Have you ever looked at a piece of music and thought it looked like a foreign language? Music notation is strange looking at the beginning, but pretty simple once you get used to it a little bit. I'll walk you step by step through everything you need to know to be able to read music and play it on the piano, and in a very short period of time you'll be able to read music comfortably - most students can get through the course in an hour or two. At the end of this course, you'll be comfortably able to take a completely new piece of music, and understand exactly what's going on. You'll be able to take that music and know how to play it on the piano. Now this course is NOT a "how to play piano" course. We won't go in depth on piano techniques or exercises, but this course is a great first step if you want to get started on the piano quickly. You'll come out of the course being able to play basic songs and melodies.

NOW WITH FREE EBOOK: ALL THE SCALES AND CHORDS IN ALL INVERSIONS WITH FINGER POSITIONS (110 PAGES!) No other online piano course offers such a detailed and complete overview of scales and chords. With the clickable index, you’re never more than only one click away from the piano chords or scales you were looking for. ***UPDATE APRIL 2021. NEW SECTION ADDED: PLAYING BY EAR*** (This new section could actually be a whole course on its own, but is just included in this piano course!) You want to play your favorite song by ear, without having sheet music, chords or melody? After this new 2.5-hour section you will be able to sit at the piano and play any song, just by listening attentively, derive chords and melody and then play the song, by ear! Surprise everyone playing any song on the piano with this amazing technique! THE ONLINE PIANO COURSE THAT HELPED 1000S OF PEOPLE TO FINALLY PLAY SONGS ON THE PIANO, TO READ MUSIC AND TO IMPROVISE The way the course is created, with lots of songs and easy explanations of every detail, means that you will advance rapidly every day. VERY QUICKLY, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PLAY YOUR FIRST SONGS ON THE PIANO OR KEYBOARD At a very early stage, you will already apply what you’ve learned and start playing songs. First playing the melody with your right hand, later also adding your left hand. And what makes it a real pleasure to practice, is that you play a song together with a band that accompanies you while you are playing on your piano or electronic keyboard. This is what others say about the course: *** This piano course is extremely educational and highly entertaining as well. For beginners specially, Mr. Cohen didn't raise the bar of excellence, he is the bar simply put. His lectures will start you from know nothing into craving to learn more and highly addictive too. If you are searching over and over to find the right piano lesson for you, your search is over. You found the learning center. Cheers (Rolando Marucut) *** This is exactly the course I was looking for. I love piano music since I was a kid, however I never had the opportunity to learn. I am a total beginner, I love the way the teacher explains and shows the most important and key things in order to move forward in any lesson. My dream is closer. Thank you so much! (Daniel Madrid Sanchez) *** WOW! This is an amazing course. Thank you very much. Highly recommended. (Stefano Buiaroni) *** I really liked the way the course was created, with lots of songs, advices, quizzes. It was a challenge, but with perseverance and with a lot of exercises the results appeared. I think the most pleasant moments were when I played the songs from the course, but by far I think it was when I managed to control both hands independently. It was like a revelation. Now I have the needed tools: scales, chords, improvisation techniques, the rest depends on me, a lot of exercises. (Csizmadia Miklos) *** LEARN PIANO IN A FUN WAY, NOT BY ONLY ENDLESSLY RUNNING UP & DOWN THE SCALES In order to play the piano or keyboard well, you have to practice scales. But only endlessly going up & down the scales is not very fun way of learning the piano or keyboard, that’s why in this course you practice the scales in songs that contain just the notes of that particular scale. And of course, the band will accompany you in all the songs. This makes practicing the scales a pleasure! TRY THIS ONLINE PIANO COURSE WITHOUT ANY RISK. If you’re still not sure, why not just give it a try? It’s without any risk: if for whatever reason this is not the course for you, you can get a full refund within 30 days after purchase. So, there’s no need to wait any longer: just hit that ‘enroll’ button and get access to more than 22 hours of video, interactive music theory exercises and to an amazing BONUS: a 110 page ebook with all the scales and chords in all the inversions with finger positions , as well as plenty of other resources (play-along files in different tempos, PDF files with sheet music for every song, …). It only takes you one click to have access to ALL of this. Still not convinced? Just have a look at the promo video and the free preview videos to have an idea of how I teach, and also have a look at the course curriculum. COURSE CHARACTERISTICS You will apply the theory and skills learned during the lectures in songs that you will play together with a band (play-along mp3 files and MIDI files included). In this way, practicing the notes in the scales becomes a pleasure! Lots of practice files (mp3 and MIDI) in all 12 keys and in several tempos included An ebook included for FREE with ALL the scales and chords in all inversions with finger positions (110 pages!) with clickable index that leads you directly to the scale or chord you were looking for More than 450 downloadable resources! (more than any other piano course) Clear explanations by an experienced teacher (more than 25 years of teaching experience) Apart from the introduction section , the course consists of 6 main sections, each with a lot of lectures that will help you to advance in a steady way. The 6 main sections are: Scales Piano chords Other chords Playing by ear Reading music Improvisation SOME OF THE TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE Major scales in all 12 keys Minor scales in all 12 keys Transposing songs in other keys Lots of songs to practice the notes of the scales Circle of fifths Intervals Major triads Minor triads Dominant 7th chords Minor 7th chords Diminished chords Major 7th chords Slash chords Sus chords Lots of songs to practice the chords Diatonic chords in a major key Diatonic chords in a minor key Playing by ear Treble clef Bass clef Time signature Key signature Practice songs Pentatonic scale (major and minor) Blues scale The 12 bar blues Improvising with the pentatonic and blues scales Licks and riffs Adding rhythm in the left hand accompaniment Adding colors (9th, #9th, 13th) in the left hand accompaniment Extend the blues scale with extra notes

This easy course is a great place for the absolute beginner to the piano who wants to learn how to improvise. You will learn a cool bass line and several licks that you can use for improvisation. Rhythm is heavily discussed and there will be many rhythm exercises as it is an essential skill for piano improvisation. Each lesson covers a topic that will build upon the last. By the end of the course you will have a good start to improvising with the licks you have learned and also will know how to create your own. Topics here include the introduction, sounding bad, what is a lick, lick tonality, moving licks around, playing and resting, improvising in 30 minutes, exercises, triads, tips and the conclusion.

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

My udemy courses have over 4000 students taking my piano courses for adults, and now kids can take them too. Children learn piano like everything else they do, quickly! Is your child a piano prodigy? How will you know unless they have the chance to find out? You can find out easily. In this comprehensive video course providing piano lessons for kids, I teach your child from the very basics, to being able to read music, and play piano at an easy level. Did you know that piano is one of the easiest instruments to learn? Your child should be able to play simple songs by the end of the course, and be in a position to take further lessons and even exam courses, with the confidence of having a sound background in piano and music behind them. During lessons your child will learn to play 25 tunes. Your child will learn to play piano: Using short easy lessons Having fun doing it Learning to read music You will be wowed as you listen to your child playing piano in double quick time. By lesson 3, some music is being read and played By lesson 5, the first tune is being played By lesson 9, the notes in music and where to find them is known By lesson 10, five tunes can be played using both hands. By the end of the course 25 tunes have been learned, and can be played at will, while following music and understanding, dynamics and rhythm. In 20 weeks +, your child will be wanting more lessons as this course will be complete. ********************************************** As the course has lifelong access, you can use it for younger children when they grow up. ********************************************** You don’t need an expensive piano, any piano or keyboard will be fine. Your child will not need to know music, I teach them that. You will need some form of piano or keyboard, don’t worry about the size, kids do great on full sized piano’s it is amazing to watch them play. I use my more than 30 years of piano teaching experience, (having taught hundreds of youngsters over those years,) to guide your child through the stages of learning piano, using a standard text book from a recognized publisher, whom I always use for my private lessons. (Available worldwide, from Amazon, or good music shops.) By using this text book, I ensure your child learns everything properly, and in a recognized manner, using correct names for everything. Nothing is left to chance. I play every single note that your child will play for them first and with them. They always know what they should sound like and how to play every note. Lessons are fun to take. I advise at the end of every lesson, what students need to practice. Practicing is only five to ten minutes a day, and mum and dad can join in too, I even tell mum and dad, what to do to help. Check the lessons available for viewing to see the quality of teaching. I have never met anyone who regretted learning to play piano; I have met many who regretted, not learning to play piano. As with all my courses: you have unlimited lifetime access at no extra costs, ever all future additional lectures, etc in this course are always free there is an unconditional, never any questions asked full 30 day money-back-in-full guarantee my help is always available to you if you get stuck or have a question – I believe my support on udemy cannot be bettered. Start your child on a musical career and enroll them in this course.