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Music Alphabet and Staff

These are letters used over and over on the keyboard to name the white keys. When you play the music alphabet forward, you go up the keyboard to the right:

A B C D E F G. So when you play the music alphabet backward, you go down the keyboard to the left:

G F E D C B A.

Practice Directions:

1. Play the music alphabet both forward and backward in different places on the keyboard, using the second finger of either hand. Say the letters aloud as you play.
2. Memorize the music alphabet forward and backward.

It is easy to find the white keys and know their names when you look for the sets of 2 and 3 black keys.

A IS BETWEEN THE 2ND AND 3RD KEYS IN THE 3 BLACK SET.

B IS TO THE RIGHT OF THE 3 BLACK KEY SET.

C IS TO THE LEFT OF THE 2 BLACK KEY SET.

D IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 2 BLACK KEY SET.

E IS TO THE RIGHT OF THE 2 BLACK KEY SET.

F IS TO THE LEFT OF THE 3 BLACK KEY SET.

G IS BETWEEN THE 1ST AND 2ND KEYS IN THE 3 BLACK KEY SET.

Practice Directions:

1. Shut your eyes
2. Touch sets of 2 and 3 black-keys with one hand. With the other hand find and name nearby white keys.
3. Memorize a picture of the keyboard.

C POSITION:

L.H. PLAYS:
C D E F G - FINGERING IS 5-4-3-2-1

R.H. PLAYS:
C D E F G - FINGERING IS 1-2-3-4-5

Playing Legato

Legato means to play smoothly, connecting the tones. To play legato, one finger lifts when another finger plays the next note. A slur is a curved line over or under two or more different notes that are to be played legato (smooth, connected). The slur is used to show a musical thought called a phrase. Lift your hand gently at the end of a phrase.

Playing Staccato

Staccato means to play short, separating the tones. A dot over or under a note means staccato. To play staccato, let the key go immediately after playing. Another name that I like to call staccato is "hot potato!" Quickly let go of the note!

Tied Notes

A tie is a curved line that connects notes of the same pitch (notes on the same line or space.) Play the first note only and hold it for the value of both notes.

For example:

Half Note + Whole Note = 6 beats
2 beats + 4 beats = 6 Beats
Whole Note + Whole Note
4 Beats + 4 beats = 8 Beats

The Staff

The staff has lines and spaces. Notes are written on lines or in spaces. The staff has 5 lines and 4 spaces. So then notes are placed either on lines or spaces. Number the lines from the bottom to the top. And number the spaces from the bottom to the top.

Clef Signs

A clef sign is used at the beginning of each staff. There is a treble clef or G clef. The tail wraps around the 2nd line. High tones are written on a treble staff.

Bass clef or F clef on the 4th line with dots on either side of the 4th line. Low tones are written on a bass clef.

The Grand Staff

The bass and treble staffs are joined together by a brace to form the grand staff. I explain to my students that it is like the left hand shaking hands with the right hand. A short line is added between the staffs for middle C.

So when you are in a music store looking for a book to purchase, always look for the Grand Staff if you want to play the piano with both hands. Intermediate and advanced players look for Fake Books where they are given the right hand melody notes and chords for the left hand.

Whether you play smoothly or chunky, learning the music alphabet and applying where they are on the keyboard is fun. Once you learn to read notes you will have that gift for a lifetime and will be able to play any style of music with a bit of practice. Have fun reading and playing the notes. Eventually you will be jamming, not reading all the music notes and leaning more on listening for the progression... and that is another story.

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How To Learn Hindi And The Devanagari Alphabet

"How to learn Hindi writing?" is a question on anyone's mind as they prepare to take a Hindi course.  Hindi is written in the Devanagari script, the alphabet of Sanskrit, and so learning the language includes learning the alphabet.  It may be daunting to realize that you need to know how to learn Hindi in its written form, but if you set your mind to the task, you will be much more successful in your Hindi course.

Learning the Devanagari alphabet, or any foreign alphabet, takes work, time and dedication, but is definitely in the realm of the possible.  If you take it seriously, you can learn to read and write Hindi fluently.  Here are some tips to help you.

The first thing to do is to copy your letters, one at a time, over and over.  Start at the beginning of the alphabet and copy a letter until you are cross-eyed.  Write lines and lines of it.  Fill pages and pages of it.  And make the letter's sound to yourself as you practice.  Eventually, you will feel comfortable with a letter and you can move on to the next one in the alphabet.  When you have completed the alphabet, start again.  Write each letter for lines and lines, and pages and pages.  You did this for the whole of first grade, and it's the same concept here.  While it is true that this is time-consuming, it is also true that you need to invest the time to become very familiar with how to learn Hindi in its written form.  If you can, it's best to start this work before your Hindi course begins.

The next thing to do is concentrate on the letters that may be hard for you.  Do you find yourself making errors again and again with any particular letters?  Maybe two letters resemble each other and you have difficulty distinguishing them.  Or perhaps you simply forget what sound one of the letters makes.  Identify the problem areas and work to resolve them.  You will be very far ahead in your Hindi course if you solve the problems early on.

Once you feel very comfortable with the alphabet and the sounds that each letter makes, the next step is to try transliteration.  Take an English word and write it in the Devanagari alphabet.  Don't worry if you can't translate it.  The reason for this exercise is to take sounds that you are familiar with and write it in an alphabet that you are still learning.  It is a great way how to learn Hindi.  And it's fun.  You may find that you end up writing your shopping lists and notes to yourself in Hindi writing!

The next step is to move on to reading texts in Hindi.  If you have a textbook for your Hindi course, turn to the last few chapters.  If not, try to find a Hindi newspaper.  Just read the words to yourself, sounding out the letters as you go along.  Be relieved -- Hindi is spelled phonetically.  Don't worry if you don't understand it.  Your goal here is to move from working with a letter at a time to working with words.  Keep at it.  You will get faster as you go along. 

Knowing how to learn Hindi includes how to learn the Devanagari alphabet.  If you follow the tips I have outlined above, and spend the time and effort on it that you need to, you will soon excel at your task.  Good luck in your Hindi course and in finding out how to learn Hindi!

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