000 ... Click to read the article details

All keyboard players as well as organists can use this method of learning chords if you are prepared to play your own bass notes or bass pedals to match the chord.

Electronic keyboards with the "Auto-Chord" feature cannot use this method because the keyboards computer selects the bass ... Click to read the article details

There are many types of chords but in this article, we will deal with major triads and minor triads and how to construct them.

First, let us deal with the language used to identify major chords and minor chords. If you are familiar with sheet music and you see a C chord symbol above the ... Click to read the article details