Piano Fundamentals: The Ultimate Beginner's Course

Learn the A major scale finger numbers for the right and left hands. Practice the 1–2–3–4–5 right-hand pattern and the descending left-hand pattern slowly when combining.

Play Old MacDonald had a farm in the F major scale with B flat, using finger numbers and note patterns to practice F, C, D, A, G, and repeat sequences.

Construct the E-flat major scale using whole and half steps, yielding E-flat, F, G, A-flat, B-flat, C, D, E-flat, and memorize the black-note flats B-flat and E-flat.

Learn the A-flat major scale starting on A-flat, with notes A-flat, B-flat, C, D-flat, E-flat, F, G, A-flat, and memorize that E-flat major has four flats.

Learn to play Jingle Bells in G-flat major using the same finger numbers while notes change, and discover engaging scale practice ideas to keep you fluent.

Master legato and staccato scales with progressive hand coordination, including one-hand versus other-hand patterns, to keep scale practice engaging and build both major and minor skills.

Learn the relative minor of D major, B minor, with its two sharps (F# and C#), and step-by-step practice to master the B minor scale.

Explore the relative minor of F major, D minor, and learn the one flat key signature B flat, with hands-on scale practice, fingerings, and metronome-assisted drills.

Explore the relative minor of d-flat major, b-flat minor, with a five-flat key signature. Learn the b-flat minor scale notes and beginner fingerings for right and left hands, then combine.

Master the G major triad chord across both hands, practicing root position (1-3-5) and the first and second inversions with correct fingerings.

Master the F-sharp major triad by identifying root position and first and second inversions, using the 1–3–5 finger pattern and left-hand 5–3–1, with half-step formulas.

Learn the F major triad by building root position F-A-C and its first inversion C-F-A and second inversion A-C-F, using the 5-3-1 fingering, and memorize chords to play songs.

Play Brother John with the G major chord, continuing from the C major version. Learn to read a chord chart easily once you memorize the chord.

Learn to play cups by Anna Kendrick with singing and chords, using chord charts, rhythm, and pedal technique, featuring C major, F major, E minor, G major, and D minor.

Learn Hallelujah with a practical chord pattern using G major, E minor, C major, D major, and B7; coordinate right-hand chords with left-hand arpeggios, and practice slow chord transitions.

Use the circle of fifths to determine a song's scale by identifying sharps or flats and key signatures, then decide major or minor from the last note.

See how accidentals let composers move beyond the key signature; using F sharp, C sharp, and D sharp, determine when a sharp is an accidental outside the D major scale.

Identify the chord family of the D major scale via the circle of fifths, listing G major, D major, E minor, B minor, F-sharp minor, and C-sharp diminished.

Master the left hand for deck the halls by alternating f major and c major chords in inversions, adding d minor and b-flat, while aligning with the right-hand melody.

Practice the right hand for Away in a Manger within this piano fundamentals course for beginners.

Learn the right hand melody of Joy to the World in C major using all white keys, with specific fingerings and timing patterns, before adding the left hand.

Learn to play Joy to the World as a full song with both hands together, following along and playing with the instructor as we move to the fourth carol.

Master right-hand piano technique by practicing the melody of 'we wish you a merry christmas' in this beginner-friendly module of piano fundamentals.

Play along with the instructor as you learn the full Carol of the Bells and prepare to move on to the next carol.

Learn the right hand part of Hark the herald angels sing within piano fundamentals for beginners. Focus on the right hand melody for a clear, approachable entry to piano playing.

Master the silent night left-hand pattern by coordinating with the right hand, using precise fingering (thumb on f, fifth finger on b flat) and practicing hands separately before combining.

Learn the God rest ye merry gentlemen right-hand part in D minor, using fingering 1–5 and notes with B flat and A flat, then prepare to add the left hand.

Master the left-hand pattern for ding dong merrily on high using fingerings and notes, then gradually combine with the right hand for a slow practice.

Master the right-hand melody of jingle bells in g major, using d, b, a, g, d with guided fingerings, and prepare for the left-hand part in the next lesson.

Learn the left-hand jingle bells pattern in piano fundamentals, applying precise fingerings, holding notes, and coordinating with the right hand to play the full carol.

Learn to play the full Jingle Bells carol at your own pace, practice at varying speeds, and build confidence to finish the song.