Piano Lessons: Teach Yourself to Play

With a basic understanding of the piano playing fundamentals, you can unlock hours of enjoyment for yourself and your listeners—and it's never too late to get started. In this beginner's course, discover how to confidently approach those 88 keys so you can start playing your favorite songs. Learn proper techniques for sitting at the piano, hand position, reading notes and rhythms, and playing chords. Learn about melodic and harmonic intervals, syncopated notes, triads, progressions, triplets, and more.

Learning objectives
Practicing proper hand technique
Practicing proper seating position
Practicing the right-hand C and left-hand C positions
Melodic intervals
Harmonic intervals
B for the left and right hand
A for the left hand
Using the damper pedal
Moving up and down the keyboard in 6ths
Measuring half steps and whole steps
Progressions and triplets