Lesson 4 Let's Play Our First TuneOK, so it's not going to be Cory Henry or Jordan Rudess (or whoever your favourite keyboardist is) just yet. Let's start with a bit of Beethoven instead - Ode To Joy. The reason that this is a popular piece to start with is because...
Getting Started
Using The Correct Fingers
Lesson 3 Using The Correct FingersIn the previous lesson we learned how to find the C note on your keyboard and to identify which is Middle C. I hope you were able to memorise this! As you'll see from this point on, the left hand will mostly play to the left of Middle...
Finding Middle C On Your Keyboard
Lesson 2 Finding Middle CYour objective today is to memorise where C is on your keyboard, especially Middle C as this will be important to us as we progress. You'll see that the black notes are clumped together in groups of two and three. C can be found just to the...
Keyboard Layout
Lesson 1 Keyboard LayoutLooking at a keyboard may seem a bit daunting but there are actually only 12 notes to learn. They are named after letters of the alphabet and range from A – G. These letters are allocated to just the white notes of the keyboard and the black...