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How To: Differentiate between ties and slurs in music
Ties and slurs look very similar but are not the same musical notation. This music theory how to video teaches you the difference between ties and slurs and how to play them.
How To: Use ledger lines in music
A ledger line or leger line is musical notation to inscribe notes outside the lines and spaces of the regular musical staffs. This music theory how to video teaches you the concept of ledger lines in written music. Learn how to read and write music with this tutorial.
How To: Count 16th notes and 32nd notes
This music theory tutorial teaches you how to count sixteenth and thirty-second notes with a metronome. Improve your counting and rhythm with this how to video.
How To: Write musical notes properly
Note stem direction is very important to neat, legible music. This music theory how to video teaches you when your note stem should point down or point up. Follow the tips in this tutorial and you will be writing music in no time.
How To: Use fermatas in music
A fermata (also known as a bird's eye)is an element of musical notation indicating that the note should be sustained for longer than its note value would indicate. This music theory how to video teaches an easy shortcut in order to understand and use 'fermatas' in music.
How To: Understand 8va and 8vb in music
When notes are very high above the staff or very low below the staff, the notes become very difficult to read. This how to video explains the music theory signs 8va and 8vb. These are very easy to use and make reading music a lot simpler.
How To: Write an argument essay
In this four part video lesson, we learn how to write an argument essay together following IELTS guidelines.
How To: Speed read
Kris leads you through a technique to help increase your speed reading skills in this 2-part lesson.
How To: Research a paper
Got a big research paper? It’s not nearly as daunting if you break it down into steps.
How To: Make homework less work
Schools today assign 50% more homework than when your parents were students. Make your workload lighter with these simple tricks.
How To: Develop mind mapping with Tony Buzan
Tony Buzan is a leading expert on the brain and learning, and inventor of the revolutionary Mind-Mapping technique, which he believes is more efficient than conventional methods of writing notes and ideas. In this film Tony talks about how he developed Mind Mapping and how it can be applied in everyday life. Develop mind mapping with Tony Buzan.
How To: Do a non-fiction book proposal
In this video series, our expert Tim Kimmel will show you ho to do a non-fiction book proposal. Mr. Kimmel will teach you how to write a title page, a table of contents, and a synopsis for a book proposal; all in the way the publishers like to receive them. Tim will also teach you how to write an author's bio, and tell you a bit about market strategy so you know your words are reaching the right ears.
How To: Teach kids to write fiction
Todd McCaffrey, New York Times best selling author, teaches lessons he has learned on writing fiction to a young girl named Margaret. Teach kids to write fiction.
How To: Learn about the problem of evil & pantheism
Robert Wright interviews Arthur Peacocke about Pantheism, the problem of evil and several other topics. Arthur Peacocke, formerly a biochemist and a member of the theology faculty at Oxford University, is honorary canon of Christ Church Cathedral at Oxford and a past winner of the Templeton Prize. Learn about the problem of evil & pantheism.
How To: Take notes
This video shows you how to take notes. Note taking is the skill you need to succeed in turning you professor’s lectures into your own learning. With this skill much more can be learned. Take notes.
How To: Write news articles
This video series explains how to write a good news article. Writing for a newspaper is not like writing an essay for school or a book. Watch this series and learn some good tips to writing successful articles.
How To: Be informed in advanced music theory & songwriting
Learn music theory and learn to write songs from music instructor Mark W. Black, owner & founder of "Promethean Studios" Dallas, as he teaches advanced topics of music theory and songwriting for beginners in this video series. Mark covers such topics as: lyrics, rhyming, mood and consistency, melody, step back, tension and resolution in a melody, consonants and movement, combining harmony with lyrics, chords and emotions, how chords effect the mood, chord usage, language of chords, normative ...
How To: Know the basic essentials of music theory
Learn music theory from music instructor Mark W. Black, owner & founder of "Promethean Studios" Dallas, as he teaches basic essentials of music theory for beginners in this video series. Mark covers such topics as: the staff, treble clef, bass clef, how to identify notes on the staff, measure, pitch, the quarter rest, ledger lines, notes above the staff, half-notes and whole-notes, counting beats, rests, intervals and counting intervals, half-steps, guitar half steps, characteristics of Weste...
How To: Read sheet music
In this video series, watch as professional musician Eric Williams teaches how to read music. Learn about the musical alphabet, what sharps and flats are, what half steps are, what a musical staff is, how to read the bass clef and treble clef, what ledger lines are, what quarter notes are, what half notes are, what whole notes are, how to play notes on the piano, how to read 3/4 time signature, how to read extended notes, and how to use flats, naturals, and accidentals while reading and writi...
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