Learn to Play Piano

Name: Learn to Play Piano
Rating: 4.8 (4 reviews)

Self-paced piano course from beginner to advanced levels

Created byMichele Kler

Last updated 7/2023

English

What you'll learn

Learn to play the piano without any prior experience needed
Learn how to read and identify notes
Learn music symbol recognition
Learn music theory with practice tests

Course content

3 sections • 69 lectures • 5h 37m total length

Names and location of keys on the piano3:57
1. Middle C Position, 2. Playing by letters, 3. Quarter notes2:50
Learn the Middle C position and play by the letter names using right and left hands separately; count quarter notes for one count and practice with finger numbers.
1. Half notes, 2. Whole notes3:43
1. C Position Treble & Bass Clefs, 2. Notes placed on lines, 3.Time Signatures5:53
1. Notes on lines, 2. Line and Space Notes, 3. Note Names2:19
1. Playing on the Grand Staff, 2. Measures, 3. Repeat sign3:38
1. Rest signs, 2.Fingering indicators, 3.“Ode to Joy" & "Mary had a little Lamb"3:29
1. Melodic 2nd and 3rd Intervals, 2. “Tisket, A Tasket" & "Itsy Bitsy Sprider"4:38
1. Harmonic 2nd and 3rd Intervals, 2. Dynamic signs: piano: mezzo forte & forte3:01
Melodic 4th and 5th Intervals2:52
1. Harmonic 4th & 5th intervals, 2. “Hush Little Baby" & "Humpty Dumpty"3:47
1. C Major Chord, 2. “C Chord Song", "Ode to Joy" & "Jingle Bells”3:34
1. G7 chord for left hand, 2.Tempo signs, 3. Use of metronome , 4.“Oh! Susanna!"7:35
1. G7 chord for RH, 2. Tied notes, 3 “Merrily We Roll Along","When the Saints"4:05
1. Slur, 2. Staccato notes, 3. Exercise piece: “Musette in D”4:30
1. F Major Chord for the left hand, 2. Flat sign, 3. Exercise piece: “Aura Lee”4:16
Learn the F major chord in the C position for the left hand using 1-2-5, and switch between C major, F major, and G7 while mastering the flat sign.
1. Natural Sign, 2. “You are my Sunshine", "Go Tell it on the Mountain"6:39
Practice the F major chord with right-hand fingering 1-3-5, review C major and G7 chords, and learn sharps, flats, and the natural sign, including D-sharp and A-sharp.

1. Level 1 Review, 2. High G Position, 3. Dotted Quarter Note, 4.Exercise Pieces3:58
1. G Major Chord, 2. D7 chord for left hand, 3. Chord Symbols, 4 Exercise pieces4:47
1. G Major Chord, 2. D7 for the right hand, 3. Pedal Indicator, 4.Exercise piece8:49
1. C Major Chord in G Pos, 2.Incomplete Measures, 3. Fermata Sign, 4. Exercise5:24
1. C Major chord in the G Position on the right hand, 2. “Itsy Bitsy Spider"3:41
1. Broken chords, 2. Exercise piece: “Red River Valley”3:11
1. More styles of broken chords, 2. “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”2:52
Explore two-part broken chords, starting with the lowest key and repeating the upper interval, and apply patterns to the song 'take me out to the ball game' using chord symbols.
1. Switching between 2 positions, 2. Crescendo & Diminuendo, 3. Exercise Piece4:43
1. Middle C Position, 2. Exercise Piece: “O Christmas Tree”3:47
1. Eighth Notes, 2. Exercise Pieces: “Happy Birthday", "Skip to My Lou”3:55
1. Eighth Notes in Different Positions, 2. 1st & 2nd Endings, 3. Exercise pieces5:25
1. Reviewing Dotted Quarter Note, 2. Dynamic Sign Mezzo Piano, 3 Exercise pieces5:23
1.Melodic & Harmonic 6th Intervals, 2. Accent Sign, 3. “Alouette", "Kum-Ba-Yah"5:19
1. 6th intervals in different positions, 2. Exercise Piece: “Blow Ye Winds”2:30
Explore six intervals in different positions on the keyboard, focusing on the sixth interval’s one line note and one space note, and practice the warm-up and the Blow Ye Winds.
1. Melodic & Harmonic 7th Intervals & Octaves, 2. Exercise Piece: “Greensleeves”4:34
1. C Major Scale, 2. Half Steps, 3. Whole steps, 4. Tetrachords, 5. “Can-Can”5:16
1. Chords moving along the C Major Scale, 2. Exercise piece: “The Cat Came Back”4:39
Explore chords moving along the C major scale through warm-ups and the Cat Came Back exercise, with left and right hand patterns, fingerings, and a cross under technique.
1. Key of G Major, 2. G Major Scale, 3. Exercise Piece: “Joy to the world”4:09
Explore the key of G major, learn the G major scale with F sharp in the signature, and practice both hands separately, then together for Joy to the world.
1. Key of F, 2. F Major Scale, 3.Primary chords in Key of F, 4. “Auld Lang Syne"5:49
1. Block & Broken Chords in the Key of F Major, 2. Exercise Piece: "Chiapanecas”2:11
1. Key of Am, 2. A Minor Scales, 3. 8va, 4. Exercise Piece: "Waltz in A Minor"6:02
1. Primary Chords in A Minor, 2. Overlapping Pedal, 3. “House of the Rising Sun"5:05
Master the three primary chords in A minor and the harmonic minor, then apply an overlapping pedal for smooth transitions in House of the Rising Sun.
1. Key of D Minor, 2. D Minor Scale, 3. New position: D, 4. “Toccata in D Minor4:41
1.Chords in D Minor, 2.Arpeggiated Chords, 3.Time signature 3/8, 4."Minuet in D"4:34

1. Key of E Minor, 2. Triplets Bass & Treble Clef on opposite lines, 3. Exercise5:40
Explore key of E minor and its relation to G major, including F sharp, practice natural and harmonic scales with hands, and study triplets in Moonlight Sonata at tempo 54.
1. Primary Chords in E Minor, 2. Dotted Eighth Note, 3. “Prelude in E Minor"4:26
1. Key of D Major, 2. Sixteenth Notes, 3. Exercise piece: “Canon in D”7:24
1. Primary Chords in D Major, 2. Exercise piece: “Hallelujah Chorus”3:41
1. Chromatic Scale, 2. Exercise piece: “Entry of the Gladiators”3:20
1. 1st inversion, 2. Exercise piece: “Waves of the Danube”3:38
1. 2nd inversion, 2. Exercise piece: “Brahms Lullaby", "Hawaiian Sunset”5:27
1. 2-Part Writing, 2. Dynamic Sign: p-mf, fortissimo, 3. "Pomp and circumstance"5:01
1. Key of Bb 2. Bb Scale ,3. Time signature 6/8, 4. Grace Notes, 5.Exercise song5:34
1. Chords in B Flat Major as block & broken chords, 2. “La Donna E Mobile"4:22
1. Key of G Minor, 2. G Minor Scale, 3. Exercise piece: "Minuet in G Minor"3:23
1. Primary Chords in G Minor, 2. Common Time, 3. Cut Time, 4. “Symphony No. 40"4:05
1. Diminished & Augmented Triads, 2. Crossing hands, 3. “Pirate's Song"5:16
1. Key of E Flat Major, 2. E Flat Major Scale, 3. “Stars and Stripes Forever"4:28
Explore the key of e-flat major and its scale fingerings, practice right and left hand crossing, and study stars and stripes forever with staccato and 16th notes, including endings.
1. Primary Chords of E Flat Major, 2. Exercise piece: “Nocturne in E Flat Major”2:50
1. Key of C Minor, 2. C Minor Scale, 3. Chords of C Minor, 4. “Symphony No. 5"6:25
1. A Major, 2. A Major Scale, 3. Chords in A Major, 4. D.S. al Fine, 5. Exercise6:35
1. F# Minor, 2. Scale, 3. F# Minor Chords, 4. Trills, 5. Sextuplet, 6. Exercise8:11
Master the F-sharp minor scale and its relation to a major, learn chords in F-sharp minor, B minor, and C# minor seven, and practice trills and sextuplets in the chaconne.
1. Key of E Major, 2. E Major Scale, 3. Chords in E Major, 4. “Amazing Grace"5:57
1. C# Minor Key 2. C# Minor Scale, 3. C# Minor Chords, 4. Ritardando, 5. A tempo8:28
Learn the c-sharp minor key, its fingering and scale patterns, parallel and contrary motion, then master the primary chords c-sharp minor, f-sharp minor, and g-sharp seven, with ritardando cues.
1. B Major, 2. B Major Scale, 3. Chords in B Major, 4. Double Sharp, 5. Exercise6:06
Explore the B major key with five sharps, practice the B major scale fingering for both hands, and study the primary chords, pedal indicators, and double-sharp concept in the exercise.
1. Key of G# Minor, 2. G# Minor Scale, 3. Chords of G# Minor, 4. Exercise song6:53
1. Key of Ab Major, 2. Ab Major Scale, 3. Chords of Ab Major, 4. Exercise Piece5:20
1. Key of F Minor, 2. F Minor Scale, 3. Primary Chords in F Minor, 4. Practice5:30
1. Key of Db Major, 2. Db Major Scale, 3. Chords in Db Major, 4. “Clair de Lune"8:19
1. Key of Bb Minor, 2. Bb Minor Scale, 3. Chords in Bb Minor, 4. Exercise piece8:33
1. G Flat Major, 2. C Flat Major, 3. F Sharp Major, 4. C sharp Major, 5. Scales6:50
Level 3 Review4:00

Requirements

No skills are required, all you will need is a smartphone, tablet or computer and a keyboard or piano to get started. A printer is helpful to print sheet music and theory sheets you can easily make notes and fill in blanks if needed.

Description

Learn how to play the piano without any prior knowledge needed. All you will need is a smartphone, tablet or laptop to watch the instruction videos of the piano course and a keyboard or piano to practice on. If you have access to a printer, you are able to download and print the course materials and sheet music for easier viewing and note taking. This is optional.

Each instructional video is accompanied by printable sheets that include new materials learned, as well as practice songs. Ideally you will watch the instructional video for a new lecture and then attempt to practice the exercise song before you watch the piece being played on the video. This way you can test your knowledge and once you listen to the song on video, make sure you played it correctly, as well as continue practicing alongside the video. Certain exercises will include fill-in the blank theory sheets that you can use to test your knowledge on note reading and symbol recognition. Each theory sheet will be accompanied by an answer sheet to compare your answers to.

Our simple step by step instruction will give anyone the chance to fulfill their dreams to learn an instrument at any age!

The course includes:

3 Levels from very beginner to pro geared towards young adults and adults

68 videos with lessons explaining everything you need to know and exercise songs being played

68 Printable Exercise Sheets explaining new notes and symbols and displaying exercise songs

Theory Sheets to help deepen note reading and symbol recognition

Everything you need to know in one program to get you to love playing the piano and enjoy playing music of your choice in no time

Who this course is for:

Beginning and intermediate piano players wanting to get started or continue their learning journey. No prior experience needed at all.

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