Whether you are an absolute beginner or if you studied a few piano chords when you were younger and left it, to start playing the keyboards or the piano you will have to have some type of lessons. Which ever your situation, the methodology for learning remains the same.

There are many methods of tuition but really they are all very similar. Nowadays, most players will be using some sort of electronic keyboards, the learning process for keyboards is the same as it is for the piano. Most students will need to learn how to read music and play a few classical pieces but they could also be interested in playing some contemporary music, pop songs or maybe even Jazz. They might also want to learn how to accompany singers and other instrumentalist.

All of this may sound a little ambitious for a beginner but you really need to know where you are going right from the very start. You will find that in a very short time you will be achieving most of the above.

I recently had to write a review for a home study piano course called ‘Piano For All’. I really liked the method they used for teaching. The first thing they teach is how to recognize the notes on the keyboard. You are then taught how to recognize those notes on the musical stave

Then they show you how to play a simple tune which uses all of the fingers, as a leaning aid. The melody is written out so you can see it and there is also a diagram of the piano keyboard to remind you where the notes in question are.

That is only the first part of the first lesson, Next you are taught the three notes that make up a basic chord. To play the chord you are given a simple little rhythm to play. You are then asked to duplicate the first note of the chord with your other hand but an octave lower, this gives you a bass note. You are taught a new rhythm to follow involving using both hands and then suddenly you find that you are actually playing beginners piano and it sounds musical and isn’t difficult at all.

Once you have this feeling easy to play, which will be almost immediate, you will then be taught two or three more simple basic chords. Using the rhythms they teach you and changing chords from one to the other forming a chord sequence you now find yourself playing an authentic piano accompaniment to which you or someone else could sing or play along to (This will all have happened in a matter of about 20 minutes or so)

This is a wonderful method for learning the piano as it can make you feel secure and gives you an appetite for learning more.The course carries on teaching more different rhythms, more chords and melodies and each time you are shown how this is written musically. Very soon you find yourself getting better as a piano player and musician and with each lesson the playing sounds more and more authentic. As far as I’m concerned this is definitely one of the better methods of learning piano as it teaches you how to play by ear and also how to read music.

You can get more information on home study piano courses at the beginners piano website

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