
Learn to sit at the piano with correct height and a fist-length back from the bench, keeping shoulders relaxed and hips pivoting for balance and expression.
Master the grab technique by maintaining a relaxed, curved hand position and using the pads to grab notes, not push them, practicing slowly with each finger and both hands.
Explore the grand staff by combining treble and bass clefs with a brace, understand middle C, note spacing, and how notes align across staves for easy reading.
Explore how repeats shape music by using the repeat sign to return to a section or move to the next measure, including open repeats and first and second endings.
Learn to play hands together by reading the grand staff, recognizing treble and bass clefs, four-beat measures, and whole and half notes, building rhythm and finger-number fluency.
Learn how to form chords by playing two or more notes together, including major and minor triads, using G and C major five-finger scales, and understand root position and inversions.
Learn how key signatures automate sharps, flats, and naturals to define one of 12 keys, and see how accidentals apply across a measure in major or minor contexts.
Learn to read music by mastering the G clef and F clef, middle C, and guideposts, then use steps and skips to read faster while developing ear and reading.
Learn dunkin's blue by rote, first with the left-hand bass line on C, F, G, holding half notes for two beats, then combine hands and practice with the virtual keyboard.
Learn to solidify a steady left-hand baseline while mastering right-hand notes, including sharps, flats, enharmonic spellings (D sharp and E flat), and rhythms like whole and eighth notes.
Master reading music by understanding dynamics and time signatures on the piano. Learn crescendos, note values like quarter and eighth notes, and basic fingering with the G clef.
Finish measures 7 and 8 of wavves, hold C with thumb and middle finger, then repeat to the beginning using first and second endings, and memorize the five-finger scale.
begin by improvising with c chord and b-flat major triad, practice inversions and rhythm in 3/4 time, and build hands-together piano skills for daily progress.
Day 23 teaches building a piano arrangement from a lead sheet by using a root bass, choosing fingering, and adding seventh chords and thirds, aided by major scales.
Learn how tri tone substitutions replace chords for richer harmony, using dominant motion and examples like e-flat dominant seventh leading to d minor seven in common progressions.
Develop a bass line from a simple progression, playing each chord root and adding half-step approach notes. Practice at a steady tempo to build finger coordination.
Can I really learn the piano on my own?
Yes! If you have the right method, you can learn virtually anything on your own.
Hold on a second…we’re missing something aren’t we?
You know what it is too…desire.
Let’s face it, if you’re willing to put in at least a few minutes a day to practice the piano, you’ll make a lot of progress quickly.
However, if you think you can just get the course, do nothing with it, and it will magically teach you piano…you’re wrong.
That’s why I made Core Piano both easy and fun.
The entire program consists of 32 lectures for a total of over 3 hours of material. Each lesson helps you overcome typical challenges that new students face. My 30-Day Success Playbook is a set of lessons that are designed to quickly get you started playing fun stuff at the piano. If you are a beginner, you should start with Day 1. If you are an advanced player, try starting at Day 19. But, this is the cool part: since you can own the course for life, it becomes an encyclopedia for you to refer back to time and time again.
If you’ve wanted to learn the piano, or need to ‘dust off the piano bench’ this is the course for you. Easy-to-follow and fun!
I’ll see you on the inside!
~Willie Myette