Master Piano Playing

Learn Music Skills and Playing from Scratch

Arts & Hobbies4.6(69)3h 53m20 lectures1 section

What you'll learn

  • Learn the parts of the piano and the basics of playing
  • Play the basic notes
  • Practice with the right and left hand together
  • Play a first melody with a metronome and sheet music
  • Learn oriental and western scales
  • Understand basic chords and their circles
  • Play different rhythms and arpeggios
  • Increase playing speed on musical pieces

About this course

This course explains how to play the piano from zero, with the basics of music, notation, and scales. You start with the parts of the piano and the basics of playing it, and the basic notes, then exercises for the right hand, the left hand, and both together, and playing your first melody with a metronome and sheet music. Next you learn sharps and flats, what a scale means, the Kurd scale, the Ajam major scale, the Nahawand scale, the Hijaz scale, and the church modes. Then you move on to basic chords and their circles, sequences and intervals, rhythms such as tango, march, and the oriental maqsum, and arpeggios. You finish by playing the piece La cumparsita, and by increasing your playing speed with the piece Für Elise. The course suits the beginner who has never touched a piano, and anyone who loves music and wants to play songs and melodies. No previous experience is needed, and all you need is a piano or a keyboard. By the end, you will be able to read sheet music, play scales, chords, and rhythms, and perform musical pieces with both hands.

Expected outcomes

  • Confidently recognize the piano and its basic playing skills.
  • Easily read and understand musical notes and scales.
  • Play simple and advanced musical pieces.
  • Achieve harmony between hands while playing professionally.
  • Develop a musical sense to express oneself through playing.

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    Course content

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    Mastering Piano Playing

    20 lectures
    1. Piano Parts and Basics of PlayingIntroduces the piano, its types and how it differs from an organ, correct sitting and playing posture, finger numbering, and the three pedals and what each one does.10:27
    2. Basic Piano NotesExplains the basic notes on the piano with their names in Arabic and English, how to recognize them using the black keys, octaves and the piano's range, the middle octave, and piano tuning.8:05
    3. Right Hand ExercisesPresents right-hand piano exercises with different finger patterns, such as the five-finger sequence and skipping, rising and falling note patterns, with daily practice to build speed and finger agility.7:58
    4. Left Hand ExercisesPresents left-hand piano exercises with different finger patterns, from the five-finger sequence to rising and falling note patterns, with daily practice to build speed and finger agility.7:56
    5. Exercises for Both Right and Left HandsPresents exercises for playing both hands together on the piano at the same time with different finger patterns, with daily practice to improve speed, skill, and coordination between the hands.13:02
    6. First Melody on the Piano with Metronome and Sheet MusicCovers playing a first melody on the piano with a metronome, reading sheet music and where notes sit on the two clefs, and working out each note's duration within a measure.26:54
    7. Raised and Lowered Notes on the Piano (Sharps and Flats)Explains sharp and flat notes on the piano (diaz and bemol), where they sit on the black keys, and when a note is named sharp or flat depending on the scale being played.7:47
    8. Meaning of the Scale, Number of Scales, Their Notes, and the Chord Scale on the Piano (Phrygian) and Songs on ItDefines a musical scale and its notes, then explains the Kurd (Phrygian) scale, its interval rule, how to transpose it to other notes, with a sample song played in it.16:58
    9. The Major Scale on the PianoExplains the Ajam (major) scale on the piano, its interval rule, how to transpose it to other starting notes, with the Egyptian national anthem as a practice piece.12:38
    10. The Natural Minor Scale on the PianoExplains the Nahawand (natural minor) scale on the piano starting from the note La, its interval rule, how to transpose it to other notes, with a sample song.13:06
    11. Church Scales (Modes)Explains the church modes derived from the Ajam (major) scale, each starting from a different degree using the same notes, and how to transpose them with the interval rule.8:28
    12. The Harmonic Minor Scale on the PianoExplains the Hijaz (harmonic minor) scale on the piano, how it differs from Ajam by using sol sharp, its interval rule and transposition, with the song El Helwa Di as an example.14:25
    13. Basic ChordsExplains what chords are and how triads are built, the intervals of major and minor chords, power, diminished and augmented chords, their inversions, and how chords are named with letters.14:12
    14. Chord Circles and Their Relation to ScalesExplains what a chord progression is and how it is built, with the chord rule for each scale: major, Nahawand, Phrygian and Hijaz, and which chords fit inside each scale.10:11
    15. Progressions and IntervalsExplains intervals and how they are named, how they name chords, sus2, sus4, seventh and sixth chords, and transition chords that move the music between scales.12:13
    16. Rhythms (Tango or March Rhythm)Explains rhythm patterns on the piano and how the hands combine them, focusing on the tango or march rhythm, practiced with a metronome while switching chords and adding a simple melody.7:13
    17. Eastern Divided RhythmCovers strumming rhythms on guitar, finger movement on down and up strokes, notating a rhythm, the rumba rhythm, rasgueado and muting, practiced with a metronome.4:29
    18. Some Rhythms and Arpeggio on the PianoCovers several popular piano rhythms such as the fox, the slow malfouf and soft strumming, plus the arpeggio rhythm, practiced with chords and a metronome.24:20
    19. Piece La cumparsitaTeaches the piece La Cumparsita on the piano with a tango rhythm, using its main chords and a scale between Nahawand and Hijaz, played section by section with the chords.5:24
    20. Increasing Playing Speed on the Piano - Piece Für EliseCovers how to build playing speed on the piano through daily practice and handling mistakes, then teaches Für Elise with chords and left-hand arpeggios.7:36

    Instructor

    Artist Samih Ali

    Artist Samih Ali

    Composer and music arranger with 20 years of experience in teaching various musical instruments including piano, violin, and guitar.
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