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Beginner’s guide to piano pedals: Sustain, soft and sostenuto

Learning to play the piano is an exciting journey and as you progress, introducing pedal technique becomes a crucial step in shaping your sound. Pedals allow you to connect melodies, support harmonies and bring greater expressiveness to your playing. They can make even simple pieces sound resonant and impactful. Skoove has created this beginners guide …

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The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice piano notes and tutorial

“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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Hot Cross Buns piano notes and tutorial

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 piano tutorial for beginners

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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Happy Birthday piano tutorial

Happy Birthday piano chords & tutorial for beginners

  The tune wasn’t originally written for birthdays at all. In 1893, sisters Patty and Mildred Hill composed it as a classroom greeting called “Good Morning to All.” Over time, people added the birthday lyrics and it slowly became the celebration anthem we all sing today. Want to surprise someone on their special day? Learning …

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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star piano tutorial for beginners

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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Play Can’t Help Falling in Love on piano

Do you know? The melody of “Can’t Help Falling in Love” wasn’t completely new when Elvis recorded it in 1961. It was actually adapted from a French love song written in the 1700s called “Plaisir d’amour.” Few songs feel as timeless and heartfelt as Can’t Help Falling in Love. The moment those first notes ring …

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Another Brick in the Wall

Another Brick in the Wall piano notes and tutorial

Interesting fact When Pink Floyd recorded “Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2),” they added something unforgettable, a choir of schoolchildren singing the famous line “We don’t need no education”. Producer Bob Ezrin invited kids from a London school into the studio and their voices gave the track its powerful, rebellious sound. Ready to play …

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