Online Piano Course – no monthly fee, no membership fee, and no annual fee
YEAR 1 is a progressive, comprehensive, self-study, beginner piano video course for adults or adolescents.
You’ll learn the very first basics of piano and progress to being able to play piano classics like Fur Elise or Moonlight Sonata.
With no monthly fee, no membership fee, and no annual fee!
Get started learning now!
- The chart below outlines the content of each of the 6 units of Year 1.
- Serious students will make good use of the e-books which are available for purchase separately or at a discount as part of a bundle.
- Want help? Join one of Lisa’s Zoom Piano classes!
Unit 1: 1-1 The Staff 1-2 Treble Clef Landmarks 1-3 Rhythm Lesson 1 1-4 Finger Gym #1 1-5 Bass Clef Landmarks 1-6 Treble G Neighbors F and A 1-7 Two Practice Pieces 1-8 Finger Gym #2 1-9 Bass F Neighbors E and G 1-10 Sight Reading 1-11 Two Practice Pieces 1-12 Finger Gym #3 1-13 Time and Measures 1-14 Practice Piece 1-15 Ear Training Up/Down 1-16 Finger Gym #4 Unit 1 EBook: Buy the eBook Go to Unit 1 Course and Videos. | Unit 2:  2-1 Treble Clef D and E 2-2 Playing loud and soft 2-3 Sight Reading/Rhythm Echo 2-4 Finger Gym #5 HT! 2-5 Bass Clef A and B 2-6 Moving by Skips 2-7 Hands Together 2-8 Contrary Motion 2-9 Landmarks: Mirror C's 2-10 C's in Space 2-11 Ode to Joy 2-12 C Major Pentascale 2-13 Bass Clef D and Treble B 2-14 Windchimes 2-15 Ear Training - which melody? 2-16 Finger Gym Unit 2 EBook: Buy the eBook Go to Unit 2 Course and Videos. | Unit 3:  3-1Dotted Half Note 3-2 Intervallic Thinking 3-3 Eine Kleine Nachtmusik 3-4 Hanon 3-5 Fourths 3-6 Melody Patterns 3-7 Mezzo forte 3-8 Hanon 3-9 Fifths 3-10 Sharps 3-11 Staccato 3-12 Hanon 3-13 Sight Reading 3-14 Slurs/Legato 3-15 8va 3-16 Hanon Unit 3 EBook: Buy the eBook Go to Unit 3 Course and Videos. |
Unit 4:  4-1 Eighth notes 4-2 Grand Staff Notes 4-3 Primary Chords in C Major 4-4 D Major 4-5 Mezzoforte 4-6 Transposing I 4-7 Interval Review 4-8 Transposing II 4-9 Amazing Grace 4-10 Chord Inversions 4-11 Happy Birthday 4-12 Chord Drill 4-13 Andantino by Kohler 4-14 Melody Writing 4-15 Building Major Scales 4-16 Playing Major Scales Unit 4 EBook: Buy the eBook Go to Unit 4 Course and Videos. | Unit 5:  5-1 All the Major Chords 5-2 Lead Sheets: Alphabet Song 5-3 All the Minor Chords 5-4 Major/Minor - Blow Man Down 5-5 Diatonic Chords in C 5-6 Danny Boy 5-7 Oom Pa Pa - Morning Broken 5-8 [1-5-8 Pattern] Skye Boat Song 5-9 Minor:All the Pretty Horses 5-10 Chord Progressions 5-11 Pachelbel Canon in D 5-12 Arpeggios 5-13 Inversions - Early 1 Morning 5-14 Music Box Pattern 5-15 Intros - Happy Birthday 5-16 Chord Strumming - Hallelujah Unit 5 EBook: Buy the eBook Go to Unit 5 Course and Videos. | Unit 6:  6-1 Key Signatures 6-2 Brahms Lullaby 6-3 Dotted Quarter Note 6-4 Key of B Flat Major 6-5 From the New World 6-6 Ledger Lines 6-7 Key of A Minor 6-8 March Slav 6-9 Ties 6-10 Key of E Minor 6-11 Moonlight Sonata 6-12 Sixteenth Notes 6-13 Key of D Major 6-14 Pachelbel Canon 6-15 Three Eight Time 6-16 Fur Elise Unit 6 EBook: Buy the eBook Go to Unit 6 Course and Videos. |
Learn to play piano and read music on the staff
with this gradually-paced
Online Beginner Piano Program
that won’t overwhelm you!
In each video lesson, I carefully explain the concepts and demonstrate all techniques so that you are sure of what you are learning and how to practice.
I give you the tools you need to assess your progress and feel proud and confident in your piano skills.
With video lessons you can rewind and re-watch or even pause the lesson to gain deeper understanding and learn at your own pace, from anywhere in the world!
Make this the year you learn to play piano!
