How to know which fingers to use when playing piano (For beginners)

Подписаться 197 тыс.

Просмотров 104 тыс.

50% 1

Beginners often wonder how to know which fingers to use when playing piano? Well there's no set rules that work for everything unfortunately and learning how to make good finger choices is more akin to developing a wide vocabulary for different situations and developing fluency through experience. I play through some examples for melodies and for piano chords and show you my thinking along as well as discuss many tips to help you gain more confidence with fingering.
Check out these Soundbrenner VIBRATING Metronomes here!
👉 www.soundbrenn...
Use Code PFS to get a 25% Discount!
PDF Guides available 👉 www.pianofs.co...
(Scales, Chords & Theory)
// WATCH NEXT
HOW TO SEE AL 12 MAJOR SCALES CLEARLY ON THE PIANO
• How To Memorize EVERY ...
Tips to improve (Why is piano so frustrating?)
• Why is piano so frustr...
Thanks For Watching!!

Опубликовано:

30 сен 2024

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист

Посмотреть позже

Комментарии : 111

@baal2.078 3 года назад

as someone who’s self-taught and always using the wrong fingers when playing, it can be difficult to switch hands and it makes it more complicated when playing. I’ve decided to finally learn about this and it’s helping a lot!

@PianoFromScratch 3 года назад

Yea takes experience but it does get easier and you start to feel more control eventually!

@someindividual7008 Год назад

I’m in the same situation

@vampyreo2861 Год назад

same

@josebohorquez2633 Год назад

Do you think that practicing using flowkey app fingering position is good ? It shows you already the finger position so you don’t need to do the extra work of figuring out which finger to use

@Jose_diazlife Год назад

Agreed, relatable

@raphaelglossarium 2 года назад

EXCELLENT! Finally someone who can explain this with solid examples, I'm a begginer accordionist and been struggling A LOT with this. Thanks a lot

@PianoFromScratch 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@PianoFromScratch 3 года назад

Get your PDF ALL 12 MAJOR SCALES here (Updated Design) 👉 bit.ly/3nRiHp4

@siricortana9550 2 года назад

This was my burning question for the past 3 years, and your video completely answered it. Thanks a lot!

@bdodger548 3 года назад

This is one of the best piano videos on RU-vid.

@PianoFromScratch 3 года назад

Thanks, glad it was helpful

@RenaCarney 9 месяцев назад

LEFT HAND!!!!!! Why don’t you address the left hand from the beginning.

@KINDABADATUKULELENGL 3 года назад

I thought everyone uses the same fingers for every song 😳 I didn’t know there was ootions

@Alexlamb442 2 года назад

Finally I've found a video on this subject. Seems fundamental but not talked about much. Thanks a lot

@tollmart 2 года назад

Great video. I tried playing by ear but ended up in hospital with concussion.

@Noldy__ 2 года назад

4:47 this is an eye-opener. I always thought the reason for me learning the scale fingering was so that I could play melodies or move across the piano like that. Thanks for the tip.

@viralbuthow000 10 месяцев назад

I originally thought the pinky finger played the melody note. THis helped immensely

@metapod666 2 года назад

I play multiple instruments and I feel like conundrums related to fingerings are uniquely challenging on piano it’s one of the things that frustrates me most about playing

@arthouston7361 3 года назад

As a former broadcaster, I can see that you also have a gift for talking about things that you love. You provide a great deal of context and detail to meet your goal of communicating these ideas, and for a beginner level player like myself, that detail is very important.

@PianoFromScratch 3 года назад

Thanks, appreciate the feedback, I'm glad it's helpful for you!

@oleg72726 2 года назад

Thanks! This is best teaching channel I ever found.. God Bless you:) Thank You. Can you please make a lesson on Harmony?

@PianoFromScratch 2 года назад

Thanks, appreciate that! I have lessons on chord building etc at the moment if you take a look around on the channel. Nothing as of yet about harmonising a melody but I do have some ideas for the future 🎹

@ThePROFESS10NAL 2 года назад

Thank you for this explanation. I just started playing and this was a big question I had!!!

@oxford_phd 9 дней назад

Your videos are so helpful! Thanks so much!

@patrickduguay8 Год назад

I only just started to learn to play the piano, but I am already at the point where I am trying to figure out how to move up/down the scale without tripping over my own fingers.

@PianoFromScratch Год назад

It takes a little while to gain a natural awareness of which fingers you're using but keep going, it'll come!

@ineedhoez 9 месяцев назад

Thank you!!! I was so stressed out. I just started playing. I started with Taylor Swift's Enchanted. I love the song and decided I was going to learn how to play it. I have zero experience. I just dove right in. I did what felt natural but then I panicked. I started a training course and they said put your fingers on middle. When I tried to play from that position, I would play most of the notes with my pinky😂😂😂. No dice.

@williamb4335 2 года назад

I was wondering about finger placements. This video is extremely helpful.

@lorraewright3561 3 года назад

Very clear, and concise.

@Zozo-pc2te 2 года назад

I have five fingers but I use three of them 😅😂

@e.castlerock8454 Год назад

I just came across your channel. I'll look into more of your videos. Regarding fingering, I hate learning a new piece because I absolutely can't stand figuring out the fingering. I always tried to go over or under so as not to make jumps, but I see now that sometimes you just have to. You're so right about using the same fingering each time. A long time ago, my teacher told me that, too.

@ANILWALVI4476 2 месяца назад

Great teaching!! Sir I am from India I am playing Hindi Songs While playing songs I am using Index finger and middle finger to play the songs giving less preference to thumb, ring and pinky finger this happens because my fingers are short then the normal person in our songs there are intervals of 1,2,3,4,5 and some time 6 while playing songs if I use all the fingers feel awkward please answer how to get rid of this problem I like to use all the fingers but then I loose rhythm please help me out

@willplaymusic1 2 года назад

This is incredible! Thank you!

@darkunft 3 года назад

very nice, thanks! You are amazing at giving confidence to try stuff

@image30p 2 года назад

Just starting on keys. Obviously haha. Thank you! ❤

@COMB0RICO 2 года назад

Really good video. Thanks from Texas.

@doublelx Год назад

It was useful but I think you moved a little to fast for me a beginner. But overall I was able to get some good tricks and steps. I now know what to start practicing next to up my piano game up. Thank you for the video 😁

@rebanelson607 Год назад

I'm surprised that this channel doesn't have more views. The content is excellent. There's quite a bit of valuable instruction here but it can get lost if the viewer doesn't stop the vid and thoroughly understand each segment as it is presented.

@linastruwig584 2 года назад

thank u, I also taught myself and this is very usefull. This is actually my first piano class ever.

@kimberly_erin Год назад

Me too!

@davidfarmer2049 11 месяцев назад

yes i struggle with it Im not sure how you can do this with boogie woogie when you run up and down the keyboard? thoughts?

@ethansissyshouseofgames5914 3 года назад

I have small hands so I try to flip notes

@lonely_potato4660 2 года назад

I do not even have a piano lol

@unknown-xw3eu 2 года назад

Same😭

@Ramen_Sensei 2 года назад

Wow, just now found this video!!! Thank you!!!

@elmehdioubouhouch 2 года назад

Very helpful my big challenge is knowing the fingering on piano right I don’t want to learn wrong fingering that will cause a bad habit

@PianoFromScratch 2 года назад

Glad it helped, takes experience too of learning things where the sheet or someone shows you the best fingering until you get really good at finding your own

@kenneth1767 2 года назад

Wow. So finger kinesthetic is integral in melody expression.

@PianoFromScratch 2 года назад

Yes this 👆

@larrygraham3377 8 месяцев назад

Wow, THANK YOU so very much. This video is just what I've been looking for. It's really loaded with great information on fingerings. Again , THANKS !!! 🤗🤗🤗

@AIJohnsen 11 месяцев назад

I started out with the piano and now I play a Roland accordion. You, by far give the best tutorial on fingering. You must have had excellent piano teachers. My first piano teacher would rapt my knuckles when I played a wrong note. Not good.

@onimisilovesonmusic4548 3 года назад

Very helpful. Thanks

@FreshAlacrity 2 года назад

Thank you, this helps a lot!

@kamleshbhardwaj8431 2 года назад

Sir you are best

@jinhashirama1138 2 года назад

Thank you!! Exactly what I was looking for :)

@PianoFromScratch 2 года назад

You are welcome!

@SushiSmith-s3s 11 месяцев назад

I just wish all music sheets have proper finger position for guidance. To study a piece is already a challenge and to figure out which fingers to use makes life harder.

@asifridwan 4 месяца назад

Your videos have cleared up a lot of doubts that I've had for a long time Thank you master 😇

@AfternoonLemon Год назад

Possibly stupid beginner question - all of this focuses on one hand. Is the general rule that the left hand covers the left-hand side and the right covers the right? At which point do you switch hands when playing from left to right or vice versa? Maybe there's no right or wrong answer!

@isilboaler 8 месяцев назад

just switched to piano from the mandolin and struggling. no set rules for finger positions, very easy to learn it the wrong way. will be great to see more videos on grouping the fingers, technique.

@asiullopes 3 года назад

amazing video!!! i'm a not-so-beginner starting to get a bit of control of the keys and i haven't found anyone going that in depth about this subject and specially not with so many practical examples! it really helped a lot thank you!!

@PianoFromScratch 3 года назад

Glad it helped!

@powermiracle1798 2 года назад

Lmao, my skills remain the same for 9 years beacuse I always skip fingering lesson and exercise. I have perfect pitch, know almost every chord but have a very poor execution and play wrong notes instead the riff I intended to play

@purplezoid1 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for this upload I really needed it👍Great tips!!

@sureshpai2469 Год назад

You are one if the best music tutor👌👌👌👍👍👍💐💐💐🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

@shajukniar 10 месяцев назад

Your love for teaching shines through in every moment, and your dedication to delivering valuable content is evident. Thank you for sharing your expertise .

@rohanchung2185 Год назад

This is really good teaching on fingering. Thanks much.

@2002jorgeparr 2 года назад

you are AWESOME DUDE!! THANK YOU SO MUCH SIR!!!!

@lauraroberts2250 8 месяцев назад

Thanks. The mystery of hand positions made simple! 😊

@erinlight1638 2 года назад

What about when I look at piece if it's middle C or above middle C.

@starros1 Год назад

Great explanation! Thanks so much!

@lawrencetaylor4101 2 года назад

Merci for this. Your videos are always well thought out.

@garyclarke1340 Год назад

This is really a helpful video. Thank you.

@doublelx Год назад

Yes, currently that is my struggle.

@ravinapasha7474 Год назад

Teacher can i learn by using a roll up piano?

@gsus3918 Год назад

Phenominal video! Great advice.

@tubehepa Год назад

You seem to have Genelec loudspeakers from Iisalmi, Finland. Are you satisfied with them??

@PianoFromScratch Год назад

Yes they're great! Had them for a long time now

@1LuckyGirl1975 3 года назад

My bloody thumbs are key stubborn 😣

@potatoman6540 2 года назад

I'm 100 percent self thought and I have no idea what these words mean for example "scale" and "b flat"

@PianoFromScratch 2 года назад

I have a couple of old videos to suggest. Naming the black keys ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FqIqB9Q5Aeg.html About Scales and why we learn them ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n-Mj1rnOZrM.html

@gogreengameon2146 2 года назад

New to music playing and just curious - does using an app to help learn/recognise notes by ear help with learning to play in the short/long term? And if so, is learning that a difficult feat (am I naive to be thinking about this)?

@ineedhoez 9 месяцев назад

Yes. You are tuning your ears. It helps you play from sound and also anticipation

@Victor-n1c3y Год назад

What app for Windows or Android could you recommend to write and edit your own sheet music? I want to try, but I'm afraid I can't do this just on paper yet

@PianoFromScratch Год назад

Check out musescore, it's great and it's free

@tonypayne5616 2 года назад

Thank you u b awesome!!

@raskull210 2 года назад

Thank you for this. Have subscribed

@PianoFromScratch 2 года назад

Welcome aboard!

@Raziouz 2 года назад

Real helpful indeed

@rheyza4475 3 года назад

Amazing teacher brother, just what I need.

@PianoFromScratch 3 года назад

Glad to hear it helped!

@T12321 3 года назад

L.i.k.e.

@leahyodico9818 2 года назад

I am just starting.

@PianoFromScratch 2 года назад

Good Luck!

@ethansissyshouseofgames5914 3 года назад

I struggle

@ethansissyshouseofgames5914 3 года назад

Me!

@Cami-oc5cc 2 года назад

So there's not just one way of positioning your fingers?

@PianoFromScratch 2 года назад

No it depends on what you're playing, sometimes there's only one way that could possibly work but often there's different things that would work. If you're learning scales and standard exercises like that, it's best to stick to the standard fingers though

@Cami-oc5cc 2 года назад

@@PianoFromScratch Ooooh Thanks! :]

@Hinge45 2 года назад

ah yes, another month wasted learning new things.

@alexiacerwinskipierce8114 Год назад

What about people like me, who do analyze things such as finger positioning... but to the extreme where I've got analysis paralysis. Find it so hard to move forward not knowing which route is the best route. Ahhh 😬

@calmstormambience1875 2 года назад

BEGINNERS????LOL

@PianoFromScratch 2 года назад

Yes, they’re examples to demonstrate principles, I assume you’re implying that there’s things I played which are too advanced for beginners. I can’t remember all the examples I used as this was from quite a while ago but like I say I was just trying to explain the thinking behind how we use fingers cleverly to help move around aiming to get people in the right mindset.

@calmstormambience1875 2 года назад

@@PianoFromScratch no prob yes it's pretty advanced. your fingers move slightly different because of experience I do get it.. I'm a Spanish flamenco guitarist. 👍

@bongocharm1332 Год назад

Exactly what I needed to hear

@funkyfuck9098 Год назад

I used wrong fingers when playing piano for almost 2 years when studying piano by myself for the first time until I went to music school. My teacher scolded me for my mistake. It took me about 1 year to get my brain together and get them right 😂