Piano
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Free Piano Music Lesson
(http://www.playpianotips.com)
The following free piano lessons include beginner, intermediate, and advanced lessons. These free online piano
lessons are designed by piano instructor - Yoke Wong. Certain piano lessons also come with required piano sheet
music and manuscript paper. You may download free piano manuscript paper for your own exercises or composition
purpose (click for free manuscript paper). These free piano lessons are for adult learners. You may also use the same
materials to teach young children basic notation/note reading.
Piano Playing Resource
Music Theory Exercises
Beginner Piano Lessons
(0-1 years of piano playing)
1. Key Recognition - Name all the keys on the piano
2. Note Recognition- How to read notes from sheet music
3. Note Recognition 2 - How to read more notes from sheet music
4. Understanding Time Signature and Rhythm
5. Understanding key signature and accidentals; sharps, flats, and naturals.
6. Scales -What is a scale? How to your form a scale?
7. Chords- What is a chord? How do you form a chord?
What is a major chord? What is a minor chord? How about augmented chord and diminished chord? What is the
formula to build these chords?
8. Scale - fingering and drills on major scales.
9. Scale - more drills on minor scale
10. Fingering - How do you know which finger to play? This is a common question asked by pianist. (coming soon)
Tips for beginner:
1. Be sure to focus on reading the music book when you play piano/keyboard. If you are constantly watching your
fingers when you play, you will not be able to read the note effectively. Develop the habit of "eye off" your fingers when
you start working on sight/note reading skill.
2. Once you start playing piano from any sheet music, you need to start counting the tempo/rhythm. This habit is very
important in the beginning. Rhythm is the pulse of music. If the music piece only have quarter notes, you will count 1, 2,
3, 4 (4/4 rhythm) or 1, 2, 3 (3/4 rhythm). If the music piece have both quarter notes and eighth notes, you need to
count 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & etc. Two eighth notes equals to one quarter note. When you count 1&2&, you are breaking up
the rhythm into smaller segments of eighth notes (half beat) so that you are able to count it out as you play.
3. Whenever working on a new piece, clap the rhythm while you count it out loud. It is helpful to write down the rhythm
on the music piece. Always count the rhythm to establish a good habit in the beginning. This habit is essential in the
long run.
4. Whenever possible always practice each hand separately. Focus on one hand at a time. Once both hands are
efficient at its part you may then combine both hands.
5. Always practice a small portion at a time. Never go beyond 4 measures when first started. How do you eat an
elephant? One bite at a time. Covering too much cause frustration.
6. Relax and be cheerful! It is extremely frustrating not to be able to play what your head tells your hand to do.
Remember, practice make perfect.
Intermediate Piano Lessons (1- 4 years of piano playing)
(This section is for those who have had piano lessons before. The rhythm used in this section is more complicated.
Intervals exercise will be given to improve sight reading and play by ear abilities).
1. Sight reading ability - Learn the secrets of speedy sight reader
2. Meter challenge - Understand how to play different meters (6/8, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 9/8, etc) (coming soon)
3. Rhythm challenge -Master the many possible combination of rhythms. This understanding will help you become
efficient piano player.
4. Effective piano practice method - Master the keys of effective piano practice
5. Piano sheet music for intermediate piano player - lists of sheet music for intermediate player. Sorry, no classical
music. Mainly new age, easy listening, Christian hymns and arranged folk songs. You may also get sheet music from
sheet music plus.
6. Improvisation based on chord and rhythm.
7. New Age improvisation.
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