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If you've ever wanted to pick up the piano or keyboard as an instrument, this is the path for you! You begin with the basics of keyboard-based instruments and then expand your knowledge with courses in jazz improvisation and songwriting techniques.
- Learn the basics of keyboard and piano.
- Explore the basics of improvisation.
- Discover jazz song and improv foundations to build your skills.
Overview
Syllabus
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- Course 1: Piano Lessons: Teach Yourself to Play
- Explore the fundamentals of playing piano. Learn about sitting, hand position, reading notes, playing chords, melodic intervals, harmonic intervals, triads, progressions, and more.
- Course 2: Piano Lessons: 1 Fundamentals
- Learn how to play piano at your own pace. Former Curtis Institute professor and acclaimed accompanist Hugh Sung presents online piano lessons for beginners.
- Course 3: Piano Lessons: 2 Playing Songs
- Learn how to play piano while you practice classics from the catalogs of great composers such as Strauss, Beethoven, and Chopin.
- Course 4: Piano Lessons: 3 Sight Reading & Classical Pieces
- Learn how to play piano and sight-read sheet music while you master classics from great composers such as Bach, Satie, and Chopin.
- Course 5: Jazz Piano Lessons: 1 Fundamentals
- Learn how to play jazz piano. Discover how to tackle the F7 blues, bop scales, use approach patterns, and more.
- Course 6: Jazz Piano Lessons: 2 Song Foundations
- Discover how to get started with two-handed harmony, bolster your jazz vocabulary by covering basic—and instantly recognizable—bluesy chord voicings, and more.
- Course 7: Jazz Piano: 3 Basics of Improvisation
- Learn how to play jazz piano. Discover how to add another note to your left-handed voicings and tackle the 2-5-1 progression—one of the most important progressions in jazz.