
Preview lessons for learning the first movement of Moonlight Sonata on the piano, guiding beginners through core techniques and musical phrasing.
Practice the right-hand pattern from lesson two, moving through e, g-sharp, c-sharp, and add the left-hand c-sharp and g-sharp together, using pedal and optional fingering variations for a two-hand performance.
Master the arpeggiated E major to E minor patterns in Moonlight Sonata's right hand, with left-hand E pairs and shifts to D and C using alternate fingering for fluid phrasing.
Practice the right-hand arpeggio using fingerings 1–5 on E, C-sharp, G-sharp, D-sharp, and F-sharp, while the left hand sustains notes and adds pedal at the beginning of each measure.
This course consists of 15 videos that will teach you how to play the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata in its entirety.
The first movement of the Moonlight Sonata is a great song choice for beginners for the following reasons:
The first movement is very easy to play. Even if you have never touched a piano before, you can learn the first movement of the Moonlight Sonata without too much difficulty.
Even if you can only practice for a few minutes each day, you can learn the first movement of the Moonlight Sonata in just a couple months.
Despite being very basic, the first movement of the Moonlight Sonata is very popular.
This course is broken into 15 videos.
Here are some of the reasons why you would want to choose this course over other courses that teach the same song:
There are no prerequisites for this course. This course will teach you how to play the first movement of the Moonlight Sonata even if you have NEVER touched a piano.
The video is filmed from directly overhead, making it very easy to see exactly which notes need to be hit.
The panning and zooming during the video make it very easy to follow exactly where your fingers need to be placed.
The emphasis is on learning to play the song. You will not be overburdened with theory.
Ideally, it's best if you learn the song on a piano, but a keyboard can also be used. If you use a keyboard, it will sound best if you have a pedal.
At the end of this course, you will be able to play the first movement of the Moonlight Sonata in its entirety. And with some practice, you will be able to play the song flawlessly.