The Piano Masterclass: Learn Piano & Keyboard For Beginners
Published 3/2025
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Beginner’s Guide to Piano & Keyboard: Learn to Play Songs, Read Music & Master Piano Techniques, Learn Piano, Keyboard
What you’ll learn
Play Full Songs with Confidence: Students will be able to play full songs using both hands, coordinating melody and harmony fluently.
Read and understand sheet music, including notes, rhythms, and symbols, so you can play songs from written music with confidence.
Build strong finger control and hand independence through fun, targeted exercises that improve your overall technique and speed.
Learn to improvise and play by ear by recognizing melodies, chords, and intervals without relying on sheet music.
Master chords and progressions – including major, minor, and more-to play and create music with rich, full-sounding harmonies.
Requirements
This course is made for absolute beginners – no prior experience or knowledge required, just a piano or keyboard and 5 minutes a day to learn!
Description
Overview
Section 1: Piano Foundations: From First Notes to Fluent Play
Lecture 1 1 – Introduction
Lecture 2 2 – The Black and White Keys
Lecture 3 3 – Learning Middle C
Lecture 4 4 – The Treble and Bass Clef
Lecture 5 5 – Hand Position and Finger Position
Lecture 6 6 – Posture
Lecture 7 7 – Learning D and E (Treble Clef)
Lecture 8 8 – Learning F and G (Treble Clef)
Lecture 9 9 – Playing Your First Song
Lecture 10 10 – Learning A and B (Bass Clef)
Lecture 11 11 – Learning F and G (Bass Clef)
Lecture 12 12 – Reviewing the Notes
Lecture 15 15 – Playing Two Notes Together
Lecture 16 16 – Introduction to Playing With Two Hands
Lecture 17 17 – Learning the -Big Ben Clock Tower- Song
Lecture 18 18 – Three Note Chords (Right Hand)
Lecture 19 19 – Three Note Chords (Left Hand)
Lecture 20 20 – Playing Chords for -Canon in D-
Lecture 21 21 – Time Signatures and Rhythm
Lecture 22 22 – 4 Beat Bars (4-4 Time Signature)
Lecture 23 23 – Playing ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’
Lecture 24 24 – 3 Beat Bars (3-4 Time Signature)
Lecture 27 27 – 2 Beat Bars (2-4 Time Signature)
Lecture 28 28 – Playing ‘The Muffin Man’
Lecture 29 29 – Frustration & Mental Health
Lecture 30 30 – Section Summary
Section 2: Piano Progressions: Building on the Basics
Lecture 31 1 – Introduction to Note Values
Lecture 32 2 – Playing Minims and Semibreves
Lecture 33 3 – Playing Crotchets
Lecture 34 4 – Playing Mixed Note Lengths
Lecture 35 5 – Playing London Bridge
Lecture 38 8 – Learning A and B (Treble Clef)
Lecture 41 11 – Introduction to Quavers
Lecture 44 14 – Introduction to Sharps
Lecture 45 15 – Introduction to Flats
Lecture 48 18 – Playing the Intro to ‘Für Elise’
Lecture 49 19 – Musical Intervals
Lecture 50 20 – Major Chords
Lecture 51 21 – Minor Chords
Lecture 52 22 – Combining Major and Minor Chords
Lecture 53 23 – Chords Across Both Hands
Lecture 54 24 – Staccato
Lecture 55 25 – Playing ‘Chopsticks’
Lecture 56 26 – Introduction to Dotted Crotchets
Lecture 57 27 – Introduction to Dotted Minims
Lecture 60 30 – Section Summary
Section 3: Piano Sheet Music Mastery: From Symbols to Songs
Lecture 61 1 – Introduction to Sheet Music
Lecture 62 2 – Reading Middle C
Lecture 63 3 – Reading Semibreves
Lecture 64 4 – Reading Minims
Lecture 65 5 – Reading Crotchets
Lecture 66 6 – Time Signatures
Lecture 67 7 – Reading D and E (Treble Clef)
Lecture 68 8 – Reading B and A (Bass Clef)
Lecture 69 9 – Reading F and G (Treble Clef)
Lecture 70 10 – Reading G, F and E (Bass Clef)
Lecture 73 13 – Reading and Playing Quavers
Lecture 76 16 – The Tie
Lecture 77 17 – The Slur
Lecture 78 18 – Reading Dotted Minims
Lecture 79 19 – Reading Dotted Crotchets
Lecture 82 22 – Introduction to Rests
Lecture 85 25 – Reading and Playing Two Notes in the Right Hand
Lecture 86 26 – Reading and Playing Two Notes in the Left Hand
Lecture 90 30 – Section Summary
Section 4: Piano Finger Mastery: Strength and Independence
Lecture 91 1 – Introduction to Finger Strength
Lecture 92 2 – Finger Independence Exercise 1
Lecture 93 3 – Finger Independence Exercise 2
Lecture 94 4 – Double Note Exercises (Right Hand)
Lecture 95 5 – Double Note Exercises (Left Hand)
Lecture 96 6 – Chord Exercises
Lecture 97 7 – Alberti Bass Exercises
Lecture 100 10 – Cross-Hand Arpeggios
Lecture 101 11 – Finger Stretching
Lecture 102 12 – Playing with Dynamics
Lecture 103 13 – Section Summary
Section 5: Piano Chord Mastery: Building Blocks of Music
Lecture 104 1 – What is a Chord?
Lecture 105 2 – Understanding Scales
Lecture 106 3 – Building Major Chords
Lecture 107 4 – Playing Major Chord Inversions
Lecture 108 5 – Building Minor Chords
Lecture 109 6 – Playing Minor Chord Inversions
Lecture 110 7 – Diminished Chords
Lecture 111 8 – Dominant 7th Chords
Lecture 112 9 – Primary Chord Progressions
Lecture 113 10 – Augmented Chords
Lecture 114 11 – More Chord Progressions in Major Keys
Lecture 115 12 – More Chord Progressions in Minor Keys
Lecture 116 13 – Adding the 7th to Major and Minor Chords
Lecture 117 14 – Section Summary
Section 6: Piano Hand Coordination: Mastering Two-Handed Play
Lecture 118 1 – Introduction to Playing with Two Hands
Lecture 119 2 – Separating the Hands
Lecture 120 3 – Unified Rhythms Between Hands
Lecture 121 4 – Parallel Motion Exercises
Lecture 122 5 – Contrary Motion Exercises
Lecture 123 6 – Chord Mapping and Voicing
Lecture 124 7 – Melodic Transferal Between Hands
Lecture 125 8 – Simple Accompaniment Patterns
Lecture 126 9 – Practice Scales and Warm-Ups
Lecture 127 10 – Crossing Hands Exercise
Lecture 128 11 – Section Summary
Section 7: Piano Speed Mastery: Techniques for Playing Fast
Lecture 129 1 – Introduction to Playing Fast
Lecture 130 2 – Finger Dexterity Exercises (Hanon Exercise 1)
Lecture 131 3 – More Finger Dexterity Exercises (Hanon Exercise 2)
Lecture 132 4 – Wrist Rotation and Arm Weight Transfer
Lecture 135 7 – Section Summary
Section 8: Piano Improvisation: Unlocking Your Creative Potential
Lecture 136 1 – Introduction to Improvisation
Lecture 137 2 – Understanding Chord Progressions
Lecture 138 3 – Exploring Scales for Improvisation
Lecture 139 4 – Developing Motifs and Phrases
Lecture 140 5 – Rhythmic Improvisation
Lecture 142 7 – Improvising in Different Styles
Lecture 143 8 – Developing Your Own Style + Section Summary
Section 9: Piano Octave Mastery: Techniques for Playing in Octaves
Lecture 144 1 – Introduction to Octaves
Lecture 145 2 – Proper Hand Position for Octaves
Lecture 146 3 – Basic Octave Exercises
Lecture 147 4 – Octave Scales
Lecture 148 5 – Octave Arpeggios
Lecture 149 6 – Playing Melodies in Octaves
Lecture 150 7 – Octave Leaps and Jumps
Lecture 151 8 – Octaves in Bass Lines
Lecture 152 9 – Section Summary
Section 10: Playing By Ear: Unlocking the Power of Listening
Lecture 153 1 – Introduction to Playing by Ear
Lecture 154 2 – Recognizing and Playing Basic Intervals
Lecture 155 3 – Recognizing and Playing Advanced Intervals
Lecture 156 4 – Recognizing and Playing Simple Melodies
Lecture 157 5 – Recognizing Basic Chord Qualities
Lecture 158 6 – Recognizing Common Chord Progressions
Lecture 159 7 – Section Summary
Section 11: Mastering Scales: Advanced Techniques for Piano Mastery
Lecture 160 1 – Introduction to Scales
Lecture 161 2 – Major Scales
Lecture 162 3 – Minor Scales
Lecture 163 4 – Chromatic Scales
Lecture 165 6 – Advanced Scales
Lecture 166 7 – Exploring Modes
Lecture 167 8 – Course Summary
