
Learn to read flats and identify half steps on the piano, practice right- and left-hand patterns, and play along with video exercises to master black-key notes and chords.
Practice the tomb balalaika piece by playing the first two lines with the left hand, then with the right, and finally with both hands, noting 3/4 time and rests.
Learn to play a 3/4 piano piece with a one-beat pickup, counting to three before the first note, and practice hands together with guided left and right hand drills.
Learn the first line of music by practicing the left hand, build chords bottom to top, follow the video for fingerings, and gradually combine hands at varying speeds.
practice a piano piece with both hands together using the video, noting that the first measures share c, e, g and later lines use c, f, a with hand-role reversal.
Tackle a two-page milestone piece in 3/4 time, with pickups and counts, fingering, and hands-together play while navigating sharps and flats such as D sharp, F sharp, and G sharp.
Learn to use piano (p) and forte (f) markings to play softly and loudly, and practice the two lines with the video to reinforce dynamic contrast.
Learn piano with PianoCub level 2, book 2, lesson 8. Practice dotted half notes lasting three beats from middle C, and play hands together while applying forte and piano dynamics.
Practice the left-hand Alberti bass pattern and dynamics, then play the right hand with careful fingering and the piece through the repeat, hands together.
Explore key signatures with a focus on G major, where F becomes F sharp. Practice the piece with a video, starting slow and progressing to performance speed.
Practice this piece in G major (one sharp F#) to reinforce established concepts, using left-hand chords, right-hand melody, and hands-together sections with video guidance.
Learn to read a four four time signature, use ties to extend notes across measures, and apply piano and forte dynamics on the repeat for both hands.
Master the book 2 achievement piece at a moderately paced tempo, starting with the right hand for two measures, then play hands together with the video and add left hand.
Develop listening, music history, and theory to contextualize piano playing through world-spanning examples and videos by Dr. David Brown. Join a global music learning community on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.
Explore how major and minor scales use whole steps and half steps, then uncover the whole tone scale's symmetry and dreamlike mood at the song's start.
Examine Nina Simone's love me or leave me solo from the Ed Sullivan Show, highlighting Bach-inspired counterpoint, fugue-like motifs, offstage guitar imitation, and a walking bass.
Explore John Cage's work as an experimental musician and amateur mycologist, from the silent piece 433 to exotic mushroom foraging and teaching at the New School in New York.
Beethoven confronts his deafness and pens the Heiligenstadt Testament, turning despair into resolve to live for his art. He hides his condition, then returns to Vienna to compose landmark music.
Watch a playful exchange between George Gershwin and Igor Stravinsky about who should take composition lessons, and whether the cafe anecdote actually happened.
Tutorials walk you through reading, technique, and performance step-by-step and allow you to play along with a demonstration as notes illuminate.
In this second level, you'll learn early intermediate piano lessons, including things like:
-Flats and sharps
-Finger crossovers
-Early intermediate pieces
Here's the PianoCub Advantage
Classical Training
Learn to read music so that you can play it all.
Other piano tutorials teach music only by asking students to copy and memorize notes. But when you use PianoCub, you’ll learn how to read music. That means you’ll learn how to pick up any piece of music in any style and play it on your own.
Flexibility
Practice with HD video tutorials and PDF lessons anywhere at anytime.
Do you want to play piano, but struggle to find time for regular lessons? When you learn how to play piano with PianoCub, you learn on your schedule.
Quality
Benefit from music and teaching experts.
The founder of PianoCub, Dr. David Brown has a doctorate in music from the University of Southern California and has taught, performed, and conducted all around the world. He and his team are dedicated to quality music education.
Here are some testimonials:
Jordan, New York City
I love PianoCub's accessible approach to classical learning. Each lesson left me confident and eager to take on the next!
Evi, Atlanta
The lessons are clear, concise, easy to understand, and the steady teaching pace works for a wide range of ages. For busy, working adults, it’s very convenient to download the videos and learn on your own time; it’s a great alternative to the traditional one-on-one lessons. Great work!
Matt, Berlin
Anyone, absolutely anyone, can start with PianoCub and gain the confidence and skills to play piano. Skillfully crafted, perfectly paced, brilliantly produced.