- The piano keyboard is made up of white and black keys.…The black keys are grouped into twos and threes.…When you go down to the left on the piano,…your sounds will get lower. (piano notes)…When you go up to the right,…your sounds will get higher. (piano notes)…We use the first seven letters of the alphabet…to name the keys on the piano.…
And you can learn these names easily by…looking at their relationship to the black keys.…The easiest white key to learn is D.…It's in between the group of two black keys.…Find this group and then go right in the middle…and you'll find D. (piano note)…(piano note)…From there it's easy to learn C and E.…C is to the left of the two black keys…and E is to the right.…
Now take a look at the three black key group.…Here you'll find F, to the left,…G and A in the middle,…and then B to the right.…Now you can name every white key on your piano.…Now you're ready to play something on the piano.…You'll put your right-hand thumb on middle C…and let your fingers fall consecutively…over the next four keys.…
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1/13/2017- Practicing proper hand technique
- Practicing proper seating position
- Practicing the right-hand C and left-hand C positions
- Melodic intervals
- Harmonic intervals
- B for the left and right hand
- A for the left hand
- Using the damper pedal
- Moving up and down the keyboard in 6ths
- Measuring half steps and whole steps
- Progressions and triplets
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome29s
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1. The Basics
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The keyboard3m 13s
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Right-hand C position1m 43s
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Quarter notes and half notes2m 56s
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Left-hand C position1m 26s
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The whole note2m 25s
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The grand staff3m 3s
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2. Melodic Intervals
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Melodic intervals: 2nds3m 43s
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Melodic intervals: 3rds2m 50s
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Melodic intervals: 4ths3m 20s
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Melodic intervals: 5ths2m 16s
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3. Introducing Harmony
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The sharp sign1m 1s
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The C major chord2m 44s
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B for the left hand3m 28s
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B for the right hand2m 16s
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A for the left hand3m 40s
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The damper pedal4m 13s
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4. New Rhythms and Intervals
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Eighth notes3m 11s
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The dotted quarter note3m 8s
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Intervals: 6ths6m 41s
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Syncopated notes2m 59s
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The flat sign1m 14s
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5. Music Theory
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The major scale2m 30s
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More about chords7m 22s
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About the blues3m 51s
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RH: An extended position1m 46s
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The G major scale1m 23s
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6. Progressions and Triplets
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Triads and progressions6m 51s
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A new style of bass4m 16s
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Eighth note triplets2m 54s
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Conclusion
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Closing and credits1m 44s
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