An Accelerated Piano Course for Beginners - Piano Lessons

Always been keen on learning to play the piano?

If you’ve ever been fascinated by the skill of an expert pianist, and thought you might like to begin an exciting new chapter of your life, then this course is for you!

What you'll learn:

• How to play the piano with understanding

• How to practise for success

• How to read music

• How to interpret music

• How to approach learning new music

• Getting Ready to Start 30:00

  • 1: 1 Getting Ready to Start - Download this PIANO PRIMER BOOK 30:00

• The Basics 15:59

  • 2: 2 The Basics - How to Practice for Success 03:22
  • 3: 3 The Basics - Perfect Posture 02:38
  • 4: 4 The Basics - Making Life Easier - Hand Position and Finger Numbers 03:00
  • 5: 5 The Basics - Finding Your Way Around - Note Names and Key Groups 02:43
  • 6: 6 The Basics - Playing Your First Tune 04:16

• Starting to Read Music 11:21

  • 7: 7 Starting to Read Music - Hitting the Highs and Lows 00:45
  • 8: 8 Starting to Read Music - Beat It! Understanding Rhythm and Beat 02:28
  • 9: 9 Starting to Read Music - Rhythm Examples 02:59
  • 10: 10 Starting to Read Music - Adventures in Time - Bars, Bar Lines and Time Signat 03:01
  • 11: 11 Starting to Read Music - All Hail the Grand Staff! 02:08

• Your First Piece - Reading 3 Notes in each Hand 38:34

  • 12: 12 Your First Piece - Warm Up - Orientate Your Fingers 03:24
  • 13: 13 Your First Piece - Piece 1 - Two Handed Playing 11:36
  • 14: 14 Your First Piece - Learning to See Saw 04:12
  • 15: 15 Your First Piece - Piece 2 - More Left Hand Movement 11:05
  • 16: 16 Your First Piece - Piece 3 - More Practice Tips 08:17

• C Five Finger Position (Right Hand) 27:11

  • 17: 17 C Five Finger Position Right Hand - Warm Up - An Introduction to Positions 05:24
  • 18: 18 C Five Finger Position Right Hand - Piece 4 - Following Shapes 06:36
  • 19: 19 C Five Finger Position Right Hand - Piece 5 - Missing Notes 06:15
  • 20: 20 C Five Finger Position Right Hand - Piece 6 - Chords 08:56

• C Five Finger Position (Left Hand) 18:39

  • 21: 21 C Five Finger Position Left Hand - Warm Up - Working Those Left Hand Fingers 03:52
  • 22: 22 C Five Finger Position Left Hand - Piece 7 - Bringing Out The Left Hand 03:03
  • 23: 23 C Five Finger Position Left Hand - Piece 8 - Playing in Unison 04:26
  • 24: 24 C Five Finger Position Left Hand - Piece 9 - The Tie 07:18

• The D Position 21:29

  • 25: 25 D Position - Warm Up - Understanding Repeat Marks 05:43
  • 26: 26 D Position - Piece 10 - Working that Left Hand D Position 03:15
  • 27: 27 D Position - Piece 11 - Give it a Rest! 05:55
  • 28: 28 D Position - Piece 12 - D Position Chords 06:36

• The E Position 21:38

  • 29: 29 E Position - Warm Up - Staying Sharp 05:13
  • 30: 30 E Position - Piece 13 - Even Sharper 04:49
  • 31: 31 E Position - Piece 14 - Contrary Motion 03:35
  • 32: 32 E Position - Piece 15 - The Invisible Sharp 08:01

• The F Position 25:18

  • 33: 33 F Position - Warm Up - Feeling Flat 03:12
  • 34: 34 F Position - Piece 16 - Chords with Flats 07:40
  • 35: 35 F Position - Piece 17 - Maintaining that Hand Position 05:52
  • 36: 36 F Position - Piece 18 - Broken Chords 08:34

• The Treble C Position 22:22

  • 37: 37 Treble C Position - Warm Up - a Five Finger Work-Out 03:31
  • 38: 38 Treble C Position - Piece 19 - Two Positions at Once 04:38
  • 39: 39 Treble C Position - Piece 20 - Right Hand Chords 07:42
  • 40: 40 Treble C Position - Piece 21 - A Little Go at Pedaling 06:31

• The Bass G Position 18:46

  • 41: 41 Bass G Position - Warm Up - a Little Finger Twister! 03:29
  • 42: 42 Bass G Position - Piece 22 - More Silence 06:21
  • 43: 43 Bass G Position - Piece 23 - Getting in Shape 04:34
  • 44: 44 Bass G Position - Piece 24 - The Importance of Patterns 04:22

• Note Review 08:35

  • 45: 45 Note Review - Review and Quiz 07:35
  • 46: 46 Note Review - Note Quiz Answers 01:00

• Quavers/Eight Notes 32:49

  • 47: 47 Quavers or Eight Notes - Explanation 11:50
  • 48: 48 Quavers or Eight Notes - Warm Up - Out for the Count 02:34
  • 49: 49 Quavers or Eight Notes - Piece 25 - I Got Rhythm 07:12
  • 50: 50 Quavers or Eight Notes - Piece 26 - More Contrary Motion 03:53
  • 51: 51 Quavers or Eight Notes - Piece 27 - More Shaping Tips 07:20

• Dynamics 25:28

  • 52: 52 Dynamics - Warm Up - an Introduction to Grading Dynamics 08:04
  • 53: 53 Dynamics - Piece 28 - Keeping Quiet 06:31
  • 54: 54 Dynamics - Piece 29 - Experimenting with Dynamics 10:53

• Starting to Move Round the Keyboard 19:14

  • 55: 55 Starting to Move Round the Keyboard - Warm Up - A Bit of a Stretch 04:09
  • 56: 56 Starting to Move Round the Keyboard - Piece 30 - Stretch Those Fingers 03:32
  • 57: 57 Starting to Move Round the Keyboard - Piece 31 - A New Right Hand Note 03:29
  • 58: 58 Starting to Move Round the Keyboard - Piece 32 - A New Left Hand Note 08:04

• Thumb Under/Finger Over 21:03

  • 59: 59 Thumb Under Finger Over - Warm Up - Separate Hands Movement 03:23
  • 60: 60 Thumb Under Finger Over - Piece 33 - All Thumbs 03:42
  • 61: 61 Thumb Under Finger Over - Piece 34 - Left Hand Motion 05:42
  • 62: 62 Thumb Under Finger Over - Piece 35 - The Diminuendo 08:16

• Staccato Playing 15:49

  • 63: 63 Staccato Playing - Warm Up - an Introduction to Staccato 03:57
  • 64: 64 Staccato Playing - Piece 36 - Staccato in Contrary Motion 02:57
  • 65: 65 Staccato Playing - Piece 37 - Smooth and Staccato 03:05
  • 66: 66 Staccato Playing - Legato vs Staccato 05:50

• Slurs and Phrases 21:23

  • 67: 67 Slurs - Warm Up - DA-Dum 04:33
  • 68: 68 Slurs - Piece 39 - Wrist Rolls 04:51
  • 69: 69 Slurs - Piece 40 Deplonkifying Forte 04:25
  • 70: 70 Slurs - Piece 41 Slurs with Movement 07:34

• Dotted Notes 32:20

  • 71: 71 Dotted Notes - Warm Up - The Dotted Quarter Note 08:16
  • 72: 72 Dotted Notes - Piece 42 - Going Dotty 04:51
  • 73: 73 Dotted Notes - Piece 43 - The Need for Speed 10:06
  • 74: 74 Dotted Notes - Piece 44 - Dotted Eighth Notes 09:07

• Key Signatures 27:08

  • 75: 75 Key Signatures - An Introduction to Key Signatures 05:18
  • 76: 76 Key Signatures - The Power of Dreams 07:47
  • 77: 77 Key Signatures - Piece 46 - a Left Hand Challenge 06:54
  • 78: 78 Key Signatures - Piece 47 More Left Hand Movement 07:09

• Extras 21:58

  • 79: 79 Extras - Piece 48 - Pedaling 09:16
  • 80: 80 Extras - Piece 49 - Anacrusis 05:32
  • 81: 81 Extras - Piece 50 - Putting it all Together 07:10

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.

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 14-day money back guarantee there's no risk. Start your wonderful journey into the world of the piano today.

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What are my students saying about taking my courses?

Daniel B. *****

Carl is an excellent teacher and has done an admirable job of making things accessible to beginners. This course has really helped in my sight reading, playing both hands and gives many useful tips along the way. One of the big pluses was that all the pieces were really nice to play (no jingle bells!!) and always had a nice twist in added difficulty as we progressed. I feel like I can start playing now. Would love more advanced courses.

Ali Reza Y. *****

I am beyond thrilled with the progress I've made. Carl's explanations of piano techniques are very detailed and easy to follow. I've seen a remarkable improvement in my playing from the very beginning and as I approach the end of the course, I can't contain my excitement about playing the final piece. I feel confident that the lessons I've learned so far have prepared me well, making it feel like a breeze!

Ian stuart C. *****

easy to follow instructions. The practice pieces are just difficult enough that one feels a sense of achievement on completion. I look forward every day to my next piece. Carl is very personable. He gets his point over without talking down to the student.

• People with little to no experience of playing the piano who would like to fulfill their musical potential.
• People interested in more traditionally based piano lessons such as you would get by visiting a piano teacher.

• Own a piano, digital piano or electronic keyboard

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Reed courses certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included