A WELL-QUALIFIED AND FRIENDLY TEACHER Hi, I'm Carl and I have been a piano teacher for over thirty years. I have a degree in music, a postgraduate degree in teaching and I hold a piano diploma through the Victoria College of Music. PRIMER BOOK INCLUDED 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. GETTING YOUR HANDS ON THOSE KEYS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE 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. FEEDBACK IS IMPORTANT Like my private students, the issues you face as you progress through the course will be different from the next person. Because of this, feedback is extremely important. Therefore, as part of the course, you will have the opportunity to send me videos for critiquing plus I will always be on hand to answer any questions you might have. REAL PIANO LESSONS This is a 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. Don't put it off any longer, there's no time like the present and with a 30-day money back guarantee there's no risk. Start your wonderful journey into the world of the piano today.

Have you ever wondered if you could play the running descending passage of the most popular piano version of "Autumn Leaves?" In 1955, a rather unknown pianist by the name of Louis Jacob Weertz changed his name to Roger Williams and recorded his own arrangement of the somewhat popular "Les Feuilles Mortes," soon to be known as "Autumn Leaves." It became the only piano instrumental to reach #1 on Billboard's Popular Music chart, and having sold over two million copies then, it was awarded a Gold Disc. In 2010, Roger Williams was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. At that time, "Autumn Leaves" was the best-selling piano solo record of all time and the only one ever to top the Billboard charts. The following year, one week after his 87th birthday, he died after a long bout with pancreatic cancer. This is the most famous piano arrangement of "Autumn Leaves." Roger Williams, nicknamed "Mr. Piano" by his international fans, created this piano riff that had made him famous worldwide. This is what you will be learning in this tutorial. What you will find here is a unique approach to teaching pianists how to play the rippling sound of "Autumn Leaves," Roger Williams' most famous recording. Included are video lectures that show detailed instructions on how to properly play this amazing passage. There are three (3) video lectures in all. You may take your time learning the tutorial. Feel free to pause and rewind any section as you please.

JazzKids makes learning the piano and improvisation fun! JazzKids®, created by Berklee College of Music graduate Willie Myette, creates method books that show beginning improvisers how to improvise at the piano. Even if you have never improvised before, JazzKids makes it easy to learn. The step-by-step instruction and jam-with-the-band tracks make learning how to improvise fun and easy. Not that interested in Jazz? Well, guess what, JazzKids now features many different styles of music including Jazz, Blues, Pop, Latin, Rock and Klezmer! You can learn how to improvise over these different styles while learning how to read and translate those pesky chord symbols into a full arrangement. JazzKids has been used with students around the world for the past decade. How Does JazzKids Encourage Improvisaton? Rhythm - rhythm is key to successful improvisation because without an interesting rhythm, your improvisation will sound "flat". JazzKids creates a strong rhythmic foundation by teaching students how to read and vocalize rhythms. This is important because if you can "sing" a rhythm, you can play it. Students will then utilize the rhythms that they have been practicing in their own improvisation and compositions. Ear Training - it is important to really hear music to be able to improvise. The ear training exercises teach students to discern small differences in rhythm and melody which in turn helps them to listen critically while improvising. The Song - the JazzKids pieces are really fun to play. More important, they have been designed to allow a lot of possibility for the student to change what has been written. Often, students learning the JazzKids pieces, will change a note here or there. Sometimes they'll create their own composition or a "spin off" using the piece as a "spring board". Improvisation Exercises - these exercises give students a positive experience in improvisation. A lot of times, when learning to improvise, students are handed a scale and told, "Now improvise." Unfortunately, this works for only a few students. Most of us need further direction and coaching. JazzKids provides this by not only teaching the scales for improvisation, but also by giving written examples and fun play-a-long tracks.

Learn how to Play the piano or keyboards at any age. Join a 8,000+ strong community of fellow piano students learning together in  this much-loved Udemy music course. Bigger, Better, Learn Faster. - Play entire piano pieces from the  earliest lessons. (Be sure to watch and try out the course 'preview'  lessons) No prior musical theory knowledge, nor the ability to read piano  sheet music necessary for this course. Easy to understand lessons that  stay on-topic, teaching you the basics of what you need to know,  step-by-step. Learn how to transform from a complete novice beginner  to the level of an early intermediate standard pianist. Learn all the skills to achieve mastery of the piano - With  time-stamped video lessons, extensive lesson descriptions, and detailed  notes. Learn an extensive repertoire of well-loved piano favorites -  Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. (See the course section  listings.) Have the online support and mentoring of an expert piano teacher and  performer, with 30+ years experience. Have all your questions answered -  just drop me a message, or ask your fellow piano students on the course  discussion board. In a recent  PhD research paper, 94% of all adults surveyed and 82% of the overall  population said they would love to be able to play the piano. Check out  Lecture One of the course: '100 Personal Benefits of Learning Piano  Today.' You can read and/or download the document with no further  obligation. Why not test  drive the course and learn your first piano pieces today, as shown in the sample  video lessons? Just look for the 'Preview' sign beside the available  videos. Remember:  All updates, insider tips and tricks, supplementary material, and  exclusive additional lesson content will come to you at no extra charge. What you pay  today is all you will ever pay. Period. For a  course that never expires! There's even a 30 day money back guarantee. Receive a  year's worth of piano lessons for the price of a few hours  face-to-face. Simple, fast, easy, direct, convenient, - and all  delivered instantly at outstanding value. Rewind, replay, repeat, download - Learn in your own time at your own pace. Learn how to play your first piano pieces within minutes. You want it, you need it, you like it, and you can afford it. So why not buy it? Don't delay, 'Learn Piano Today'. Note: This course is equally suitable for beginner keyboard players.

Are you a beginner?  Do you know the basics of piano already?  Would you like to impress your friends?  Then, this is the course for you!  You will learn to play to great standards by Scott Joplin- "The Entertainer" and "Maple Leaf Rag."  Both of these songs are popular and are used in many films (most notably "The Sting").  As with all of my courses, I go step by step, taking you through both hands.  All sheet music is provided!

Course Outline/Description! Video 1: Section goal: basics of technique, rhythm basics of reading music, especially CDEFG, sharps and flats, where everything is located on the piano, give a foundation for reading and being creative at the piano! Topics covered: Basics of technique Black/white keys/high low Treble and bass clef Sharps and flats Keyboard geography – ABCDEFG (repeats) Basics of rhythms – quarter, half note, and whole note Learn C – D -  E – F - G for the right hand Learn CDEFG on paper Video 2: Section goal: Learn Jingle Bells (right hand) and play along! Topics covered: See how “Jingle Bells” is played including an introduction! Look at sheet music to “Jingle Bells” including an introduction See how “Jingle Bells” is played on the piano (another option) – this one is good to play along! Sheet music to “Jingle Bells” (including the introduction) Listen to the “Jingle Bells” play along! Accompaniment track provided to play along and be creative! Play along with “Jingle Bells” if you would like! Kathryn plays “Jingle Bells” Sheet music includes: 7 different ways to play "Jingle Bells" Video 3: Section goal: learn finger exercises and left hand chords C major and G7 Topics covered: Play through RH (right hand) finger exercise Sheet music to RH finger exercise Learning left hand chords C major and G7 Learn left hand chord exercise Sheet music to finger exercises Video 4: Section goal: C major scale for the right hand “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” both hands including chords! Topics covered: C major scale (fingering 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5) Sheet music to C major scale (going up and down) Eighth notes – (takes two eighth notes to equal a quarter note)! "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" including RH scales Sheet music to Twinkle LH (left hand) chords to Twinkle Sheet music to LH chords to Twinkle Piano both hands to Twinkle (looking at the piano or keyboard) Sheet music to both hands (various ways to play the song) Video 5: Section: Tools to improvise, to learn easy chords, and tools to write a song in the key of C! Topics covered: Major chords = sound happy Minor chords = sound sad Learning chords in C major (looking at the piano or keyboard) C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am, B dim C major C major – CEG D minor (also written Dm) – DFA E minor (also written Em) – EGB F major – FAC G major – GBD A minor – ACE B diminished (also written Bdim) – BDF How to double a bass in a song! (Use 2 of the same note)! Tools to write a song in C major (C major, F major, and G7) Side note: The key of C means that there are no sharps or flats!

Lessons 1 - 22 Musical Alphabet. Black Note Groups. Finding Notes on the Piano. The Stave. Bar Lines. Treble and Bass Clef. Time Signatures. Note and Rest Time Names. Note and Rest Time Values. Dots and Dotted Notes. Counting the Beat. Right Hand Notes Middle C, D, E, F and G. Left Hand Notes F, G, A, B and Middle C. Note Stems. Fingering and Finger Numbers for Piano. Sitting at the Piano. Finger Number Exercises. Rhythm Exercises. Sight Reading Exercises. Practice Tunes. Video Demonstrations. Audio Files. Lesson 20 is a revision of Lessons 1 to 19 covering the musical alphabet and notes on the piano. The stave, clefs and bar lines. Time signatures. Note and rest time names and time values. Notes on the stave. Playing with two hands at the piano Playing with two hands together

Have you always wanted to learn to play the piano? Have you tried traditional piano lessons before but couldn't stick with them? Are you ready to FINALLY cross playing the piano off your bucket list? If you said YES to either of these questions, this course is for you. My course is designed to rekindle the piano player in you and help get you started playing quickly with an easier methodology than is used in traditional lessons.  I designed my methodology to help you learn how to play the piano quickly with a few tricks. My course is NOT designed for those individuals looking to learn/ play traditional music. I don't focus you to learn the chords and scales but help you get started playing a song right away. Are you still considering playing the piano? Consider these added benefits from learning to play: Powerful Purpose - Whether it's for your life or the next generations, learning to play the piano can instill within you a purpose and drive like nothing else. Strong Mind - Making the piano a part of your daily life has proven to fight off the adverse effects of aging, depression, and even Alzheimer's! Health Body - Reduces blood pressure, betters your coordination, stave off arthritis - just some of the many ways the piano can help keep you happy and health. Refresh Spirit - When you sit down and play the piano, it can transport you away from the trials and tribulations of the day like few things can.

Have you always wanted to play the piano, but were not sure if you want to fully commit to private lessons or an expensive course? If so this course is for you! I wanted to create a very basic course for a complete beginner. This course does simply one thing - demystifies the keyboard. If you look at a piano and think, "this is too complicated to learn", this course will hopefully dispel those thoughts. The piano is much more logical and easier to understand than most people think. I will teach you... How to purchase your first keyboard (amongst the many, many, many keyboards that are out there) The 12 unique notes that make the 88 keys of the piano easy to memorize How the piano is spaced out How the piano relates to other instruments How the piano relates to singers By the end of this course the piano itself, will make a lot more sense!

Do you want to learn how to play a truly exciting style of music on the piano? Then this course is just right for you. We will start very slow, so you can follow along easily. Then in a very short time you will be able to accompany classic rock'n'roll songs like "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On". Then we will show you some variations and in the second section we will start with some basic solo playing. Ath the end of this section you will be able to play your first full 12 bar blues solo. In the third section you will learn some typical licks and tricks, that will lift your solo playing to another level. In every section we'll give you a musical theory background in small doses, easy to understand to suggest. Those lesson will enable you to play with more confidence because you will understand how the different scales (major scale, blues scale, country scale) and common chords work. We will also help you to improvise with those scales In this course you will learn: A Basic Accompanying Pattern For Classic Rock'n'Roll Songs A Second Accompanying Pattern For An Even Stronger Sound The Structure Of A Standard 12 Bar Blues in thre different keys The Major Scale On The Piano and What You Can Do With It The Structure Of The Major Chord, The 6th Chord and The 7th Chord A Magic Chord That Lets You Play A Full Solo Without Even Changing Two Authentic Left Hand Patterns As Driving Force For Your Solo Playing The Structure Of The Blues Scale And How To Use It How A Blueberry Muffin Recipe Can Measure Your Progress Some Great Authentic Must Know Licks For The Right Hand How To Come Up With Your Own Licks The Structure Of The Country Scale And How To Use It How To Accompany A Typical 1950s Ballad