HOW TO PLAY PIANO BETHANY ROBERTS

LEARNING THE BASICS FIND MIDDLE C. IT GOES UP FROM THERE TO G. THERE ARE SHARPS AND FLATS ALSO, BUT THOSE ARE USUALLY LEARNED LATER. THIS IS THE BASE KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO PLAY A CHORD.

BASICS TO CHORDS FIND C AND PLAY EVERY OTHER NOTE TOGETHER. IN THE KEY OF C THERE IS NO SHARPS OR FLATS, SO EVERY CHORD IS SIMILAR TO THIS. IF THE KEY OF A SONG IS CHANGED, THEN THE MELODY WILL BE THE SAME, BUT THE CHORDS AND NOTES WILL CHANGE.

LETS PLAY PLAYING CHORDS AT FIRST TAKES MEMORIZATION, BUT EVENTUALLY YOU CAN LEARN THE THEORY. LET’S PLAY A SEQUENCE OF THREE CHORDS. THIS IS THE CONSTITUTION OF A SONG.

BEAUTIFUL THINGS PLAY AN OCTAVE INSTEAD OF A CHORD (WHICH CAN BE AN EXPANSION OF A CHORD) WITH LEFT. PLAY THE MELODY WITH RIGHT.

BEAUTIFUL THINGS THE BEAT ON THE LEFT MUST MATCH THE BEAT ON THE RIGHT. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.

HARD WORK LEARNING NOTES AND CHORDS WILL TAKE TIME AND EFFORT, BUT LEARNING CHORDS AND BY EAR HAS BEEN EASIER FOR ME THAN NOTES. PRACTICING EVERY DAY MAKES LEARNING A LITTLE EASIER.

WRAP UP PLAYING PIANO IS A FUN ACCOMPLISHMENT. ONCE YOU LEARN CHORDS, YOU CAN PLAY WITH GUITARS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS. YOU CAN PLAY THE PIANO YOUR WHOLE LIFE.