Welcome

Download Your Primer Book

Getting Ready to Start

How to Practice for Success

Perfect Posture

Making Life Easier - Hand Position and Finger Numbers

Finding Your Way Around - Note Names and Key Groups

Playing Your First Tune

The Basics

Hitting the Highs and Lows

Beat it! Understanding rhythm and beat

Rhythm Examples

Adventures in Time - Bars, Bar Lines and Time Signatures

All Hail The Grand Staff!

Starting to Read Music

Warm Up - Orientate Your Fingers

Piece 1 - Two-Handed Playing

Learning to See-Saw

Piece 2 - More Left Hand Movement

Piece 3 - More Practice Tips

Your First Piece - Reading 3 Notes in each Hand

Warm Up - an Introduction to 'Positions'

Piece 4 - Following Shapes

Piece 5 - Missing Notes

C Five Finger Position (Right Hand)

Warm Up - Work Those Left Hand Fingers!

Piece 7 - Bringing Out the Left Hand

Piece 8 - Playing in Unison

Piece 9 - The Tie

So Far, So Good!

C Five Finger Position (Left Hand)

Warm Up - Understanding Repeat Marks

Piece 10 - Working that Left Hand D Position

Piece 11 - Give it a Rest!

Piece 12 - D Position Chords

The D Position

Warm Up - Staying Sharp

Piece 13 - Even Sharper

Piece 14 - Contrary Motion

Piece 15 - The Invisible Sharp

The E Position

Warm Up - Feeling Flat

Piece 16 - Chords with Flats

Piece 17 - Maintaining that Hand Position

Piece 18 - Broken Chords

The F Position

Warm Up - A Five Finger Work-Out

Piece 19 - Two Positions at Once

Piece 20 - Right Hand Chords

Piece 21 - A Little Go at Pedaling

The Treble C Position

Warm Up - a Little Finger Twister

Piece 22 - More Silence

Piece 23 - Getting in Shape

Piece 24 - The Importance of Patterns

The Bass G Position

Note Review and Quiz

Note Quiz Answers

Final Words and More About the EPA

A WELL-QUALIFIED AND FRIENDLY TEACHER Hi, I'm Carl and I have been a piano teacher for over thirty years. I have a degree in music, a postgraduate degree in teaching and I hold a piano diploma through the Victoria College of Music. PRIMER BOOK INCLUDED WORTH £15.99 Through my specially written 50 page piano primer book, full of engaging pieces and downloadable as part of the course, you will learn the basics of the art of playing the piano. Lesson by lesson I will discuss and demonstrate each piece, showing you the tricks and time-savers to maximize your practice. This is the same book that I use with my private students. GETTING YOUR HANDS ON THOSE KEYS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE Before you know it, in fact before you learn to read a note, you will be working on your first tune. As you move on to reading simple music you will learn how to practice in ways that support progress rather than waste time; learn how to read music with ease, going beyond letter names to utilize the underlying shapes of melodies; learn how to move around the keyboard with confidence using hand positions to allow you to keep your eyes on the music as much as possible - a sure way to succeed quicker; and learn how real music is about so much more than the individual notes. FEEDBACK IS IMPORTANT Like my private students, the issues you face as you progress through the course will be different from the next person. Because of this, feedback is extremely important. Therefore, as part of the course, you will have the opportunity to send me videos for critiquing plus I will always be on hand to answer any questions you might have. REAL PIANO LESSONS This is a deep dive into piano playing that will set you up for playing the piano music of some of the great composers such as Mozart, Beethoven and Bach and will give you pleasure for years to come. All in all my piano method is the next best thing to having one-to-one piano lessons, but at a fraction of the cost and with the ability to schedule your learning to times that suit you. Don't put it off any longer, there's no time like the present. Start your wonderful journey into the world of the piano today.

Piano lessons in the traditional style delivered by pianist and teacher Carl Eden. Learn just like Carl's private students.

An Accelerated Piano Course for Beginners - Part One

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An Accelerated Piano Course for Beginners - Part One

Carl Eden

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