Fundamentals
Learn fundamental piano techniques and exercises to improve your playing.
Fundamentals Content
107 Courses
780 Lessons
190 Smartsheets
4 Chord Progressions
"Jonny's Moonflight," Melody, Chords, & Groove Options
Natural, Harmonic & Melodic Minor Scales
Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of D Major with the scale, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Then put it all together with an upbeat Blues groove.
D Major Scale, Both Hands
4 Common Chord Progressions
Sunrise Blues, Melody & Lead Sheet, Left Hand Patterns
Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of A Major with the scale, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Put it all together with a fun rock song!
Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of A Minor with the scale, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Then put it all together with an original song "Jonny Darko."
Natural, Harmonic, & Melodic Minor Scales
Common Chord Progressions, 4 Examples
Jonny Darko, Lead Sheet, Melody, Chords, Patterns
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.
Note Names of White and Black Keys
Finger Numbers, Posture, Hand Position
Stretches and Finger Warm-Ups
C Position, Fingering, Common Note Values
Exercises 1 & 2, Ode to Joy, Jazz Style
Exercises 3 & 4, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Latin Style
Exercises 5 & 6, William Jonathan, Jazz Ballad
Exercises 7 & 8, I'll Be There, Pop Style
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