Christmas Day Piano Music
Christmas Day Piano Music
The Origin of Jingle Bells
“Jingle Bells” is a cherished and iconic Christmas song with origins that date back to the mid-19th century. Originally written by James Lord Pierpont in 1857, the song was not intended as a Christmas tune but was initially titled “One Horse Open Sleigh.” Composed for Thanksgiving and intended to be a fun song for children’s choir, it gained popularity for its catchy chorus and lively melody. Its association with winter and sleigh rides made it a natural fit for the holiday season, leading it to become a beloved Christmas classic. “Jingle Bells” remains a festive favourite, cherished for its joyful spirit, playful lyrics, and the imagery of dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh, making it a timeless anthem of Christmas cheer.
Christmas Day: Jingle Bells Piano by Many Young Learners
Christmas Day is about celebrating our youngest individuals. Do you have a video to send in?
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2024: Joseph, aged 6 after 3 months of lessons with a left hand stride.
2024: Olivia, after 2 years of playing, a beautiful classical Mozart style with left hand Alberti bass.
2023: Olivia, We Wish You a Merry Christmas after 1 year of playing with a left hand based on the “circle of fifths”.
2024: Alex, after 3 years of playing, a Romantic style left hand arpeggio arrangement.
2022: Alex after 1 years of playing! This time she added piano chords and then changed them to a left hand boogie-woogie bass.
2021: Alex. In the first video, she’s 6 years old and has had 5 lessons.
Check out the Shop of Music Lessons & Masterlasses for Christmas piano courses that help you to improvise on songs in your own style.
To each and every one of you, a very Merry, Happy, Jolly Christmas wherever you may be.
Creative Drumming: Bass Drum Fun
So, you play basic drum kit, and now you want to vary that groove? Did you know that simply by working on your bass drum, you can create varied patterns and develop your own style?
Dr Paul Francis – Drummer Extraordinaire and Lead UK Music Educator
Paul is an experienced musician, composer, producer and leading educator in the UK with international credits. His work has included sessions, tours, radio, TV, lecture halls and so much more. The educational element of Paul’s interests particularly focuses on Higher Instrumental Popular Music Education which he terms, HIPME.
His academic posts have included
- Course Director, BMus Popular Music Performance at at Access to Music/Birmingham City University.
- Principal Drumkit and Ensemble Studies Lecturer at University of Huddersfield,UK.
- Course Leader at BIMM Institute, Manchester, UK.
Bass Drum Fun
This course will take a simple groove and help you develop a huge range of variants by considering the bass drum patterns.
- Holding Your Sticks & Paradiddles
- Closer Look at Stick Technique
- Bass Drum Technique
- The Basic Rock Groove
- Bass Drum on And
- More Bass Drum Ands
- Bass Drum Gets Funky
- Bass Drum Gets Funkier
- Hihat Exercises
- Do You Own Thing
- Conclusion
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