For real lol. I found another "Beginner" Tutorial, and 5 minutes in we were playing a 4 chord progression with the right hand and supplemental bass notes with the left... I may or may not have turned that video off and cried lmao
I just purchased a digital piano tonight. I can't wait to get started. I've always wanted to play piano but have always been intimidated by my three son's. They were classically trained and my eldest was quite exceptional. Now at 73 it is my turn. Also, they are on their own now so they will find out when I get farther along. Thanks for this program. At some point I'm sure I'll sign up for your monthly course. Starting free is great. Thank you.
Curious how it's going?... I'm 37 and starting today... I have this dumb idea in my head that I should just be able to sit at a piano and somehow be a master without learning or practicing...
This is invaluable. I've only been playing for two weeks, and after only 20 minutes I was playing amazing grace at 100 bpm! You are a great teacher. Thank you!
You know, as a video editor myself, I'm really impressed on how this whole free tutorial was edited, must have taken a large amount of time for you to do this, thank you! 😊
Self taught myself piano lessons, and I am so grateful to find your channel. Been doing a lot of research on RUclips, but having you teaching how to read music sheets is the next level of online teaching. Thank you so much for your love and efforts to put out these lessons. ❤
Your piano course is so helpful. I am really so glad that I bumped into this. This is the best piano course I’ve come across with for beginners like me.
@@PianoRoadmap That's true, you're an excellent piano teacher. I love your lesson 1 and 2, now I'll do the others. I took a few lessons with some teachers but you are the best compared to them.
I'm really grateful for the assignments, it has given me the structure I have been lacking in my practice, and is jogging my memory of old lost habits from school. Thank you so much!
I have to thank you for your incredibly valuable lessons. your voice is so tender and soft that makes the lessons even more enjoyable. greetings from Brazil😊
Im so glad you taughr me this, I took flute in middle school and the band teacher never stopped to teach us any of this. I think im doing pretty good for a beginner!
The best piano lessons ever just started my journey with it thnk u soo much for the lessons in a structured way. It's a paradigm for beginners like me. Love from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳❤❤
I remember when I was being taught piano, i was taught how to play this and that but never really taught the things you are teaching here which help greatly. Thankyou so so much, you teach lovely❤
Late to these lessons but just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to teach us! I’m on lesson two and can truly say it’s pretty easy to follow your instructions 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thank you, thank you! I've neen struggling to get my head around playing on tempo and keeping count but something about how you explained it clicked! I'm not playing a GOOD rendition of Amazing Grace but at least its now recognisable as Amazing Grace. It's a start!
Love your lessons but I thing that for "amazing grace" it will helpful to explain haw can we know when to use the left hand. Thank you for your videos 🫶
If you would have told me I could play the melody of Amazing Grace before I watched this video, I would have laughed at you and told you I had a bridge to sell you... Thank you!
You can start by positioning your hands as shown in the picture. You will have one "G" under finger #3 on the left hand (LH) and another "G" under finger #5 on the right hand (RH). For this "pre-reading sheet music," use your RH for notes with stems that go up and your LH for notes with stems that go down. I hope this helps!
I Really like your lessons! They are challenging and fun at the same time...also helping me to start realizing what's behind the music, I'm usted to hear everyday. I do have a question: you mentioned that the top Number on a 4/4 is related to the beat, so...What does the number of the bottom makes reference to?
Great question! The bottom number tells us that the quarter note gets 1 beat. In other time signatures that we'll get to later, like 6/8 time, the quarter note will get TWO beats. It's a little confusing at first, but the bottom number is basically giving the WHOLE value. So in 4/4 time, the whole note value is 4. So by doing a little math, we can see that the HALF note will get 2 (half of 4), and the QUARTER note will get 1 (a quarter of 4). In 6/8 time, the WHOLE value is 8. So a half note gets 4 beats and a quarter gets 2. Hope this helps, and thanks for your question!
I thought I had a full set keyboard lol it was a 32 key keyboard not realizing the real piano is an 88 hahaha I continue the lessons for as long as I can before all 88 keys are used
Hello! For the future, you have to click on the "more" in the description so it reveals the link, but here are the materials for Lesson 2: drive.google.com/drive/folders/16oQ9qvtmGXgVUKyr4FnuEu3GJGoQM_N5?usp=sharing
Completely normal! I sometimes take months and months to learn a piece, and then I revisit it years down the road and take more months to go deeper. It's always an ongoing, lifelong process. 😃
Thank you so much for helping but I would like to ask you a request for the amazing Grace song, could you please make it with finger numbers instead of letters because I am bad at knowing where the letters are?
Are you wondering how to find it on the keyboard? If that's your question, find middle C first (from the lowest end of the keyboard, count the 1st C as "1", and it will be the 4th up). The left-hand G (bass G) is to the left of middle C (lower), and the right-hand G (treble G) is to the right of middle c (up).
On amazing Grace by John Newton how do we distinguished from the lower G and the higher G you touched on the second lane of notes :( they both are G's in a black circle how do we tel if its the G from the left or right hand?
I wish I could attach a pic here, but the higher G for RH is higher up on the page within the line (lane) of notes. If you're still having trouble, feel free to email me (pianoroadmap@gmail.com) and I can send you a pic of what I mean.
Your first two videos are amazing! I'm just a little confused on the print out, how exactly do you "just memorize which hand to use" for the whole notes?
That's a good question. You can memorize which hand to use for the whole notes according to the hand position picture that I provided. For example, the 1st "C" whole note is played with the RH. There's no stem to tell you that it's a RH note, but the picture shows you that it's played with the RH. For notes that are in BOTH hands (like E and G), pick the hand that makes logical sense. Remember when a note is higher on the page, it's higher on the piano (to the right). When all else fails, use your ear. I hope that was helpful!
Hi there….where can I download the music sheet….I have not been able to get that both in lesson 1 and 2. Thank you so much….I do like the way you teach.
The links are in the description (you have to click "show more" to see it) but here is the link for lesson 2: drive.google.com/drive/folders/16oQ9qvtmGXgVUKyr4FnuEu3GJGoQM_N5?usp=sharing
If you download the assignment worksheet (link in description) and look on page 3, I have a picture of the hand position. This tells you what notes should be played with each hand.
This was a "pandemic shutdown, I just need something for our temporary house brand" 😆 I'm honestly not sure, and I donated it to our neighbors when we moved. All I know is that it's a Russian piano maker with only 83 keys, rather than the full 88.
I don't understand what the deal is with the up-beats, those composers playing mind-games on us, why did they steal two beats from the end and add them at the front? is it to wake up the performer, to throw them off a little so that they wake up and pay attention?
It's nothing malicious 😆 Consider the following sentence said in 2 different ways: YOU need to sleep vs. you NEED to sleep. The 1st way is like starting on beat 1, the 2nd is like starting with an upbeat.
I wish I could hire you… you are who I e been looking for. I have hired teachers, they can play exceptionally well, however, maybe not the best teachers. I hope you’re still teaching.
I'm working hard on the Faber Follow-Along piano course, so nope, currently not teaching privately. Good luck finding a great teacher! They're definitely out there, but it can take a little searching.
click on the "78k views" at the top. did you click on the google download link, right after the list of chapters in the video description? I had no problem.
You have to click "more" for the description box to expand and show you the description 😃 But here is the link: drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/16oQ9qvtmGXgVUKyr4FnuEu3GJGoQM_N5
Thank you for asking! RUclips has the "SuperThanks" button that is on the same line as the like and share buttons. Sometimes you have to click the 3 dots on the right (on the same line) to see the SuperThanks option. I also have a Patreon page that I keep for "tips" ($3/month, cancel anytime). Just be aware that I'm not active there so there's no content or extra lessons. Or you can donate via PayPal (pianoroadmap@gmail.com). Again, thanks so much!
Finally a video where I feel like someone is genuinely trying to teach me the basics. This is awesome I appreciate you taking the time to do this
For real lol. I found another "Beginner" Tutorial, and 5 minutes in we were playing a 4 chord progression with the right hand and supplemental bass notes with the left... I may or may not have turned that video off and cried lmao
I just purchased a digital piano tonight. I can't wait to get started. I've always wanted to play piano but have always been intimidated by my three son's. They were classically trained and my eldest was quite exceptional. Now at 73 it is my turn. Also, they are on their own now so they will find out when I get farther along. Thanks for this program. At some point I'm sure I'll sign up for your monthly course. Starting free is great. Thank you.
Curious how it's going?... I'm 37 and starting today... I have this dumb idea in my head that I should just be able to sit at a piano and somehow be a master without learning or practicing...
This is invaluable. I've only been playing for two weeks, and after only 20 minutes I was playing amazing grace at 100 bpm! You are a great teacher. Thank you!
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Your piano course is the best , I have been searching for piano online courses but nothing has been working out good until I saw this type of
Amazing teaching style! These lessons are excellent and efficiently organised. Thank you!!
You know, as a video editor myself, I'm really impressed on how this whole free tutorial was edited, must have taken a large amount of time for you to do this, thank you! 😊
Thanks so much for noticing and your kind words 😊
Self taught myself piano lessons, and I am so grateful to find your channel. Been doing a lot of research on RUclips, but having you teaching how to read music sheets is the next level of online teaching.
Thank you so much for your love and efforts to put out these lessons. ❤
Practicing your rhythm exercises at 4:40.
Your lesson is so well organized in chapters, that there is only one thing left to mention: that😺at 2:24
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Your piano course is so helpful. I am really so glad that I bumped into this. This is the best piano course I’ve come across with for beginners like me.
Hearing this made my day, thank you! I’m so glad it’s been helpful for you. ❤️🎹
@@PianoRoadmap That's true, you're an excellent piano teacher. I love your lesson 1 and 2, now I'll do the others. I took a few lessons with some teachers but you are the best compared to them.
I'm really grateful for the assignments, it has given me the structure I have been lacking in my practice, and is jogging my memory of old lost habits from school. Thank you so much!
You're welcome! Glad you like the structure 😃
I have to thank you for your incredibly valuable lessons. your voice is so tender and soft that makes the lessons even more enjoyable. greetings from Brazil😊
Im so glad you taughr me this, I took flute in middle school and the band teacher never stopped to teach us any of this. I think im doing pretty good for a beginner!
Thank you so much for creating this series. You're an excellent teacher!
Madam, you have brought me to the right track with your online courses I'm glad.
The best piano lessons ever just started my journey with it thnk u soo much for the lessons in a structured way. It's a paradigm for beginners like me. Love from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳❤❤
This makes me so happy to hear! Good luck on your new piano endeavors!
Wow a week has went by haha. New things to learn, new assignments. So pumped!
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I remember when I was being taught piano, i was taught how to play this and that but never really taught the things you are teaching here which help greatly. Thankyou so so much, you teach lovely❤
Thank you!
There are a lot of YT piano courses, but your approach is unique!
As a tuba player with 3 years experience this still really helps me out even now though this was 3 years ago this isn’t old at all❤❤❤
Great to hear!
Just bought a 88 key piano because I’ve been wanting to learn and you make it very easy to follow along and get me into it. Thank you.
Good luck!
You are an awesome teacher. I’m glad i found you.
Late to these lessons but just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to teach us! I’m on lesson two and can truly say it’s pretty easy to follow your instructions 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Your insructions r very clear n easy to follow. Thank you for yr lessons
Thanks!
Thank you so much for your support!
I am super glad i found your channel. You are a great teacher. I am being self taught and appreciate your effort.
This really help me a lot. I love your ways of teaching.
Thanks so much for the time and effort that you put into the worksheets they really help.
You're welcome, I'm happy to do so. Glad they help!
Funny and informative? Bonus. Loving these videos.
Great Videos for beginners! Bravo!
Thank you!
Thank you, thank you! I've neen struggling to get my head around playing on tempo and keeping count but something about how you explained it clicked! I'm not playing a GOOD rendition of Amazing Grace but at least its now recognisable as Amazing Grace. It's a start!
Awesome to hear!
amazing. i love this class. i would love to join in your class. thank you.
Thank you ☺️ If you finish this free course and want more, you can always check out www.PianoRoadmap.com
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Love your lessons but I thing that for "amazing grace" it will helpful to explain haw can we know when to use the left hand.
Thank you for your videos 🫶
You're welcome!
Extremely helpful for the fast timer, thanks
Great piano teacher 🎉🎉🎉
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Glad you like them!
I just finished my second lesson. It was so fun! Haha thank youuu!
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You're a great teacher! 👍🏻🥰
You explain so well. I need slow and great basis. You are my go to for now. Really feeling grounded and secure these first weeks with it. Thank you
Awesome to hear! Good luck!
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Are counting metronomes a thing? Like the voice over the metronome was SUPER helpful
If you would have told me I could play the melody of Amazing Grace before I watched this video, I would have laughed at you and told you I had a bridge to sell you... Thank you!
Awesome! 😃
Question- “amazing grace” practice, I saw you used G in different sections, how can I tell which section’s G to use?
You can start by positioning your hands as shown in the picture. You will have one "G" under finger #3 on the left hand (LH) and another "G" under finger #5 on the right hand (RH).
For this "pre-reading sheet music," use your RH for notes with stems that go up and your LH for notes with stems that go down. I hope this helps!
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I am not finding the Sheet Music for Amazing Grace and the Worksheet. Thank you-I do appreciate this!
click on the "78k views" above the comments. there's a link
I Really like your lessons! They are challenging and fun at the same time...also helping me to start realizing what's behind the music, I'm usted to hear everyday. I do have a question: you mentioned that the top Number on a 4/4 is related to the beat, so...What does the number of the bottom makes reference to?
Great question! The bottom number tells us that the quarter note gets 1 beat. In other time signatures that we'll get to later, like 6/8 time, the quarter note will get TWO beats. It's a little confusing at first, but the bottom number is basically giving the WHOLE value. So in 4/4 time, the whole note value is 4. So by doing a little math, we can see that the HALF note will get 2 (half of 4), and the QUARTER note will get 1 (a quarter of 4). In 6/8 time, the WHOLE value is 8. So a half note gets 4 beats and a quarter gets 2. Hope this helps, and thanks for your question!
Thank you - beautifully done.
I thought I had a full set keyboard lol it was a 32 key keyboard not realizing the real piano is an 88 hahaha I continue the lessons for as long as I can before all 88 keys are used
Too bad! You should be able to finish most of the free piano course here with 32 keys.
Same.
@@PianoRoadmap I did but saving up for a full keyboard
Yeah I got a midi keyboard only 32 keys not buying a piano but I'm gonna get a 88 key synthesizer and hopefully that's good enough
I'm actually a lot better at this than I thought I would be dont get me wrong I'm still slow but I'm getting there
Great teacher
Thank youI will practise
Thank you so much for your help 🙂🙏🏼
Happy to help!
Hello how do I download the sheet music I really appreciate your videos you are amazing
Hello! For the future, you have to click on the "more" in the description so it reveals the link, but here are the materials for Lesson 2: drive.google.com/drive/folders/16oQ9qvtmGXgVUKyr4FnuEu3GJGoQM_N5?usp=sharing
Thank you so much
You're welcome!
This one is going to take me at least 2 weeks.
Completely normal! I sometimes take months and months to learn a piece, and then I revisit it years down the road and take more months to go deeper. It's always an ongoing, lifelong process. 😃
I am all in with your course. Your method, your sweet and soft voice and your eye candy face is a fantastic package. Thank you soooo much.
I didn't understand the amazing grace what we have to do in that it's so confusing
Can anyone explain this please
Check the step-by-step guide here:
8:34 Amazing Grace
just noticed, your eyes color is so unique
To anyone unable to find the amazing grace sheet, I had to copy the link and view it from a browser rather than clicking it directly from RUclips
Hi that’s me, where is the link
Please share it here if you may
Thank you so much for helping but I would like to ask you a request for the amazing Grace song, could you please make it with finger numbers instead of letters because I am bad at knowing where the letters are?
This is good. But the link to get the amazing grace song practice
It is in the description box. Click "more" to see the full text.
I'm trying not to download the music but she isn't telling me which fingers are used and it is very difficult.
Is there a reason you're not wanting to download the music?
@@PianoRoadmapwoah u still reply. That's someone who cares for others
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You're welcome!
How to know which G to play as you switched from left G to right G.. bear me , a beginner here
Are you wondering how to find it on the keyboard? If that's your question, find middle C first (from the lowest end of the keyboard, count the 1st C as "1", and it will be the 4th up). The left-hand G (bass G) is to the left of middle C (lower), and the right-hand G (treble G) is to the right of middle c (up).
Thank you ❤
Are you part of Simply Piano or not. I want to take the lessons from you only! Please, let me know. Thanks, Dina.
Hi Dina! I believe we've emailed some, but just in case someone else sees your comment and is wondering, no I'm not a part of Simply Piano.
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On amazing Grace by John Newton how do we distinguished from the lower G and the higher G you touched on the second lane of notes :( they both are G's in a black circle how do we tel if its the G from the left or right hand?
I wish I could attach a pic here, but the higher G for RH is higher up on the page within the line (lane) of notes. If you're still having trouble, feel free to email me (pianoroadmap@gmail.com) and I can send you a pic of what I mean.
Your first two videos are amazing! I'm just a little confused on the print out, how exactly do you "just memorize which hand to use" for the whole notes?
That's a good question. You can memorize which hand to use for the whole notes according to the hand position picture that I provided. For example, the 1st "C" whole note is played with the RH. There's no stem to tell you that it's a RH note, but the picture shows you that it's played with the RH. For notes that are in BOTH hands (like E and G), pick the hand that makes logical sense. Remember when a note is higher on the page, it's higher on the piano (to the right). When all else fails, use your ear.
I hope that was helpful!
@@PianoRoadmap thank you so much for the helpful reply!
Can you learn a keyboard with these lessons aur we do we have to get a real piano ? 🥺 My keyboard has five octaves is it okay ?
It's ok to start with that!
Hi there….where can I download the music sheet….I have not been able to get that both in lesson 1 and 2. Thank you so much….I do like the way you teach.
The links are in the description (you have to click "show more" to see it) but here is the link for lesson 2: drive.google.com/drive/folders/16oQ9qvtmGXgVUKyr4FnuEu3GJGoQM_N5?usp=sharing
How do we know which hand to use for the assignment tune? You seem to use both hands.
If you download the assignment worksheet (link in description) and look on page 3, I have a picture of the hand position. This tells you what notes should be played with each hand.
Lesson 2, p.3 Amazing Grace: RH notes with stem going up, and LH notes with stem going down.
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What piano brand do you use in this video? Looks like it has very interesting name.
This was a "pandemic shutdown, I just need something for our temporary house brand" 😆 I'm honestly not sure, and I donated it to our neighbors when we moved. All I know is that it's a Russian piano maker with only 83 keys, rather than the full 88.
@@PianoRoadmap I know you can do magic even on less than the full 88 keys .
Hello, is there a book I can purchase which contains the music we practice in our RUclips lessons?
Hello! I don't have a book, just the free PDF downloads (links are in the description).
Thank you
You're welcome!
Is it me or is a bar missing in the third section of american grace? it feels like something is skipping
I don't understand what the deal is with the up-beats, those composers playing mind-games on us, why did they steal two beats from the end and add them at the front? is it to wake up the performer, to throw them off a little so that they wake up and pay attention?
It's nothing malicious 😆 Consider the following sentence said in 2 different ways: YOU need to sleep vs. you NEED to sleep. The 1st way is like starting on beat 1, the 2nd is like starting with an upbeat.
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The sheet music for amazing grace is not at the link when you click on it.
It is. It's the google drive link, and inside the worksheet PDF
I wish I could hire you… you are who I e been looking for. I have hired teachers, they can play exceptionally well, however, maybe not the best teachers. I hope you’re still teaching.
I'm working hard on the Faber Follow-Along piano course, so nope, currently not teaching privately. Good luck finding a great teacher! They're definitely out there, but it can take a little searching.
Where the download documents
Didn't see the link 😢
I cannot find the sheet music for Amazing Grace. Can someone please help me.
click on the "78k views" at the top. did you click on the google download link, right after the list of chapters in the video description? I had no problem.
I cant find the sheet music in the description below. Sorry 😢 but help 😅
You have to click "more" for the description box to expand and show you the description 😃 But here is the link: drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/16oQ9qvtmGXgVUKyr4FnuEu3GJGoQM_N5
The part one was the easiest even though I can read the notes I can't figure it out in the song 😢
It may take more than 1 try!
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Can you tell me where to find tempo
The tempo for what exactly?
How do I clock on link below
Can I use a keyboard for this classes?
Absolutely!
Where do I reimburse
Nd the link?
How do I donate $?
Thank you for asking! RUclips has the "SuperThanks" button that is on the same line as the like and share buttons. Sometimes you have to click the 3 dots on the right (on the same line) to see the SuperThanks option.
I also have a Patreon page that I keep for "tips" ($3/month, cancel anytime). Just be aware that I'm not active there so there's no content or extra lessons. Or you can donate via PayPal (pianoroadmap@gmail.com).
Again, thanks so much!
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i have teh same thing I'm 66 and brother play Mom Played and I can't