Free Piano Foundation Course - Learn The Piano By Ear

Test your note-reading skills with quick left- and right-hand exercises, sing along, and strengthen finger technique. Build a 5–10 minute warm-up to play chords with rhythm.

Identify note names on the piano and learn how 12 pitch names repeat across the keyboard, with white keys labeled A through G and black key sharps and flats.

Practice identifying piano note names to strengthen ear training and build a solid foundation for learning to play by ear.

build finger strength and endurance through foundational exercises that double as ear training; practice left and right hand patterns, then combine them, at slow to faster speeds with short breaks.

Train your ears to play the piano by ear through tonic solfa exercises, hands-off listening, and downloadable audio drills that reinforce chords and interval identification.

Identify notes by ear in the key of C, training your ear with the tonic solver to sing do, mi, and so, and practice identifying notes on and off screen.

Master playing songs by ear through single notes, building melody sense and the tonic solver in the right key. Develop ear training to figure out melodies and chord progressions quickly.

Explore how to play the piano by ear through the hymn how great is our God, as part of the free piano foundation course.

Work with the number system to map scale degrees to bass lines, determine chord numbers, and understand major and minor chords, enabling easy transposition and communication with gospel musicians.

Explore the foundations of piano chords by learning how to form major, minor, diminished, and augmented chords, starting with the C major chord in the key of C.

Practice basic chord progressions by moving from chord one to seven and from one to four to five, using relaxed finger technique and a rhythm based on the major scale.