Piano Basics

Embark on piano fundamentals: layout, sitting, finger numbering, note names, and basic songs. Dive into musical terms, rhythm, and shorthand.

1.4 Hours

21 Lessons

Taught by

Ken Gustafson

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

Ken Gustafson

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

Ken Gustafson

Piano Lessons / Beginner Lessons / Beginner Piano Essentials

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