Creative Piano Academy Hi I am waiting for a reply to access " top-five-exercises" sheets but although it tells me to check on box, there is no reply. Love your vids. Your a great motivator.
Cheers for this, I have been researching "how to learn piano chords fast" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Nonason Ranincoln Genie - (search on google )? It is a good one off guide for discovering how to play the piano like a pro without the headache. Ive heard some great things about it and my neighbour got cool success
Young Man you have changed my life. I'm 78 years old and have longed to play for a very long time. I've seen other tutorials,but somehow they didn't get through my skull like yours do. Thank you from the bottom of my heart x
Margret, I will be 77 in a few days and I totally agree with you! This particular lesson has let me figure out how to do the melody of one of Adele's songs. Now that is really encouraging!
Left hand: check Right hand: check Both hands together: epic failure Edit: wow, there’s so many likes! FYI I can play much better now, than a few months back. It’s been a while!
@@StellardroneMusic The problem is avoiding learning theory at all. The concept of scales/keys is simple, why not just learn it so your practise is more efficient.
I am 62 years . Started 2 years back ,on myself with help of you tube videos . You precisely put solution to my problem. You are great teacher. what should i try after mastering these 5 exercises. Thanks a lot.
Hi Devidas. I'm really pleased this video helped. If you go to my playlists, you'll find lots of categories. I have one for beginners, one for hand independence, etc. etc. So do check those out. For a structured, how to play piano from the very beginning etp by step kinda thing... I leave that to my paid premium courses. RU-vid is about inspiration and posting what i want when i want. If you want to find out more about my premium stuff you can hop on my email list (link in info box)
eddi trulok What kind of attitude is that!? A man is getting into something he may end up loving, and you just instantly shut him down. It's never too late to learn. Jerk.
Yep. I've witnessed first-hand people older than 62 starting to play piano and getting good enough to make peoples heads turn. Eddi - I don't like that attitude and it honestly runs contrary to my direct teaching experience!
I'm currently teaching someone who is 72 and she's doing brilliantly. Every week she's anxious to learn a new piece of music (within a 1hr lesson) and comes back the following week to show me she's almost mastered it. You're never to old to learn about music (or anything, for that matter!). They just need to be ready and willing...then they're able! So, that person with their ridiculous comment (e.t.) also needs to try to learn something 'new', too. They'd have a much better attitude and perhaps, they could encourage others...instead of saying something seriously stupid! Thanks for your wonderfully encouraging vids. I'm sure they help many!!!
A bit drunk and just bought a keyboard as I've always wanted to learn. Watched this all the way the way through and got hyped. This guy is a great teacher - thanks!
I'm 16 and for the past 3 years searched the entire internet and scoured through hundreds of videos, but never have i found something as epic as this. You won't understand how much you've done for me.
Just want to add that it is super helpful to start these exercises to metronome SLOWLY, maybe 60bpm or so, and slowly work your way up in increments of 5-10 bpm. Playing slowly PERFECTLY is the key to playing quickly well. Your progress, counterintuitively, will be much faster.
Jamie, I would say i'm suprised but i'm kinda not! What have you learned in your main lessons if you don't mind me asking? Really pleased you liked the vid and got something out of it.
After trying for ages to learn piano I discovered Turbo Piano Secret and this appears to be the simplest online system (google it if you're interested)
All the sarcastic comments...he is trying to share the joy of learning/playing the piano with those of us who can't afford lessons. He is kindly donating his time, energy, and resources. I for one am grateful. Thank you for your generosity. We need more people like him and fewer cheeky, disrespectful comments.
After watching several other videos, and literally falling asleep, yours was the first one that got me playing and excited to point at the end I screamed "YES"! So excited to have found what I am looking for! You are part of the reason I will become a pianist.
When you were repeatedly playing C E G E C, I was singing Do Mi Sol Mi Do over and over again in my head. Good lesson, I really like it and it’s easy to understand
I am 62 years old and have decided to learn Piano playing. These exercises are really great. Practice this since a couple of days and even I am not the youngest for learning Piano it was helping me extremly to improve my finger/hand coordination. Have seen many other videos. But your's best. Many regards from Germany!
Holy shit! I’ve literally been struggling for like 4 days trying to learn from absolutely nothing and was able to progress through it all! Thanks man!!!!
This is one of the best videos I've seen on this subject. I picked up a 4 octave MIDI keyboard a couple of days ago and have been having an absolute blast with it. I'm not interested in just learning how to play a handful of songs, I picked this up specifically to help me more easily learn music theory and have an easier time producing music in a DAW. I figure if I can play around with an actual keyboard, I can more easily visualize notes and chords since I can just play whatever I want on it. When I first got the keyboard, I actually ended up doing all of these exercises by just playing around with it for hours. The scale exercises in particular, just going up and down, then trying it with the other hand, and then getting used to disconnecting that "I moved my left thumb, so I need to move my right thumb too" instinct. I started trying to play a few opening phrases to some songs, and some of them I even managed to recreate the second parts of entirely by ear from what I remember about the tune, so that's pretty neat. I found the easier chord progressions got pretty boring after awhile, so I started to experiment a little bit with it and decided to try playing those same phrases above but with both hands in different octaves. It helped break up the monotony of it and made it far more enjoyable when the usual notes just got too bland to hear anymore. Something I often find myself struggling with is specifically related to arpeggios. My fingers have a tendency to eventually drift into playing the wrong pattern. For example, playing C E G. You go C, E G, E, C, E, G, E, C etc. What I almost always end up doing is starting with that pattern, then before I know it I'm just playing C E G C E G C E G. I'm having a TON of trouble breaking out of that pattern, for some reason my brain always defaults to that. My fingers on both hands are coordinated perfectly, but for whatever reason the pattern suddenly changes and it really feels like I have no control over that. Sometimes I catch it but it completely breaks the rhythm, and then it's like my brain is making dial up sounds while I compute what note comes next and what fingers need to hit it. It doesn't seem to matter how much I play the correct pattern or how quickly I do it either. I just tried all sorts of different arpeggios for about two hours, in addition to all the ones I've tried over the last couple of days, and I always end up going into repeating the first three notes one after the other, instead of playing it the way it's meant to be played. I know I'll eventually break out of that, but if you happen to read this comment, I was wondering if you had any suggestions on what I could try doing to break out of it a bit easier?
I 've been wanting to learn to play the piano but couldn't afford lessons, I feel ecstatic that youtube suggest your video and check it.... The way you teach is very easy to follo, I'm looking forward for more.. Thanks sir keep up the good work🤓
I can't thank you enough for this video! I am trying to teach myself piano as an adult. Was getting a bit frustrated this evening and then came across your video. Love your friendly, casual style and how clearly you explain things. I will definitely be doing these exercises! Thank you. :)
I have LITERALLY SEARCHED AND WATCHED...70+ videos, on how to play piano videos for beginners and THIS video is the best one. Simple, straight to the point, clear.... love this. thank you
Iv'e had a keyboard for years but I have never been a person to sit down and learn how to play it. I have looked at many piano lessons, all too complicated. I then found these lessons and now i'm hooked. Thank you
Hello! :) I also like to play the piano and I want to add different videos with piano playing on my channel. I've already added one video. And I also add videos with my other hobbies. Maybe if you find something interesting you can subscribe :)
@@VictorMusique hey! Done, subscribed! I liked your piano playing skills plus your language videos. I find them very interesting! Will try to give them all a try. I wish you all the luck and keep up the good work!
Totally awesome video. These exercises, however basic as they may seem, will build the necessary muscles in your forearms right above your wrists. Far more important then playing them fast is to perform the exercises accurately. Take your time to nail the exercises presented in the video and the speed will come in time. I am a new subscriber. Thanks for posting such a helpful video.
You seem to me an ANGEL directly sent by almighty. U r such an humble and sweet person to teach such an important lesson with such a clearity which i cud never get to find for my whole life. God bless u dear.. u r definitely a GREAT NOBLE SOUL. BIG THAAAAANX n tons of BLESSINGS 😃
Thank you for giving us such a great tutorial, as a beginner I actually enjoyed doing these exercises it's really easy to follow, unlike other videos I've seen on RU-vid who've claimed to be for a beginner's. Bless you
I am fascinated by how much I've learned in a week than months of class when i find a good video like this one. ONE TIP for anyone reading , once you get the exercise down, try to play the progressions without looking down at the piano; you will be glad you did
I appreciate a lot that your way of speaking is calm, slow, because I usually find many troubles on understanding spoken english. As to piano skills, I am an absolute beginner but very enthusiastic.
I am 65 and learning to fill in for our organ player at church. You are BY FAR the BEST teacher on You tube. I ca t WAIT for each lesson. Thank you! You CAN teach an old dog new tricks.
O my God, this is best, keyboard training for beginners and even proffessonals I've seen, thanks alot. My name's Hyacinth ThankGod from Nigeria, I love it
just started like your straight forward approach ,I'm a bottom feeder.so love the clear and concise instructions doesn't feel above me ,will try my best 66 and retired
That's exactly what I needed. Such great, easy to understand and to follow instructions, explained in the simplest, effective way! THANK YOU! (Going to practice now ;)
love the used of the graphics to assist in clearly showing which keys to play, while at the same time providing the graphic of where they keys are on the scale. I'm just getting started, and this is extremely helpful. .
Thank you so much! I absolutely love this. So much more natural than everything that I´ve found before. Hope to be able to practice a lot so I can finally impress my teacher. 😊 Sharing your knowledge is a wonderful and generous thing to do. 🎹
Josef I have to tell you I just turned 75 recently and I don't know much about piano but I'm really having fun with your easy lessons. I just started this evening and after about an hour I'm really catching on and learning quickly. I just wanted to tell you THANK YOU for your time and energy spent teaching NEWBEES like me. I'll try to stick with it I'm pretty sure because you make it interesting, fun, and easy for beginners. It's never too late. THANKS again :)
I've been diddling with keyboards for years but I find it a stretch to call myself a "player". I've gotten fluent with these lessons by natural progression but I am starting here so I don't skip steps like I did as a guitarist! Thanks for making this help available to poor souls who can't afford to pay for lessons!
I was trying to learn this without having a Music Teacher since i live in an Area were there's not much people knows how to play instruments (except Guitar and Drums, but thats all and I'm not interested to neither of those) so that really helps me a lot, and I'm already 15 years old so that'll be awkward to me hahahaha
I've just got a keyboard piano for my 53rd birthday and never played a note before so really loving your videos and guides. You make it easy to follow and your relaxing voice helps too. Most apps I found have annoying American accents and want money subscriptions which I don't want to commit to at this stage. Thank you so much. xx
I have just few days back started learning keyboard . It is my passion and wanted to be master on this and searching a good beginners lesson and I got you . Thank you for your kid contribution to this musical world. Love your style of teaching which I didn't get lady few days in youtube. Following you..
I just stumbled onto your site (as a beginning player looking at way too many "how to" piano videos) and found your lesson to be very good and well-explained. I need to look into your lessons more. I need a plan I can follow lesson-by-lesson before my head explodes from TMI (too much information).
I hear you. Too much info and too much to do makes you not do anything at all. I'm developing premium courses right now (first one going deep into hand coordination) which does give me this flexibility to have specific goals with step by step methods to get there. Most of my lessons on youtube though do have little mini curriculums you can follow. I try to layer them up in ability levels within the video so make sure you mine everything you can from them and try to remain focused on 1 or 2 vids max that take your fancy. Other than this, I've organised my vids into playlists on specific topics. For instance this playlist - ru-vid.com/group/PLhmvEMFe19DsCFuu9lW4gDDIad3gAeZR7 has vids suitable for beginners. I have a few more depending on what you fance.
Well, I always liked the piano as an instrument. When played right, it sounds like an entire orchestra. Why did you chose it? I was wondering. Would you consider sorting your tutorial video's? For instance part 1/3 - 2/3 - 3/3, and maybe even indicate which one to start with, so a complete rookie, would start with video 1/1/1, which would be the very first video of all you tutorial video's. Next is called 2/1/3, (let's say it's a three part video), next is 3/2/3 next is 3/3/3, next is is 4/1/1 (in case it's just one video) next is 5/1/2, (two vids) and 6/2/2, 7/X/X etc.. I don't know if you play list is sorted in order of difficulty or if it's just random? There is so much material out there, which is good, but as a noob I'd like to start a bit more structured and concentrate on one maybe two teachers. I'm sure there are lots of opinions as to which you, as a new piano player should learn first, but I'm sure you have an idea too? So far I really like what you've uploaded, and I'd like to continue with your video's, but it's kinda hard to get an idea as what to see first, since I don't know if your playlist is any particular order, so I often end up looking at other peoples videos, who may have a completely different approach than you (which is not a bad thing, but in the beginning I'd like it to be more structured), in a random order, maybe learning something, or maybe "wasting" time, on something that's too easy or too difficult. Oh, and I really like the way you divided "The top 5 piano exercises for beginners", up in sections, so that you know when to pause and practice. Thanks for getting back to us. :)
Hi Carsten. My youtube videos are generally beginner to intermediate level. As far as organisation, I have created playlists for certain areas, styles and difficulty levels. If you look at my playlist - ru-vid.com/group/PLhmvEMFe19DsCFuu9lW4gDDIad3gAeZR7 all the videos in here are suitable for beginners. I get that there are literally hundreds of videos out there and it can get confusing so I think i'll put a playlist together showing my recommendation of videos to go through as a total beginner. I'm looking at providing a lot more 'structure' in my online courses which i'm currently developing.
Hi Josef thank you so much for your outstanding video's about teaching and practice chords, piano techniques etc. I am Ray Floatwithme a Dutch composer and very nice meeting you. We both have the passion for piano and breathe music. Keep up that great and creative work in all you do. Cheers Ray
Hi great lesson, thanks for your time and effort. I've just retired and my wife got me a keyboard as a gift because I've always said I wish I could play an instrument. I've run through these exercises and really enjoyed them.... Obviously I've got to keep at them in order to build some muscle memory. To that end, I find it far easier to finger the chords using digits 1, 2 and 4; not 1,3 and 5. Far more relaxed with little tension. Is this OK, or should I stick with 1,3,5? Thanks in advance, Roy
Hey. Its not necessary to stick to 1 3 and 5. In fact as you progress you might want to be comfortable with a variety of fingering as we take this into account when moving between chords. Somtimes its just not practical to use those fingers. So i'd say, practice whats comfortable but keep going back to 1 3 and 5 now and again to try and keep those skills up with your other fingers. But of course... don't stress over it.
Just started doing it. it is my fourth day of practice. and I am doing one excercise each day along with the previous ones I practiced before, for 30 minutes or so. I actually see the difference in my coordination. I dont fidget now with symmetry coordination programmed in my brain much. This lad is a very good teacher.. Thanks
In 30 years of music lessons these are quite possibly the most efficient and useful I have see or experienced for beginners. Well done sir, this is excellent work you are doing. Subscribed
Creative Piano Academy Yes not so much with the piano, but lots of experience with production, mixing, theory, guitar, drums and other instruments. I have been working more on the piano recently for helping with writing in real time on the computer and playing synths. Your videos have proven fantastic and way more straight forward and efficient than the other courses and lessons I have seen over the years.
I am a complete beginner and this lesson is awesome. I feel like I'm doing something while actually not doing anything.......for now. I suck but I'll stick to practicing this and scales and when I'm able to play one song I'll practice that for months. It was always my dream to play piano and at 38 I have to fulfill it. I have an allegro 2 plus and its great.
Just want you to know, you have helped me progress so much in learning keyboard with only this video. Thank you very much for graciously sharing your knowledge for free. 😊
You really helped me sooo much. 😊 Actually, I really want to learn violin. I still dont have it, and piano is what we have, so I've decided not to waste time and learn how to play it. 😊 I'm going to master this exercises. I'm already halfway. 😂 THANKYOU SOOO MUCH! Arigatou gozaimasu 😍
Creative Piano Academy THANKYOUUU so much. I can already play Canon in D by Pachelbel in less than a week. 😊😊 I'm not perfect though. I still forgot some keys sometimes. but you really helped me a lot in this journey. I really owe you a lot 😍😍
Amazing...this video has been a huge help because I'm pretty much a newbie at piano...because I would mainly just search: song tutorials on RU-vid and as I'm coping the video I find it difficult to find the keys because for a newbie I thought I could just skip the practice and just learn a song and I thought it would be easy but it's actually way more complicated than it really should be.. but I realize that if I just try learning one song I'm not really learning how to play the piano I'm really just learning that one song when I could have so much more potential using these tips you shared to practice with XD but I also find it really hard to play both hands at the same time and the right timing with my other hand so that makes it really difficult
Hand independence is a real struggle for a lot of people. If you check out my playlists I have one dedicated to this, or least a collection of vids which emphasize it. Its always good to give yourself variety. So In my opinion, there's nothing wrong with learning a song... but allow our skills to compliment each other and pick each up with other exercises and goals. Glad you enjoyed the vid.
I've been looking for piano tutorials quite long time. And these your videos are best so far. Simple and short, but still much information inside. So i just want to thank you for making these.
Hey man. Have a question about exercise 1. How fast should I be able to play before moving on? At the moment I'm probably playing at the same speed as you do at 3:43 Is that fast enough or should I practice more before going any further (btw I'm watching this video step-by-step so I haven't watch the whole thing yet)
Good question. There's no solid answer to this. In my opinion as a teacher, I would say do it for a while until you are generally happy with your ability (sounds like you got there)... then do something else to compliment it. Introduce a few things you can cycle through and you will notice your skills start helping each other up as you move around. Don't do too much at once so you're over loaded, but don't just stick to one thing only. 2 or 3 things to cycle through should see you right. smoothness and precision with those fingers is better than speed in the early days.
