How to play a dog w altz on the piano without studying at a music school, without an ear for music and knowledge of notes?

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Musical instruments are of great interest, especially among children. This is probably why schoolchildren so crowd around the piano in the assembly or music hall during breaks. And each of them wants to play at least something of that kind, well-known. It just turns out for some reason "bullshit". Not like the teacher, who seems to be doing the same thing - quickly pressing the keys with her fingers.

It's no wonder…

Playing the piano (colloquially called the piano) needs to be learned. Although, I'll tell you a secret, as a former music teacher, they always begin their studies at a music school with some kind of song, melody. Therefore, you can learn at least one, and you will already be very different from your peers. Would you like to learn, for example, how to play the dog w altz on the piano? Then let's learn!

Myths about musical ear

Many people think that it is impossible to play without an ear for music. And the presence of this very hearing is determined by the ability to sing beautifully, loudly and correctly, withoutfake notes. But it is not so. It turns out that every child has an ear for music. And singing is just a skill that has been taught in school for a long time. There are, of course, exceptions when a child can sing "on the fly". But I repeat: this is not a rule at all. Therefore, if you are still in doubt about how to play the dog w altz on the piano, if you have been told that you have no hearing, abstract for a while. Just follow the instructions. And I'll prove along the way that you have an ear for music.

Tuning

My reader will probably be surprised, but we will start learning without the piano yet. Because first we need to prepare a little and “tune in”, like a real instrument, to the chosen melody. This will allow us to further navigate how to play the dog w altz on the piano. And then one day you will approach the instrument and play familiar music in front of stunned classmates.

What does a melody consist of

So, our melody consists of… no, not from notes, but from sounds given in a certain sequence. To be even more precise, from rhythm and sounds. And it is the rhythm that plays a very important task in the melody. Because if you change it, the music will change too. Therefore, we will first learn it.

W altz Rhythm

You must have heard that the w altz is counted in three beats: one, two, three. Again: one, two, three. Repeat this rhythm three times with the emphasis on "one". Now repeat the same thing, only at the word "one" hit the table. Excellent! You know, two more small fast sounds fit into our dog w altz. Let's call them "tilies" for convenience. So, we start again, not forgetting to hit the table or knee for a “time”. It turns out:

• til, one, two, three;
• til, one, two, three;
• til, one, two, three;
• four, one, two, three.

Notice? Once in the melody, the beat "four" appears. It only gets one sound. Remember? Then let's play the tune again. Only now let's try to do it with our fingers, and on the word "tili" we will "walk" first with the third, then with the second finger. The thumb is considered the first toe. At the beginning of the phrase, give the word "one" to the second finger of the left hand (let's denote "l.r."), "two" and "three" - to the fourth finger of the right hand (let's say "p.r.").

In the second part of the phrase:

• tili (3-2 p.r.), one (2nd finger L. R.), two (4th finger L. R.), three (2nd finger L. R.);
• four (3rd finger p.r.), one (2nd finger l.r.), two (3rd finger p.r.), three (same finger p.r.)

This is important! If you practice like this, and everything works out without a hitch, you can start playing the piano. It only remains for me to tell you which keys to press, and you can understand how to play the dog w altz on the piano. The main thing: do not rush, figure out well how to put your fingers. Ready?

Learn to play the piano

If you look at the piano keys, you will see that they are grouped by two and three black ones, their white neighbors surround them. Look: after each set of black keys, there are two white ones. Approximately in the middle of the keyboard, find paired black keys. These are our"tily".

The first part of the phrase

Press them from right to left with 3 and 2 fingers of your right hand. Now press the 2nd finger of the left hand “time” the first black key, the last of the three (when viewed from left to right), located to the left of our “pair”. I clarify: “one” is after two paired white keys to the left of paired black keys, understand?

Now attention!

"Two, three" is located to the right of "tili". In fact, now you have 4 black keys under your fingers: two paired, or internal, one to the left of them, the other to the right, that is, external. By the way, "advanced" players press these external buttons ("two, three") simultaneously with two hands. You can try, although it is not necessary, since the melody does not suffer from this. So, the first part of the phrase:

• tils (inner buttons), one (outer left), two, three (outer right);
• repeat.

Second part of the phrase

Here's a bit of a complication. We need all three black outer buttons on the left. For convenience, we will count them from right to left. That is, the one that was pressed by the 2nd finger of the left hand on “time” will be the 1st, the one following it will be the 2nd, and the one following them will be the 3rd. We also need one white key on the right side - the one next to the outer right button. In the photo, all the keys we need are indicated by arrows (yellow - optional).

• tils (inner), one (1st left outer), two (right outer), three (2nd left outer);
• four (right outer), one (3rd left outer), two-three(white keys).

That's not all. There is a second part of the work. Playing crazy!

• tils (internal), one (3rd left external button), two-three (white key);
• repeat;
• tils (inner), one (3rd left outer button), two (white key), three (2nd left outer button);
• four (white), one (1st left outer key), two-three (outer right key).

Everything!

As for the musical ear, if everything worked out, then it is! And if nothing happened, check if everything is done correctly. For 90% of students, the first part of the work comes out easily, and the second comes out only with due attention and effort.

Virtual piano

A virtual piano on a computer is no different from the original. The only thing you need to identify the correspondence of the buttons and keys. It is not hard. That's just the fingers, you may have to rearrange for convenience. Therefore, I recommend to train all the same on a real instrument. Of course, if you don't have one, then try to learn on the electronic piano. Good luck!