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Musical Notes – What Is A Semiquaver?

Published on August 26, 2008 By Mickys-Blog

A “semiquaver” can be found as a written musical note in sheet music. This musical note is used in all types of sheet music for all musical instruments. The semiquaver looks like a black-coloured oval shape with a stem on the right or left side depending on where on the musical staff it is written. [...]

How to Read Music – Easier Than You Ever Thought!

Published on August 18, 2008 By Mickys-Blog

One of the simple joys in life is the ability to read music. Learning this skill will enable you to express yourself creatively at the piano, playing your favorite songs. It’s not difficult to learn to read music if you understand its components. Written music has an architecture all its own. Musical notes sit on [...]

Guitar Hero Versus Real Guitar Lessons

Published on August 9, 2008 By Mickys-Blog

On the 14th March 2008, the media and swarms of fans gathered to watch a 16-year-old boy from Minnesota called Chris Chike perform on stage. Although everything was in place for this monumental evening in rock and roll, on closer inspection there was something amiss. Unlike most debauched rock legends Chris had an intense, reserved [...]

What Is A Musical Staff And A Grand Staff

Published on August 5, 2008 By Mickys-Blog

The staff is basically a set of five horizontal lines that appear vertically thus creating four spaces and on these lines and spaces as they are called, musical notes are written. The lower down the notes are written on the staff the lower the pitch and the higher up the higher the pitch. Of course, [...]