Beginners can Learn How to Read Piano Music Notes for FREE!

Basics of Reading Music & Piano Technique

Course
18 Lessons

This is a FREE online course designed to teach you how to read music and learn your way around the piano for the first time. This course includes over two and a half hours of video content in a convenient step-by-step format. There are no strings attached!

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How to Play Piano for Beginners: A Step by Step Guide

Learning piano by yourself can be quite overwhelming. There’s a lot of information that you need to know! I have made this process as convenient as possible by creating an online video course that presents concepts in a step by step format through a series of self-contained modules.

Course Overview:
Module 1: Learn how the staff works and how to build a habit of identifying notes quickly.
Module 2: Learn how rhythm works and practice counting out different rhythms.
Module 3: Learn about basic piano technique and how your skills apply to the piano.

For the first two sections of this course, you don't even need an instrument. This frees you up to move forward and practice at any place that is convenient to you. This method of isolated learning helps you progress more quickly.

Learn How to Read Sheet Music for Piano!

Although this course is free, it doesn’t cut any corners when it comes to your education! My approach uses written music to initiate you into the world of piano playing. In this course, you'll practice your reading skills using a series of isolated exercises which focus on different aspects of music reading.

After a few weeks, you'll be ready to take on entry level piano music!

Beginner Piano Warmups & Exercises - Free PDFs!

This course includes links to several customized exercises for you to practice daily to build up your reading skills. You’ll also find free PDF’s to help you practice rhythm along with your first beginner warmup exercises to get you acclimated to the piano.

Free Online Piano Course for Beginners!

You might be wondering…what’s the catch? Why would I create a course with multiple hours of video footage and give it away? The truth is that I needed a free way for my new piano students to learn the basics of reading and playing. Why not open this course up to anyone that wants it? It’s just more efficient this way!

Piano Essentials for the Beginner

Course
18 Lessons

You won’t find anything like this anywhere! This course introduces the concept of reading music through a series of exercises and video presentations. The entire course is completely free!

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Introduction

Welcome to the Piano Essentials course! This section is where you should start.

Welcome! (START HERE)

Your First Music Lesson

Course Instructions

Module 1: Pitch

This section introduces you to pitch reading and helps you become proficient with identifying notes on the staff.

Watch any video introductions and then work through each exercise daily (or even a few times daily). Once a particular exercise is effortless, mark it as complete and shift your practice time to the next exercises.

Part 1: Introduction to Pitch Reading

Part 2: Treble Clef Exercises

Part 3: Bass Clef Exercises

Part 4: Grand Staff Exercises (Daily Practice)

Module 2: Rhythm

This section teaches you how rhythm works and helps you practice various rhythms to build up your musical instincts.

Part 1: Note Duration

Part 2: Measures & Time Signatures

Part 3: Common Time Signature Examples

Part 4: Rest Duration

Part 5: Dots & Ties

Part 6: Rhythm Drills (Daily Practice)

Module 3: Piano Fundamentals

WIth a basic understanding of pitch and rhythm, you are ready to learn about reading music at the piano.

This section orients you to the piano and teaches you about basic piano technique.

Watch any video introductions and then work through each exercise daily (or even a few times daily). Once a particular exercise is effortless, mark it as complete. When all exercises are marked complete, you are ready to move on in your music training!

Part 1: Keyboard Orientation

Part 2: Keyboard Reading Exercises (Daily Practice)

Part 3: Playing the Piano

Part 4: Your First Piano Exercise (Daily Practice)

Part 5: What's Next?

Meet Your Instructor

Hey! My name is Joseph, and I am the founder of Flex Lessons website and piano studio. Flex Lessons joins classical music education with the technology associated with online learning.

I am a pianist and organist who is passionate about working with adult learners who love classical music and appreciate the arts. Rather than teaching you how to play piano in so many days, I aim to set you up with a lifetime of musical development.

You can read more about me by clicking here.

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