, Piano Lessons
Learn How To Play Piano And
Keyboard The Fun, Fast And Easy Way
Piano Lessons
Introduction
Chapter 1 - The Layout of Notes on the Piano Keyboard
Chapter 2 - Simple Major Scales: C, F and G Major
Chapter 3 - How to Play Major and Minor Chords
Chapter 4 - The Keys of C, F and G Major and their Basic Chords
Chapter 5 - Learn More Major Scales
Chapter 6 - Basic Chords in the Keys of D, E and A Major and Voice
Leading
Chapter 7 - Play Chords and Melodies to Simple Songs
Chapter 8 - Common Chord Progressions and Songs
Chapter 9 - Further Look at Chords
Chapter 10 - How to Read Notes
Conclusion
My Other Music Books
,© Copyright 2015 by Mantius Cazaubon, www.Piano-Keyboard-
Guide.com - All rights reserved.
No part of this eBook may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by
any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or
by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission
from the author.
Introduction
Thank you for downloading the book, “ Piano Lessons: Learn How To Play
Piano And Keyboard The Fun, Fast And Easy Way ” .
In this book, I will teach you how to play piano and keyboard in a way that
is easy, quick and exciting. The problem with most traditional piano lessons
is that it takes forever for one to really begin playing the instrument. You
have to learn a lot of boring theory before you actually play melodies,
scales, chords or songs. I am not saying that this is wrong, but since I want
to get you playing in a hurry, my method is different.
In this book, I will cut right to the chase. I shall simplify things as much as
possible to get you playing quickly. Traditional lessons can make music
seem so complicated. You end up quitting because learning is made to seem
like some kind of chore. Not in this book. Music is supposed to be fun.
I will present a guide to reading notes only towards the end because to be
quite honest, this is how I learned. I was already playing solo and backing
up singers before I knew anything about notes on a music sheet. I learned
how to read notes only afterwards.
You may study/read this entire book, then go through it again, taking time
to do the various exercises.
Let's begin.
, Chapter 1 - The Layout of Notes on the Piano
Keyboard
The first thing we will talk about is the layout of notes on your piano
keyboard. Let's learn the notes that correspond to the various keys. In other
words, let's learn how to label the keys on your piano or keyboard.
When one looks at a piano, it can seem rather confusing. It seems like a lot
of notes. It appears impossible to know the names of all these notes. But
actually, this is not so at all. Why? Because it is really the same notes being
repeated over and over again, except that some of them are lower and some
are higher.
Take a look at the piano keyboard diagram below. You will notice that the
keys are black and white. But if you look more closely, you will notice a
pattern with the black keys. You will realize that it's a pattern of two black
keys, followed by three black keys, followed by two black keys, followed
by three black keys, and it goes on and on depending on the number of keys
that your keyboard has. Once you understand this pattern of a group of two
black and three black keys, it is very easy to label your keyboard.
The White Keys
Let's learn the location of one note in particular and from that note we will
know the names of all the white keys. That note is C. Where is C located? C
is located to the immediate left of a group of two black keys. Every key to
the left of a group of two black keys is C. Now that we know where C is,
the rest is easy. Simply move in alphabetical order. C is followed by D, then
E, F, G, A and B, and we go back to C. Notice that we never went to H.
Learn How To Play Piano And
Keyboard The Fun, Fast And Easy Way
Piano Lessons
Introduction
Chapter 1 - The Layout of Notes on the Piano Keyboard
Chapter 2 - Simple Major Scales: C, F and G Major
Chapter 3 - How to Play Major and Minor Chords
Chapter 4 - The Keys of C, F and G Major and their Basic Chords
Chapter 5 - Learn More Major Scales
Chapter 6 - Basic Chords in the Keys of D, E and A Major and Voice
Leading
Chapter 7 - Play Chords and Melodies to Simple Songs
Chapter 8 - Common Chord Progressions and Songs
Chapter 9 - Further Look at Chords
Chapter 10 - How to Read Notes
Conclusion
My Other Music Books
,© Copyright 2015 by Mantius Cazaubon, www.Piano-Keyboard-
Guide.com - All rights reserved.
No part of this eBook may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by
any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or
by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission
from the author.
Introduction
Thank you for downloading the book, “ Piano Lessons: Learn How To Play
Piano And Keyboard The Fun, Fast And Easy Way ” .
In this book, I will teach you how to play piano and keyboard in a way that
is easy, quick and exciting. The problem with most traditional piano lessons
is that it takes forever for one to really begin playing the instrument. You
have to learn a lot of boring theory before you actually play melodies,
scales, chords or songs. I am not saying that this is wrong, but since I want
to get you playing in a hurry, my method is different.
In this book, I will cut right to the chase. I shall simplify things as much as
possible to get you playing quickly. Traditional lessons can make music
seem so complicated. You end up quitting because learning is made to seem
like some kind of chore. Not in this book. Music is supposed to be fun.
I will present a guide to reading notes only towards the end because to be
quite honest, this is how I learned. I was already playing solo and backing
up singers before I knew anything about notes on a music sheet. I learned
how to read notes only afterwards.
You may study/read this entire book, then go through it again, taking time
to do the various exercises.
Let's begin.
, Chapter 1 - The Layout of Notes on the Piano
Keyboard
The first thing we will talk about is the layout of notes on your piano
keyboard. Let's learn the notes that correspond to the various keys. In other
words, let's learn how to label the keys on your piano or keyboard.
When one looks at a piano, it can seem rather confusing. It seems like a lot
of notes. It appears impossible to know the names of all these notes. But
actually, this is not so at all. Why? Because it is really the same notes being
repeated over and over again, except that some of them are lower and some
are higher.
Take a look at the piano keyboard diagram below. You will notice that the
keys are black and white. But if you look more closely, you will notice a
pattern with the black keys. You will realize that it's a pattern of two black
keys, followed by three black keys, followed by two black keys, followed
by three black keys, and it goes on and on depending on the number of keys
that your keyboard has. Once you understand this pattern of a group of two
black and three black keys, it is very easy to label your keyboard.
The White Keys
Let's learn the location of one note in particular and from that note we will
know the names of all the white keys. That note is C. Where is C located? C
is located to the immediate left of a group of two black keys. Every key to
the left of a group of two black keys is C. Now that we know where C is,
the rest is easy. Simply move in alphabetical order. C is followed by D, then
E, F, G, A and B, and we go back to C. Notice that we never went to H.
