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By: Ikedi Ani-okoye

Reading Piano notes

Some people thing it is tough to read piano notes but if you know how it isn't. The beginning step is learning the names of the notes. The encouraging thing is that you only have seven to revise. There are only seven notes needed to play the piano. These notes, named after letters in the alphabet, are A, B, C, D, E, F and G. Specific keys on the piano, associated with these notes, contain your piano playing toolkit. These 7 notes sit on lines and spaces, called a music staff.

Making use of the treble and bass clefs with get your piano playing started. The notes from the higher portion of the piano keyboard sit on the Treble Clef. The notes from the lower portion of the keyboard sit on the Bass Clef.

Piano Jazz style

Playing jazz can appeal to anybody because it has not boundaries as to how flexible you can be. There are many instruments which can come together to make a fantastic piece of jazz music but one of the most vital is the piano.

A jazz piece just wont be the same with out a piano player that knows how how to improvise. It doesn't matter what type of jazz is your best to listen to or your favorite to play, the possibilities for making good jazz are almost limitless and learning the techniques of jazz can help you to create fantastic art forms. This means that having a firm understanding of jazz piano chords is a great way to improve your ability to make great jazz music.

Hand Position playing piano

Best way of playing piano is to keep your fingers curved. If you put your hand around an orange, you will have the most efficient position for playing the piano.

The fingers position will strenghen you piano playing in the longe term, technique develops, and you will not need to practice exercises for some time. Baseball, golf, tennis and swimming - all require some attention to technique if one is to be even a fair amateur.
You'll find this is the common way of playing any instrument. Think about this hand position occasionally while playing piano by ear and you will save yourself many hours of practice later on.

Choosing you Piano or Keyboard

Some of the names in piano keyboards are Korg, Kurzweil, Roland, Yamaha, Kawai and Moog. Listin piano makes is pointless because there are many to choose from. Check each manufacturer's products from low-end to high-end and compare across companies for features offered.

Money or amount payed for the piano of keyboard should not be the only motivation. The main thing is to make sure any model you choose has a clear, full sound resembling as close as possible a traditional piano sound. Annoying sound is one that is too soft it's best to ignore this for a goos purch.