A Common Misconception About Reading Music

Jane's piano tutorials are for those who play by ear or follow the sheet music, with emphasis on the latter. Jane does not dole out individual notes. Those who cannot play by ear yet seriously wish to play piano, must learn to read music, in order to become independent.

A viewer's comment that echos many others

"I'm not trying to complain but I'm just trying to make a suggestion that your tutorials would be more helpful if you put more emphasis on what keys you are pressing. If people can read the music and play already than there is no need for a tutorial."

Jane's reply

"Many who do not read music share that misconception - that if one reads music, there is no need for tutorials. But that is analogous to saying once we learn the English alphabet, we no longer need English lessons! :)"

Fair Use Provision, Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act, Does it Work?

This morning Jane received a warning that her bbdhrggl channel could be removed forever. The trigger was her tutorial of "He's A Pirate", the Jarrod Radnich arrangement, uploaded yesterday. And had received 304 views and 12 thumbs up in less than 24 hours. This tutorial is wanted by many.

 
Fair Use Provision, Section 107 of the U.S.

Copyright Act: § 107 · Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106a, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism,
comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include —
(1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
(2) the nature of the copyrighted work;
(3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
(4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.

In Jane's case:



1) The purpose and character of her video is for nonprofit educational purposes
2) Jane played from the copyrighted sheet music
3) Her work breaks the sheet music into slow sections, sometimes she includes the at tempo version to show how the sections fit together and what the student can expect if they choose to learn from the slow tutorial
4) Her tutorials increase the potential market of the sheet music

Jane' tutorials are free and not for commercial purposes. Only revenue is from Google Adsense. And all will wind up in charities: https://sites.google.com/site/pianoandmathtutorials/charities

Your video was not approved for monetization

I don't care about the monetization, but I care about the principle.

This Integration by U-Sub Tutorial  is completely my own creation. 

But YouTube has the last word.

Their copyright division sorely needs an overhaul.

Is Algebra Necessary?

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/opinion/sunday/is-algebra-necessary.html

This Hacker has no clue...

US math education never recovered from "New Math" that emphasized mathematical structure through abstract concepts like set theory. That was the dumbest move educators ever made. This author might as well start another new math called "Hacker Math". When we hit the absolute bottom, the only way to go is up.

Calculators are the Bane of U.S. Math Education

Watched two algebra tutorials on YouTube just now... disturbing. There are easy ways to solve problems, and hard ways to solve problems. Jane will do those problems in her next math tutorials, without calculators.

Yiruma's Wait There

Five viewers have requested a tutorial for Wait There by Yiruma. Jane hesitates because one of her Yiruma slow tutorials was removed after 77,261 views and 76 comments. Should she take a chance again?

Well, 5 viewers, each from a different country - Netherlands, Malaysia, Peru, Philippines, and U.S.

Okay, Jane will cave in and make the tutorial tomorrow. Hope her work doesn't go down the tube (pun intended) again.

Deadly Rampage in Aurora

Today, my heart aches. My brother's children grew up in peaceful Aurora. What's wrong with our leaders? don't they understand simple logic? Ban guns and none of these rampages could happen!