Beginner Piano Essentials

This course is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of piano chords, from basic major chords to advanced seventh chords and beyond. Starting with an introduction to piano fundamentals, including intervals and the C major chord, students will progress through the twelve keys, learning major chords and their inversions.

4.5 Hours

61 Lessons

Taught by

Ken Gustafson

Mike Walker

Course Content

All Topics

Piano Basics

Chords & Progressions

Reading & Intervals

Scales, Modes & Excercises

Scale Positions & Songs

Topic1

Ken Gustafson

Piano Lessons / Beginner Lessons / Beginner Piano Essentials

Getting Started

00:00:0000:13:06

Introduction to Piano

Piano Layout and Sitting Position

Practicing

Finger Numbering

Note Names

Difficulty

Completed

Topic2

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Piano Lessons / Beginner Lessons / Beginner Piano Essentials

C Position Notes and Simple Songs

00:00:0000:16:19

Identifying C and C Position Notes

Finger Exercises

Mary Had a Little Lamb

Ode to Joy

Difficulty

Completed

Topic3

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Musical Terms and Rhythm Pyramid

00:00:0000:28:52

Musical Terms

Triads

Rhythm and Duration

Dividing a Measure

Downbeats, Upbeats, and Syncopation

Song-Lean on Me

Musical Shorthand Part 1

Musical Shorthand Part 2

Difficulty

Completed

Topic4

Ken Gustafson

Piano Lessons / Beginner Lessons / Beginner Piano Essentials

Beginner Piano Songs

00:00:0000:23:30

Hot Cross Bun

Four to One

Two to One

Lightly Row

Difficulty

Completed

Topic5

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Major and Minor Chords

00:00:0000:18:24

Major Triad Part 1

Major Triad Part 2

Major Triad Part 3

Major Triad Part 4

Enharmonic Notes

Minor Triads

Difficulty

Completed

Topic6

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Piano Lessons / Beginner Lessons / Beginner Piano Essentials

Chord Progressions

00:00:0000:14:16

Chord Progressions using 1 and IV Chords

I-IV-V Progression

I-bVII-IV Progression

Songs: What I Got and Twist & Shout

Song-Sweet Home Alabama

Difficulty

Completed

Topic7

Ken Gustafson

Piano Lessons / Beginner Lessons / Beginner Piano Essentials

Reading Music

00:00:0000:19:41

Grand Staff

Treble and Bass Clef

Lines and Spaces

Rests and Time Signature

Difficulty

Completed

Topic8

Ken Gustafson

Piano Lessons / Beginner Lessons / Beginner Piano Essentials

Intervals

00:00:0000:14:44

Understanding Intervals

Step and Jump

Pinch and Stretch

Difficulty

Completed

Topic9

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Piano Lessons / Beginner Lessons / Beginner Piano Essentials

Major Scale

00:00:0000:18:56

C Major Scale and Practice Idea

Scale in Contrary and Parallel Motion

Scales in Multiple Octave

Major Scale Moments

Difficulty

Completed

Topic10

Ken Gustafson

Piano Lessons / Beginner Lessons / Beginner Piano Essentials

Understanding Modes

00:00:0000:26:04

Understanding Modes-Part 1

Understanding Modes-Part 2

Exercises on Modes

More Ways to Identify Modes

Difficulty

Completed

Topic11

Ken Gustafson

Piano Lessons / Beginner Lessons / Beginner Piano Essentials

Finger Exercise

00:00:0000:12:25

Introduction

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Practice Ideas

Difficulty

Completed

Topic12

Ken Gustafson

Piano Lessons / Beginner Lessons / Beginner Piano Essentials

C Minor Scale and Song-Mystery Man

00:00:0000:10:40

C Minor Scale

Song-Mystery Man

Difficulty

Completed

Topic13

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Piano Lessons / Beginner Lessons / Beginner Piano Essentials

G Major Position and Song-Music Box

00:00:0000:19:34

G Major Position

G Major Scale

Song-Music Box

Difficulty

Completed

Topic14

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F Major Position and Song-The Ticking Clock

00:00:0000:17:34

F Major Position

Song-The Ticking Clock

Difficulty

Completed

Topic15

Ken Gustafson

Piano Lessons / Beginner Lessons / Beginner Piano Essentials

F Minor Position and Song-Sultans Parade

00:00:0000:15:22

F Minor Position

Song-Sultans Parade

Difficulty

Completed

What you’ll learn

To learn chords with alternate bass notes and diminished chords, practice chord progressions, both in major and minor keys, to develop fluency and proficiency.

To learn seventh chords, exploring their inversions and open voicings, diatonic motion and the practical application of chords in various musical contexts.

By the end:

Confidently play and switch between chords and songs!

Beginner Piano Essentials

All Topics

Piano Basics

Chords & Progressions

Reading & Intervals

Scales, Modes & Excercises

Scale Positions & Songs

Introduction to Piano

Piano Layout and Sitting Position

Practicing

Finger Numbering

Note Names

Identifying C and C Position Notes

Finger Exercises

Mary Had a Little Lamb

Ode to Joy

Musical Terms

Triads

Rhythm and Duration

Dividing a Measure

Downbeats, Upbeats, and Syncopation

Song-Lean on Me

Musical Shorthand Part 1

Musical Shorthand Part 2

Hot Cross Bun

Four to One

Two to One

Lightly Row

Major Triad Part 1

Major Triad Part 2

Major Triad Part 3

Major Triad Part 4

Enharmonic Notes

Minor Triads

Chord Progressions using 1 and IV Chords

I-IV-V Progression

I-bVII-IV Progression

Songs: What I Got and Twist & Shout

Song-Sweet Home Alabama

Grand Staff

Treble and Bass Clef

Lines and Spaces

Rests and Time Signature

Understanding Intervals

Step and Jump

Pinch and Stretch

C Major Scale and Practice Idea

Scale in Contrary and Parallel Motion

Scales in Multiple Octave

Major Scale Moments

Understanding Modes-Part 1

Understanding Modes-Part 2

Exercises on Modes

More Ways to Identify Modes

Introduction

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Practice Ideas

C Minor Scale

Song-Mystery Man

G Major Position

G Major Scale

Song-Music Box

F Major Position

Song-The Ticking Clock

F Minor Position

Song-Sultans Parade

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