ProPractice Early Beginner Mini-Course
34 Early Beginner Tutorials (All Sheet Music Included)
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Welcome to the ProPractice Early Beginner Mini-Course! This course features 34 ProPractice tutorials, spread across 10 lesson modules, where Josh takes you step-by-step through the fundamentals of learning piano. This course requires no previous experience - the most basic skills are explained in detail, and by the end of the course, you will be able to sight-read simple pieces, understand intervals, dynamics, articulation, proper setup at the piano, rubato, and more. This course should take approximately 10 weeks to complete, according to the pace you wish to take. All sheet music is available for download within the course, and features an original curriculum created by Josh's wife, Dr. Lindsey Wright, an expert in early piano studies. Lindsey received her doctorate in Piano Performance, and wrote her doctoral dissertation on early music education.
Scroll down to "Class Curriculum" section below to see all of the videos available in this course.
If you'd like to purchase access to the entire ProPractice library, which includes every past and future ProPractice tutorial, you can join the ProPractice Lifetime Access Course here: https://joshwrightpiano.teachable.com/p/propractic...
Each tutorial has dual camera angles, so you can see everything clearly from multiple perspectives!
Your Instructor
Billboard #1 artist Dr. Josh Wright has delighted audiences across the United States and in Europe. The Washington Post described him as a pianist possessing “rarer gifts – touch, intelligence and the ability to surprise.” He performed his debut recitals at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center in 2014. His self-titled album “Josh Wright” topped the Billboard Classical Traditional chart just three weeks after its release in April 2011. He also performed at Dolby Theater in Los Angeles as part of America's Got Talent Season 9. He currently serves on the piano faculty at the University of Utah. He has performed with numerous symphony orchestras, been a prize winner in international competitions, and studied with some of the world's greatest piano teachers. He looks forward to being your personal mentor in each of his course offerings.
Course Curriculum
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PreviewIntroduction (2:37)
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StartLesson 1 Music Downloads
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StartLesson 1.1 - Setup, Hand Position, Groups of Black Keys (5:43)
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StartLesson 1.2 - Improvisation On 2 Black Keys (6:17)
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StartLesson 1.3 - Improvisation On 3 Black Keys (8:20)
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StartLesson 2 Music Downloads
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StartLesson 2.1 - Discussion on Rhythm (Quarter and Half Notes), "Black Key Rock" (5:26)
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StartLesson 2.2 - Clean Finger Releases, "Black Key Jam" (9:45)
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StartLesson 2.3 - Dotted-Half Notes, "Black Key Blues" (8:00)
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StartLesson 3 Music Downloads
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StartLesson 3.1 - Musical Alphabet and CDE (4:38)
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StartLesson 3.2 - Note Values and Rhythm (5:49)
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StartLesson 3.3 - Improvisation on CDE (4:30)
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StartLesson 3.4 - Alternating Hands on CDE, "Snowfall" (7:22)
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StartLesson 3.5 - Quarter & Half Note Mixture Between Hands, "Black Train" (2:58)
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StartLesson 4 Music Downloads
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StartLesson 4.1 - Efficient Practice Tips, How To Play By Ear, & Performance Strategies (10:14)
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StartLesson 4.2 - Mixture of CDE with the two black keys, "Ghost Dance" (10:33)
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StartLesson 4.3 - Review of half notes and whole notes, "Church Bells" (9:08)
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StartLesson 5 Music Downloads
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StartLesson 5.1 - Improvisation on FGAB (11:06)
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StartLesson 5.2 -Discussion on Staccato and Legato, "Bunny Hop" (6:42)
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StartLesson 5.3 - Discussion on Pedaling, "Daydreams", (7:07)
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StartLesson 6 Music Downloads
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StartLesson 6.1 - Dynamics (piano and forte), "The Mouse and the Elephant" (11:02)
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StartLesson 6.2 - Bar Lines and Measures, "The Sneaky Tiger" (11:13)
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StartLesson 6.3 - Review, "A Day At The Farm" (15:27)
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StartLesson 7 Music Downloads
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StartLesson 7.1 - Middle C, Treble Clef, "Stompin' on Middle C" (7:25)
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StartLesson 7.2 - Treble G, G Clef, "Snoozin' On Treble G" (5:45)
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StartLesson 7.3 - Review, "Marchin' on Middle C and Treble G" (7:16)
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StartLesson 8 Music Downloads
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StartLesson 8.1 - Bass Clef, "Blowin' and Poppin' Bubbles on Middle C" (5:09)
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StartLesson 8.2 - Bass F, Crescendo and Decrescendo, "Vibrations on Bass F" (9:11)
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StartLesson 8.3 - 4 Types of Rests, "Breathless on Middle C and Bass F" (10:33)
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StartLesson 9 Music Downloads
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StartLesson 9.1 - The Grand Staff, "Whales In The Mist" (10:24)
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StartLesson 9.2 - First Duet! "Playing With Friends" (10:14)
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StartLesson 9.3 - Performing, "Thunder and Lightning" (9:39)
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StartLesson 10 Music Downloads
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StartLesson 10.1 - 2nds and 3rds, "Tiptoeing on Middle C" (7:35)
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StartLesson 10.2 - 4/4 Time Signature, "Sunny Days" (9:15)
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StartLesson 10.3 - 3/4 Time Signature, 8va, 8vb, and Octaves, "Frogs in the Pond" (7:45)
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StartLesson 10.4 - 2/4 Time Signature, Da Capo, and Coda signs, "The Woodpeckers" (13:59)
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StartLesson 10.5 - BONUS: Playing By Ear and Blues Scale Improvisation (8:27)
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StartHow to TRANSITION to Mid-Late Beginner ProPractice Course (6:30)
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StartLinks to All of Josh's Gear
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