brookside Keyboard 

With Denise

Welcome to the Keyboard page

Intro.mov

Welcome to SoundGarage :)

Page contents:

Don't have an instrument to practice at home? no worries! 

Keyboard Basics to get you started!

Lesson 1: The Names Of the keys

Lesson 1: The Names Of the keys

lesson 2: how to play chords

Chicken Claw_First Draft.mp4

Simple Chords

Below you'll find some short lessons on how to play simple chords (triads). Listen to the rhythm first, then play!

C Major Strum 2021.mp4
F Major Strum 2021.mp4
G Major Strum 2021.mp4
A Minor Strum 2021.mp4
E Minor Strum 2021.mp4
D Major Strum 2021.mp4

How to Read sheet music

Here you will find a blog by musicnotes about the basics of reading sheet music, step by step which we will go through in class!

Imagine dragons - Believer

Believer.pdf
believer.mp4

Imagine dragons - Enemy

Enemy.docx
Enemy.pdf

Try challenge yourself by including a passing note within the key or playing the melody line in the pre-chorus!

an example of passing notes you can use after Bm is e, and after F# is b. 

Billie eilish - Lovely

Lovely - Billie Eilish.docx.pdf
Lovely - Billie Eilish.pdf

Camila Cabello - Havana

Havana.docx
Havana Amin.mp4

Justin Timberlake - Cant stop the feeling

Can't Stop this feeling CHORDS .docx
Cant Stop the Feeling.pdf

Beyonce - Halo

Keyboard-Halo-Beyonce.pdf

This song is transposed and will not match the original key of the song which you may hear on the radio or elsewhere, ask your teacher for a copy of the track in the correct key :)

Halo Melody.pdf

The Weeknd - Die for you

Die For You-TheWeeknd.pdf
Die for You.pdf

This song is transposed and will not match the original key of the song which you may hear on the radio or elsewhere, ask your teacher for a copy of the track in the correct key :)

Avicci - Wake me up

Wake me up.docx

Super Mario Bros - Peaches

Peaches.docx

This song is transposed and will not match the original key of the song which you may hear on the radio or elsewhere, ask your teacher for a copy of the track in the correct key :)

Introducing how to play a glissando:

A glissando is a musical slide up or down the keyboard.

watch this video to learn the correct way to play it :)

Harry Styles - As it was

As It Was.docx
As it was.pdf

Additional theory resources

Here is a great resource for learning music theory!!!

it includes


SCALES:

Link

CHORDS:

Link

How to form and play scales:

Here you will find a great guide on how to play scales and how these form the key which a song and the chords in it are based on!

Little Kids rock:

Learn more fun songs with Jamzone's Little Kids Rock!