This course is designed for those interested to learn the basics of playing the piano with understanding, reading and interpreting music, and the effective approach while learning to play.
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Who this course is for:
- People with little to no experience of playing the piano who would like to fulfill their musical potential.
- People interested in more traditionally based piano lessons such as you would get by visiting a piano teacher.
What you’ll learn:Â
- Play the piano with understanding
- Practice for success
- How to read music
- How to interpret music
- Approach in learning new music
Requirements:Â
- Own a piano, digital piano or electronic keyboard
Learn from a well qualified and friendly teacher. Carl has been a piano teacher for over thirty years and holds a degree in music, a postgraduate degree in teaching and a holder of a piano diploma through the Victoria College of Music.
Before you know it, in fact before you learn to read a note, you will be working on your first tune. As you move on to reading simple music you will learn how to practice in ways that support progress rather than waste time; learn how to read music with ease, going beyond letter names to utilize the underlying shapes of melodies; learn how to move around the keyboard with confidence using hand positions to allow you to keep your eyes on the music as much as possible – a sure way to succeed quicker; and learn how real music is about so much more than the individual notes.
This course includes a Primer Book worth £9.99. Through my specially written 50-page piano primer book, full of engaging pieces and downloadable as part of the course, you will learn the basics of the art of playing the piano. Lesson by lesson, I will discuss and demonstrate each piece, showing you the tricks and time-savers to maximize your practice. This is the same book that I use with my private students.
This course has real piano lessons – deep dive into piano playing that will set you up for playing the piano music of some of the great composers such as Mozart, Beethoven and Bach and will give you pleasure for years to come.
All in all, my piano method is the next best thing to having one-to-one piano lessons, but at a fraction of the cost and with the ability to schedule your learning to times that suit you.
Our Promise to You
By the end of this course, you will have learned how to play the piano.
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Course Curriculum
Section 1 - Getting Ready To Start | |||
Download Your Free Piano Primer Book | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 2 - The Basics | |||
How To Practice For Success | 00:00:00 | ||
Perfect Posture | 00:00:00 | ||
Making Life Easier – Hand Position And Finger Numbers | 00:00:00 | ||
Finding Your Way Around – Note Names And Key Groups | 00:00:00 | ||
Playing Your First Tune | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 3 - Starting To Read Music | |||
Hitting The Highs And Lows | 00:00:00 | ||
Beat It! Understanding Rhythm And Beat | 00:00:00 | ||
Rhythm Examples | 00:00:00 | ||
Adventures In Time – Bars, Bar Lines And Time Signatures | 00:00:00 | ||
All Hail The Grand Staff! | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 4 - Your First Piece - Reading 3 Notes In Each Hand | |||
Warm Up – Orientate Your Fingers | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 1 – Two-Handed Playing | 00:00:00 | ||
Learning To See-Saw | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 2 – More Left Hand Movement | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 3 – More Practice Tips | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 5 - C Five Finger Position - Right Hand | |||
Warm Up – An Introduction To ‘Positions’ | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 4 – Following Shapes | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 5 – Missing Notes | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 6 – Chords | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 6 - C Five Finger Position - Left Hand | |||
Warm Up – Work Those Left Hand Fingers! | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 7 – Bringing Out The Left Hand | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 8 – Playing In Unison | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 9 – The Tie | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 7 - The D Position | |||
Warm Up – Understanding Repeat Marks | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 10 – Working That Left Hand D Position | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 11 – Give It A Rest! | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 12 – D Position Chords | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 8 - The E Position | |||
Warm Up – Staying Sharp | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 13 – Even Sharper | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 14 – Contrary Motion | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 15 – The Invisible Sharp | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 9 - The F Position | |||
Warm Up – Feeling Flat | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 16 – Chords With Flats | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 17 – Maintaining That Hand Position | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 18 – Broken Chords | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 10 - The Treble C Position | |||
Warm Up – A Five Finger Work-Out | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 19 – Two Positions At Once | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 20 – Right Hand Chords | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 21 – A Little Go At Pedaling | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 11 - The Bass G Position | |||
Warm Up – A Little Finger Twister | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 22 – More Silence | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 23 – Getting In Shape | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 24 – The Importance Of Patterns | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 12 - Note Review | |||
Note Review And Quiz | 00:00:00 | ||
Note Review Answers | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 13 - Quavers/Eighth Notes | |||
Quavers/Eighth Notes | 00:00:00 | ||
Warm Up – Out For The Count | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 25 – I Got Rhythm | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 26 – More Contrary Motion | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 27 – More Shaping Tips | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 14 - Dynamics | |||
Warm Up – An Introduction To Grading Dynamics | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 28 – Keeping Quiet | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 29 – Experimenting With Dynamics | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 15 - Starting To Move Round The Keyboard | |||
Warm Up – A Bit Of A Stretch | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 30 – Stretch Those Fingers | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 31 – A New Right Hand Note | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 32 – A New Left Hand Note | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 16 - Thumb Under/Finger Over | |||
Warm Up – Separate Hands Movement | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 33 – All Thumbs | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 34 – Left Hand Motion | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 35 – The Diminuendo | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 17 - Staccato Playing | |||
Warm Up – An Introduction To Staccato | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 36 – Staccato In Contrary Motion | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 37 – Smooth And Staccato | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 38 – Legato Vs Staccato | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 18 - Slurs And Phrases | |||
Warm Up – ‘Da-Dum’ | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 39 – Slurs In Similar Motion | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 40 – Deplonkifying Forte | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 41 – Slurs With Movement | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 19 - Dotted Notes | |||
Warm Up – The Dotted Crotchet/Dotted Quarter Note | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 42 – Going Dotty | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 43 – The Need For Speed | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 44 – Dotted Quavers/Eighth Notes | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 20 - Key Signatures | |||
An Introduction To Key Signatures | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 45 – The Power Of Dreams | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 46 – A Left Hand Challenge | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 47 – More Left Hand Movement | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 21 - Extras | |||
Piece 48 – Pedaling | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 49 – Anacrusis | 00:00:00 | ||
Piece 50 – Putting It All Together | 00:00:00 |