Beginner Piano Course

 


  Index of Beginner Piano Course
  How to Read Music, playing Blues,
  Chords, Classical and Finger Exercises.



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1. How to Read Music
All about music symbols, bass and treble clef, lines and spaces on music staff.  Adult Beginner Piano.

2. Rhythm
All about beats & notation

3. Reading Music Notes
Work sheets on C, D and E. Song using C, D and E + whole notes.

4. Song on 'Whole Notes'
Work sheet on F, more on
time signatures, and practice ideas.
 

5. Song on 'Half Notes'
Work sheet on G, about Legato
& Staccato, all about fingering.


6.
Song on 'Quarter Notes'
Work sheets on A & B, finger
exercises, practice instructions, all about the slur.

7. Song 'Fun on C'
You're now playing many notes
and rhythms. More on fingering
and counting. Rhythms: playing
chords while practicing rhythms.

8. Song "Waltz on C"
Playing hands together. How to
practice hands together and play
in 3 beat timing. More on rests
note values and staccato marks.


9. Playing the Bass Clef
Reading and playing with the
left hand. Finger exercises for
the left hand.
Strengthen weak fingers.

10. Song using the left hand.
Rhythms: learning to play the F
and G chords with right hand
using a rhythm pattern.

11. Song 'Happy and Easy"
Work sheet on notes in the left hand. Practice sheet for the song, with counting and fingering.
Beginning to play notes together.


12. Song 'Piano Conversations'
Playing hands together, worksheets
naming more notes, new finger
exercise for the right hand.


13. You have accomplished a lot
at this point, reading music for both hands, playing hands together, using correct fingers, counting and this week we are working with chords, playing 3 notes together

14. Blues Improv
2 songs on chords and you will play with blues music. Fun! Also, another finger exercise for the left hand.

15. 'Three part Harmony"
practice pages for new song

16. Finger Exercises
Holding tones, separating the fingers. Playing chords in the left hand.

17. Song 'Adapted for Haydn'
Study of form, and analysis.

18. Rhythms with chords

19. More Chords
Play chords with blues

20.Song 'Rock Beat'
New song and more exercises.

21. Finish 'Rock Beat'
It's fun playing hands together?

22. Rhythms, both hands
Song with chords

23. Playing chords W/Songs

24. Cradle Song w/chords

25. 'Waltz on G'
Lesson on ties & slurs. Using phrasing
to accentuate music.

26. Practicing 'Waltz'
Practicing with midi files, this will
ensure good rhythm, plus is fun!

27. Minor Chords
How to add chords to music. You learn
to add chords to 'Cradle Song'. This
is a preparatory for learning harmony
and arranging music in all types of songs.

28. 'Blue Danube"
How to add harmony & chords to
'Blue Danube." All about chords.

29. Finger Exercise

30. 'Amazing Grace'
This is song is fun and used to teach
students how to pedal.

31. 'Loch Lomond"
This song teaches rhythms, and new
fingering, crossing over and under.
Play this with midi duet.

32. 12 Bar Blues
Learn to play the blues pattern and even a novice can sound good.

33. 'Chorale'
Playing 3 part harmony, adding the pedal
and playing suspensions. Complete
practice sheets written for students.


34. Rhythm: Playing 'Blues Boogie"
You will love this, too much fun.

35. You've come a long way!
How to play expressions

36. Playing rhythms
Chords and rhythms.Exercise on crossing over hands on the black keys. Learning eye movement for faster playing.

37. Boogie with rhythm
12 bar blues in boogie.

38. Finger exercise
More on analyzing music, periods
and phrases and how to play them.

39. 'Midsummer's Night's Dream'

40. 'Midsummer's Night's Dream'
Practice sheets for learning this song.

41. Haydn
Practicing accents and playing in 6/8
time. Finger Exercises.

42. Rhythm and Blues
New song on blues, and playing
syncopations in blues and jazz.

43.Finishing 'Rhythm and Blues'
Playing tri-tone quartals, and great
jazz sound.

44. Playing Tuplets

45.'Petite Prelude"
Practice and play with midi orchestra
and piano.

46. 'Bluessette'
More fun on blues, you're playing very
well now.

47. 'Study on Volkmann"
Designed to culminate all the training
you have had so far. Analysis, fingering,
legatos, expression and more.

48. Finish 'Volkmann"


 

 
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