Fundamentals of Piano Playing

FUNDAMENTALS OF PIANO PLAYING FOR BEGINNERS

LESSONS OUTLINE – PRINCE MADZORA

PURPOSE OF THIS OUTLINE

* THE PURPOSE OF THIS OUTLINE IS TO PROVIDE THE STUDENTS WITH A DOCUMENTED LESSON, THAT WILL HELP THEM REMEMBER THINGS TOUGHT IN THE LESSONS AND TO HELP THEM PRACTICE ON THEIR OWN

* IT ALSO ACTS AS A SYLLABUS THAT POINTS OUT SPECIFIC TOPICS AND SUBJECTS IN THE LESSONS TO COME

* THIS “SYLLABUS” WAS COMPILED BY, THE AUTHOR (PRINCE MADZORA), TO HELP HIS STUDENTS GRASP MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE AT THEIR OWN PACE AND TIME.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COPY IS FREE AND IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL STUDENTS WHO HAVE PAID THE COURSE FEE OF R320.

“TO BE A GOOD PIANO PLAYER YOU JUST HAVE TO FOLLOW, TO BE A COMPETENT PIANO PLAYER, YOU HAVE TO CREATE YOUR OWN PATH” P.T.MADZORA

“CREATIVITY IS THE LIFEBLOOD OF PIANO PLAYING” P.T.MADZORA

“YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE THE BEST PIANO PLAYER IN THE WORLD, YOU JUST HAVE TO BE GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU!” P.T.MADZORA

“MUSIC IS LIFE WHEN YOU TRULY UNDERSTAND IT. YOUR PIANO IS YOUR FRIEND WHEN YOU TRULY UNDERSTAND IT, AND IT, YOU” P.T.MADZORA

CONTENTS OF THIS GUIDELINE

1. THE PURPOSE OF LEARNING THE PIANO

2. ADVANTAGES OF LEARNING

3. MINDSET NEEDED FOR THE COURSE

4. LETS BEGIN

* LESSON 1

* THE KEYBOARD

* KEYS ON THE KEYBOARD

* MUSIC NOTES

* PICKING A KEY

* NUMBERS (PHASE 1)

* LESSON 2

* NUMBERS (PHASE 2)

* PROCESS OF ACQUIRING NUMBERS

* FINGERING

* LESSON 3

* NUMBERS (PHASE 3)

* MUSIC NOTES AND BASS KEYS

* NUMBERS AND BASS KEYS

* LESSON 4

* NUMBERS IN DETAIL

* NUMBERS IN ACTION

* FIRST SONG (PHASE 1)

* FIRST SONG WITH BASS KEYS

* LESSON 5

* SECOND SONG (PHASE 1&2)

* SECOND SONG WITH BASS KEYS

* SONG STYLING

* LESSON 6

* THIRD SONG (ALL PHASES)

* THIRD SONG WITH BASS KEYS

* SKILL AND STYLE

* LESSON 7

* OCTAVING

* TRASPOSING

* PLAYING CONVENTIONS

* LESSON 8

* PLAYING BY EAR

* APPLYING PLAYING CONVENTIONS

* LESSON 9

* SYNTHESYSING

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