Themes and Days

I have realized that doing a theme every week that matches with a certain day is really hard to do. I have decided to not do that anymore and post what I want and not have to worry about making sure I get the post done in time with the right theme as well. Of course i will also talk about some of the themes in future blog posts. I hope you still will read my blog and enjoy the content that I will post in the future.

How to Play songs on Piano

This week I am going to teach you some a song on piano.
The song that I am going to teach you is welcome to the black parade by my chemical romance. You can listen to the song here. If the video won't play you can click the link here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q9q6zl3WIs

Here is me playing the song on piano. Click the link here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a3k9M1lxHw
I tried to put put the video in the post put it will not let me.

Ok now I will tell you how to play this song.

Opening right hand:
You want to play the opening in C4 octave. C4 is also know as the middle C.
For the opening you play G F# Up to B (In the same octave) E D G C B( in the next octave which would C3) E( now back to C4) A(in the C3 octave). Now you want to play the opening twice. For the opening there is no left hand.

Verse right hand :
D G D  G F# D  F# G D  F# G F# E D E C  F# G F# E D C D
C D G D  G F# D  F# G D  F# G F# E D E C  F# G F# E D C D

Verse left hand: While you are playing the right hand, you play the opening at the same time but in a lower octave like C3.
G F# Up to B (In the same octave) E D G C B( in the next octave which would C3) E( now back to C4) A(in the C3 octave).



That is how you play the song Welcome to the Black Parade By My Chemical Romance. If you still have trouble play this song, I would like to say that I am sorry but I don't know how to play the piano well and it even took me awhile and a lot of practice to get this song right. If you are still having trouble after practicing, leave a comment and I will try and help you. You can also leave a comment if you would like to see a video tutorial.

I hope you liked this blog post. I would love if you posted a link in the comments of you playing this song. Also leave a comment if you would like to learn more songs on piano and maybe I will do another blog post on it. I will see you guys next time.  

Update

I would like to tell you guys that I changed the music player on the top of my blog. I changed the colour from Orange to Purple. I also added new songs like some of the songs I have talked about in my blog posts. I plan on changing my music player ever month or so and hope to add songs from my blog post. If you have any blog suggestions leave them in the comments on any of my blog posts and I will put then in the next time I change my music player. I would also like to say sorry if there are any swears in any of my blog posts or the songs that I use.

Also go to vote on my poll. You have 10 days left to vote.

results of the poll

So I am going to tell you the results of the poll. There was not a lot of votes so maybe next time there will be more votes. The results are... Drum roll please.

There were 3 votes or 60% of the people voted for alternative music. There was one vote or 20% voted for blues and one vote for classical. 

So now I am going to start a new poll. The poll topic is boy bands. What is your favourite boy band from the 80s till now?

When I was growing up, my dad had a truck with a tape player instead of a cd player. One of the cassette tapes he had was one from the backstreet boys. Some of the songs on there were Larger Than Life, I Want it That Way and more. As I got older I start to like a new boy band called the Jonas Brothers. A lot of girls in my class like the band. Now one of the big boy bands today are one direction, 5 seconds of summer, big time rush. I never really like one direction, only a couple of songs when they were first popular but now I don't like them at all. I have to say that I am not really fans of the boy bands except maybe the back street boys.

I know that this weeks post is short but I will try to make it better next week. I would love to hear about what boy bands you like so vote on my poll. See you all next week.

What To Listen To- Wednesday

This week theme is what to listen to. So I am going to show you some songs to listen when you are sad.

The first song is stay by mayday parade. This song to me is about a guy and a girl that had a relationship that was very passionate but ended badly without any type of closure on either end , but now he's having a hard time getting over her, so he shuts off his feelings until he has more control of them. When he does manage to gain control he finds, but then his sadness comes up again and he really misses her. He tells her that he's willing to take her back only if she wants to, but instead she tells him she's does not want any contact with him anymore. Next he explains how he felt he was getting better and her actions are threatening to dampen his mood. He still loves her but has no outlet and regrets the original reason they broke up, and then he says he'd take her back and explains what's become of him and remembers their time they had together. Mayday parade has a lot of sad songs like miserable at best, terrible things and many more. 
I would recommend listening to this song when you are going through a break up. So of you are in a mood to listen to sad songs, listen to Mayday Parade


The next song is I miss you by Miley Cyrus. This song is about Miley's grandpa, Ron Cyrus, who died in 2006. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma and she wanted to write a song for him before he died. This song can relate to anyone who has lost a loved one.

The next song is scars by Papa Roach. This song is about getting tired of trying to fix everyone else's problems, but also having a had time because you care so much. You tear yourself open, so you can heal and be ready to do it for the next time. You can't do it anymore but you still care. You have to tell them, "you fix yourself," even though it is the hardest part. It's about trying to help someone who does not want to take you help but you do it anyways because you care. 

The last song is The Scientist By Coldplay This song is about a scientist who is so caught up in his work that he neglects his girlfriend, but realizes it eventually and wants to "go back to the start" and begin fresh. The music video shows lead singer Chris Martin driving with his girlfriend. They get into an accident, she goes flying through the windshield and dies. Chris just walks out of the car, out of the forest, and into a city. This is all backwards. The video was shot normal direction and then played backwards, while Chris sang the lyrics to the song backwards. This song is about how Chris wishes he could go back to when the first were together and when everything was perfect.


Next week I am going to do the theme plus I am also going to talk about the results from the poll I did last week.

What do you think?- Saturday

You are probably wondering why I am posting another blog post when I already posted one this week. Well I decide that I would write another one. This weeks theme is What do you think? I will be talking about my favourite genre of music and my least favourite. And there will also be a poll on my blog where you can vote on your favourite genre. 

My top favourite genres would have to be pop punk, punk, rock and music from the 80's and 90's. The thing I like about these genres is that very melodic and I like  to listen to when I am in a good mood, bad mood, sad mood, any kind of mood. Whatever mood or emotion that you feel there is a song out there that describes, talks about that emotion or event that has happened in your life or something similar to what you are feeling.   

My least favourite genre is pop. I do like some pop songs but a lot of them I find it just repeats the chorus over and over again. I also find that a lot of the songs that are pop don't have a really moving meaning, and by that I mean a lot of the songs talk about sex, drinking, and drugs. Also a lot of the people that sing these pop songs are not very good role models. Take Justin Bieber for example, he's been caught spitting on people, vandalizing private/public property, and lots more.

I hope you don't get mad at me for what I said and I am sorry if I offended anyone but I am just speaking about my thoughts. Make sure to answer the poll on my blog and I will write a new post next week.

Top Music Videos from the 80's- Monday

I was trying to think of a topic about music videos for this week. I was sitting in the car with my mom and she put on sirius xm on the 80s channel. The song thriller came on by Micheal Jackson. I then thought about how cool the music video was and how cool the dance was. Then it got me thinking. I came across the idea of talking about that top ten music videos from the 80's. I searched online to see what the top music videos are and on billboard.com then did on poll to see what people thought the top videos. As I was going through and watching all the videos, I thought that all the videos deserved the place that they got (I have not seen a lot of music videos from the 80s). I am going to tell you what I like about all music videos.

80's music has a big impact on history. It exposed us to hip hop, rap, and heavy metal.

Now lets get to the top ten music videos of the 80s

At number 10 it is "Rhythm Nation" By Janet Jackson

This video was made in 1989. This video is in black and white and Janet Jackson and her crew put on their military jackets. What I really like about the video is the choreographed routine. I think it looks really hard to do and I don't think I would be able to do it. This song was released on the album title Rhythm Nation, which is her fourth studio album.

Number 9 is Every Breath You Take By The Police.

This video was made in 1993 and was the biggest hit. It was US #1 for 8 weeks

At the first MTV Video Music Awards in 1983, this won for Best Cinematography. This video is in black and white. This video shows jazz musicians playing instruments.

Number 8 is Walk This Way By RUN-D.M.C. and Aerosmith.

This video was made in 1986. I really like Aerosmith's music because my mom listens to them all the time. The Run-D.M.C. video is the first that Tyler and Perry appeared in. It was the first time many young Aerosmith fans saw what they looked like.The Run-D.M.C. cover launched Aerosmith's comeback. 

Number 7 is Hungry Like A Wolf By Duran Duran

This video was made in 1983. I remember hearing this song in The "Far Far Away Idol" contest at the end of the movie Shrek 2 featured a performance of the song by the Big Bad Wolf. 

This was the band's breakthrough hit in the US. It's success originated from MTV, which had only just come on air, showing their video of the band in the Sri Lanka jungle

Number 6 is Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel 

This video was made in 1986 The video was directed by Stephen R. Johnson. I really liked how they used stop-motion claymation techniques in the video.

Now we are down to the top five music videos of the 80's



Number 5 is When Doves Cry by Prince

This video was made in 1984. Prince wrote this song for his movie Purple Rain. In the US, this was the #1 song of 1984. It topped the charts for five weeks over the summer.

Number 4 is Take on Me by A-Ha 

This video was made in 1985. I really like that the video changes from real to chartoon. The video was inspired by the transformation scene in the 1980 film Altered States. Every scene was shot live then projected onto paper and traced. I really like this song.


Number 3 is Girls Just Want To Have Fun By Cyndi Lauper

This video was made in 1983. Cyndi wanted 'Girls Just Want To Have Fun' to be an anthem for women around the world. I really like the bright, outrageous clothes that the girls are wearing in this video.

Number 2 is Like a Prayer By Madonna

This video was made in 1989. This video today has more then 10,000,000 views on the original upload and other uploads of it. I don't really like the video. I feel like the video does not have a good story and I find the video boring.


We are finally at number 1. The number one music video in the 80s is, drum roll please.

Thriller By Michael Jackson. 

This video was made in 1983. I remember when I was in grade seven and we had to learn the dance to this song. We also had to perform the song in front of the school  , it was lots of fun.

So that was the top ten music videos from the 80's. I want you to leave in the comments whether you agree or disagree with the top videos. I will see you all next week.