Melodica Method

This Melodica or Pianola course is designed to accompany the self-taught person, and those who have a musical tutor. We have adopted a piano technique to develop the potential of both hands in melodies, in chords and in accompaniments in different musical styles. For easy you will develop reading of the treble clef.
In the initial lessons you will develop musical reading of melodies, reading of chord codes for musical accompaniment, and also studies of scales for agility in your interpretation; you will find basic and intermediate theory.In the repertoire part you can find well-known songs that we have adapted to the melodica so that you can play it with the original audio version. You will learn to make musical arrangements of melodies following the cipher with different types of accompaniment, and you can study different Latin American styles, marching and Blues styles to create your own songs.

TABLE OF CONTENT
MUSIC THEORY
Music notation
What is Music?
Notes and Chord Letters
Staff
Treble clef
Name of the notes on the keyboard:
Musical notes in the Melodica
Sharps # and Flats
Duration figures
Time signature
Playing posture
First exercises in position
Melodies
Melody: The Simpsons
Playing the accompaniment
Traditional: Jingle Bells
Traditional: Happy Birthday
Chords types
C major chord - C
Articulation of notes
C Major triad notes
Letters on the natural chords
Exercise on natural chords
Alternating march accompaniment
Arpeggios
INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUE
The musical scale
C Major scale
Pass the thumb. Right hand
Left hand
The descending scale. Right hand
Thumb pass. Left hand
The scale hands together
Key signature
G Major scale
F Major scale
MELODY ARRANGEMENTS
Quarter and half duration combination
Traditional: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Subdivision of eighth notes
Traditional: Frere Jacques
S. C. Foster: Oh Susana
Examples of realization of accompaniment
Repeat bars
Quarter with dot
Richard Rogers: Do Re Mi
J. Pierpont: Jingle Bells
CHORDS AND REPERTOIRE
Chord inversion
First C Major inversion
Bass and chord
First inversion of G Major
The bass in the left hand
F Major chord first inversion
Marching accompaniment for bass
The Beatles: Don't Pass Me By
Second inversion
Right hand chord inversion study
Dotted half
The Beatles: Yellow Submarine
Fool’s Garden: Lemon Tree
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL THEORY
Minor natural scale and leading tone
Relative minor
A minor natural scale
Leading tone
A minor harmonic scale
E minor natural
E minor harmonic
D minor natural
D minor harmonic
The melodic scale
Semi circle of fifths
Chord combinations for the composition
General table of scales and 7th chords
Time signature of ternary rhythm
Three beats measure
Ternary rhythm
MUSICAL STYLES
Mexican waltz
Quirino Mendoza and Cortes: Cielito Lindo
Peruvian Waltz
Barlines with repeat box
Adrián-Flores Alba: Alma, Corazón y Vida
Bolero and Ballad
Pablo Beltrán Ruiz y Luis Demetrio – Quien Será
Sixteenth Note Subdivision
More marching rhythms
Melodic filling and expression ligatures
Beethoven: Marcha alla Turka
Huayno
Daniel Alomía Flores: El Condor Pasa
Cumbia
Viento - Victor Casahuaman
Ska and Jungle Rhythms
Juaneco y su Combo: Ya se ha muerto mi abuelo
Tango
Rodríguez, Matos: La Cumparsita
Caribbean rhythms
Clave
Rhythm and harmony
Guajira – Guantanamera
Performing the bass
Montuno
Guajira
Salsa
Blues resources
Blues rhythm
Blues harmonic formula
Examples of Blues and Boogie
Blue note
Blues scale
Walking bass
TABLE OF CONTENTS

ADVANTAGES OF THE APP
- Adjustable reading on the screen in portrait and landscape mode
- Adjustable audio speed
- Voice reading of texts
- Insertion of notes, highlights, drawings and bookmarks.
- Quick start .
- Change of page by sliding or by button.
- Copy and share texts.
- Audios and videos included.
- Option to search with filters.
- Dropdown menu.

PERMISSIONS
- Storage to save notes.