How to Play Piano (the quick way)
*FREE COURSE* – The “How to Start Piano” Course (no piano required) – https://musiciansinspired.teachable.com/p/how-to-start-piano
Curious about learning piano, but don’t where to start? This course sets you on the right path to learning piano, so you don’t waste time and money on lessons and keyboards you don’t need.
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Summary
In this lesson I show you as fast as humanly possible how to read and play chords on the piano. In 8 minutes, you’ll understand notes, intervals, chords, inversions, voice leading, and the basic pop rhythm pattern. You can lookup chords and lyrics online at https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/ and play your favorite songs.
Enjoy!
Sections
0:00 – Intro
0:07 – Notes
0:33 – White Notes
1:19 – Black Notes
1:47 – Intervals
3:04 – Chords
4:30 – Inversions
4:59 – Chord Progressions
5:11 – Voice Leading
5:45 – Voice Leading Trick
7:17 – Rhythm
7:41 – How to Lookup Songs
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Keyboard & Equipment Recommendations
As a student learning how to play piano, you need a keyboard that has 88 or 76 keys, weighted keys, and is affordable.
Here are the two best options:
1) Yamaha P-125a – https://amzn.to/3ZtLouN
2) Yamaha P45 – https://amzn.to/3J6pgBG
Here is additional equipment:
1) Keyboard Stand – http://amzn.to/2EHc031
2) Keyboard Bench – http://amzn.to/2EFhDP7
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Are you a songwriter?
Here are the essential songwriting books for lyric writing:
1) Songwriters on Songwriting by Paul Zollo – http://amzn.to/2CtJQKL
2) Writing Better Lyrics by Pat Pattision – http://amzn.to/2CwtjGG
3) Songwriting Without Boundaries by Pat Pattison – http://amzn.to/2CgpzVw
4) A Dictionary of American Idioms by Adam Makkai – http://amzn.to/2CgEoHC
5) Scholastic Dictionary of Idioms by Marvin Terban – http://amzn.to/2EGEzh7