How to play the piano - piano course for beginners:

Online piano course for beginners for total price of just $ 3.99 per month for my channel supporters on YouTube.

Introduction:

 

During this course I will teach you:

  • the correct piano playing technique

  • the music notes - both in the treble and the bass clef

  • all types of notes, like whole notes, half notes, time signature, etc

  • to play smoothly with both hands together

  • dynamic terms and articulation signs

After this course you will be able to read and play easy and intermediate music sheets, without anyone's help. You will be able to read and play the music you like.

The online course consists of 16 videos of around 30 minutes each plus additional materials to print.

The course consists of:

  • 7 theoretical lessons (30 minutes each) with 4 additional videos with exercises to do after the lessons

  • 5 practical lessons where we practice selected piano compositions

This course is planned for 3 months of intensive learning but the access to all the materials and videos is unlimited so you may come back to the course as often as you need.

The course includes immediate and unlimited access to all 16 films and additional materials.

Course details:

Theoretical lessons cover the following topics:

  1. Correct piano playing technique:

    • I will show you how the fingers, the wrists and the arms should work. We will do some exercise so that your hands are not tensed and well balanced.

  2. Notes in the treble clef:

    • I will teach you the notes in the treble clef - I will introduce a few notes, then we will work together to be sure that you remember all the notes in the treble clef - their position on the staff and on the keyboard.

  3. Notes in the bass clef:

    • I will teach you the notes in the bass clef - just as with the treble clef, I will introduce a few notes first, and then by practicing together, you will learn all the notes of the bass clef both on the staff and on the keyboard.

  4. Playing with both hands together:

    • I will help you to play both hands together. I will give you some pieces of advise and we will do many exercises together so that you play smoothly with both hands.

  5. Tonality and scales; a sharp, a flat and a natural sign:

    • You will learn what the tonality and scales are. I will teach you how to read additional signs such as a sharp, a flat and a natural sign. You will learn about the key signature and signs in front of a note (an accidental). We will do many exercises together to practise playing the notes with sharps, flats and natural signs.

  6. Time signature and duration of notes:

    • I will teach you the rules of the duration of notes, such as: whole notes, half notes, etc, dotted notes, rest signs and so on. You will learn how to understand the meter and time signature. We will pracise how to play notes with counting.

  7. Dynamic and articulation marks:

    • In this lesson we will add the dynamics and articulation to our playing. You will learn the meaning of many dynamic and articulation terms (such as piano, forte, mf, mp, fff, ppp, crescendo, diminuendo, slurs, dots and many more), as well as the way to interpret them in practice.

To each of the topics you will find numerous exercises.

Theoretical part of the course consists of 7 main videos, each of them with an average length of 30 minutes, plus additional “homework” videos to practice after the lessons.

Practical lessons consist of beautiful compositions that we work on together: with my list of items to do and to check, you work on the music sheet for the following compositions:

  • Bourrée - Ch. Graupner

  • The Skaters’ Waltz - E. Waldteufel

  • Lullaby - J. Brahms

  • Waltz in a minor -J. Ivanovici

  • Adagio - T. Albinoni

For each of the compositions there is a video presenting my interpretation and additional comments.

The practical part of the course consists of 5 films, each of them of an average length of 15 minutes.

LESSON 1: Piano playing technique:

 

LESSON 2: Notes in the treble clef:

Materials to download before Lesson 2 - please click here and print the file before playing the video “Lesson 2”.

 

After having watched the video “Lesson 2” and having pracised the exercises presented in the video “Lesson 2”, please do your homework :)
Your homework is in the file “Materials to practise after the Lesson 2” - please click here, print the materials and do the exercises yourself.
After doing your homework, please check if you did it right in the video below:

Homework after LESSON 2 - additional materials to practise:

 

LESSON 3: Notes in the bass clef:

Materials to download before Lesson 3 - please click here and print the file before playing the video “Lesson 3”.

 

After having watched the video “Lesson 3” and having pracised the exercises presented in the video “Lesson 3”, please do your homework :)
Your homework is in the file “Materials to practise after the Lesson 3” - please click here, print the materials and do the exercises yourself.
After doing your homework, please check if you did it right in the video below:

Homework after LESSON 3 - additional materials to practise:

 

LESSON 4: Playing the piano with both hands:

Materials to download before Lesson 4 - please click here and print the file before playing the video “Lesson 4”.

 

After having watched the video “Lesson 4” and having pracised the exercises presented in the video “Lesson 4”, please do your homework :)
Your homework is in the file “Materials to practise after the Lesson 4” - please click here, print the materials and do the exercises yourself.
After doing your homework, please check if you did it right in the video below:

Homework after LESSON 4 - additional materials to practise:

 

LESSON 5: Key signatures:

Materials to download before Lesson 5 - please click here and print the file before playing the video “Lesson 5”.

 

Click here to find a detailed list of all minor and major scales.

After having watched the video “Lesson 5” and having pracised the exercises presented in the video “Lesson 5”, please do your homework :)
Your homework is in the file “Materials to practise after the Lesson 5” - please click here, print the materials and do the exercises yourself.

LESSON 6: Note values and time signature:

Materials to download before Lesson 6 - please click here and print the file before playing the video “Lesson 6”.

 

After having watched the video “Lesson 6” and having pracised the exercises presented in the video “Lesson 6”, please do your homework :)
Your homework is in the file “Materials to practise after the Lesson 6” - please click here, print the materials and do the exercises yourself.

LESSON 7: Dynamic and articulation:

Materials to download before Lesson 7 - please click here for the exercises 1, 2 and 3 and please click here for the composition “Fur Elise” and print both files before playing the video “Lesson 7”.

 

Practical part of the piano course - pracising playing the piano:

Here you will find a template presenting how to work on every composition you are about to play - please click here to print it before moving to the next lessons.
 
LESSON 8: “Bourreé” - please click here and print the file. Do your best to read the notes, write down the counting and play the composition yourself before playing the video “Lesson 8”.

 

LESSON 9: “Skaters Waltz” - please click here and print the file. Do your best to read the notes, write down the counting and play the composition yourself before playing the video “Lesson 9”.

 

LESSON 10: Waltz in a-minor - please click here and print the file. Do your best to read the notes, write down the counting and play the composition yourself before playing the video “Lesson 10”.

 

LESSON 11: “Lullaby” - J. Brahms - please click here and print the file. Do your best to read the notes, write down the counting and play the composition yourself before playing the video “Lesson 11”.

 

LESSON 12: “Adagio” - please click here and print the file. Do your best to read the notes, write down the counting and play the composition yourself before playing the video “Lesson 12”.