How to play…

PianoDrumsGuitarBass

& Sing

The notes on a piano go up in steps alphabetically from LEFT to RIGHT.

The most common way to play chords on piano is the TRIAD, (3 notes).

Root

3rd 5th Root

3rd 5th

Major chords:

– miss 3 semitones

– miss 2 semitones

Root

3rd

5th

Minor chords:

– miss 2 semitones

– miss 3 semitones

Root

3rd

5th

The difference between

Major and Minor is the 3rd.

This is a FLAT sign:

Lower the note by one semitone

On a piano that is one step to the

Left.

This is a SHARP sign:

Raise the note by one semitone

On a piano that is one step to the

Right.This is a NATURAL

sign:

Keep the note white.

Snare

High-tom

Mid-tom Crash cymbal

Hi-Hat

Ride cymbal

Floor-tom

Bass drum

Playing the drums takes a lot of co-ordination, counting and practice.

This means continue with the same.

Example rhythm 1 + 2 + 3 +

4 +1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Tune the ‘open’ strings of the Guitar from lowest to highest:

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Left Hand: Hold down the string on the fretboard.

Right Hand: Pluck the string over the sound hole (acoustic) or pick ups (electric).

(The notes go up in semitone steps as you move up the fret board)

(Completely blank strings should NOT be strummed in the chord!)

Tune the ‘open’ strings of the Bass Guitar from lowest to highest:

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Left Hand: Hold down the string on the fretboard.

Right Hand: Pluck the string over the ‘pick ups’.

(The notes go up in semitone steps as you move up the fret board)

Tablature is a type of notation used by Guitarists and Bassists.

EBGDAE

The horizontal lines represent the strings

(6 strings on Guitar, 4 strings on Bass).

The numbers represent the fret to be played (1 is nearest the head).

13

48 9

0

+ 0 means play the open string

1

0

Creaking Door

• Make an ‘ee’ sound like a creaking door

• Start on a medium-high note and slide up to the next note

• Repeat with the next two notes, working up the scale

Creaking Door

• Make an ‘ee’ sound like a creaking door

• Start on a medium-high note and slide up to the next note

• Repeat with the next two notes, working up the scale

Always warm up your voice before singing.

• Stretch your entire body

• Stand straight

• Feet shoulder width apart

• Hands by your sides

• Relaxed shoulders

• Take a deep breathe in through your nose

• Hiss out all the air, spraying your full name with your graffiti can

• At the end, take a slow deep breathe in again (do not gasp)

Tractors:

•Roll your lips slowly (sounds like an engine)

•Gently hold your cheeks to make it easier

•Sing up and down the arpeggio (CEGC)

Tractors:

•Roll your lips slowly (sounds like an engine)

•Gently hold your cheeks to make it easier

•Sing up and down the arpeggio (CEGC)

Seagull:

• Make a ‘coo’ sound like a seagull

• Start with a high pitch and slide down

Seagull:

• Make a ‘coo’ sound like a seagull

• Start with a high pitch and slide down