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A must-see for piano beginners! Recommended training videos that are great for basic practice

When you’ve just started playing the piano, everyone struggles with how to practice.

In this article, we introduce recommended training videos for piano beginners!

The videos cover a variety of topics: how to read sheet music, how to learn chords, how to relax your fingers and arms, and exercises to develop quick, agile finger movements.

Each one teaches the basics in a clear, accessible way, making them a great benefit for anyone learning piano on their own.

Watch while keeping in mind the specific points you’re struggling with in your piano practice!

A must-see for piano beginners! Recommended training videos for basic practice (21–30)

Chords on the Piano? A Beginner’s Guide to Playing and Singing: What Are Chords?

Piano Chords (1): Beginner’s Guide to Singing and Playing – What Are Chords?
Chords on the Piano? A Beginner’s Guide to Playing and Singing: What Are Chords?

This is the perfect beginner class for anyone who’s just started piano but wants to try singing and playing as soon as possible.

It teaches accompaniment in a simple, easy-to-understand way.

The material is also summarized simply, so it feels like you can pick it up right on the spot.

Piano Chord Lesson 1

This course is for people who want to try playing pop and rock on the piano.

It’s a slightly different approach from traditional methods, but you’ll get used to the sounds as you learn combinations of chords.

You’ll also see that there are various ways to learn depending on the genre you want to play.

Senbonzakura piano beginner slow performance Hatsune Miku

[Yukkuri] Senbonzakura / Kuro Usagi P (Easy Piano Solo) Hatsune Miku – Senbonzakura [Easy][Slow]
Senbonzakura piano beginner slow performance Hatsune Miku

I’m performing the popular Vocaloid/Hatsune Miku song “Senbonzakura” at a slower, laid-back tempo.

The original is much more up-tempo, but playing it slowly creates a surprisingly emotive atmosphere and makes practice enjoyable.

Using “rhythm cards” in piano lessons for young children

[Basic Music Knowledge] Preschool Lessons Using “Rhythm Cards”
Using “rhythm cards” in piano lessons for young children

Match the animal cards with the note cards to learn the types and lengths.

For example, a lion’s roar “Gaoo” is stretched for four counts, so it’s a whole note; a cow goes “Moo, moo,” which corresponds to half notes.

This makes it easy and fun to learn the basics.

Conclusion: You can learn to play the piano without formal lessons. [Questions welcome!] Knowing chords makes it twice as easy.

This video introduces practice methods that help you learn to play the piano on your own as simply as possible.

It explains the types of chords that map the notes do-re-mi to alphabet letters and how to memorize them.

The advice is convincing because it comes from someone who actually learned to play using this approach.