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A Time Limited FREE PDF!   Why, you ask? I believe that anyone learning an instrument should KNOW how to read notes on a staff.  At least the Treble Clef. If you understand some simple tricks then sight reading any piece WILL be that much simpler.  Knowing how the...

How do you FEEL about Church Modes.   The time is here again...students preparing for a theory exam.  One of the questions for Advanced (known as RCM Level 7) will be about identifying Church modes.  The PDF is a quick glance on remembering the 7 modes. Ionian,...

Did you know that a STAFF is the set of 5 horizontal lines and 4 spaces and represent a different pitch in music? Try this; lift up your right hand and angle it to the side so that your thumb is lower than your little finger.  Your fingers now represent the 5 lines of...

Colour Me PDF It's Friday, or maybe when you're reading this it's not.  That's okay.  Sometimes it doesn't matter what day it is, it's just ONE of those days. There has been a lot of talk about colouring (coloring...if you haven't booted the u) and the peace it...

How Do I Read notes on a staff? Is this a familiar question?  If it's just the treble clef, then that should be easy enough.  BUT, when writing a theory exam you are required to know how to read BOTH the treble AND the bass clef.  How about learning with a rhyme?...

Are you a visual learner? Visual learners use pictures, colour and maps to organize information.  You can easily visualize objects and plans and can anticipate how an event may turn out with your mind's eye.  Visual learning is one of the techniques in learning....

EVERY note has a home. Some students have a hard time playing a new piece on sight.  Many focus on the note they are playing and fail to look ahead.  Students also keep their fingers closed up instead of opening up to hover over the keyboard. How do we learn to read?...

I can Chord with 'What Are Keyboard Tabs.'  This 27 page method has students chording like a guitarist.  In keyboard style the piano tab is shown as a piano player would see it. Most students want to learn to chord but can't seem to figure out what position to hold...

Free 2 worksheets, excerpt from Preparatory Rudiments It's no trouble to draw the Treble.  Many students tend to have trouble drawing this clef correctly.  That's because it needs a little practice. The downloadable worksheets will help with that. A clef is a sign...

One of the first things that may be taught in a lesson is the musical alphabet.   A B C D E F G.  That's it!   Music uses Staff paper for their written word.  So how do you teach that? This teaching resource explains the keyboard and the 5 lines of the Staff for the...