Some Piano Instruction For Starters

By Sonya Riley


Everyone loves music. It can be relaxing, encouraging or comforting and anything between sophisticated and revolutionary. Music brings the world together: there is no culture without some kind of playing and singing. With music being such an amazing phenomenon, it may have crossed one's mind, how great it would be to be able to create it. With these easy piano instruction you can learn to play your favorite songs.

It may be a good move to take at least some lessons. Many areas have their own music schools, private or public. Getting in may require an audition, but that's no reason to be freaked out. They wont expect any professionals showing up, so just prepare to sing your favorite song and answer some questions about your musical history and why you want to get in.

Besides music schools there is plenty of private teachers. The best way to find teachers around your neighborhood is to do some research online, read local newspaper and ask family and friends if they know someone. Private teacher should be as good or even better choice than one in a music school. If the teacher is nice, you can make the plans for your lessons together. Nevertheless, there is multiple ways to learn online without an actual teacher. You just have to know the basics first.

The whole western notation system is based on octaves that go on and on. The same note appears at the beginning and the end of each octave, for example C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C, also known as C-major. In everyday talking you hear terms like 'higher C' and 'lower C', but when you get far enough, you will learn that every note has it's own name. C4 is a lot easier to find than just a 'very high C'.

The most used C-major (in the beginning that is) is located in the middle of the keyboard. You find the C by looking at the black keys: it is always the key right on the left side of the 'group of two' of the blacks. C-major has just white keys in it, so if you play them all up until the next C, you have most likely played it.

Now it's the time to play your first song. It may be a good idea to write letters C, D, E, F and G on little pieces of paper and carefully tape them on the correct keys of your instrument. Then set your right hand on those keys and play: E D C D E E E D D D E G G (a little break) E D C D E E E D D E D C.

In case that seems too hard, here is an other option for playing the same thing: middle finger, fore finger, thumb, fore finger, middle finger x3, fore finger x3, middle finger, little finger x2 REST middle finger, fore finger, thumb, fore finger, middle finger x3, fore finger x2, middle finger, fore finger, thumb.

When you have - using some of these methods - played that song, you should have heard 'Mary had a little lamb'. Congratulations on playing your first song! These easy piano instruction helped you with the beginning, now keep up the good work and reach for the skies! Videos, tutorials and lots of other learning material can be found online.




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