
Wondering where to begin? This lesson will teach you the basics about reading music, such as note lengths, the treble and bass clef, how to know where to put your fingers, and how to sit correctly at the piano. Finish off with a fun quiz and our first practise piece, ‘My First Song!’
Learn how to step, skip and jump in this lesson! This will teach you how to travel up and down your keyboard and read the gaps between the notes. You’re going to delight your whole family with our practise piece – ‘Old Macdonald Had a Farm’!
Does playing both hands together fill you with terror? In this lesson, we’re going to learn some tips to make this much easier and we’re going to practise coordinating both hands. We’ll finish off with a classic piece, ‘Au Clair de La Lune’!
What is a chord? This lesson is going to transform your piano playing. Beginning with learning three new chords, you’re going to be introduced to our first pop song, ‘When you Say Nothing at all’ by Ronan Keating!
In this lesson, we’ll learn two new note values which you will be able to use to vary your rhythms! To top it off, we’re going to play ‘Fight Song’ by Rachel Platten!
This is a piece for you to master to show off to your family and friends! They’re going to be very impressed with your playing of ‘Somewhere over the rainbow’.
Getting bored of playing chunky chords? This lesson will help you to make your chords sound much more interesting and more impressive to your listeners. Your practise piece will be a traditional nursery rhyme, ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’, with a beautiful broken chord twist!
Everyone likes a rest! This lesson will help you to recognise two new musical signs and read some more tricky notes. The practise piece is ‘Eine Kleine Nachtmusik’ by Mozart.
“Ebony and ivory” – it’s time you learned the black notes! In this lesson you’ll learn how to play sharps and flats and we’ll finish off with ‘Fur Elise’ by Beethoven.
Time for some musical theory! In this lesson, we’re going to delve into the foundation of music, which is crucial for you to learn how to understand music, compose songs and learn to improvise. We’ll finish off with the theme from ‘Beauty and the Beast’.
Your next party piece is going to be a crowd pleaser! You’re going to learn how to play ‘Yesterday’ by the Beatles. Enjoy!
This lesson will teach you two new methods of playing the notes which will add some awesome style to your music! Get ready to bounce and slide around the keyboard! Your practise piece is ‘Somebody that I used to know’ by Gotye.
How can you make your style of playing unique? You’re going to love this lesson! It will teach you how to make changes to the volume of your playing, which will add beautiful color and flavour to your playing. Finish off by playing the haunting ‘Moonlight Sonata’ by Beethoven.
Time for some rhythm! In this lesson, we’re going to study some new types of rhythms, such as waltzes and a bit of swing! This will open up to you a vast range of musical styles and songs! Try out your waltz style with a traditional English folk song, ‘Scarborough Fair’.
Do you want to sound like you’ve been playing piano for years? You’re going to love learning some fancy tricks in this lesson, such as how to use the pedal and arpeggiated chords. Put your skills to the test with ‘My Heart Will Go On’, by Celine Dion.
Waltz away into the sunset with ‘The Blue Danube’ by Johann Strauss.
Learn a new genre – folk music! This genre is going to help you to improve your sense of rhythm and even introduce you to a bit of improvisation! You’re going to love singing along to your practise piece, ‘Londonderry Air’, a traditional Irish folk song.
Everybody loves a bit of pop/rock music! Pop music is all about chords, so this lesson will really help you to hone your skills with playing chords. You will practise these skills with ‘Hallelujah’ by Leonard Cohen.
Kick back and enjoy a trip on the open road with our country music genre! Enjoy a bonus exercise, the well-loved ‘Man of Constant Sorrow’, and your practise piece is the wistful ‘Take me Home, Country Roads’.
Who doesn’t love a bit of Andrew Lloyd Webber? Exploring this genre will help you to develop your sight reading skills, your rhythm, and your musical expression. Top it off with a tearjerker, ‘I dreamed a dream’, from Les Miserables.
Transport your family and friends back to the 70s with ‘Imagine’, by John Lennon.
Feeling blue? Time for some blues music! Learn about the blues scale and the 12 bar blues, and how to compose original music on the spot! Your practise piece will be the ‘New Orleans Blues’ – enjoy!
It’s time for some jazz! Experiment with using grace notes and learn how to create that awesome ‘off-beat’ jazz rhythm. And no piano course is complete without this lesson’s practise piece – ‘The Entertainer’, by Scott Joplin.
Get to grips with improvisation in our second jazz lesson! This lesson will help you to improve your musical understanding, your sense of rhythm and your dexterity as your fingers dance around the piano! Top it off with your practise piece, ‘Fly me to the moon’ by Frank Sinatra.
Time to get classy! This lesson will begin to explore this vast genre of music and it will put all the skills you have learned in this course to the test! Your practise piece is the beautiful ‘Spring’, from ‘The Four Seasons’, by Vivaldi.
Get emotional with the heart-wrenching, ‘Now we are free’, from the movie Gladiator
Show off your completion of this piano course to all your friends and family with a riveting piece that everyone will recognise – ‘The Hall of the Mountain King’!
This diverse course transports you from a beginner to an intermediate pianist. It contains 27 lessons, each containing a recorded video class, a printable worksheet, supplementary exercises and a practise piece. Begin by learning the basics, then develop your musical understanding, learn to play like a pro, and then discover your true talent with a thrilling exploration into seven different musical genres! Learn amazing songs including: ‘Yesterday’ by the Beatles, ‘Fur Elise’ by Beethoven, ‘Somebody that I used to Know’ by Gotye, ‘Fly me to the moon’ by Frank Sinatra and ‘I dreamed a dream’ from Les Miserables.