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Introduction to the Keyboard

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Instructor
Jonny May
Course
Beginner
04:41:13

Complete Beginners, welcome to your first piano course, the Introduction to the Keyboard. You’ll learn note names, proper technique, stretches, exercises, note/chord reading, improv, & more.

Course Objectives
  • Learn All the Essentials You Need to Get Started at the Piano
  • Explore the Note Names, Pedals, & Technique
  • Learn 10 Valuable Exercises, 5 Songs, & Grooves
  • Discover How to Practice Effectively
Learning Focus
  • Exercises
  • Groove
  • Reading
Featured Reviews

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Exciting and positive
Very clear, motivate to continue the development of the learning and practicing. Very happy with this start!!
Great if you're truly a beginner, but a bit boring if you have some music experience
Everything is well explained. Exercises are good technique builders.
Best Decision Ever
This course put all the dots together and though I thought I was a bit too advanced for this course, I couldn't have been any more wrong, for one it took me a lot longer to master the content within the course than I first imagined but when I played that last song twinkle twinkle and read the notes and grooved along with the track, I felt the feeling of fulfillment that I was longing for when I picked up that book all those years ago and purchased a piano. Jonny really does have the perfect balance between theory, exercises, practice, practicality and fun!
This was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed it!
I enjoyed the songs and the exercises
A very nice first-steps-at-the-keyboard course
The course comprises of what one could expect of an encouraging introduction to the piano. On the one hand the exercises and played tunes get incrementally, yet manageably more difficult, on the other, one can see the point of practicing them (both from the point of view of individual technique and instant application in the tune played in a particular lesson).

Course Lessons

1
Introduction to the Keyboard – Lesson 1
19:10

The First Groove, & Keyboard Layout

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2
Introduction to the Keyboard – Lesson 2
21:15

Note Names of White and Black Keys

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3
Introduction to the Keyboard – Lesson 3
18:01

Finger Numbers, Posture, Hand Position

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4
Introduction to the Keyboard – Lesson 4
07:53

Stretches and Finger Warm-Ups

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5
Introduction to the Keyboard – Lesson 5
36:37

C Position, Fingering, Common Note Values

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6
Introduction to the Keyboard – Lesson 6
37:55

Exercises 1 & 2, Ode to Joy, Jazz Style

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7
Introduction to the Keyboard – Lesson 7
33:43

Exercises 3 & 4, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Latin Style

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8
Introduction to the Keyboard – Lesson 8
27:23

Exercises 5 & 6,  William Jonathan, Jazz Ballad

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9
Introduction to the Keyboard – Lesson 9
28:25

Exercises 7 & 8, I’ll Be There, Pop Style

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10
Introduction to the Keyboard – Lesson 10
39:02

Exercises 9 & 10, Twinkle Twinkle, Blues

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11
Introduction to the Keyboard – Lesson 11
11:49

How to Practice

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Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

Exciting and positive
Very clear, motivate to continue the development of the learning and practicing. Very happy with this start!!
Great if you're truly a beginner, but a bit boring if you have some music experience
Everything is well explained. Exercises are good technique builders.
Best Decision Ever
This course put all the dots together and though I thought I was a bit too advanced for this course, I couldn't have been any more wrong, for one it took me a lot longer to master the content within the course than I first imagined but when I played that last song twinkle twinkle and read the notes and grooved along with the track, I felt the feeling of fulfillment that I was longing for when I picked up that book all those years ago and purchased a piano. Jonny really does have the perfect balance between theory, exercises, practice, practicality and fun!
This was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed it!
I enjoyed the songs and the exercises
A very nice first-steps-at-the-keyboard course
The course comprises of what one could expect of an encouraging introduction to the piano. On the one hand the exercises and played tunes get incrementally, yet manageably more difficult, on the other, one can see the point of practicing them (both from the point of view of individual technique and instant application in the tune played in a particular lesson).
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