Introduction

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

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

Quavers/Eighth Notes

Warm Up - Out for the Count

Piece 25 - I Got Rhythm

Piece 26 - More Contrary Motion

Piece 27 - More Shaping Tips

Quavers/Eight Notes

Warm Up - an Introduction to Grading Dynamics

Piece 28 - Keeping Quiet

Piece 29 - Experimenting with Dynamics

Dynamics

Warm Up - A Bit of a Stretch

Piece 30 - Stretch Those Fingers

Piece 31 - A New Right Hand Note

Piece 32 - A New left Hand Note

Starting to Move Round the Keyboard

Warm Up - Separate Hands Movement

Piece 33 - All Thumbs

Piece 34 - Left Hand Motion

Piece 35 - The Diminuendo

Thumb Under/Finger Over

Warm Up - an Introduction to Staccato

Piece 36 - Staccato in Contrary Motion

Piece 37 - Smooth and Staccato

Piece 38 - Legato vs Staccato

Staccato Playing

Warm Up - 'DA-Dum'

Piece 39 - Slurs in Similar Motion

Piece 40 - Deplonkifying Forte

Piece 41 - Slurs with Movement

Slurs and Phrases

Warm Up - The Dotted Crotchet/Dotted Quarter Note

Piece 42 - Going Dotty

Piece 43 - The Need for Speed

Piece 44 - Dotted Quavers/Eighth Notes

Dotted Notes

An Introduction to Key Signatures

Piece 45 - The Power of Dreams

Piece 46 - A Left Hand Challenge

Piece 47 - More Left Hand Movement

Key Signatures

Piece 48 - Pedaling

Piece 49 - Anacrusis

Piece 50 - Putting it all Together

Extras

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An Accelerated Piano Course for Beginners - Piano Lessons

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An Accelerated Piano Course for Beginners - Piano Lessons

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