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Learning to play the piano takes a lot of practice. For that practice to be productive, though, you need to make sure your hands are in the right place to get the notes you want and that you correctly translate musical terms and symbols.
Everybody these days has a hectic schedule, and the great thing with online piano lessons is having the ability to take the lesson when you desire and not when the teacher can work you into their schedule. As mentioned above, totally free online piano lessons allow you to try piano lessons out before you pay any money. Welcome to the Beginner Piano Lessons Section! If you have an understanding of the piano layout and key names, then you are ready to dive in and start playing some music! This section contains five subsections, each geared towards specific subjects on piano playing. Here's what you'll learn in each subsection.
Common Musical Symbols and Terms for Playing the Piano
When you’re learning to play the piano, or any instrument for that matter, it can be hard to remember all those different musical terms and symbols — base or treble clef, whole notes or half notes, confusing time signatures, and more. The following can help you keep all these music symbols and terms straight — and if you get stuck often, click here to print this sheet to use as a quick reference when you need it.
Piano Keys and Their Corresponding Notes
Keys on a piano and each one’s location on the keyboard can be difficult to remember when getting started playing piano. Print this page (the notes are large enough to see easily from a distance) and place it right above the keys on your piano or keyboard to help you instantly recall the note name for each key.
Using the Right and Left Hands to Play Piano
When playing the piano, each hand has a specific function. The right hand, stationed in the treble-clef notes, general plays melodies and the left hand, in the bass quarters, handles the low end. Both hands generally flesh things out by adding harmony. Of course, there are exceptions to these rules; one hand sometimes ventures into the other’s territory.
Shown here are the numbers that correspond to the left- and right-hand fingerings — numbers you see in musical notation, especially in the context of tricky passages. Following these suggestions can help you play the music more smoothly and speed up the learning process.
This audio and video resource center is an interactive addition to Piano For Dummies, 3rd Edition, with bonus material created to help you better understand the concepts and techniques from the book. You can navigate to your desired video clip and audio track by viewing a chapter, then selecting individual clips or tracks in the content menu.
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Ch 2 | Ch 5 | Ch 7 | Ch 8 | Ch 9 | Ch 10 | Ch 11 | Ch 12 | Ch 13 | Ch 14 | Ch 15 | Ch 16 | Ch 17 | More on Pianos
Chapter 2: Meeting the Keyboard Family
Chapter 5: Eighty-Eight Keys, Three Pedals, Ten Fingers, and Two Feet
Chapter 7: Joining the Rhythm Nation
Chapter 8: Changing the Beaten Path
Chapter 9: Playing a Melody
Chapter 10: Scaling to New Heights
Chapter 11: Hey, Don’t Forget Lefty!
Chapter 12: The Building Blocks of Harmony
Chapter 13: Understanding Keys
Chapter 14: Filling Out Your Sound with Chords
Chapter 15: Dressing Up Your Music
Chapter 16: Great Grooves List 1
Chapter 16: Great Grooves List 2
Chapter 17: Perusing the Aisle of Style
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