Piano & Keys
Play Piano for Real, Not by Rote
About this course
Most beginners learn a few songs by rote, never read fluently, and have no idea how chords actually work, so they stall the moment a teacher or a YouTube tutorial stops feeding them notes. This course teaches piano as a connected system: the physical technique that keeps you injury-free and fast (posture, curved fingers, the rotation and weight that pianists actually use), the map of the keyboard and the logic of major and minor scales, fluent reading of grand-staff notation, and the harmony (triads, sevenths, inversions, voice leading) that lets you play from a chord chart or improvise. By the end you will play pieces in multiple styles, read new music on your own, accompany yourself or a singer from lead-sheet chords, and improvise a simple solo, with a daily practice method you can keep for life.
Curriculum
Module 1: Getting Set Up: The Instrument, Posture, and Hand Technique
- Your Instrument, Bench Height, and the Layout of the KeysPreview
- Posture, Hand Shape, and Staying Relaxed🔒
- Five-Finger Positions and Your First Coordination🔒
Module 2: Reading Music: The Grand Staff, Rhythm, and Keys
- The Grand Staff: Reading Treble and Bass Clef🔒
- Rhythm, Note Values, and Counting🔒
- Scales, Key Signatures, and How Music Is Organized🔒
Module 3: Harmony at the Keyboard: Chords, Voicings, and Accompaniment
- Building Triads: Major, Minor, and Diminished🔒
- Sevenths, Inversions, and Voice Leading🔒
- Accompaniment Patterns and Playing From a Lead Sheet🔒
Module 4: Playing in Styles: Improvisation, Classical, and Contemporary
- Improvising: Pentatonic and Blues Scales Over Chords🔒
- Playing Classically: Phrasing, Dynamics, and Expression🔒
- Contemporary Styles and a Practice Plan That Sticks🔒