Let's Learn Piano: An Adult Beginner Method (Black&White)

By Noam Bonnand

Learning the piano on your own and from your own home
with well-known classical music and beautiful melodies,
These are the goals of this new piano method.

 

"LET'S LEARN PIANO An Adult Beginner Method"
A practical, clear and detailed 124-page black and white method in a flexible format, presenting skills that progress cumulatively. The book takes you by the hand and accompanies you step by step during your first six months of learning.

Since this method has many graphic illustrations, and scores with lots of detail to view, I recommend studying with a large e-reader or tablet.

I also recommend that you print out the sheet music contained in the free download folder provided and use it at the same time as you study the book.

 

The method provides the beginning pianist with, not only the theoretical background

and the practice needed to learn to play, but also with the ability to read music notation fluently.

 

This first major unit includes 11 lessons and 13 pieces for four to six months of learning, depending on your pace.

 

Each unit explains step by step and in a cumulative way,

everything the student needs to practice each

piece. Afterwards, before continuing to the next unit, there is a quiz to give the student

feedback about what has been learned.

 

The result of more than 20 years of pedagogical experience, this guide, along with regular daily practice, will give you all you need to start reading and playing your first classical works.

 

Surprises await you inside,

as well as these free downloads:

Guide for note reading

13 printable black&white scores

13 .wav & .mp3 audio files

 

I wish you success in your piano practice.

You will be on a beautiful exploration of the piano

and have a wonderful journey with the most famous classical musics in the world.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Noam Bonnand
• Release date: Jun 18, 2021
• ISBN: 9782955711293

Book preview

To thank you and congratulate you on your efforts to learn the piano,

FREE DOWNLOADS

Guide for note reading

+ 13 printable colors scores

+ 13 .wav& .mp3 audio files 

You find on the last page.

Remember to download it and quickly print your scores to be able to start the practice right away with your book.

I advise you to study this method preferably with a large screen e-Reader or tablet.

A small size would be less comfortable.

SUMMARY

PIANO LESSONS 1

KEYBOARD PRESENTATION

TWO 8’S RULE

TWO 7’S RULE

LOW NOTES/ HIGH NOTES

MIDDLE C

HOW TO EASILY FIND THE C’s ?

PLAY ALL C’s ON KEYBOARD (practical exercise 1)

BASS CLEF / LEFT HAND & TREBLE CLEF / RIGHT HAND

FINGERINGS (THE FINGERS NUMBERS)

HANDS IN OPPOSITION

LOW NOTES / HIGHT NOTES (Practical Exercise 2)

ASCENDING AND DESCENDING ON THE KEYBOARD

FIRST FIVE RIGHT HAND NOTES AND LEFT HAND (practical exercise 3 with keyboard)

FIRST 5 RIGHT HAND NOTES

FIRST 5 LEFT HAND NOTES

ASCENDING AND DESCENDING ON 3, 4 AND 5 NOTES (practical exercise 4 with and without keyboard)

SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE 1

PIANO PRACTICAL LESSON 2 -Happy Birthday-Do you know how to plant cabbage?

1-BRIEF PRESENTATION OF THE SCORE

THE STAFF AND FIVE-LINE STAFF (stave in uk)

BASS STAFF LEFT HAND

TREBLE STAFF RIGHT HAND

THE GRAND STAFF (great stave in uk)

BAR (OR MEASURE) AND BAR LINES

TEMPO

2- TEMPO, METRONOME, PULSE, NOTE DURATION AND BEAT(S)

HOW TO DO A PULSE ?

METRONOME

WHAT IS TEMPO ?

BEAT(S) AS NOTE DURATION (OR NOTE VALUE) AND BEAT(S) AS METRONOME PULSE

3- HOW TO PLAY A QUARTER NOTE, HALF NOTE AND WHOLE NOTE ? (practical exercise n°5)

4- GUIDE FOR NOTE READING

5- GUIDE FOR NOTE READING : EXPLANATIONS AND USE

6- NOTES ON THE LINES AND IN THE SPACES

7- LEGATO AND STACCATO

WHAT DOES PLAYING LEGATO MEAN ?

WHAT DOES PLAYING STACCATO MEAN ?

8- PRACTICAL ON YOUR FIRST TWO PIANO PIECES

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

DO YOU KNOW HOW TO PLANT CABBAGE ?

SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE 2

PIANO PRACTICAL LESSON 3 - The Chimes -Bluebird

1- THE CHIMES

2- BLUEBIRD

3- LIKE THE MOVEMENTS OF AN OLD BALANCE SCALE

4- SECRETS TO BE BETTER IN NOTE READING (Practical Exercise 6)

A- SEVEN NOTES IN ASCENDING AND DESCENDING THE SCALE

B- ASCEND 3 NOTES - DESCEND ONE NOTE

C- OFTEN READ NOTE NAMES OUT LOUD WHILE READING THE SCORE WITHOUT KEYBOARD AND WITH KEYBOARD

5- NEW THEORICAL CONCEPTS

A- THE DOTTED HALF NOTE (dotted minim in uk)

B- THE TIE

SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE 3

PIANO PRACTICAL LESSON 4 Bridal March Wagner

START PLAYING BOTH HANDS 

LEARN TO FEEL THE PULSE BETTER

USE METRONOME

NEW REST (SILENCE VALUE) :THE WHOLE REST (semibreve rest in uk)

SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE 4

PIANO PRACTICAL LESSON 5 -Twinkle,Twinkle Little Star - Blue Rose

1- START PLAYING BOTH HANDS

2- PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND WITH THUMB ON D

3- PLAY LEGATO AND STACCATO

SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE 5

PIANO PRACTICAL LESSON 6 Ode to Joy (Beethoven)

1- ODE TO JOY: PRACTICE HANDS SEPARATELY

RIGHT HAND ONLY

LEFT HAND ONLY

2- IF YOU ALREADY KNOW THIS MELODY (a trap to avoid)

3- HOW TO USE A METRONOME ?

4- NEW RHYTHMIC CONCEPT

THE EIGHTH NOTES (quavers in uk)

5- HOW TO PLAY EIGHTH NOTES? (practical exercise 7)

6- ODE TO JOY:  PRACTICE WITH BOTH HANDS

SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE 6

PIANO PRACTICAL LESSON 7 Oh When the Saints

OH WHEN THE SAINTS IN DETAIL

UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENS FOR EACH BEAT

IT'S THE SAME FOR THE OTHER WHOLE NOTES (semibreves in uk)

UNDERSTAND THE DOTTED HALF NOTE F IN THE MEASURE FRAMED IN DOTTED LINES

THE HALF REST (minim rest in uk)

THE QUARTER REST (crotchet rest in uk)

SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE 7

PIANO PRACTICAL LESSON 8 Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star part 2

LEFT HAND

NEW NOTES D AND E

STRETCH INDEX FINGER ON G AND THUMB ON MIDDLE C AT THE END

LEGATO

RIGHT HAND

TIME SIGNATURE

CHANGE TO TIME SIGNATURE

SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE 8

PIANO PRACTICAL LESSON 9 Jesus Joy of Man’s Desiring (Bach)

SIGHT-READ THE SCORE

NEW POSITIONS AND MOVING HANDS ON THE CIRCLED NOTES

THE DOTTED HALF REST (dotted minim rest in uk)

NOTES OF JESUS JOY OF MAN’S DESIRING

SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE 9

PIANO PRACTICAL LESSON 10 Für Elise (Beethoven)

1-NEW SKILLS AND CONCEPTS

5 IMPORTANT NOTES RIGHT HAND

2 IMPORTANT NOTES LEFT HAND

Middle E

G sharp

HOW TO UNDERSTAND AND PLAY A NOTE WITH SHARP (#) ?

THE NATURAL

THE REPEAT SIGN

THE QUARTER REST (review)

2- NEW HAND POSITIONS

ONE POSITION FOR THE RIGHT HAND

TWO POSITIONS FOR THE LEFT HAND

Position 1

Position 2

SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE 10

PIANO PRACTICAL LESSON 11 Prelude n°1 in G Major (Bach)

RIGHT HAND

LEFT HAND

BOTH HANDS

KEY SIGNATURE (SHARP(S) OR FLAT(S) AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH GRAND STAFF)

ADVANTAGE OF KEY SIGNATURE 

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN KEY SIGNATURE AND ACCIDENTALS

TO EASILY FIND F#

OCTAVE

PEDAL

THE MOVEMENTS OF AN OLD BALANCE SCALE

SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE 11

FREE DOWNLOADS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

CONTACT

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STEP 1

(about 4 to 6 months)

PIANO LESSON 1

KEYBOARD PRESENTATION

TWO 8’S RULE

A piano almost always has 88 keys.

White keys and black keys grouped by 2 and 3.

TWO 7’S RULE

You have on a piano 7 notes (C-D-E-F-G-A-B) that are repeated 7 times on the keyboard.

The distance between two C is called an octave. (take a good look at the image, at the very bottom left of the keyboard, on sequence 1).

LOW NOTES/ HIGH NOTES

- Notes get lower and lower as you go left.

- Notes get higher and higher as you go to the right.

we will see Low notes/ High notes in a little more detail with the practical exercise 1

MIDDLE C

Middle C is in the middle. It is more important than the other C’s

because it divides the keyboard into two main parts: Left/Right.

- Left part: bass clef / left hand.

- Right part: Treble clef / right hand.

HOW TO EASILY FIND THE C’s ?

Black keys are grouped by 2 and 3.

If you look black keys, you can easily find each C.

C is the white key that is located just to left of 2 black keys.

You can recognize the middle C in this picture, which is lighter than the others.

PLAY ALL C’S ON KEYBOARD

(practical exercise 1)

Sit in front of your piano without looking at the pictures from the book.

Plays all C’s on the keyboard, from the lowest C to the highest C.

How many C's do you see on your keyboard?

(I'm talking about C's you can find with two black keys).

if you look closely at the whole keyboard, there is a C that you can't find using two black keys group, because they're not there. Do you see what C is that's different from the others?

Come on, I'll help you a little !