Creative Piano for the Beginner: Lessons + Easy Sheet Music

Video 1:

Section goal: basics of technique, rhythm basics of reading music, especially CDEFG, sharps and flats, where everything is located on the piano, give a foundation for reading and being creative at the piano!

 Topics covered:

Basics of technique

Black/white keys/high low

Treble and bass clef

Sharps and flats

Keyboard geography – ABCDEFG (repeats)

Basics of rhythms – quarter, half note, and whole note

Learn C – D -  E – F - G for the right hand

Learn CDEFG on paper

Video 2:

Section goal: Learn Jingle Bells (right hand) and play along!

 Topics covered:

See how “Jingle Bells” is played including an introduction!

Look at sheet music to “Jingle Bells” including an introduction

See how “Jingle Bells” is played on the piano (another option) – this one is good to play along!

Sheet music to “Jingle Bells” (including the introduction)

Listen to the “Jingle Bells” play along!

Accompaniment track provided to play along and be creative!

Play along with “Jingle Bells” if you would like!

Kathryn plays “Jingle Bells”

The accompaniment tracks for "Jingle Bells" are attached in the downloadable materials!

Video 3:

Section goal: learn finger exercises and left hand chords C major and G7

 Topics covered:

Play through RH (right hand) finger exercise

Sheet music to RH finger exercise

Learning left hand chords C major and G7

Learn left hand chord exercise

Sheet music to finger exercises

Video 4:

Section goal: C major scale for the right hand

“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” both hands including chords!

Topics covered:

C major scale (C D E F G A B C ) (fingering 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5) - right hand!

Sheet music to C major scale (going up and down)

Eighth notes – (takes two eighth notes to equal a quarter note)!

"Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" including RH scales

Sheet music to Twinkle

LH (left hand) chords to Twinkle

Sheet music to LH chords to Twinkle

Piano both hands to Twinkle (looking at the piano or keyboard)

Sheet music to both hands (various ways to play the song)

Video 5:

Section: Tools to improvise, to learn easy chords, and tools to write a song in the key of C!

 Topics covered:

Major chords = sound happy

Minor chords = sound sad

Learning chords in C major (looking at the piano or keyboard)

C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am, B dim C major

C major – CEG

D minor (also written Dm) – DFA

E minor (also written Em) – EGB

F major – FAC

G major – GBD

A minor – ACE

B diminished (also written Bdim) – BDF

How to double a bass in a song! (Use 2 of the same note)!

Tools to write a song in C major (C major, F major, and G7)

Side note: The key of C means that there are no sharps or flats!

Video 6:

5 Note Exercises (Going Up the Piano)!

Topics covered: 5 note exercises

C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C (5 note exercises) and hand position!

Finger Exercise Collection for Piano:

* 5 note finger exercises for C, F, and G major!

* 24 finger exercises for C major

* 24 finger exercises for F major

* 24 finger exercises for G major

* Includes I-IV-V chords for C, F, and G major

* Composed by: Kathryn Carpenter

* 37 pages in length!

Finger Exercises Collection (C major scales):

* 8 finger exercises for the right hand C major scale

* Includes left hand chords in C major - C,F,G major chords!

* Exercises to assist in proficiency for the right hand C major scale

Finger Exercise Collection for Scales: C, D, E, F, G, and A major

* 14 exercises for C major, D major, E major, F major, G major, and A major

* Includes I-IV-V progressions

* Scales in both hands