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We got it right this time, friends, for buttery flaky pie crusts for chicken pot pie. I learned that working the dougball should be somewhere between wet and dry. It should be moist and "bouncy" neither wet nor dry. Watching this video takes me back to when my mother and her mother made noodles from scratch on Sundays in Ohio after church services. It's all about the love, isn't it, for mom's homecooked meals and grandma's hearty dishes (and raising chickens) that make lifetime memories? Now, it's time to watch another exciting episode of Hell's Kitchen. Got grit?

Man shall not live by music alone, but with savory egg dishes like fully loaded potato and broccoli quiche. Learn more by visiting Sally's Baking Addition Internet site. TIP NO. 1: slowly roll out the dough ball. TIP NO. 2. when there's no parchment paper in the pantry, try this. Foil wrap the bottom of a sauce pan lid for blind baking the dough. It fits perfectly in a glass 9 inch pie plate. Works like a charm. Happy New Year, dear friends!

We're still rockin' around the Christmas tree and cooking up a storm. Happy New Year, music lovers. Wishing you and yours happiness, love, peace and realizing your dreams. I'm happy I never dreamed about opening a bakery, God knows the desires of your heart. Relax, keep a song in your heart and dream BIG in 2024. Thank you for your support over the past two years. Has it really been that long? I promise to figure out how to find and read your comments.

Playing this Yamaha demo song is in response to time with friends today playing volleyball and who own musical instruments and play. It's great for music students who want to up their game from C major music and all major keys to a minor keys. This song is "high energy" and tremendous for anyone ready and willing to jump in with both feet and hands. I'm standing while playing. Not reading sheet music. Take flight with this one. There is no sheet music that I'm aware of. There are more high energy demos in minor keys (I'm guessing) in this Yamaha E463. Let's go exploring! We can always use sheet music and see where this leads. Thanks for watching.

Just as you think you can't play another note, you hear Norah Jones sing, if you're lucky, and you begin to pick up where you left off musically. These are the song lyrics from her latest video for this song on YouTube. Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be light Next year all our troubles will be out of sight Ooooh Have yourself a merry little Christmas Make the yuletide gay Next year all our troubles will be miles away Here were are as in olden days Happy golden days of yore Faithful friends who are dear to us Gather near to us once more Oooooh Someday soon we all will be together If the fates allow Until then we’ll have to muddle through somehow Oooooh So have yourself a merry little Christmas now Oooooh…. Many thanks for watching.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays, dear friends. We've discovered the magic of audio tracks for beginners with TEMPO CONTROL in songbooks by Hal Leonard publishers. This is about downloading easy play audio tracks and mobility for those of us almost ready for prime time. This is a dream come true for piano and keyboard players who are interested in backing tracks and group settings with other beginners or just listeners. Lights, camera. Action!

Thanks to super easy songbooks by Hal Leonard publishing, beginning keyboard players could put together a few Christmas carols with seven chords within a short time and daily practice. It happened to me recently with daily practice, basic left-hand chord diagrams, and simple right-hand melodies. Make your musical dreams come true with Hal Leonard Super Easy Play songbooks. Peace, love and joy. Many thanks for watching.

The sheet music for this song can be found in the Hal Leonard Super Easy Songbook for Christmas Carols. This video lesson in C major is about chords and fingering. The Yamaha E360 was used for this video with the following settings: VOICE -- 003 Bright Piano. STYLE -- 007 - 8 beats and ACMP. Wishing you the best holiday season ever, dear friends. Keep up the good work. Thanks for watching.

When you choose a song you know well, can hear it in your head whether or not you played it before on a piano or keyboard, the results could be spectacular and energize you like magic. Following the basic rules of "read the sheet music first and then play", what you hear in this video is what I played and recorded within about one hour. The sheet music in a songbook titled Christmas Songs by Hal Leonard got me started leading to memorization, a very good sign for musicians. Consider this method. Read the sheet music, play the melody and then choose chords you can identify quickly and begin to play. Success will be yours, maybe in one hour, one da or longer. This should not be a competition unless you dream of playing in Carnegie Hall. Finally, especially for beginners, daily practice improves sight reading, technique, self-confidence and musical memory. Keep up the good work, music students. Happy holidays and many thanks for watching.

This is a popular American Christmas song written by J.S. Pierpont in 1850. Note to music students: never give up. Work on songs you know by heart. The third time is the charm. Merry Christmas and best wishes for a blessed and prosperous New Year. Thanks for watching.

Sheet music comes with this $88 Casio keyboard from Sweetwater. Need more help? Ask interested young children and start pressing buttons. "Little Brown Jug" is a song written in 1869 by Joseph Eastburn Winner, originally published in Philadelphia with the author listed as Winner's middle name "Eastburn". The Little Brown Jug is a harness race for three-year-old pacing standardbred horses hosted by the Delaware County Agricultural Society since 1946 at the Delaware County Fairgrounds racetrack in Delaware, Ohio. Wanna know more about this song? Go to Wikipedia.org.

Taste of Mexico with guitar backup, trumpet leading the melody and sheet music from the Classical Hits EZ Play songbook by Hal Leonard. Letter names inside each note. Just add a palm tree. We're dreaming about sand and surf within one day's drive for Thanksgiving. If you're making travel plans, remember to bring a keyboard or ANY musical instrument like an accordion to pick up the pace and liven things up. Thanks for watching.

This video contains two easy play arrangements in G Major from sheetmusicdirect and C Major in Hal Leonard's EZ-Play Today Classical Hits songbook. For beginners familiar or unfamiliar with this waltz, I strongly recommend playing the melody first, one note at a time, and then adding the left hand notes or chords or both. This video is about learning to read easy play sheet music arrangements from Johannes Brahms.

Thanks for watching. Have a great week ahead learning to play this beautiful melody with two chords from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Add more chords over time and enjoy this popular classical composition with Easy Play sheet music by Hal Leonard Publishing.

Let's put together this year's holiday playlist dear friends. Our friends and family members are eager to see us at the keyboard, piano or accordion and HEAR how well we play in THE ZONE no matter what the level. Five easy songs should be nailed down by Thanksgiving just eight weeks away. One of the songs should be used as a backing track when you play another instrument. Bring along the lyrics for people to sing all five songs. Thank you for watching.

This is preparation work for the left hand before playing with both hands. A broken chord is called an arpeggio. Arpeggio is an Italian word meaning "in the style of a harp." A triad is a three-note chord. Watch the closing credits about musical terms. Thanks for watching.

Liebesträume (German for Dreams of Love) is a set of three solo piano works (S. 541/R. 211) by Franz Liszt, published in 1850. Both spellings are correct. Originally the three Liebesträume were conceived as lieder after poems by Ludwig Uhland and Ferdinand Freiligrath. This is about playing along with the built-in song function in the Yamaha PSR-E360. The sheet music for this abridged arrangement is available at MusicNotes. Please visit other online sites for sheet music in the original A flat major key. Thank you for watching.

Hope you play-along with this built in song from Yamaha for piano or keyboard. Want to learn more about this composition? Great! Spend time reading the sheet music available for download at MuseScore in E minor. Nearly all of my songbooks and sheet music are purchased online from Hal Leonard, MuseScore, SheetmusicPlus, Thrift Books and SheetmusicDirect, a Hal Leonard site. You'll need a computer to download the PDF file and print it out instantly, a great time saver for PC owners like me. Thanks for watching

Music on the Porch day is an annual outdoors world-wide event for people of all ages who can play a musical instrument or SING. Recordings are submitted in advance on Facebook, other media sites and YouTube for approval. For this event, I play a children's song in C major with my Yamaha PSR-E463 on the front lawn. Twinkle Twinkle is one of the prerecorded songs that come with the Casio SA-76 and Yamaha keyboards that young children in my part of the world like and can sing along with at the drop of a hat. I encourage you to videotape lessons that overtime should help overcome the fear about playing for friends or in public. Video or audiotape reviews are very helpful regarding progress and building self-confidence. Start now to prepare for Porch Day in 2024. Thanks for watching.

Come gather 'round and I'll tell you a story, la, la - about teaching little fingers to play a musical instrument. Calling all parents, too, for the world-wide Music on the Porch day event this year on August 26, 2023. This video is also about people seated together at a piano or keyboard having a great time overcoming the fear of sightreading with easy play music by Hal Leonard publishers and Walt Disney. Thanks for watching.

About This Song. “A Kiss To Build A Dream On” was written in 1935 by Bert Kalmer, Harry Ruby, and Oscar Hammerstein. It was recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1951. Here are some of the lyrics. Keyboard players can download an easy play version of the entire song in C Major at Sheet Music Plus. Thank you for watching.

Play this music from the Nutcracker songbook by Hal Leonard with big notes and five chords. This is EZ Play Today for determined keyboard and piano players. Work on the melody and chords separately. Practice everyday until it comes together and it will when you keep at it. Many thanks for watching.

This is about an easy play melody with broken chords in the left hand from Hal Leonard publishers. This two-page arrangement by Elizabeth C. Axford can be instantly downloaded online as a PDF file for $4.99 from SheetMusicDirect. An audio recording is also available whether the music is purchased or not. Many thanks for watching and/or listening.

Learning to read music can be great fun for children as well as adults. First, choose a familiar song like Beauty and the Beast, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star or any one of hundreds of songs you wish to play for keyboard. Second, locate middle C on the white keys. Count five notes up and down on the Grand Staff from middle C. Familiar songs, regular practice time and sight reading are the essential steps needed for great outcomes over time for keyboard and piano students. Music means commitment and a willingness to follow instruction from teachers. Consider a teacher as the conductor of your musical life. Thanks for watching.

Play this famous aria by Giacomo Puccini in C major using Hal Leonard's Big Note easy play sheet music. Four chords: G major, D major, C major and A minor. More chords to learn possibly coming soon. Many thanks for watching

Let's begin with one chord, shall we? More chords will be added as time goes by. You can count on it. Many thanks for watching dear students and opera lovers (like me on occasion).

This episode is about three notes written for the bass clef. They are A, B, and middle C from the musical alphabet which consists of seven notes. That's it, dear friends. The same seven notes are used to write music for the treble and bass clefs. Only two clefs are used for these lessons. Treble and bass. Furthermore, the keyboard settings in the Yamaha PSR-E463 are as follows for this lesson. Style: 025 Classical 16 beats. Voice: 008 CP 80. Everything essential for beginners to master the keyboard today regarding notation and gorillas is in this video. Note values, chords, scales and technique will be covered in future lessons. Thanks for watching.

This is about reading sheet music on paper and digitally from Musescore. Moving forward, our attention will be on notation and the BASS CLEF without the use of big note songbooks. Check out John Thompson's book for little fingers. The bass clef is introduced on page two. The first lesson in notation (note reading) is introduced on page five. It's about time, dear students. Thanks for watching.

Learn to play piano or keyboard with music from easy play songbooks by Hal Leonard. See the videos with Be Our Guest from Beauty and the Beast. The keyboard used for this "Super Easy" song in C major is the Casio SA-76. Thanks for watching.

Learn to play or teach with this sample lesson. Be Our Guest is the name of the song from Beauty and the Beast. The songbook is Super Easy from Hal Leonard publishers. The keyboard used for the lesson is the Casio SA-76. Thanks for watching.

Due to my work schedule as a former college student, practice time was limited to a few days a week. Whenever I sat down in a practice room at the college, I became LOST in time for 2-3 hours. While trying to get up from the hard bench after each session, I felt stabbing pain from a hernia after sitting in one position. I told myself I would learn to live with the pain even if it meant walking with a cane. No one in the music department knew why Darlene was in practice rooms for long hours esp. on weekends. Other music students who lived off campus practiced at home. I was also a commuter. I didn't own a piano. This was my secret. Today, I own an upright piano, three Yamaha keyboards, one Casio SA-76, two accordions, one guitar, harmonicas, and a xylophone. Moderation concerning practice time for music students is the main idea in this video. When you are kind to your body it will be kind to you. Try to take breaks every 30 minutes. I do. Thanks for watching.

Learn to read the music and play the melody (only) with sheet music from Hal Leonard's Super Easy Songbook. The next lesson will contain chords and more information about sight reading and technique. Thanks for watching.

Learn to play this song for keyboard starting today from Beauty and the Beast. Memorize the lyrics and gird your loins if you plan to play outdoors for friends and/or family. Three-to-five songs; keep it short. This is your time to shine. if you are also the host. Bring the food items out in large coolers with wheels and return indoors the same way. Maybe even sunblock, lip balm, sun hats, and golf umbrellas for guests in case of rain. Consider brown paper bags for cookie-type dessert items for guests to take home. Make them up ahead of time. Store in a different cooler ready to go upon departure. Lastly, plan to bring it all INDOORS quickly due to rain in 3-5 large coolers. Thanks for watching.

This was a TEST to see if the song could be learned in one day with one chord. Students, when you "make up your mind" to do something, there's a good chance you will succeed with EZ Play Today songs in C major by Hal Leonard publishers. We'll add more chords over the next few days. Happy July 4th; time to celebrate. Thanks for watching.

There are three major chords here chosen from many more in this "Super Easy Songbook" arrangement in C major by Hal Leonard publisher. Learn to play the melody first and then bring in C, F, and G major chords. Play for 30 minutes a day, work on fingering and watch the tempo begin to increase. You will amaze yourself. Heard in this video is the Yamaha PSR-E463. Thanks for watching.

Put together your song list, dear friends, with arrangements by Hal Leonard. Choose at least five songs you would like to play before a small audience of friends and/or family for this coming July Fourth. Include two patriotic songs. Videotape each song first. Your BEST song should be played last. Perform with sheet music if necessary. Thanks for watching.

Here to help keyboard players prepare a song list for the upcoming July 4th holiday with music by Hal Leonard. Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light how PROUD we will be with a song list bright gleaming. And the rockets red flare, my heart bursting prepared, oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave, o'er the land of the free, and the home of the BRAVE. Start now!

Celebrating Father's Day today with a song about wide open spaces and lots of land under starry skies above. Keyboard settings on the Yamaha DGX-640 are as follows: VOICE: steel guitar. STYLE: country. Thanks for watching.

Looking to help keyboard players sight read easy play sheet music. Any song, any time, anywhere. Played on a Yamaha PSR-E360. Settings: Style No. 051 Soul. Voice No. 034 Rock Organ. Tempo 106. Many thanks for watching.

This publisher can take keyboard players from nowhere to somewhere in one day. Proof positive that dreams can come true with Hal Leonard EZ Play Today songbooks. The Yamaha Portable Grand DGX-640 is played for this video. Style No. 002, 8 Beats Modern. Tempo 92. The JVC Everio HD Memory camera was used. Many thanks for watching.

Indoor hobbies like playing a musical instrument should make us happy and connected to the world around us. Sight reading, learning new songs and regular practice of 30 minutes or more is necessary. Included in this video are all settings for the Yamaha E463 and reading note values for interested keyboard players. Legato style used here means smooth and flowing without breaks between notes. Thank you for watching.

Do you remember what happened before, after and during your first performance? Who attended? Was there a gathering afterwards with food and beverages? This video is about what happened during my first classical piano performance in college. Thank you for watching.

This lesson is about a song by Carly Simon in C major from the movie Working Girl. Lady in Red by Chris DeBurgh is also in this movie and on the soundtrack along with Let the River Run by Carly Simon. Play along with the soundtrack and sheet music to increase your playing skills. Performed on my Yamaha PSR-E463. Thanks for watching.

Fire up your ambitions to play keyboard this holiday with sheet music from Hal Leonard. Salute our troops with music and grilled hot dogs while you join in with your own hit parade of songs. Be careful with backyard fireworks. Just saying. Thank you for watching.

This is Let the River Run from the movie Working Girl in C major. Words and music by Carly Simon. Here are the settings used with the Yamaha PSR-E463. Groove Creator No. 004, UK ELEC. STYLE: No. 001, Brit Rock. VOICE: No. 002, Oct Piano. Tempo 123 beats. WORKING GIRL PLOT: Savvy New York City receptionist Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith) gives her conniving boss, Katharine Parker (Sigourney Weaver), an excellent business tip, but Katharine simply steals the idea without giving due credit to her secretary. After Katharine winds up in the hospital with an injured leg, Tess decides to exact revenge. Pretending to be her boss, Tess initiates a major deal with an investment broker (Harrison Ford) -- but things turn ugly after Katharine finds out what Tess has been up to. LYRICS: Let the river run, Let all the dreamers wake the nation, Come, the New Jerusalem. NEXT: Silver cities rise, The morning lights the streets that lead them, And sirens call them on with a song. NEXT: It's asking for the taking, Trembling, shaking, Oh, my heart is aching. NEXT: We're coming to the edge, Running on the water, Coming through the fog, Your sons and daughters. MORE LYRICS ONLINE: We the great and small, Stand on a star, And blaze a trail of desire, Through the darkening dawn. Thanks for watching.

Happy Mother's Day!! Carly Simon was raised in an upper-class musical home. Her father was a cofounder of the Simon & Schuster publishing house and a pianist, and her mother was a singer and civil rights activist. Simon and her two sisters all pursued music; her brother became a photographer. Simon quit Sarah Lawrence College to perform with her sister Lucy as the Simon Sisters. In 1966, guided by Bob Dylan’s manager, Albert Grossman, and accompanied by members of the Band, she began a later-aborted solo album. In 1977 she released “Nobody Does It Better,” the theme song to the James Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me.

This song is from Disney's Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs. This is my tribute song to music students, friends, followers and animal lovers. Song title: Some Day My Prince Will Come. Who am I? I am a college-trained classical music educator and mature vocalist with many years of public performance. My method deals with sound and symbol, the language of music for piano and keyboard. STORYLINE The Grimm fairy tale gets a Technicolor treatment in Disney's first animated feature. Jealous of Snow White's beauty, the wicked queen orders the murder of her innocent stepdaughter, but later discovers that Snow White is still alive and hiding in a cottage with seven friendly little miners. Disguising herself as a hag, the queen brings a poisoned apple to Snow White, who falls into a death-like sleep that can be broken only by a kiss from the prince.

This is about putting it all together for keyboard players. Slow down. You may have heard this from other teachers. It works. Take it easy especially on day one with new songs or songs you know. Listen to the music as you play. Listen to the music in your head. They need to come together and will with daily practice or some sort of practice schedule. Thanks for watching.

This episode is about fingering, chords and videotaping. More to come in the next episode as we learn to play this song from the movies with sheet music published by Hal Leonard. Thank you for watching.

Do you know this song? What can be learned by looking at the sheet music and playing it on some musical instrument preferably keyboard? If you said repetition, go to the head of the class and collect your prize, preferably cash. For now it's confirmation of a desire to bring emotions to your playing. Furthermore, you can listen to Carole King sing this song from the Tapestry album and perform at the piano with James Taylor on guitar in a 1971 concert on YouTube. It's free. Thanks for listening and/or watching. Have a great weekend.