Playing Piano: Play Chords and Popular Pieces Vol.I

Master rhythmical figures by learning whole, half, quarter, and eighth notes, rests, and dotted values. Count beats, use ties to extend duration, and combine notes to read longer rhythms.

Analyze major, minor, diminished, dominant seventh, and major seventh chords, including their intervals and the naming conventions used for chords in songs.

Learn the diminished chord and its structure, moving from the first to the third and from the third to the fifth, with fingering guidance and practice on C diminished.

Assess your progress in this piano course, invite feedback and reviews to improve content, and embrace consistent practice and repetition of exercises to master chords and pieces.

Explore four-note chords derived from triads, including the seventh, with fingerings like 1-2-3-5 or 5-4-1, and arpeggio-style practice across white keys.

Learn how to build and play the dominant seventh chord across keys by adding the seventh to major triads, counting three semitones from the fifth, and practicing with both hands.

Learn pavane with the left hand, practicing essential chords including e minor, c major, and new chords b minor seventh and c major seventh, with a simple right-hand melody.

Learn the pavane right-hand part, play the first two phrases with simple fingering, and count 1 2 3 4, mastering B and B-flat for this popular piano piece.

Practice Pavane with both hands at a measured pace, using F major and G major chords, counting 1-4, and rehearsing each phrase before playing the whole piece.

Watch the complete pavane performance to practice along with the pianist, featuring a full-song playback and a count-in of one, two, three, four.

Master left-hand chord patterns for a popular classical piece by exploring minor and major chords, then dominant seventh in the second section. Practice several times with downloadable sheet music.

Learn right-hand fingering for the golden wedding piece, with counting and repeats to play B, C, and related notes. Memorize the fingering and repeat the first phrase twice.

Practice the second section of the Golden Wedding song with both hands, repeating the first and second phrases, then approach the slightly harder third phrase and preview the full section.

Coordinate both hands to play the first section of Golden Wedding, practicing the right hand, counting each beat, dividing the phrase, and repeating for mastery.

Learn to play the complete Golden Wedding with both hands, following the notes as you practice along with the instructor for a full-song performance.

Learn the Imagine introduction by playing two-note chords from sheet music, including C major and G-C broken patterns, F major shapes, with left-hand patterns and slow repetition before speeding up.

Practice the left hand for Imagine using C major and related chords. Follow the sheet music to master major and minor progressions across the introduction and second part.

Learn the first part with the right hand, repeat a short phrase four times with counting, divide the part into phrases, practice each phrase, and incorporate the A minor chord.

Play the second part of the magic song with the right hand after the first ending, repeat the first part, and practice each phrase before moving to the second part.

practice the first part by playing both hands together with precise rests, counting four beats, and aligning the left hand on beat one before repeating the phrase.

Practice the complete Imagine by working each hand part separately, then play both hands together and keep practicing through mistakes.

End your piano journey with appreciation as the teacher thanks students, invites reviews and feedback, and commits to creating new content across piano, ear training, and music theory.