Tech Tip Tuesday
Virtual Piano Keyboards
Sing Me A Song Mr. Piano Man!
(Try it on the new interactive LCD screen in the library.)
Go to http://piano.congland.com/ or http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/music/piano/guitar.htm
Basic Instructions:
- Go to one of the tools listed above.
- Play notes in one of three ways:
a. Click the on-screen keys with your mouse.
b. Touch the on-screen keys on your interactive whiteboard.
c. Press the home-row keys on your computer keyboard.
Songs to Try (from Tammy Worcester's Tech Tips!)
Happy Birthday:
Computer keyboard:
a a s a f d
a a s a g f
a a k h f d s
u u h f g f
Piano (on-screen) keyboard:
C C D C F E
C C D C G F
C C C1 A F E D
Bb Bb A F G F
Jeopardy:
Computer Keyboard:
g k g a g k g
g k g k ; l k j h y
g k g a g k g
k h g f d s a
Piano (on-screen) Keyboard:
G C1 G C G C1 G
G C1 G C1 E1 D1 C1 B A G#
G C1 G C G C1 G
C1 A G F E D C
The Alphabet Song or Twinkle Twinkle Little Star or Ba Ba Black Sheep
Computer Keyboard:
a a g g h h g
f f d d s s a
g g f f d d s
g g f f d d s
a a g g h h g
f f d d s s a
Piano (on-screen) Keyboard:
C C G G A A G
F F E E D D C
G G F F E E D
G G F F E E D
C C G G A A G
F F E E D D C