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Early Beginner Section (Sheet Music and Worksheets Included!)
Introduction (2:37)
Lesson 1 Music Downloads
Lesson 1.1 - Setup, Hand Position, Groups of Black Keys (5:43)
Lesson 1.2 - Improvisation On 2 Black Keys (6:17)
Lesson 1.3 - Improvisation On 3 Black Keys (8:20)
Lesson 2 Music Downloads
Lesson 2.1 - Discussion on Rhythm (Quarter and Half Notes), "Black Key Rock" (5:26)
Lesson 2.2 - Clean Finger Releases, "Black Key Jam" (9:45)
Lesson 2.3 - Dotted-Half Notes, "Black Key Blues" (8:00)
Lesson 3 Music Downloads
Lesson 3.1 - Musical Alphabet and CDE (4:38)
Lesson 3.2 - Note Values and Rhythm (5:49)
Lesson 3.3 - Improvisation on CDE (4:30)
Lesson 3.4 - Alternating Hands on CDE, "Snowfall" (7:22)
Lesson 3.5 - Quarter & Half Note Mixture Between Hands, "Black Train" (2:58)
Lesson 4 Music Downloads
Lesson 4.1 - Efficient Practice Tips, How To Play By Ear, & Performance Strategies (10:14)
Lesson 4.2 - Mixture of CDE with the two black keys, "Ghost Dance" (10:33)
Lesson 4.3 - Review of half notes and whole notes, "Church Bells" (9:08)
Lesson 5 Music Downloads
Lesson 5.1 - Improvisation on FGAB (11:06)
Lesson 5.2 -Discussion on Staccato and Legato, "Bunny Hop" (6:42)
Lesson 5.3 - Discussion on Pedaling, "Daydreams", (7:07)
Lesson 6 Music Downloads
Lesson 6.1 - Dynamics (piano and forte), "The Mouse and the Elephant" (11:02)
Lesson 6.2 - Bar Lines and Measures, "The Sneaky Tiger" (11:13)
Lesson 6.3 - Review, "A Day At The Farm" (15:27)
Lesson 7 Music Downloads
Lesson 7.1 - Middle C, Treble Clef, "Stompin' on Middle C" (7:25)
Lesson 7.2 - Treble G, G Clef, "Snoozin' On Treble G" (5:45)
Lesson 7.3 - Review, "Marchin' on Middle C and Treble G" (7:16)
Lesson 8 Music Downloads
Lesson 8.1 - Bass Clef, "Blowin' and Poppin' Bubbles on Middle C" (5:09)
Lesson 8.2 - Bass F, Crescendo and Decrescendo, "Vibrations on Bass F" (9:11)
Lesson 8.3 - 4 Types of Rests, "Breathless on Middle C and Bass F" (10:33)
Lesson 9 Music Downloads
Lesson 9.1 - The Grand Staff, "Whales In The Mist" (10:24)
Lesson 9.2 - First Duet! "Playing With Friends" (10:14)
Lesson 9.3 - Performing, "Thunder and Lightning" (9:39)
Lesson 10 Music Downloads
Lesson 10.1 - 2nds and 3rds, "Tiptoeing on Middle C" (7:35)
Lesson 10.2 - 4/4 Time Signature, "Sunny Days" (9:15)
Lesson 10.3 - 3/4 Time Signature, 8va, 8vb, and Octaves, "Frogs in the Pond" (7:45)
Lesson 10.4 - 2/4 Time Signature, Da Capo, and Coda signs, "The Woodpeckers" (13:59)
Lesson 10.5 - BONUS: Playing By Ear and Blues Scale Improvisation (8:27)
How to TRANSITION To the Mid-Late Beginner Section (6:30)
Mid-Late Beginner RESOURCES
Links to Books and Free Online Sheet Music
SUPPLEMENTAL Beginner Materials - VERY important!
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Mid-Late Beginner TECHNIQUE
The Basics - 5 Finger Patterns (16:54)
Schmitt Exercises 1-33 (17:46)
Schmitt Exercises 34-40 (12:37)
Schmitt Exercises 41-45 (8:46)
Schmitt Exercises 46-51 (9:04)
Schmitt Exercises 52-56 (9:46)
Schmitt Exercises 57-64 (10:49)
Schmitt Exercises 65-74 (11:09)
Schmitt Exercises 75-82 (13:35)
Schmitt Exercises 83-93 (8:16)
Hanon Exercise 1 (14:17)
Hanon Exercise 2 (10:06)
Hanon Exercise 3 (14:36)
Hanon Exercise 4 (8:45)
Hanon Exercise 5 (7:34)
Hanon Exercise 6 (11:57)
Hanon Exercise 7 (14:16)
Hanon Exercise 8 (10:35)
Hanon Exercise 9 (11:07)
Hanon Exercise 10 (11:18)
Czerny Exercises Op.599, No. 1-2 (17:19)
Czerny Exercises Op.599, No. 3-4 (10:37)
Czerny Exercises Op.599, No. 5-6 (8:22)
Czerny Exercises Op.599, No. 7-8 (8:00)
Czerny Exercises Op.599, No. 9-10 (10:07)
Czerny Exercises Op.599, No. 11-12 (20:36)
Czerny Exercises Op.599, No. 13-14 (13:38)
Czerny Exercises Op.599, No. 15-16 (13:34)
Czerny Exercises Op.599, No. 17-18 (12:25)
Czerny Exercises Op.599, No. 19-20 (14:47)
Mid-Late Beginner REPERTOIRE
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach - Menuet in G Major BWV114 (26:11)
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach - Menuet in G Minor BWV115 (27:52)
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach - Menuet in G Major BWV116 (23:23)
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach - Mussette in D major (22:28)
Bach, J.S. Prelude in C Major, Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 (19:46)
Beethoven "Moonlight" Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 , 1st movement (45:20)
Chopin Waltz in A minor, B. 150, Op. Posth. (25:10)
Purcell Minuet in A minor, Z.649 (19:20)
Satie Gymnopédie No.1 (26:52)
Schubert Waltz in B minor, Op.18 No.6 (24:25)
Schumann "Of Foreign Lands and Peoples" from Kinderszenen, Op.15 (Scenes from Childhood) (23:47)
Scriabin Prelude in E-flat minor, Op.16 No.4 (17:10)
Intermediate RESOURCES
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Sheet Music DOWNLOAD: Complete Triads and 7th Chords (With Inversions)
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Intermediate TECHNIQUE (ProPractice Technique Series)
Specific Practice Instructions for the Intermediate Technique Section
Key of C - Scales, Arpeggios, Triads, 7th Chords (28:50)
Key of G - Scales, Arpeggios, Triads, 7th Chords (24:01)
Key of D - Scales, Arpeggios, Triads, 7th Chords (27:55)
Key of A - Scales, Arpeggios, Triads, 7th Chords (27:27)
Key of E - Scales, Arpeggios, Triads, 7th Chords (30:25)
Key of B - Scales, Arpeggios, Triads, 7th Chords (32:12)
Key of G-flat - Scales, Arpeggios, Triads, 7th Chords (25:49)
Key of D-flat - Scales, Arpeggios, Triads, 7th Chords (30:12)
Key of A-flat - Scales, Arpeggios, Triads, 7th Chords (22:57)
Key of E-flat - Scales, Arpeggios, Triads, 7th Chords (28:31)
Key of B-flat - Scales, Arpeggios, Triads, 7th Chords (28:33)
Key of F - Scales, Arpeggios, Triads, 7th Chords (37:47)
Chromatic Scale (25:01)
Pro Tip for Playing Faster (7:07)
Pro Tip for Fluidity (4:56)
Pro Tip for Alignment (7:38)
Pro Tip for Awkwardly Spaced Arpeggios (4:00)
Pro Tip for Black Key Arpeggios (3:28)
Pro Tip for Clarity (3:26)
Pro Tip for Lining Up Metronome with Hands (4:01)
Pro Tip "Cycling" (3:18)
Intermediate REPERTOIRE
Bach, C.P.E. - Solfeggietto (21:27)
Beethoven - Für Elise (45:16)
Chopin Etude in E-flat minor, Op.10 No.6 (42:06)
Chopin - Mazurka in A Minor, Op.67 No.4 (30:38)
Chopin - Nocturne in G minor, Op.37 No.1 (35:13)
Chopin - Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. post. (47:46)
Chopin - Prelude in B minor, Op.28 No.6 (30:11)
Chopin - Prelude in E minor, Op.28 No.4 (29:23)
Chopin - Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op.64 No.2 (45:22)
Clementi - Sonatina in C major, Op.36 No.1 (All Movements) (36:06)
Debussy - Golliwogg's Cakewalk from "Children's Corner" (37:09)
Hymn - Abide With Me (44:03)
Mozart - Sonata in C major, K545, i. Allegro (47:52)
Mussorgsky - "Promenade" from Pictures at an Exhibition - INTERMEDIATE ARRANGEMENT (sheet music included) (18:06)
Mussorgsky - "Gnome" from Pictures at an Exhibition - INTERMEDIATE ARRANGEMENT (sheet music included) (24:29)
Mussorgsky - "Old Castle" from Pictures at an Exhibition - INTERMEDIATE ARRANGEMENT (sheet music included) (27:40)
Mussorgsky - "Tuileries" from Pictures at an Exhibition - INTERMEDIATE ARRANGEMENT (sheet music included) (21:19)
Mussorgsky - "Ox Cart" from Pictures at an Exhibition - INTERMEDIATE ARRANGEMENT (sheet music included) (20:45)
Mussorgsky - "Ballet Of The Unhatched Chicks" from Pictures at an Exhibition - INTERMEDIATE ARRANGEMENT (sheet music included) (18:11)
Mussorgsky - "Samuel Goldenberg And Schmuyle" from Pictures at an Exhibition - INTERMEDIATE ARRANGEMENT (sheet music included) (31:48)
Mussorgsky - "The Marketplace at Limoges" from Pictures at an Exhibition - INTERMEDIATE ARRANGEMENT (sheet music included) (16:26)
Mussorgsky - "The Catacombs" from Pictures at an Exhibition - INTERMEDIATE ARRANGEMENT (sheet music included) (28:07)
Mussorgsky - "The Hut On Fowl's Legs" from Pictures at an Exhibition - INTERMEDIATE ARRANGEMENT (sheet music included) (19:05)
Mussorgsky - "The Great Gate Of Kiev" from Pictures at an Exhibition - INTERMEDIATE ARRANGEMENT (sheet music included) (29:05)
Ravel - Pavane pour une infante défunte (50:06)
Advanced RESOURCES
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Additional Sight-reading Resources for Advanced Players
Advanced TECHNIQUE
Chopin - Etude in C Major, Op.10 No.1 (41:21)
Chopin - Etude in A minor, Op.10 No.2 (47:36)
Chopin - Etude in E major, Op.10 No.3 (59:51)
Chopin - Etude in C-sharp minor, Op.10 No.4 (49:03)
Chopin - Etude in G-flat major, Op.10 No.5 (57:55)
Chopin - Etude in C major, Op.10 No.7 (58:14)
Chopin - Étude in F Major, Op.10 No.8 (43:30)
Chopin - Etude in F minor, Op.10 No.9 (45:00)
Chopin - Etude in C minor, Op.10 No.12 (44:34)
Chopin - Etude in A-flat major, Op.25 No.1 (49:59)
Chopin - Etude in F minor, Op.25 No.2 (46:14)
Chopin - Etude in E minor, Op.25 No.5 (39:58)
Chopin - Etude in G-sharp minor, Op.25 No.6 (56:22)
Chopin - Etude in G-flat major, Op.25 No.9 (41:21)
Chopin - Étude in B minor, Op.25 No.10 (43:03)
Chopin - Etude in A minor, Op.25 No.11 (54:38)
Chopin - Etude in C minor, Op.25 No.12 (44:13)
Liszt - Paganini Etude No.3 in G-sharp minor, "La Campanella" (72:05)
Liszt - Paganini Etude No.6 in A minor (61:44)
Advanced REPERTOIRE
Bach, J.S. - Prelude and Fugue in G major, Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2 (44:48)
Beethoven - Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 "Pathetique", 1st movement (60:23)
Beethoven - Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 "Moonlight", 3rd movement (64:30)
Brahms - Intermezzo in A Major, Op.118 (51:44)
Chopin - Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante, Op.22 (91:36)
Chopin - Ballade No.1 in G minor, Op.23 (61:08)
Chopin - Ballade No.2 in F major, Op. 38 (57:23)
Chopin - Ballade No.3 in A-flat major, Op.47 (60:57)
Chopin - Ballade No.4 in F minor, Op.52 (86:01)
Chopin - Etude in E-flat minor, Op.10 No.6 (42:06)
Chopin - Etude in C-sharp minor, Op.25 No.7 (52:59)
Chopin - Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op. post. 66 (40:41)
Chopin - Nocturne in D-flat major, Op.27 No.2 (55:18)
Chopin - Nocturne in C minor, Op.48 No.1 (56:32)
Chopin - Polonaise in A-flat major, Op.53 "Heroic" (65:13)
Chopin - Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op.28 No.10 (19:34)
Chopin - Scherzo No.2 in B-flat Minor, Op.31 (57:52)
Debussy - "Clair de lune" from Suite bergamasque (59:24)
Liszt - Liebestraum No.3 in A-flat major (54:33)
Liszt Rhapsody No.2- Part 1 (48:11)
Liszt Rhapsody No.2 - Part 2 (52:08)
Liszt Rhapsody No. 2 - Part 3 (51:52)
Liszt Rhapsody No.2 - Part 4 (53:07)
Liszt Rhapsody No.2 - Part 5 (50:33)
Liszt Rhapsody No.2 - Part 6 (46:25)
Liszt Rhapsody No.2 Part 7 (47:37)
Liszt - "Un Sospiro" from Trois études de concert, S.144 (50:35)
Mozart - Sonata No.11 in A major, K331, 3rd movement "Alla turca" (42:55)
Rachmaninoff - Prelude in G minor, Op.23 No.5 (59:45)
Rachmaninoff - Concerto No.2 in C minor, 1st movement - Part 1 (52:02)
Rachmaninoff - Concerto No.2 in C minor, 1st movement - Part 2 (42:37)
Saint-Saëns - Concerto No.2 in G minor, Movement 1 - Part 1 (37:06)
Saint-Saëns - Concerto No.2 in G minor, Movement 1 - Part 2 (40:19)
Saint-Saëns - Concerto No.2 in G minor, Movement 2 (48:03)
Saint-Saëns - Concerto No.2 in G minor, Movement 3 (52:18)
Scarlatti - Sonata in A major, K39 (28:30)
Schubert - Impromptu in E-flat major, Op.90 No.2 (54:01)
Tchaikovsky - Concerto in B-flat minor, Op. 23 - Part 1 (52:34)
Tchaikovsky - Concerto in B-flat minor, Op.23 - Part 2 (53:59)
Extras
SIGHT-READING Resources and Videos
MEMORIZATION Resources and Videos
10 UNUSUAL Tips To Take Your Playing to the Next Level! (37:40)
My #1 Favorite Way to Fix Tough Technical Passages (12:15)
VIP MasterClass Series Video: 10 STEPS to Reducing Tension in Your Playing (25:13)
How To Become A Successful Online Musician - 1 hr Presentation (57:31)
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Chinese Translated Videos (Chinese Subtitles)
Beethoven - Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 "Pathetique" 1st mvt. (Chinese) (60:23)
Chopin - Ballade No.1 in G minor, Op.23 (Chinese) (61:08)
Chopin - Etude in C major, Op.10 No.1 (Chinese) (41:22)
Chopin - Etude in A minor, Op.10 No.2 (Chinese) (47:36)
Chopin - Etude in C-sharp minor, Op.10 No.4 (Chinese) (49:03)
Chopin - Etude in G-flat major, Op.10 No.5 (Chinese) (57:55)
Chopin - Etude in F major, Op.10 No.8 (Chinese) (43:30)
Chopin - Etude in C minor, Op.10 No.12 (Chinese) (44:34)
Chopin - Etude in A-flat major, Op.25 No.1 (Chinese) (49:59)
Chopin - Etude in F minor, Op.25 No.2 (Chinese) (46:14)
Chopin - Etude in E minor, Op.25 No.5 (Chinese) (39:58)
Chopin - Etude in G-sharp minor, Op.25 No.6 (Chinese) (56:22)
Chopin - Etude in B minor, Op.25 No.10 (Chinese) (43:03)
Chopin - Etude in G-flat major, Op.25 No.9 (Chinese) (41:21)
Chopin - Etude in A minor, Op.25 No.11 (Chinese) (54:38)
Chopin - Etude in C minor, Op.25 No.12 (Chinese) (44:13)
Chopin - Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op.66 (Chinese) (40:41)
Chopin "Heroic" Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 (Chinese) (65:13)
Chopin - Scherzo No.2 in B-flat minor, Op.31 (Chinese) (57:52)
Chopin - Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op.64 No.2 (Chinese) (45:22)
Debussy - Clair de lune (Chinese) (59:24)
Liszt - La Campanella (Chinese) (72:05)
Liszt - Un Sospiro (Chinese) (50:35)
Rachmaninoff - Prelude in G minor, Op.23 No.5 (Chinese) (59:45)
Technique - Key of C - Scales, Arpeggios, Triads, 7th Chords (Chinese) (28:50)
Technique - Key of G - Scales, Arpeggios, Triads, 7th Chords (Chinese) (24:01)
Technique - Key of D - Scales, Arpeggios, Triads, 7th Chords (Chinese) (27:55)
Schmitt Exercises 46-51
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