Interesting fact The “Chopsticks” piano song wasn’t always called “Chopsticks”. When it was first published in 1877, it was named “The Celebrated Chop Waltz” and was written by a 16-year-old British composer, Euphemia Allen. She used the pen name Arthur de Lulli, and this ended up being the only piece she ever published. The “Chopsticks” …
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Interesting fact For a long time people loved to say that “Greensleeves” was written by King Henry VIII as a love song for Anne Boleyn. It’s a great story… however it’s almost certainly not true. The tune first shows up in print in 1580, more than 30 years after Henry died, and its musical style …
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Did you know? “Bella Ciao” didn’t start out as a Netflix hit. Long before Money Heist, it was an Italian folk song connected with people standing up for freedom and better living conditions. Over time it became known as a song of resistance and hope, sung at gatherings and demonstrations all over the world. If …
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Interesting fact “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” originated as a 16th-century English carol where carolers would demand treats like “figgy pudding” from wealthy households and refuse to leave until they were given some. The song was a playful but persistent demand, with the lyrics “We won’t go until we get some!” Want to learn …
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Ear training is a useful skill that involves developing your musical ear to understand and identify what you hear in music. Sound like a lot? Don’t worry, Skoove is here to help. This article will help you understand ear training for beginners, with rhythm, pitch, chord, scale and harmonic progression recognition with simple explanations, perfect …
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Music symbols are used to convey music in its written form. They show musicians how to play everything from notes, rhythms, performance directions and dynamics to the structure of pieces as a whole. As you can imagine, knowing how these symbols look and understanding what they mean is crucial for someone learning how to play …
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“The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” piano song wasn’t originally written for the piano at all, it started as a full orchestra piece by French composer Paul Dukas in 1897. It became world-famous when Disney used it in Fantasia (1940) with Mickey Mouse as the mischievous apprentice who brings a broom to life. Thanks to that movie, millions …
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Did you know? Did you know the “Hot Cross Buns” song actually began as an English street vendor’s advertising jingle. In the eighteenth century, vendors in London would shout “Hot cross buns!” in the streets to attract customers to buy their freshly baked sweet buns. Over time, this catchy call turned into the nursery rhyme …
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Jingle Bells wasn’t actually written as a Christmas song! James Lord Pierpont composed it in 1857 under the title “The One Horse Open Sleigh.” It was meant for a Thanksgiving performance, but its catchy melody and snowy sleigh-ride lyrics quickly made it a Christmas favorite. The holidays wouldn’t feel the same without a cheerful round …
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Did you know “Mary Had a Little Lamb” was based on a true story? Sarah Josepha Hale wrote the famous nursery rhyme inspired by a little girl, Mary Sawyer, from Boston whose little lamb followed her to school one day in 1816. Are you interested in playing “Mary Had a Little Lamb” on the …
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Interesting fact The song “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” has been used in numerous studies as a way of researching children’s development in vocal pitch accuracy, in music therapy for feeding and sleeping in premature infants, and as a way of encouraging children to compose and improvise music. If you’ve just sat down at the piano …
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When Don McLean recorded American Pie in 1971, the piano track was played by legendary session musician Paul Griffin. He’d also worked with Bob Dylan and Aretha Franklin and his lively, rolling piano style gave American Pie its unmistakable drive. McLean himself later said that the song really “came together” once Griffin’s piano part was …
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