This video is a suitable starting point to begin the discussion of Bill Withers life, story and other music.I share the history of the song and the interesting story of Bill Withers life with the children. First, we listen to the song as performed by Bill Withers.The first song I demonstrated on the Virtual Piano was In the style of “Lean on Me” by Bill Withers. The “Tab Resize” extension for Google is another great option. On other devices grabbing the tab, pulling down and over to one side will open it as a second window on the screen.
Pressing “ALT ]” at the same time on their chromebook will split the screen easily. The “split screen” function allows the children to look at the notes on the screen and play the virtual piano at the same time.
#Virtual piano with songs how to#
Showing them how to bookmark the shared folder and the Musicaa keyboard link allows for quick transitions to both during our pandemic shortened music lessons. As you build a collection of songs for the students to play, you can create a shared folder for them to access all of the songs in your class or school playlist. Lastly, I include chords for the ukulele, guitar, and electric bass for children who may have access to those instruments at home. I color-code the phrases for easy reading, and include the melody and piano chords to allow for differentiation. If the letters are close together the notes are played faster, if there are spaces, play the notes more slowly. In the song document, I use space between the letters/notes to approximate rhythm. At first, I expected the students to be confused instead of saying E D C, I was now using U Y T but they picked it up in no time. To modify the documents for the Qwerty “piano keyboard” I added the letters of the virtual piano next to or under the original notes of the songs. The students learn the songs quickly and feel successful in one class period.
Pre-pandemic, I created various types of resources for students to learn how to play instruments efficiently and effectively using alternate forms of notation in a Word or Google document. I want the students to create, learn and feel as normal as possible even though everything around them is anything but normal. It is not perfect and I’m not striving for perfection. This gives them the general feel for a piano keyboard and helps their technique. The virtual piano uses the device’s Qwerty keyboard to play the notes, instead of clicking on each piano key using the mouse.
#Virtual piano with songs free#
It is a user-friendly, FREE service that allows students to play piano, guitar, bass guitar or drum set from their desk in the classroom or at home. I searched the web for appropriate resources and found Musica. During this time of a global pandemic and constant transitions within learning, I needed to find a way for my students to continue with their love of playing instruments.
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