Latest Lessons
MARCH
Basic Rhythm Theory and Guitar Notation
How to Read Chord Diagrams
Before learning how to play new chords on your own, learn how to read chord diagrams. By the end of the lesson, you'll learn how to play A, E and D chords.
Learn Classical Piano - Frédéric Chopin: Early Advanced
Prelude, Op. 28 No. 1
Learn how to play this moving and rhapsodic piece by renowned Polish composer, Frédéric Chopin. We’ll look at how to improve your fluidity, keep at a steady tempo and play this piece in a relaxed manner.
Music Theory 2
Diatonic Triads within Major Key
Learn what diatonic triads are and how major, minor, augmented and diminished triads fit into the scales and key signatures that you have learnt so far. We'll also look at how to label triads using Roman Numerals.
Drums Intermediate
The 11-Stroke Roll
Learn what a 11 Stroke Roll is and how to play it. We'll look at some ways in applying the 11 stroke roll in common simple time and compound time, as well as variations of these applications and orchestrations around the drum kit.
FEBRUARY
Basic Rhythm Theory and Guitar Notation
How to Read TABs
Learn what TABs are and how to read them; it's one of the most essential skills in guitar playing.
Introduction to Guitar Playing for Complete Beginners
How to Pick and Fret Notes
Learn how to pick single strings, fret notes near the fret wire with your left hand, position your thumb correctly, place your wrist correctly to prevent wrist tension and curve your fingers.
Introduction to Guitar Playing for Complete Beginners
Posture and Holding a Pick
Maintaining a good guitar posture and holding the pick correctly are all important in the long-run. Learn how to place the guitar on your leg, how to minimize posture pain, adjust the guitar strap's height and hold a pick.
Introduction to Guitar Playing for Complete Beginners
Guitar Tuning
To ensure that your guitar is not out of tune before a gig or practice session, you can learn how to tune a guitar on your own. Learn three different kinds of tuners you can use.
Introduction to Guitar Playing for Complete Beginners
Musical Notes
Learn the names of the 12 musical notes. We'll look at key terms such as natural notes, sharps, flats, octaves, half steps and whole steps. Then you'll learn where the notes are laid out on the guitar strings.
Introduction to Guitar Playing for Complete Beginners
Guitar Setup
Setting up your guitar will make your guitar playing sound a lot nicer and easier. If you've just bought a brand new guitar, you'll need to learn what a guitar setup is, why it's so important and how it can make a difference to your guitar playing in the long-run.
Introduction to Guitar Playing for Complete Beginners
Anatomy of Guitar
Learn the names of the different parts of the guitar to navigate around the instrument. We'll look at the parts of acoustic and electric guitars, as well as their string numbers and names.
Learn Classical Piano - Frédéric Chopin: Early Intermediate
Prelude in A Major, Op. 28 No. 7
Learn how to play this short, simple and sweet piece composed by renowned Polish composer, Frédéric Chopin. We’ll look at the harmony and chord progression in detail, as well as the use of slurs.
Learn Classical Piano - Frédéric Chopin: Early Intermediate
Prelude in E Minor Op. 28 No. 4
Learn how to play one of Chopin’s most expressive and sorrowful piece. It was featured in the film, Five Easy Pieces (1970), where Jack Nicholson’s character played this piece. We'll look at the different ways to control your tempo, articulation and voicing the right-hand melodies over the left-hand harmony.
Learn Classical Piano - Frédéric Chopin: Early Intermediate
Largo in E-Flat Major
Learn how to play this solemn yet poignant piece. We'll look at the harmonization, phrasing and fingering in detail, as well as playing this piece at a steady tempo.
Learn Classical Piano - Frédéric Chopin: Early Intermediate
Sostenuto in E-Flat Major
Learn how to play this dreamy and expressive piece by renowned Polish composer, Frédéric Chopin. Though Sostenuto means “sustained," one can interpret this song as a waltz due to its rhythmic nature. This piece is featured in the repertoire list of ABRSM Grade 5 Exam (2017-2018).
Music Theory 2
Triad Construction
Learn how to build and identify augmented and diminished triads.
Music Theory 2
NEW! Module: Triads
In this new module, you will learn how to build and identify the different types of triads. Our first lesson introduces to major, minor and perfect triads.
Music Theory 2
Scales Review
The last lesson of this module focuses on revising major, natural minor, harmonic minor and melodic minor scales. Let's put your knowledge to practice through an analysis of some score examples and scale building exercises.
Music Theory 2
Melodic Minor Scales
Learn what melodic minor scales are and how to identify them.
Music Theory 2
Harmonic Minor Scales
Learn what harmonic minor scales are and how to identify them.
Drums Intermediate
The 9-Stroke Roll
Learn what a 9 stroke roll is and how to play it. We'll look at some ways in applying the 9 stroke roll in common simple time and compound time, as well as variations of these applications and orchestrations around the drum kit.
Drums Intermediate
The 7-Stroke Roll
Learn what a 7 stroke roll is and how to play it. Applying this rudiment can sound quite interesting if you're spreading the triplets around the kit.
Drums Intermediate
The 6-Stroke Roll
Learn what a 6 stroke roll is and how to play it. We'll look at the ways to apply this rudiment to fills in simple time and compound time, as well as varying tempo and orchestration around the kit.
Drums Intermediate
NEW! Module: Double Stroke Rudiments
In this module, we'll look at some of the ways to apply these rudiments to fills and orchestrate them around the kit. Our first lesson focuses on the 5-Stroke Roll. We'll look at the different ways to play this rudiment in both simple time and compound time.
JANUARY 2018
Learn Guitar Songs
Perfect
Ready to serenade your crush, or impress your other half with a romantic song? Learn how to play this massive hit by Grammy-award winning British singer/songwriter, Ed Sheeran. We'll look at its song structure, chord progression and picking pattern.
Piano Songs: Intermediate
Canope No. 10 from Preludes 2
Learn how to play this calm and impressionistic piece by prominent composer, Claude Debussy. We'll look at how he incorporates and imitate the sounds of Javanese Gamelan instruments in this piece.
Piano Songs: Intermediate
By a Meadow Brook from Woodland Sketches Op. 51
Ever wondered how nature sounds like with music? Learn to play this charming piece by impressionistic composer, Edward MacDowell. We'll look at how this piece playfully taps into the various techniques that exemplifies the characteristics of a meadow brook, and how to tackle the technical challenges that you'll come across playing this piece.
Piano Songs: Intermediate
No. 2 from Four Short Piano Pieces
Learn how to play this moving and beautiful piece by renowned Hungarian composer, Franz Liszt. We'll look at this piece in great detail, phrase by phrase and section by section to understand the different musical elements that make up Liszt's distinguishable style. These elements include harmony, texture, voicing and the overall musical build.
Music Theory 2
Natural Minor Scales
Learn what natural minor scales are and differentiate between the scale degrees' names in major and in minor scales.
Music Theory 2
NEW! Module: Introduction to Scales
This module covers the aspects of how to build the various kinds of musical scales and how to distinguish between them. In the first lesson, you'll learn what a major scale is and how to recognise it in pieces of classical and modern music. You'll also learn what scale degrees are and why they are important.
Drums Intermediate
Linear 12/8
In our final lesson on time signatures, you'll learn the different ways to count in 12/8 time, how to play half time linear shuffle grooves and how to create various cool fills.
DECEMBER
Learn Guitar Songs
Chasing Cars
Learn how to play this easy yet poignant song by the Northern Irish-Scottish alternative rock band, Snow Patrol. We'll look at song's structure more closely and how to make the strumming pattern sound more interesting. Find out which three chords you'll need to play this song.
Learn Guitar Songs
White Christmas
Dreaming of a white Christmas? Learn how to play Irving Berlin's easy version of the main melody using single notes.
Piano Songs: Intermediate
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
It's the most wonderful time of the year! To get your Christmas spirit going, learn how to play a beautiful version of this song arranged by our new piano instructor, Steven Paszkowski. We'll look at the phrasing and dynamics more in detail as the arrangement captures the childlike innocence and dreamy resonance.
Classical Piano: Intermediate
1st Movement from Sonata in G Major KV. 283
Learn how to play one of Mozart's fast-paced and playful sonatas in G major. We'll look at the three different sections of this piece in allegro sonata form, and the various rhythmic and harmonic relationships in more detail.
Classical Piano: Intermediate
Allemande, French Suite No. 6
Learn how to play this lively and nonstop piece by famous Baroque composer, Johann Sebastian Bach. We'll take a closer look at the overall form, phrase structure, and harmony changes, then talk about how to play the articulations and ornamentations that represent conventional style of Baroque period.
Classical Piano: Intermediate
The Crab
Learn how to play this fun piece, also known as 'Caranguejo,' composed by Brazilian contemporary composer and music educator Heitor Villa-Lobos. We'll look at how musical elements are incorporated to reflect the crab's movement on the sand.
Music Theory 2
Module 2, Lesson 8
We're nearly done with this module! Let's review and practice what we've learned throughout this module by putting our interval analysis skills to the test.
Music Theory 2
Module 2, Lesson 7
Learn about inversions and how to distinguish between harmonic and melodic intervals.
Drums Intermediate
7/8 Rock
Learn how to play confidently in 7/8 time. We'll explore the different ways of playing in 7/8 time and vary fills using various groupings.
Drums Intermediate
5/8 Rock
Learn how to play confidently in 5/8 time,starting with some simple rock grooves. We'll explore two different ways of playing in 5/8 time and incorporate funky grooves using these two groupings.
Drums Intermediate
The Waltz
Learn how to play confidently in 3/4 time, starting with the basic waltz. We'll explore the many different styles of waltz and incorporate several variations and fills.
Drums Intermediate
NEW Module! Rhythm Pyramid
In our new module Time Signature, we have a series of lessons that teach you how each time signature is catered to different music genres with the first lesson on rhythm pyramid: learn how to navigate beats between time signatures!
NOVEMBER
Learn Guitar Songs
NEW! All I Want for Christmas
Learn how to play this Christmas classic, covered by Michael Bublé, and sing along while you play!
Classical Piano: Intermediate
Mazurka in C
Learn how to play this lively piece composed by Chopin, one of the world's greatest classical pianist, using the traditional Mazurka rhythms in triple meter!
Classical Piano: Intermediate
Minuet and Trio from Sonata
Learn how to play this composition by famous classical pianist Beethoven and explore the structure Sonata in the form of minuet and trio.
Classical Piano: Intermediate
Dances of the Dolls No.7
Learn how to play another Allegro piece, Dance, from the collection of Dances of the Dolls compiled by Russian composer and pianist Dmitri Shostakovich.
Classical Piano: Intermediate
An Evening in the Village
Learn how to play this piece interspersed with melancholic melodies and lively tunes, emphasizing on rubato techniques, composed by Hungarian composer Bela Bartok.
Music Theory 2
Module 2, Lesson 6
Learn about diminished & augmented intervals, on top of the application of enharmonics in music.
Music Theory 2
Module 2, Lesson 5
Learn major and minor intervals of thirds and sixths and how they are applied within popular classical music and film scores.
Drums Intermediate
Mambo
Learn how to play mambo groove that is commonly used in rock music, and understand the history of this Latin America groove!
Drums Intermediate
The 6/8 Ballad (Part 2)
Following our previous lesson on 6/8 ballad, learn about new varied grooves by incorporating 16th notes and play along to a backing track!
Drums Intermediate
Blues Unison Shuffle
Learn a new type of blues shuffle groove - the Unison Shuffle - along with stylistic fills, accents, and bass drum permutations.
OCTOBER
Learn Guitar Essentials
Folsom Prison Blues
Learn how to play this #1 hit on the country music charts in 1968, recorded by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash. This fast-paced piece brings you a brand-new insight to country rhythmic guitar with new fingering techniques introduced.
Classical Piano: Intermediate
The Storm
Composed by German composer Friedrich Burgmuller, L’Orage translates into The Storm. Learn about the form and structure of L’Orage that forms a musical interpretation of a brewing storm.
Classical Piano: Intermediate
Sonatina in C Major
Following the lesson last week, we look into another Sonatina score and understand more about its form and structure. Learn about the technical challenges for this classical piece composed by Mozart.
Classical Piano: Intermediate
Sonatina in G Major
Learn how to play this cheerful piece composed by Czech composer Jan Ladislav Dussek. In this section, we look at how Sonatina differs from a Sonata and techniques to master this piece.
Classical Piano: Early Intermediate
In One Spot
Learn how to play this melancholic melodic piece composed by renowned Hungarian composer Bela Bartok. In this section, we explore how Bartok used Romanian fiddle tunes and transformed them into piano pieces.
ABRSM Theory
Grade 3, Lesson 10
Learn how to put into practice the concepts learnt in this module in an interactive session and ways to tackle the ABRSM theory exam.
ABRSM Theory
Grade 3, Lesson 9
Following from our previous lesson on performance direction, new set of terms are added on to enhance your musical vocabulary.
Drums Intermediate
Punk Rock
Learn the fundamentals of punk rock and the contrast between British punk rock and American punk groove - taught with fast fills.
Drums Intermediate
NEW Module! Reggae 1 Drop
In this new module, we will be exploring different musical styles starting with reggae. Through this session, you get to explore the reggae groove, 1 drop, together with a few variation of stylistic fills.
Drums Intermediate
Fool in the Rain
Reviewing the concept of triplets and the different drum techniques, Bache shows you how to incorporate them into a song: Fool in the Rain by legendary drummer John Bonham.
Drums Intermediate
The Shuffle (Part 2)
Learn how to incorporate ghost notes into snare drum for a multi-layered texture and stay tuned for other new techniques for triplets-based music.
Drums Intermediate
Alternate Triplet Stickings
Learn how to play 2 unique triplet stickings that focus on accents and ghost notes that can be combined to create interesting fills.
SEPTEMBER
Learn Guitar Essentials
Family Tradition
Learn how to play this American country music written and recorded by Hank Williams Jr - by using various strumming methods with 3 simple chords. You will also learn to capture the essence of country music with a niche rhythmic pattern.
Learn Guitar Essentials
Double Stops (Part 2)
Continuing from the previous lesson about double stops, you'll learn what a mixolydian scale is and how to apply it. We'll look at how to use major pentatonic scale with a chromatic tone in country music, and how to apply double stop bends.
Learn Guitar Essentials
Double Stops (Part 1)
This lesson introduces to double stops, and how we use them. We'll look at the use of double stops in country music, how to construct a double stop on the strings, and how to create harmonies with it.
Classical Piano: Early Intermediate
Promenade
Learn how to play this cheerful neo-Classical piece, Promenade, composed by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. We'll look at how the piece is inspired by classical pattern with a twist of modern elements.
Classical Piano: Early Intermediate
Hunter's Song
Learn how to play this lively piece, also known as Jägerliedchen in German, composed by renowned Romantic music composer Robert Schumann. Composed for his daughters in the 1800s, we'll look at how the title is reflected musically and technically, and how the piece portrays the hunter's fervor while hunting.
Classical Piano: Early Intermediate
Allegro in F Major
Learn about the accomplished court musician and Baroque composer, Joseph Haydn, and what type of character is portrayed in his music. We'll look at how Haydn developed one motivic theme throughout this piece in detail, as well as the form and phrase structures of this piece.
Classical Piano: Early Intermediate
Invention No. 1 in C Major
Learn how to play this piece in contrapuntal texture by Baroque composer, Johann Sebastian Bach, from his collection, Inventions and Sinfonias. We'll look at how the theme of this piece is transformed in several different ways to reflect contrapuntal music.
ABRSM Theory
Grade 3, Lesson 8
Learn the vast range of Italian musical terms, and how they influence playing style.
ABRSM Theory
Grade 3, Lesson 7
Learn how to transpose and rewrite music excerpts, what anacrusis is, and how to construct phrase structures.
ABRSM Theory
Grade 3, Lesson 6
Continuing from the previous lesson about interval quality, you'll learn how to identify the three minor intervals that you need to know for the exam.
ABRSM Theory
Grade 3, Lesson 5
Learn what interval quality is and identify perfect intervals and major intervals that you need to know for the exam.
Drums Intermediate
Triplet Coordination
Learn how to play coordinating triplets with a few foot ostinatos. We'll look at two different types of coordination patterns, which will hone your skill in playing 8th note fill.
Drums Intermediate
Shuffle Groove
Learn what a shuffle groove is and how to articulate it. We'll look at a new type of fill, which incorporates the bass drum with triplets. Then you'll also learn the concept of swing, and what a 12-bar blues looks like.
Drums Intermediate
NEW! Module: Triplets
The aim of this module is to understand how to apply triplets to your practices. The first lesson introduces 8th note triplets. We'll look at what they are, how to play them accurately, and how they are notated as well as some basic triplet fills.
Drums Intermediate
Like I Love You
Learn how to play this funky groove in Justin Timberlake's song from his album, Justified (2002). The song was co-produced by renowned record producer, Pharrell Williams, who also played the drums during the recording of this song.
AUGUST
Learn Guitar Essentials
Hybrid Picking
This lesson introduces to hybrid picking in country music and the technicalities behind it. We'll look at what types of country guitar licks use hybrid picking, and you'll learn a little bit about chicken picking in country music.
Learn Guitar Essentials
NEW! Module: Country Music
A special module dedicated to all country music lovers out there, you will learn what makes a country music tones so unique, bright and twangy, what equipment you need, and how to play country music on your guitar.
Learn Guitar Songs
Need Your Love So Bad
Learn how to play the main solo from Fleetwood Mac's classic song, Need Your Love So Bad. We'll look at how this solo fits into a pentatonic scale, and how to incorporate the articulation techniques of bending and ornamentation into your practice.
Learn Guitar Essentials
Barre Chords Exercises
It can be daunting to play those barre chords, but rest assured! Our guitar instructor, Ze, will help you put those barre chords exercises into practice.
Classical Piano: Early Intermediate
The Shepherd Plays on His Pipe
Learn how to play this melancholic and impressionistic piece composed by Russian composer, Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov. We’ll look at how the title is reflected musically and technically in this piece. Find out which composers of the Romantic and 20th century eras have influenced Rebikov.
Classical Piano: Early Intermediate
Minuet Kp. 40
Learn how to play this mystifying piece composed by Italian and Baroque music composer, Domenico Scarlatti. We’ll look at how Scarlatti played an influential role in the development of classical piano music, and how different types of ornamentations, slurs and varying dynamics are used in this composition.
Classical Piano: Early Intermediate
March of the Geese (Gachou No Koushin)
Learn how to play this lively and vibrant song, March of the Geese, composed by Japanese and modern music composer, Bin Kaneda. We’ll look into how musical details, such as articulations and dynamics, play important roles in defining the style and quirky character of this piece.
Classical Piano: Early Intermediate
Impertinence
Learn to play this fun piece from Baroque composer, George Frideric Handel. You will learn the story behind the making of this composition, and how it reflects the style of Bourrée, a lively French dance.
ABRSM Theory
Grade 3, Lesson 4
Learn how to notate the same music excerpt in simple and compound times, and what the typical beam and rest grouping rules are for compound meters of 6/8/, 9/8 and 12/8.
ABRSM Theory
Grade 3, Lesson 3
Learn what compound time signatures are and how you can identify them in our score excerpts.
ABRSM Theory
Grade 3, Lesson 2
Learn new major and minor keys with up to 4 sharps and flats that you need to know for Grade 3 ABRSM Exam.
ABRSM Theory
NEW! Module: Grade 3
This first lesson introduces you to demisemiquavers (32nd notes). We'll also look at how we name notes with more than two ledger lines on the grand staff.
ABRSM Theory
Grade 2, Lesson 6
This lesson tests your understanding of what you have learnt throughout this module. We'll review those crucial musical concepts of Grade 2, and look at some great score examples for revision.
Drums Intermediate
Revisiting the Double Stroke Roll
Learn how to increase your double stroke speed by incorporating double stroke roll in longer fills at faster tempos. We'll look at how your drum sticks should be rebounding from any surface that you're hitting, and how to play double strokes evenly.
Drums Intermediate
The Ruff and Single Stroke Four
Learn how to play these two new rudiments, the ruff and the single stroke four. We'll look at how to incorporate these tricky rudiments into your grooves and fill playing, and how to combine these rudiments into your practice.
Drums Intermediate
The Rimshot (Part 2)
Learn how to combine the rimshot with regular snare drum hits, and how to incorporate rimshots into a groove with accents and ghosts notes. You'll also learn how to improvise using various snare drum articulations.
Drums Intermediate
The Rimshot
Learn how to play a snare drum rimshot, which is commonly used in jazz and Latin music, and can be incorporated in rock and pop grooves.
JULY
Learn Guitar Songs
Don't Look Back in Anger
Learn how to play the main solo from Oasis' classic song, Don't Look Back In Anger. We'll be exploring some double stop techniques, as well as double stop bends in this song, which translates well into blues and rock solos. You'll also learn how this solo fits into a typical pentatonic scale.
Learn Guitar Songs
Rosie
Learn how to play the main solo from John Mayer's song, Rosie. You will learn some basic articulation techniques often used in blues and pop solos, and how this solo fits into a simple major scale.
Learn Guitar Songs
The Thrill is Gone
Learn to play B. B. King's version of this electrifying song. You will learn essential blues techniques, and how typical blues lines can be played by using a simple pentatonic scale.
ABRSM Piano
Canope
Learn to play this enigmatic piece from the 2nd book of Piano Preludes by impressionistic composer, Claude Debussy. You will learn about the inspiration behind this artistic piece, and how his fascination of Javanese Gamelan instruments translates into this piece.
ABRSM Piano
By a Meadow Brook
Learn to play this charming piece by a renowned American composer, Edward MacDowell. You will learn how his compositional techniques reflect the beauty of New England woods, and how to tackle the technical challenges that you'll come across the piece from his collection, Woodland Sketches.
ABRSM Piano
No. 2 from Four Short Pieces
Learn to play this piece by this prolific composer from the Romantic era, Franz Liszt. You will understand how different musical elements of harmony, texture, voicing and the overall musical build of this piece contribute to Liszt's musical style.
Piano
Gukkuk Im Versteck
Learn to play this piece by the renowned German composer from the Romantic era, Robert Schumann. You will understand how the title, which means 'hide and seek,' is reflected musically and playfully in the piece through the use of rhythmic motifs, rests, and dynamics.
ABRSM Theory
Grade 2, Lesson 5
This lesson teaches you new performance directions. You are expected to know these new terms for the exam. Learn a new set of dynamics, articulations and tempo.
ABRSM Theory
Grade 2, Lesson 4
This lesson gives you the chance to put your intervals into practice. Learn what descending intervals mean, and identify intervals in these two pieces, Bach's Flute Sonata in E-flat and Invention in D minor for keyboard.
Music Theory 2
Interval Quality (Part 2)
This lesson teaches you about major and minor intervals of 2nds, 3rds, 6ths and 7ths. We have also included songs that exemplify these intervals within popular film and video game music scores.
ABRSM Theory
Grade 2, Lesson 3
This lesson introduces triplets. You will learn how to play triplets within new time signatures, which were covered in the first lesson of this ABRSM module.
Music Theory 2
Interval Quality
This lesson teaches you about interval quality and perfect intervals of 4ths and 5ths.
Drums Intermediate
The Cross Stick
Learn to play this kind of technique, which is typically used in Reggae and Latin Music.
Drums Intermediate
NEW! Module: Snare Drum Articulation
Extend your knowledge of different sounds available with the snare drum. You will learn to improvise using different snare drum articulations, to use ruffs confidently and appropriately in fills, and to greatly increase double stroke speed.
Drums Intermediate
Quarter Notes Revisited
Learn how to incorporate a few complex 8th and 16th note bass and snare drum patterns with quarter notes in the right hand. We'll also look at how to improvise using more independent right hand patterns.
Drums Intermediate
16ths (Part 2)
This lesson is a continuation from the previous lesson on 16ths. Learn how to add 16th note snare and bass drums to funky grooves, and play these grooves using 16th notes in the right hand.
Drums Intermediate
16ths
Learn how to incorporate 16th notes in your right hand, and how to apply these notes on the hi-hats and the right cymbal.
Drums Intermediate
Off Beat 8ths (Part 2)
This lesson is a continuation from the previous lesson. Learn how to incorporate snare drum 16th notes with your left hand, and how to maintain the offbeat 8th note hi-hat pattern with adding 16th notes in the bass and snare.
JUNE
Learn Guitar Songs
You're Gonna Live Forever in Me
Learn to play one of John Mayer's latest songs on his new album, "The Search for Everything." You will learn how the use of picking pattern and finger roll techniques would set the tone and mood of this piece.
Piano
Sonatina in A Minor
Learn to play this sonatina by the renowned Russian composer, Dmitry Kabalevsky. You will learn how to tackle the challenges of playing each of the three, distinct sections of his sonatina from his collection, Op. 27.
Piano
My Horse
Learn to play a contemporary piece by a prolific Russian composer, Alexander Gretchaninoff. You will understand how compositional techniques are used to reflect the title of this piece from his exclusive collection, A Child's Day.
Piano
Russian Peasant Girl
Learn another piece of music from the contemporary period by composer and pianist Sergei Bortkiewicz.
Piano
Tiger and Penguins
Learn a piece of music from the contemporary period. It has a more modern sound as compared to the previous songs, so you should definitely try learning it.
Theory
ABRSM Grade 2, Lesson 2
A new series of lessons for ABRSM Grade 2! In this second lesson, you will be introduced to new major scales (A, E flat and B flat), and minor scales (natural, melodic and harmonic).
Theory
ABRSM Grade 2, Lesson 1
A new series of lessons for ABRSM Grade 2! In this first lesson, you will be introduced to ledger lines and new time signatures, and a review of treble and bass clefs.
Theory
Music Theory 2
This is a new course that will deepen your understanding of music theory. Learn to analyse music and familiarize yourself with scales and triads!
Drums Intermediate
Off Beat 8ths
This lesson teaches you how to incorporate more interesting patterns with your right hand, starting with offbeat 8th notes.
Drums
Exploring the Left Foot
Improve your left foot skills with this new module. Learn some new exercises for your left foot, as well as new, funky beats to add to your repertoire.
Drums
Double and Triple paradiddles
This lesson focuses on both the double paradiddle and the triple paradiddle, some basic orchestrations and how we can use it to create hemiola ideas in our fills.
Drums
Bass and Snare 16ths Combination
This lesson focuses on both the snare drum 16ths and bass drum 16ths to make a funky groove.
MAY
Learn Guitar Songs
Your Body Is A Wonderland
Learn to play this popular tune by American singer-songwriter John Mayer.
Jazz Guitar
Meditation: Consolidation
Learn Joe Pass' guitar solo of the song Meditation. Understand the melodic devices and chords used.
Guitar Essentials
How To Use A Capo
The Capo is a tool that is used on the fretboard of the guitar. Learn how to use the Capo so that you can play difficult chords more easily.
Piano
Sicilian
Robert Schumann was widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Learn to play Sicilian, a melodious piece of music that he wrote.
Piano
Ballade by Burgmuller
Learn a new piece of music from the Romantic period by composer Burgumller.
Piano
Spinning Song by Ellmenreich
Learn a new piece of music by German composer Ellmenreich.
Theory
Music Theory: Advanced topics
This lesson will introduce more advanced musical symbols like 64th notes, double dots, tremolo, irregular meter etc.
Theory
Music Theory: Ornaments
Find out what is an appogiatura, trill and grace notes. Learn how these ornaments can act as embellishments to your music.
Theory
Music Theory: 32nd Notes
Learn about 32nd notes, upbeats and tuplets.
Drums
16th and 8th Note Bass Drum Independence
Learn new grooves involving a combination of 16th and 8th notes. Also, find out more about double and triple paradiddles.
Drums
Rudiments 3:The Paradiddle
Learn 4 new variations of the Paradiddle.
Drums
Snare Drum 16ths
Learn several 16th note grooves with basic bass drum permutations.
APRIL 2017
Jazz Guitar
Meditation (Bossa Nova)
Introduing to you Bossa Nova! Learn to play a Bossa Nova song. Understand the structure and rhythm of this style of music.
Guitar Essentials
Scale Exercises
Learn scale exercises that will greatly improve your guitar fundamentals.
Guitar
Shape Of You
Shape Of You by Ed Sheeran has topped the billboard charts. It's catchy and yet surprisingly simple. Learn to play it on your guitar!
Piano
Kullak Witches' Dance
Learn a new piano piece from the Romantic period.
Piano
Beethoven Minuet in G
Learn a new piece by famous composer Beethoven. We will also look at the challenges presented in this piece, such as connecting passages of thirds and chords without applying the pedal.
Theory
ABRSM Grade 1, Lesson 3
A new theory course to help you prepare for the ABRSM theory exams, starting from Grade 1. In these lesson 3, learn more about note values and the common symbols associated with them.
Theory
Music Theory: Tempo Changes
Learn about Italian music terms regarding tempo changes. Learn how to interpret terms like accel. and moderato that you see on your music score.
Drums
Uptown Funk
Remember Uptown Funk, from Bruno Mars' latest album? Learn to play this funky tune on your drum set!
Drums
Backbeats, Variations and Stylistic Studies
This lesson will look at a common backbeat variation incorporated in rock and roll music of the 50s and 60s.
Drums
Funky Delayed Backbeats
Learn a new, funky variation of the standard backbeat
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