Tribute to Ludwig Van Beethoven: 241 Years of Magnificence

It has been 241 years of magnificence since December 16th, 1770, when Ludwig Van Beethoven was born. Since Point and Touch was not on during December, today's tribute will hope to pay off.

Please enjoy the pictures below, as a tribute to the man whom saved music.

Thank you for reading this special addition of Point and Touch!

Let's Learn a Scale! C Major: Broken Triad

Welcome to http://PointandTouch.blogspot.com/ once again!

This week, I would like to do a short post on something called a scale. A scale is when you play different notes softly passed onto one finger to the next, playing the same notes up the piano, letting every note have a turn to be first. Today I would to introduce the easiest scale to do. This scale is called a triad. It is broken form, meaning it is legato and the notes are pronounced seperate. Not like solid form, where you play all the notes at the same time. This triad is broken C Major. It has no sharps, flats, or two notes beside each other.

Above, you see three notes highlighted: C, E, and G. (in order from left to right) In a C Major broken triad scale, you must start with C, then E, then G. Then, as I said at first, each note must have a turn to be on the first finger in order. Then you put your first finger on E, then G, then the octave higher C. Now, G still hasn't been first. So you go G, then C, then octave higher E. Then you go backwards to middle C again.

Lastly, I would like to play a game. If you know this composer, whom is not as famous as Beethoven or Mozart, comment below who this composer is. If no one guesses it, I will tell you in the next post next week!

Thank you for reading, and join us next week at Point and Touch! 

Welcome to Point and Touch!

Welcome to http://PointandTouch.blogspot.com/!

This blog is all about two very beautiful things: The art of dance, and the instrument "piano". If you don't already know, there is a very famous man by the name of Ludwig Van Beethoven, whom was great ability. This blog is partly about his talent and story, meanwhile the other half is about the gracefulness of dance. I hope that this blog is to your liking, and if you do enjoy the writing and plot of this blog, it would be a huge favor if you got send the link to your friends and family, if they have similar interests! If you don't play piano, there are also weekly pointers and lessons you can follow along to, or you can just enjoy the pictures and such! Many don't do dance, but please feel free to ask questions about dance in the comments below! I will be sure to respond to all of your questions, concerns, and ideas as fast as possible!

Since I have introduced what Point and Touch is, I would like to explain the title. This title has a meaning to it that is very hard to understand. The first word: point, refers to the most important thing while dancing any type of dance: pointing your toes! This is a very large part in the culture of dance. The second word: touch, refers to the touch of the piano, how it warms your heart. Or it could refer to when you touch the piano keys. This title I hope can get my readers and followers thinking about the meaning. There is no specific meaning to it. When I chose it, I purposely chose those words so all my followers/readers could interperate their own meaning.

Now that the whole introduction is done, I would like to get on to the fun and cool stuff! To start off, I would like to show just a beautiful picture of a dancer that I found quite beautiful. This picture got me thinking about the meaning, and what the artist was trying to explain.

Isn't that gorgeous?

Now, as I promised above, I would like to teach you some notes for piano. First, you must know a few things about piano before you start:

1. You need patience to play a musical instrument. (Fact: Most musicians struggled with a lack of patience, which led them to anger management and heartbreaks. Most musicians should not have to go throught this phase to understand the importance of patience)

2. You need to have flexable fingers that can reach far and close. (Fact: If you do not have flexable fingers, you are most likely to hurt your hand while trying to reach for a long chord. If you would like to warm up your fingers, try simple exercises, like scales.)

3. You need to love to play the instrument. You need to love the piano because it encourages you to keep going, and to practice. Because most of all, you need to practice. (See number four) You also should love what you are doing before you make a large commitment like so.

4. You need to want to practice, and you need to love to practice. (Fact: To become a better musician, you need to practice and get the hang of piano. When first learning, never wing it. You don't always need to practice songs you are given, you can compose as well!

Finally, I will teach you the most important note in piano: 'Middle C.' Now pretend the piano below is a real piano, and invision yourself playing it. Middle C is in the middle of the piano, as shown below.

Do not pay attention to the numbers beside the name of the notes. The key that is highlighted in yellow is Middle C. Extra Fact about MIDDLE C: Middle C sounds very happy and joyful, meaning it is a Major Note. A Major is when the note or chord sounds happy. A minor is when it sounds scary and sad, such as an F sharp, or B flat.

Thank you very much for visiting Point and Touch! Please join us next week for another blog post!