This week, I focused on getting the 1st verse of the song “Piano Man” by Billy Joel to perfection. I have struggled with getting a little part of the 1st verse correct for 2 weeks now. At the time 16:30 of this video I embedded below, is the part that I struggle with the most. […]
Learning Project
Timing is Everything… Make it Count
This week, I engaged with my learning project with attempting the correct timing of the song “Piano Man” by Billy Joel. Over the last few weeks, I have just been playing the song without thinking about the correct timing. This song is to be played quickly but in ¾ timing. This means that there are […]
Splicing an Intro
This week I decided to video tape myself playing the intro to “Piano Man” by Billy Joel. I spent over a week learning the outrageous intro and training my hands to play notes quickly while still being able to play the notes correctly. This week, I used and app called iMovie. This app can be […]
Chords, Chords, Chords
This week has been a struggle with playing the song “Piano Man” by Billy Joel. I dedicated this week to playing just the left handed chords but I feel like my hands are too small to be able to stretch them out to play the large chords. It makes it tough to play with the […]
Back to the Basics
This week, I did 4 modules on the Simply Piano app and began to learn the right handed chords for the song “Piano Man” by Billy Joel. On the app, it took me through series of challenges to help me better understand how to play the piano. The cool thing about this app is that […]
Introduction to Learning Project
Welcome Everyone! Come along with me as I learn to to play the Piano and the song “Piano man” by Billy Joel! For my learning project, I have decided to learn how to play the piano! I have always been told that when you play an instrument you use a different part of your brain […]