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Have you always dreamt of playing the keys? Maybe it was something you were excited for as a kid and never got the chance to pursue, or gave your proper attention to. Perhaps a beautiful piece of music has awoken something creative inside you…
Know that it’s never too late to learn, and for adults looking to get back into music, or learn something new…. this lesson is for you!
Chapters:
0:00 – Intro
1:06 – Getting Stared On The Piano
3:47 – Exercise 1: The 5 Finger Scale
5:01 – Exercise 2: Chord Shapes
6:41 – Exercise 3: Rocking The Notes
7:01 – Closing Thoughts
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Links to Books:
Hanon 60 Exercises: http://amzn.to/2lNXLnq
Faber Adult Piano Course, Book 1: http://amzn.to/2lNY4i4
Faber Adult Piano Course, Book 2: http://amzn.to/2mdzfrN
Keith Snell, Level 1 (Baroque and Classical): http://amzn.to/2mdEUy0
Keith Snell, Level 1 (Romantic and 20th century): http://amzn.to/2nnfCB8
Easy Classics To Moderns (one of my favorites!): http://amzn.to/2mTZZ4l
Jazz, Rags, and Blues Book 1: http://amzn.to/2nquon9
Jazz, Rags, and Blues Book 2: http://amzn.to/2nqCYCD
Jazz, Rags, and Blues Book 3: http://amzn.to/2mU1zDb
Jazz, Rags, and Blues Advanced: http://amzn.to/2lO5IJ8
Applause, Book 1: http://amzn.to/2mvZESJ
Applause, Book 2: http://amzn.to/2mwbFaQ
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1) Mad World 1:43
2) Fur Elise 2:11
3) Dearly Beloved 2:52
4) To Zanarkand 3:20
5) Nuvole Bianche 4:01
6) River Flows in You 4:26
7) Clair De Lune 5:06
8) Maple Leaf Rag 6:09
9) Chopin Nocturne in Eb Major (opus9 no2) 7:10
10) Sadness and Sorrow 8:08
11) Chopin Waltz in A Minor B.150 (opus posth) 8:40
12) Chopin Nocturne in C# Minor (opus posth) 9:06
13) Turkish March 10:13
14) Trying to learn Fantaisie-Impromptu 11:00
15) Mozart Sonata in C Major 1st Movement (K545) 11:53
16) Fantaisie-Impromptu 13:00
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It’s been 1 year this month since I started learning piano and it’s been an amazing and somewhat life changing experience! You may think life changing is a little over the top… but for me it really is true, as this September I will become a full-time music student at University and I’m beyond excited for that!
I decided to make my own 1 year progress video, after watching so many myself before finally committing to purchasing my own digital piano. Who knows, maybe if it wasn’t for those videos I wouldn’t have ever taken that first step, which is crazy to think looking back now! That’s why I decided it was important for me to record these clips and make a video, in hopes of motivating someone else to take up an instrument, giving it there all and seeing where they can go with it too.
Up until month 8 I used Jane’s piano tutorials to learn 99% of the music I learnt. She is a retired math teacher and dedicates her free time to playing through requested pieces by viewers every single day! Mostly all classical pieces have a tutorial and many popular video game, anime, TV shows and movie compositions can be found on her channel. If you really want to learn but can’t afford a teacher, I think this would be your best option.
Jane’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCidvz_O5zdX7z2mr4zkeL2g
There are a few pieces I learnt on my own and for lessons which I didn’t put in the video due to time/not recording, so below is a more detailed breakdown of what was happening every month:
Month 1:
-Random beginner piano tutorials and books (stopped trying to read music and started to learn music through online tutorials)
-Gary Jules – Mad World
-Song of storms from The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time – Koji Kondo
-Beethoven – Fur Elise
Month 2:
-Dearly Beloved from Kingdom Hearts – Yoko Shimomura
Month 3:
-To Zanarkand from Final Fantasy X – Nobuo Uematsu
-Ludovico Einaudi – Nuvole Bianche
-Tifa’s Theme form Final Fantasy 7 – Nobuo Uematsu
Month 4:
-Yiruma – River Flows in You
-Ed Sheeran – Shape of You
-Ludovico Einaudi – Una Mattina
(Started getting lessons at the end of this month)
Month 5:
-Claude Debussy – Clair De Lune
Month 6:
-Scott Joplin – Maple Leaf Rag
Month 7:
-Chopin – Nocturne #2 in Eb major (op9 no2)
-Sadness and Sorrow from Naruto – Toshio Masuda
Month 8:
-Various classical pieces from the book ‘Classics to Moderns #2
-Chopin – Waltz in A minor B.150 (Op Posth)
(Stopped learning music through online tutorials and committed to reading music. Everything past this month I learnt by reading)
Month 9:
-Various classical pieces from the book ‘Classics to Moderns #2
Month 10:
-Chopin – Nocturne #20 in C# minor (Op Posth)
-Kuhlau – Sonatina in C major (op55 no1)
Month 11:
-Mozart – Turkish March (K331)
-Clementi – Sonatina in C major (op36 no3)
-Beethoven – Sonata #20 in G major (op49 no2)
List of Books used:
-Learn to play Piano by Alison M. Sparrow
-John Thompson’s Easiest Piano Course Books 1, 2 and 3
-Take Five and pass first time (for learning up to grade 5 theory) -Classic to Moderns Books 1 and 2
-Sonatina Album Volume 1 (Peters Edition)
-Chopin Nocturnes (Henle)
-Chopin Impromptus (Henle)
-ABRSM -A keyboard anthology (Book 1) & Encore (Book 1) (sight-reading practice)
Here’s a list of some YouTube channels I found extremely useful when learning:
-Paul Barton: https://www.youtube.com/user/PaulBartonPiano
-Josh Wright: https://www.youtube.com/user/joshwrightpiano
-Cedarville music: https://www.youtube.com/user/cedarvillemusic
-Living Pianos: https://www.youtube.com/user/LivingPianosVideos
-Piano TV: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz0PmHG0RvQHazlEsFU-4uQ
-BachScholar: https://www.youtube.com/user/BachScholar
Pianos used:
-Digital Piano – Yamaha P-115
-Acoustic Pianos – Yamaha U2 (later upgraded to Feurich 125) Video Rating: / 5
Easy Piano Tutorial: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Learn how to play the piano with this easy tutorial for Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Play along with the free sheet music at our website: https://www.PianoSongDownload.com/twinkle.html
Looking for a more challenging version of Twinkle Twinkle? Check out our new Play Along version: https://youtu.be/FPuoO8lYh-0
Performed using the piano app Synthesia, with a midi file created by Julie Lind for PianoSongDownload. Permission from Synthesia, LLC to use video footage. Video Rating: / 5
