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Morris Dancing
Morris dancing is a British folk dance. It, traditionally, features a group of men dancing wearing white clothes with bells fastened around their legs, as shown below.
Morris dancers often were hats bedecked with ribbons, flowers and streamers. You can also see pheasant feathers in some areas.
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Sep 26, 20242 min read


Reggae Music: Level 1 Explore
Reggae is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s and quickly emerged as the country's dominant music. It is characterized by a heavy four-beat rhythm driven by drums, bass guitar, electric guitar, and the "scraper," a corrugated stick that is rubbed by a plain stick. Reggae music is known for its distinctive sound, which is created using a variety of instruments such as drums, bass guitar, and keyboard. The genre was strongly influenced by traditional ment
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Sep 20, 20232 min read


The Tonic Triad of F Major
A key signature is the sharp signs next to the clef. In this case we have a B flat . If you need help here please see the key signatures blog.
The tonic triad is the 1st , 3rd and 5th note of the scale.
When there is no key signature this triad requires no additional accidental as there is no B.
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Sep 6, 20231 min read


The Tonic Triad of A Major
A key signature is the sharp signs next to the clef. In this case we have F sharp, C sharp and G sharp. If you need help here please see the key signatures blog.
The tonic triad is the 1st , 3rd and 5th note of the scale.
When there is no key signature this triad requires an sharp sign in front of the C to make it a C sharp.
It does not need a F sharp or a G sharp as there is no F or C in the triad to raise by a semitone.
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Aug 22, 20231 min read


The Tonic Triad of D Major
A triad is constructed of the first, third and fifth notes of the major scale D major 1. Understand the Theory A key signature is the sharp signs next to the clef. In this case we have F sharp and C sharp. If you need help here please see the key signatures blog. The tonic triad is the 1st , 3rd and 5th note of the scale. When there is no key signature this triad requires an sharp sign in front of the F, but it does not need a C sharp as there is no C in the triad to raise b
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Aug 21, 20231 min read


The Tonic Triad of G Major
A key signature is the sharp sign next to the clef.
The tonic triad is the 1st , 3rd and 5th note of the scale.
When there is no key signature this triad does not need an accidental as there is no F in the triad to raise by a semitone.
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Aug 20, 20231 min read


A Summer of Key Signatures: Sharps
Let's use the summer of 2023 to learn key signatures. In my Academy this summer students are learning scales and key signatures. The reels I post onto social media will show how to draw the key signatures. August 3rd: G major Key Signature F sharp is the last sharp so this is the 7th note. If F# is the 7th then G is the 8th note and it is also the 1st as these notes are the same letter name in a scale, but a different pitch. This means the key signature is from the G major
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Aug 3, 20231 min read


A Summer of Key Signatures: Flats
Let's use the summer of 2023 to learn key signatures. In my Academy this summer my students are learning scales and key signatures and...
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Jul 24, 20231 min read


G Major Scale
Free worksheets to go with the social media postings on G major.
Question
Write a scale to the given rhythm and add semitone brackets. Remember to add a key signature if required.
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Jun 14, 20231 min read


A Strange New Teacher
This is a story from the autobiography of a man named Carl Czerny about the first meeting with his new teacher. "At this time we were...
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Mar 16, 20232 min read


On Top of Old Smokey/ Spaghetti
If you can listen to it and not think about spaghetti, sneezing and meatballs, more power to you. (Stack, 2016) On Top of Old Smokey is...
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Jan 26, 20233 min read


Rock Around the Clock
January 1955: The second world war and rationing had ended and the USA and Britain was entering a new era, Rock 'n' roll. Winifred...
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Jan 25, 20233 min read


Piano New Notes: F3, G3 & F5, G5
Four new notes found in level 1. Two in the left hand and two in the right hand. Download F3 and G3 in the Left Hand Demonstration Video...
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Jul 4, 20221 min read


Happy Birthday: TQP Level 2
According to the 1998 Guinness Book of Records Happy Birthday is the most recognisable song in the English Language. [1] This history of...
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Jul 4, 20221 min read
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