Unit 1 – Intro to Technique and Note Reading

8 Easy Beginner Songs

4 Finger Gyms – to develop coordination and good playing technique

Introduction to Sight Reading

Theory :

• How notes are written on the page
• How to read and locate notes in treble and bass clef
• Basic Rhythm
• Musical signs and symbols including treble clef, bass clef, grand staff, bar lines, measures, repeat signs, time signature

This depends on you!

Practice is an important component of musical learning. Playing piano is a skill. You can’t read about playing piano or watch videos about playing piano and become a piano player!

To learn piano you must practice each skill until you have achieved mastery – which means understanding what you are playing, being comfortable playing it accurately, and keeping your beat steady (playing without pauses.)

The 16 lessons of Unit 1 can be worked in 4 sets of 4 lessons.

Every lesson starts with a video.

You can work on 4 consecutive lessons at the same time – they each build on the last one. In this way, you’ll master and review the material adding on and overlapping four lessons at a time as you go. Ex. work on lessons 1 to 4, then work on lessons 2 to 5, then lessons 3 to 6, etc until you complete the unit.

Each group of 4 lessons contains new theory/information, new skills, new music to play, and a finger gym.

If you create a free user account on this website, your progress will be tracked as you progress through each unit. You can watch the video lessons without an account, but you’ll have to keep track of your own progress.

Too easy? Move to Unit 2

In Unit 1 you’ll begin learning:

• Proper piano playing technique 
• The basics of reading piano music –
  • including simple rhythm and
  • how to read your first music notes in treble and bass clef, 
• Music theory
• And, you’ll get your fingers ready for developing more coordination!  

Unit 1 is the first of 6 units in Year 1 Comprehensive Beginner Piano Lessons