How to Play Piano

How to Play Piano « Series from 2018

Series from 2018

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Genres: Documentary

Discover how anyone can learn to play the piano with the right guidance and a little encouragement. These 36 accessible episodes provide the building blocks you need to go from interested novice to expressive player.

Blending music theory and history with hands-on examples and step-by-step instruction, Professor Pamela D. Pike shows you how to pick up this marvelous musical skill.

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Basic Piano Rhythm and Fingering

Pitch and Off-Staff Notation

Tonic and Dominant Harmony

Intervals and Basic Notation

Major Chords and Simple Accompaniment

Fourths, Accidentals, and Relaxation

Primary Chords

Transposition at the Piano

Chord Inversions

Chord Progressions and Arpeggios

Accompaniment Patterns and Sight-Reading

Harmonization and Damper Pedal

Minor Finger Patterns and Chords

Articulation: Legato and Staccato

One-Octave Major Scales and Major Intervals

Dotted Rhythms and Isolated Repetition

Secondary Chords and More Dotted Rhythms

Sixteenth Notes and More Secondary Chords

Compound Meter and Technique

Parallel Major and Minor Keys

Three Forms of the Minor Scale and Syncopation

Artistic Expression and More Minor Keys

The Classical Period and Fortepianos

Seventh Chords and Sonata Form

Sight-Reading and Technique