
Explore improvisation in C major by using simple left-hand patterns with the right hand, focusing on C, F, and G to shape a musical story.
Learn to read sheet music and play a simple two-hand piece in largo, using lines and spaces, finger numbers, and step and skip movements to coordinate hands.
Learn opening gambit on piano with rhythm variations, starting from middle C, using finger numbers, coordinating right and left hands, and counting 1 and 2 and 3 and 4.
Learn how sharps, flats, and naturals shape notes in a beginner piano piece, focusing on C, C sharp, and B flat, with practical fingering and hand position tips.
Discover twisted scale in G major, with F sharp in the key signature, six-eight compound time, and hands-on fingering notes for right and left hand through pattern recognition and syncopation.
The lecture introduces the harmonic minor scale and its relation to major scales. It demonstrates deriving it by shifting a G major fingering up one note for both hands.
Learn the D major scale with correct fingering, including F sharp and C sharp, and the tone, tone, semitone pattern; practice with one hand before combining hands.
Learn to play happy birthday using lead-sheet notation, matching the melody and chords. Experiment with block chords and three-note shapes in C and G, adjust left-hand positions, and count rhythm.
Learn to accompany the Amazing Grace melody with block chords, then add subtle variations using G, C, and D major, while keeping the right-hand melody clear and centered.
Learn Beethoven's Fur Elise in a beginner piano course finale, focusing on hands-together technique, pattern recognition, alternate endings, and treble and bass clef transitions for smooth play.
Learn arpeggios by playing three-note C major patterns, moving them up an octave with a top note, while keeping wrists fluid and both hands aligned.
Practice Hanon exercises as finger warmups, using the first 20 in C major, with hands mirroring to develop precise, crisp notes at a steady pace.
Brand new to music?
Have some music theory gaps you need to fill?
Always wanted to play the piano, but didn't know where to start?
If any of these are true, take this course!
I want you to learn piano and music theory quickly.
That's why I worked hard to make this the most compact, engaging, and easy to follow piano and music theory course on Udemy.
I cut out the fluff, logically structured lectures, and worked hard to lay out concepts clearly.
By the end of this course you'll understand
Proper piano technique
The white and black notes of the piano keyboard
The elements of music (notes, intervals, chords, scales)
The Major and Minor Keys
Rhythmic Subdivision
How to read sheet music (the notes on a page)
This will give you a solid foundation to pursue more advanced study. Whether that's with a private teacher, or more advanced piano courses on Udemy.
Learning the keyboard / piano is also a great instrument to start with and will help you learn other instruments faster.
I think you'll really enjoy this course and I look forward to seeing you on the inside!
VERY QUICKLY, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PLAY YOUR FIRST SONGS ON THE PIANO OR KEYBOARD
At a very early stage, you will already apply what you’ve learned and start playing songs. First playing the melody with your right hand, later also adding your left hand.
And what makes it a real pleasure to practice, is that you play a song together with a band that accompanies you while you are playing on your piano or electronic keyboard.