The note is the fundament, the building block of all music. It is also what makes the music hard to learn – just the sheer numbers of notes can be overwhelming to the initially time reader. When it comes to learning the piano, the initially thing you should be considering is the note.

For the majority of us, we will have encountered the do-re-mi scale at some top in our schooling, and we have applied that here to show you how those notes that you learnt way back in school are interpreted into musical notes. To start with, you will need to learn the initially 12 major notes. Don’t panic, as there are a number of techniques that you can learn to not only memorize them, but know them as well.

This knowledge will serve as your foundation into the world of the piano player as you progress on to the next step: learning the 12 major chords. Once you have learnt the 12 notes, then you are well on your way to playing the piano. As soon as you have these notes memorized, then there are a lot doors that open up for you to progress.

These chords are the most vital that you will learn, and, like the notes, will form the solid rock for your piano playing skills. Fascinatingly enough, these chords correspond directly to the chords that are used in playing the guitar, so when you have mastered them you will be able to play on both the guitar AND the piano!

You can probably see the evaluation between playing the piano and playing the guitar for yourself – in both media, the only thing you really need to know is the positioning of the fingers for the 12 major chords. The table above also shows you exactly where to place your fingers to form the chord.

As I’m sure you know, there are a fantastic deal more chords than just the 12 we have illustrated here. These, but, are the simplest to memorize. Learning these 12 chords will place you in a position that makes all the others much simpler to learn.

You will more than liable find it simpler to master these chords than you reckon, and when you have done so it’s time to start moving onto other chords. As you continue to learn, you will tackle more complex chords, some of them ill seem incredibly complicated and hard to learn. If you look a small more closely, but, you’ll see that these are just variations on the chords that you already know – and as you’ve already mastered them, you should no have much of a problem.

The most vital thing to dredge up as you memorize more and more chords is the location of middle C. Impact this location in mind as you progress will help you to learn that all the other chords are based around its location. The variations here are known as the minor chords. The largest difference between them is that the major chords require only 3 fingers to play – the minor chords can involve up to five fingers.

When you realize that the variations are based on what you already know, then you’ll see that the world really is your oyster! When you are just starting out learning the piano, all of this can be more than a small overwhelming. What you will find, but, is that when you know these unadorned principles, the rest comes quite naturally.

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How do you type on the computer keyboard? Are you a ten finger or a one finger typist? Believe it or not playing the piano is very similar to upset typing. Each finger has a specific task to perform.

On the QWERTY keyboard, there are 4 main rows of keys and your fingers sit on the middle row of calligraphy. When you play the piano there are 2 rows of keys – white and black.

When you place your fingers on the piano make sure that they are naturally bent. Your 3 middle fingers are the highest so place them just inside the “boundary line” – where the black keys start. Each finger can then go across to the black keys when necessary. This may feel a small weird to start with. Go from one key to another with as least effort as possible. Keep your wrists relaxed and your fingers soft and bent.

Your thumb acts as a balance for the whole hand. It rests lightly on the white keys. Avoid using it to play the black keys. Our wonderful opposable thumb is used to open and close the hand. It is also used as a pivot.

To practice the movement, place your right hand on any 5 adjacent white piano keys. Go your index finger from the white key to the very next black key – by moving across. Try not to pull the hand backwards or forwards. The movement should feel relaxed and simple.

Play each finger in turn on the 5 white keys. Then allow one finger to play a black key instead. As you gain in confidence you will gradually build up your skill. Soon you will be playing the piano at 100 words per minute!

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