Piano Unbound. Piano learning method, a course for beginners

• Learn about the five finger position and play your first piece.
  

• Introduction to quarter notes and playing the next two pieces of the course to learn about the notion of inversion.
  

• The third piece introduces notions of complex phrasing as a way of expression in interpretation.
  

• Learn about highly important lead note and the way it influences the balance of the piece with the fourth melody.

• Learn more about phrasing and increase the tempo with this next piece.

• The sixth melody last melody introduces the notion of quarter rests and strengthens the notion of uneven phrasing.

• The next piece is named “Dotted notes” and in it we will find out how the dot extends the duration of the note it is placed next to.

• This melody, called “Repetition” introduces a series of melodic, rhythmic and phrasing elements, along with the notion of key signature.

• The notion of syncopation is introduced and you get to play middle C for the first time.

• During this lesson the right and left hands are no longer playing in unison, beginning to differentiate and gaining independence.

• This lesson introduces different five finger positions for left and right hand, left hand now developing its own “voice”, creating a whole new musical relation between hands.

• The notion of reflection is introduced, with this piece you will understand reflection means from the musical point of view of guiding the voices of a melody.

• This lesson increases the range of the notes played in a melody, by using two 5-fingers positions.

• You will be approached with a stylistic problem, of question and answer, another dimension of the musical language.

• With this piece, you will strengthen, the notions of complex phrasing and different 5-finger positions.

• This piece will bring you to a more advanced way of interpretation of music, by combining multiple techniques at the same time, in this case, parallel motion and change of position.

• Strengthen the notion of reflection and the change of position technique with this melody.

• Improve the dexterity of your fingers by playing this piece which requires interval jumps.

• This piece sees the introduction distance interval of three notes apart between all combinations of fingers, in both hands.

• Wider intervals are the main topic of lesson XX, with distances between notes of a fourths both ascending and descending.

• Wider intervals are the main topic of lesson XX, with distances between notes of a fourths both ascending and descending.

• This melody combines the ideas of imitation and counterpoint, increasing your understanding of voice construction and manipulation.

• This lesson shows you how Imitation and inversion work together and that many techniques applied at the same time have a combined effect usually greater than the individual use of each of them.

• Pastorale, a piece that can be easily presented to a willing audience, introduces the dynamic of piano.

• In this lesson you will practice another piece fit for a recital and also will learn about the strong accent, Sforzando, and the repetition sign.

• This piece revisits the idea of repetition, in conjunction with imitation, another composition technique encountered in previous lessons.

• Strengthen your understanding of counterpoint and syncopation composition techniques, with this melody that brings back the theme of piece no 9.

• This melody brings into focus the technique of canon, a more advances composition technique than reflection or inversion, which was already partially introduced in several pieces before.

• This piece hones your interpretation skills, again combining the use of more than one composition technique, reflection and inversion.

• Strengthen your understanding of the canon as a technique, with this piece that presents the canon at an interval of a lower fifth.

• This fast, vibrant piece, also a canon, is a valuable exercise in obtaining finger independence. Modes: briefly explain the nature of musical modes as frames of arranging the notes around the lead note, and how crucial their influence is on contemporary music.

Learn about ancient and folkloric modes, before playing your first complete modal piece.

• This piece will give you an insight of Dorian mode, with a practical example of the most popular way of playing Dorian mode, with D as lead note.

• Another piece that can easily be presented to a willing audience, this Slow Dance is a good exercise for your hearing, as you make use of multiple dynamics such as Piano, Mezzoforte and Forte, with focus on the transition between them.

• A practical example of the use of the Phrygian Mode, with E as a lead note, with an even wider use of dynamics.

• Deepen your interpretation skills with this slow piece that makes use of multiple phrasing and composition techniques.

• You revisit the notion of canon, with this piece that involves complex rhythm and phrasing elements.