5-Hour Piano For Beginners

Learn to play the piano like Beethoven

What you’ll learn
Complete beginners will be taken to an intermediate (or even higher) level of piano playing with a thorough understanding of music theory.
You will learn to read music, so that you can play from lead sheets, chord sheets and sheet music.
You will learn all the chords on the piano that will allow you to play all the songs you want.
You will start to improvise using the pentatonic and blues scales.
Requirements
A piano or electronic keyboard
A metronome (downloadable for free on smartphones)
No need for any knowledge of music nor skills at the piano.
Description
Brand new to music?Have some music theory gaps you need to fill?Always wanted to play the piano, but didn’t know where to start?If any of these are true, take this course!I want you to learn piano and music theory quickly.That’s why I worked hard to make this the most compact, engaging, and easy to follow piano and music theory course on Udemy.I cut out the fluff, logically structured lectures, and worked hard to lay out concepts clearly.By the end of this course you’ll understandProper piano techniqueThe white and black notes of the piano keyboardThe elements of music (notes, intervals, chords, scales)The Major and Minor KeysRhythmic SubdivisionHow to read sheet music (the notes on a page)This will give you a solid foundation to pursue more advanced study. Whether that’s with a private teacher, or more advanced piano courses on Udemy.Learning the keyboard / piano is also a great instrument to start with and will help you learn other instruments faster.I think you’ll really enjoy this course and I look forward to seeing you on the inside!VERY QUICKLY, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PLAY YOUR FIRST SONGS ON THE PIANO OR KEYBOARDAt 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.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Source Files

Section 2: 02 Play Your First Notes

Lecture 3 Getting Started

Lecture 4 C Major Scale

Lecture 5 Tune In C Major

Lecture 6 Improv In C Major

Section 3: 03 Note Reading and Playing

Lecture 7 Intro To Sheet Music

Lecture 8 Largo

Lecture 9 More Rhythm

Lecture 10 Opening Gambit

Lecture 11 Ties, Phrases, Sharps And Flats

Lecture 12 If You Don’t C# You Might Bb

Lecture 13 Dynamics, Articulation And Tempo

Lecture 14 Shave And A Haircut

Section 4: 04 Play More Scales

Lecture 15 G Major Scale

Lecture 16 Twisted Scale

Lecture 17 A Minor Scale

Lecture 18 Waltz In A Minor

Lecture 19 Waltz In A Minor (Adv)

Lecture 20 D Major Scale

Lecture 21 D Minor Scale

Section 5: 05 Play Chords

Lecture 22 Chord Structure

Lecture 23 I, Iv And V Chords

Lecture 24 Happy Birthday

Lecture 25 Chords In G

Lecture 26 Amazing Grace

Section 6: 06 Play Public Domain Pieces

Lecture 27 Fur Elise

Lecture 28 Swan Lake

Section 7: 07 Play Piano Exercises

Lecture 29 Two Octave Scales

Lecture 30 Arpeggios

Lecture 31 Hanon Exercises

Anyone curious about piano and music theory,Everyone interested in piano or keyboard, beginners and students at the basic level,Musicians who play other instruments but wish to learn piano and keyboards,Musical producers and DJs who need to know the language of music through keyboards