Beginner
If you’re brand new to the piano start here. These beginner learning tracks will help you build a solid foundation by learning the essentials.
Beginner Content
96 Courses
442 Lessons
137 Smartsheets
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!
Take the Jingle Bells Rag Challenge, where you'll learn how to develop the lead sheet into a super fun ragtime arrangement. Explore Rag Rolls, the Stride Left Hand, and more.
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."
Common Chord Progressions, 4 Examples
Natural, Harmonic, & Melodic Minor Scales
Jonny Darko, Lead Sheet, Melody, Chords, Patterns
Learn to improvise over a Jazz ballad with Jazz Ballad Soloing Challenge. Working with the Turnaround Progression, we explore scales, lower/upper positions, exercises, chromatic connectors, & more.
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.
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
Exercises 9 & 10, Twinkle Twinkle, Blues
How to Practice
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
The First Groove, & Keyboard Layout
Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of C Minor with the scales, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Then put it all together with a fun minor swing tune, "Long Ago."
