Scales Archives - Piano Parent Podcast

10 Jan 2022

PPP273: Rami Bar-Niv discusses The Art of Piano Fingering

Podcast, Teacher InterviewsBlood Sweat and Tours, Chords, piano, practicing, Rami Bar-Niv, Scales, The Art of Piano Fingering

RAMI BAR-NIV (RAMee Barneev) is one of Israel's most acclaimed and sought-after pianists. He travels extensively and has become an international citizen, concertizing all over the world. Rami has performed on every continent with the exception of Antarctica (I suppose we'll excuse him from that one).In addition to concertizing and lecturing, Rami also composes and has written two books. On today's show, Rami will share insights from his first book, The Art of Piano Fingering. Listen to the full episode here Connect with ... Rami Bar-Niv websiteThe Art of Piano Fingering bookBlood, Sweat, and Tours: Notes from the Diary of…

04 Mar 2019

By Shelly Davis

PPP132: How to Build Chords and Inversions

Music Theory, PodcastBeach Boys, build chords, Chord inversions, inversions, Major chords, Root position, Scales, Surfin USA

In Episode 130 I gave you a list of ten songs that are perfect for playing along with YouTube videos (I've gotten a lot of positive feedback from that episode! Thanks for letting me know it was helpful for you). It occurred to me while recording that episode that I haven’t really talked about building chords and their inversions on the podcast. Build by counting piano keys Many piano kids may be familiar with chords that are grouped by their shape. Major Chords with all white keys: C, F, G. Chords with a black key in the middle: D, E, A.…

13 Mar 2017

By Shelly Davis

Episode 033: Magic Wand Part 3

Music Theory, PodcastKey Signatures, linear circle of fifths, Major, Major Keys, minor, Scales, theory, theory test

Part Three of the three-part series AKA "Linear Circle of 5ths" (Magic Wand is a much cooler name, don't you think?) My students take the annual theory exam offered by Texas Music Teachers Association. The information I describe in this podcast coincides with the concepts students need to know for the Level 7 through Level 12 theory exam. Listen to the full episode here: (more…)

24 Oct 2016

By Shelly Davis

PPP013: Magic Wand Part 1 (a much better name than “Linear Circle of 5ths”)

Music Theory, PodcastCircle of Fifths, Key Signatures, Magic Wand, Major, Scales

AKA "Linear Circle of 5ths" (Magic Wand is a much cooler name, don't you think?) My students take the annual theory exam offered by Texas Music Teachers Association. The information I describe in this podcast coincides with the concepts students need to know for the Level 3 and Level 4 theory exam. One of the primary concepts students need to know for this test, and musicians need to be familiar with in general, is key signatures. Listen to the full episode here: It all starts with a goofy sentence about a Fat Cat: Fat Cats Go Down Alleys Eating Bacon Third Graders taking…

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