Piano Lesson Overview
This is an Overview of all my piano lessons, In order with links and descriptions of what each lesson teaches. This should help A LOT when you’re looking for a particular subject.
Lesson #1
Subjects covered: Very basics of piano, finger numbers, names of keys, C major scale, finger tuck, (song) Twinkle little star.
Lesson #2
Subjects covered: Whole tones & Semi tones, Major scale TTSTTTS, Sharps and Flats, G major scale, Definition of Octave, Intervals.
Lesson #3
Subjects covered: Triads, Inversions, Tonic and Dominate, 4 note Chords, Solid and Broken Chords, D major, A little extra talking about Sharps and Flats.
Lesson #4
Subjects covered: Note Values, Time Signatures, Basic Clapping + exercises.
Lesson #5
Subjects covered: Clefs, Staff, Reading sheet music, Intro to ledger lines.
Lesson #6
Subjects covered: Sheet music: Intervals, Sharps, Flats, Naturals, Dynamics, Musical Italian Terms, Staccato, Legato, Ties
Lesson #7
Subjects covered: How the Piano Works, Showing my grand piano opened up and explaining the parts and what they do. This includes, soundboard, pin block, cast iron frame, action, dampers, and more.
Lesson #8
Subjects covered: Minor scales, The rules for : Natural minor, harmonic minor, melodic minor, and the explanation of where they come from.
Lesson #9
Subjects covered: Key signatures, How to draw a circle of fifths.
Lesson #10
Subjects covered: Chromatic scale, Blues scale, Hands together scales, Penta tonic scale, Contrary motion.
Lesson #11
Subjects covered: How to learn songs, for any instrument, this should increase the speed at which you learn songs, or at least help you understand the steps.
Lesson #12
Subjects covered: An awesome super helpful Chromatic chord learning exercise!
Lesson #13
Subjects covered: How to transpose. To move a melody up or down. Stem direction, how to know which way the stems go.
Lesson #14
Subjects covered: Time signatures, rests, clapping, strong and weak beats, duple & compound time. Mostly rhythmic topics.
Lesson #15
Subjects covered: Scale degrees, and their functions. Dominate function chords, chord symbols, Intro to Harmony.
Lesson #16
Subjects covered: Using your ear to recognize intervals. Hear the intervals in your head. This should help you play by ear.
Lesson #17
Subjects covered: Relaxing Your Physical Posture, the correct way to sit at the piano, and get the most of your motions into the piano. (Important lesson)
Lesson #18
Subjects covered: The mental approach to playing piano well. This lesson should help you relax your mind and give you much better results. (Super important lesson)
Lesson #19
Subjects covered: Rules for good Sight reading.
Lesson #20
Subjects covered: Intermediate-advanced, rhythm, clapping and exercises. Adds, triplet, doted notes, and more.
Lesson #21
Subjects covered: Arpeggios, Octaves, how to play them.
Lesson #22
Subjects covered: Trills, mordents, turns, and ornamentation. Basically those quick little notes and squiggly lines you see in your sheets.
Lesson #23
Subjects covered: Expressing emotion into your playing.
Lesson #24
Subjects covered: Lesson on Metronome. Learning how to use it to keep your playing steady.
Lesson #25
Subjects covered: General Overview of Music history. Know how we got to where we are in music! This helps for playing stylistically correct.
Lesson #26
Subjects covered: Polyrhythms. Learn how to play 3 vs 2 & 3 vs 4.
Lesson #27
Subjects covered: Cadences, Perfect, Plagal, Imperfect, Deceptive. It’s like musical punctuation! Also, you get to hear how they sound.
Lesson #28
Subjects covered: Modulation, and applied dominate chords. Learning to shift keys in your compositions.
Lesson #29
Subjects covered: How to play Fur Elise (easy part) tutorial.
Lesson #30
Subjects covered: Harmony 101. Intro to harmony! Voice leading, choral writing.
Lesson #31
Subjects covered: Structural Annyalisis. learning Binary form, Symmetrical, Asymmetrical, Rounded Binary, and Ternary Form. Great for learning how your pieces are built.
Lesson #32
Subjects covered: Playing leaps across the keyboard. With and without looking. This should help you play without stopping and looking as much.
Lesson #33
Subjects covered: Alberti Bass pattern. a LH broken pattern to play chords, popular in most music.
Lesson #34
Subjects covered: Hanon, a finger centric exercise book, used to strengthen the fingers and make them much stronger and faster! This lesson should give you things to practise to help you improve your technique.
Lesson #35
Subjects covered: More advanced scales, scales in 3rds, 6ths, formula patterns, polyrhythm scales, repeated note scales.
Lesson #36
Subjects covered: How to perform for an audience. Mental techniques, physical techniques, and preparation.
Lesson #37
Subjects covered: Teach your kids how to play piano. Techniques to teach your kids what you know about piano. Idea’s how to interest your kids in piano, motivate them, and even games to play with them!
Lesson #38
Subjects covered: Rolled Chords, this covers where you’d use them, how to play them, etc.
Lesson #39
Subjects covered: Pedaling, reasons for pedaling, what we use it for. Demonstration of with vs without pedal. Different techniques.
Lesson #40
Subjects covered: How to learn piano online. This lesson is for motivation and direction to self teach yourself piano. (If you ask me this lesson should be at the very beginning! I didn’t think of doing it until the end though!)
I hope this chart helps! I wish you the best on your journey of learning piano!
May the Lord God who created you Bless you and give you strength. Man you are a blessing, in our country piano lessons are so expensive but you are teaching for free, i wont forget you man when i get rich i will donate and support you. Thanks you.
YOU ARE LIKE A GOD THIS IS TRUE LOVE FOR MUSIC
Thank you , Andrew.
I happen to find your website when I was looking for some information re. piano lesson for my little girl, 5 years old. Now I learn to play piano and love it. You are such a good teacher and so generous to give free lessons to people all over the world . I admire your talent and inspire you for what you have done. Just can’t thank you enough for your lessons .
Cindy
Thank you Andrew for the great lessons
Thanks Andrew for all your work,you should be happy knowing how many people you have helped to begin to play music.You make it as simple as possible,and fun,thanks again.
David
Kære Andrew!
Tusind tak for al din hjælp!
I´m so greatful for all your help. Just think if each person you helped, would send you a rose! WOW I beleive you would receive enough roses to fill your own garden of eden! And that fits well to an angel-like person as you seem to be. I´m 45 years old and I have 3 kids aged 4, 14 and 16. All of them are interested in the piano. I use your recommandations and lessons to help them. I´m a teacher of profession. But I have never seen a teacher with better skills than yours, both in a musical sense as well as pedagogical sense! Wishing you all the best in life – love, prosperity and joy!
Rikke from Denmark
Hey Andrew…are you also from Canada? I assumed that because your website ends in “.ca”. You’ve made me even more proud to be a Canadian for doing such a selfless contribution. I believe we all should be altruistic and you are doing exactly that.
Thanks for providing me a channel to learn piano by myself as the sound of it really captures my soul.
Keep it up!
God Bless
ML
I will always study from your lesson.
Thank you so much.
Dude, thank you so much for this very wonderful generosity. It really helped me a lot!
You can’t buy WORLD’S APPRECIATION and GRATITUDE for money.
We, aspiring to become pianists, will always be thankful that somehow, there’s someone who could definitely understand the meaning of a TEACHER by HEART.
Thank you!
Ryan from Philippines, South East Asia
Andrew,
I am a complete novice to piano playing. I just wanted to learn from the simplest (as I thought) course e.g. Apple Garageband piano lessons. I started and stuck with intervals, halfsteps etc. Than I found your videos and…everything became so clear! Man, you are GIFTED! It sounds so simple and logical when you are teaching. Thank you!
BTW. Don’t you have Polish rooths (I am from Poland
), your name looks like Polish one.
Best regards,
Marcin
Hi! Andrew
I am a 54 year old man and I took piano lessons in the pass, but nobody teaches like you.You are very generous and you appreciate life and people a lot to do so.
You give us your time and I appreciate.
I wish you that life gives you all the good things you need!
(sorry for my bad english!!!!)
germain from quebec
Thank you ! Your generousity combined with the a great teaching style have made all of the difference for me.
John
Andrew
I’ve always had a love for the piano but never any knowledge so it never progressed, but recently my three year old son has been dragging my old keyboard out none stop and i only knew notes and nothing of how to play. i could never afford lessons for myself and don’t think i will for a long time for him so searched youtube so at least i can give him a start and found you =D not only do you make it easy your really fun and your passion comes across and is infectious. thank you very much for everything, i can watch and learn from you and hopefully pass it onto my son till he can watch himself. if his passion continues and he’s half as good as you are by your age i’ll be a very proud mother. you’ve done a wondeful service to many people and i wish you all the luck and success in the world x
heeeey andrew
I am wafaa from the middle east
listen man, you’re awesome, more than wonderful!!! man you’re the best thing that ever happened to me !! god bless you god bless you maan
I really can’t beieve that I took these wonderful lessons for free ??
before i discover your lessons I was completely like “” piano ?? me ?? “”
but now and because of you !!!I Am able to play my fav songs on piano
thanx thanx and thanx agaaaaaaaaaain you mons
Oh my asdf, I can’t. ;~;
Thank you for giving free piano lessons online. I’m just 14 and I’m going to teach little kids how to play the piano at our church this coming May. I’ve been playing the piano for a long time but unfortunately, I stopped learning it. so now I’m learning it again and our pastor recommended me for teaching the kids who want to play the piano. It’s next month so I’m kind of in a hurry and VERY NERVOUS. I don’t know what actually to teach and how to start. SO THANK YOU FOR THIS. You are a blessing sir. ^ ^ God bless you always.
-From the Philippines.
Thank you very much for these lessons
you’re wonderful!
Thank you so much. This is really beautiful that you offer these free. Especially in today’s materialistic society. You truly are using well the gift God gave you. I will say a prayer for you.
The more you play the longer you take to get better?! also, do you compose, can you do a lesson on improvisation.
Thanks,
Ira.
This is amazing, I am going to let all my friends know.
yes, its a great help!!! thank you! very impressed with you andrew, you teach in a clear friendly way! fantastic online lessons!
hi…anderw…
you are just simply superb teacher…..
you know what i learnt keyboard my self i had never taken any training nor still i have…i started to play piano by watching piano cover songs online by diff. peaople…bt 1st time i’ll learn from your lessons b’coz thery are very interesting and easy to understand,so..thank you sir very much…:)
Thank U Sooooooooooooooooooo MuCh, ThankXxxxxxxxxx SexXXXy:)
Hey man! you probably hear this so often, but THANK YOU. Your videos are amazinhg but what is even more amazing is all the people that you are helping; what you are doing for music. I like both your theory and piano lessons and i dont think you ever realize the real impact you have while doing these amazing videos, but you make music approachable, reachable, etc. Because, for many people there just wouldnt be a way they could learn music if it wasnt because of your videos; im one of them. I find it amazing that someone takes time to share this and not charge, everyone is after business and not after sharing which what music is about. Im sure music has given you many things, you can be sure you are giving back to music.
Thanks,
Diego
Thank you so much Andrew. You are truly a blessing. It is very generous of you to do a full set of piano lessons online for us. We truly appreciate it!!!
Wow that was unusual. I just wrote an really long comment but after I clicked submit my comment didn’t appear. Grrrr… well I’m not writing all that over again. Regardless, just wanted to say wonderful blog!
Hi Andrew,
May God bless you. It’s been my life long dream to learn the piano, but couldn’t afford the lessons. But hats of to you- a wonderful teacher & human being.
thank you very much brother Andrew!
Thank you Andre, you are so great. Rarely do people like you. Good work continues, certainly many benefits to the people.
Dear Andrew
You are such a patient and generous person, giving us free piano lessons. I greatly appreciate your lessons even though it is tough on self learning starting at the age of 62!! May God bless you.
thank you very much Andrew : )
your videos are really helpful
Amazing lessons; thank you for all of your help. You’re a wonderful teacher.
Dear Andrew,
Cant thank you enough for these lessons.You are my star.
I have tried my best searching for a teacher but invain..either unavailable or too too costly…these lessons are so invaluable to me…thank you heaps.
God bless you with happiness throughout.
Greetings from Sweden.
Hi Andrew,
If I was the king of England, I definitely would give you knighthood for this great service to people all around the world. YOU ARE AWESOME SIR ANDREW!!!!
Hi Andrew,
First of all thank you for giving your time and talent to help others! Your teaching methods are outstanding! In addition to that, you’re really funny as well:)
I could only think of Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi when I read your life story.
You’re such an inspiration! God bless you and your family,
Tamara
A truly Renaissance man! When I see you face, I think of a gentle spirit, a gift from God to mankind or maybe and angel in disguise. This is the meaning of true knowledge when you are able to teach to others and share freely.
Thank you for being the person you are. Blessings to you Andrew.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I have long, slender fingers and everyone would ask me if I played the piano. I always wanted to learn to play the piano since childhood but being one of seven kids, there was not spare cash floating around to pay for piano lessons. Now that I am a gainfully employed adult, I bought myself a keyboard but could not afford a piano tutor. I stumbled upon your website and you are a Godsend. Now I can practice at my own pace. Finally, I can fulfill my lifelong dream of being able to play the piano. Thank you again.
Best piano teacher ever!!!!!!!!!! Just started to learn piano. And your lessons are so interesting. Wish I had you for a teacher.
Andrew, Thankyou so much, learning piano is beginning to be so much fun .You have made learning piano possible for everyone.May God bless you! I will always pray that you become very successful and famous. You are a real Hero!
Huma from California.
Hi Andrew…I’m “old,” 81 to be exact and have never played piano. I am on Lesson #5 and just love every minute. I watch them several times and bought myself a keyboard. I’ll never be great but I will practice, practice, until I get it to my satisfaction. I’m very active, hike, walk miles, work out at the YMCA so I think it’s about time I learn a bit and you are the PERFECT teacher. It is such a joy and I just want to say thank you so much. You are an amazing and talented young man.
Hello Andrew,
You are immensely talented and sharing it completely without expectation is something I need to learn from you.
Thank you so much for helping me realise my most cherished dream. I wish I could meet you to thank you personally.
I will be sharing your website with my friends..
May God bless you and your family
Anil
Most Honored ANDREW Your Excellency,
Warmest greetings to you in the most precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I am a Pastor doing His service in our region. Praise God! I like music and i am playing KeyBoard in Worship , but i have string desire to learn piano and i searched so many websites for this cause. Finally i found your great amazing website by the grace of our Lord. I have YAMAHA CP 300 Stage Piano in my home. We didnt have any Piano teacher in our region. It’s so bad ! So Beloved Bro i hope it will help better for me and learning through your video lessons ! I would like to join in your oline piano course Please accept me and need your valuable suggestions, your assistance. Please send me the process !! Could you please send me your lovely DVD’S if possible for your good self. Please leave me your kind and possitive reply at your kind convineince. I would like to talk with your good self so pls leave us your Mobile or Home Telephone number if your good self dont mind! May god exceedingly bless all of your good selves and your lovely family in His everlasting highness………………
With lots of Love & Blessings,
Pastor. ABRAHAM.K,
FOUNDER & DIRECTOR,
SAVE THE UNSAVED MINISTRIES,
http://www.savetheunsaved.org
INDIA
I don’t need to say anything new. From reading all of the comments already posted on this page I’m sure you can tell just how positively your effort has affected people from all aspects of life and all over the world. You have responses from your home country Canada to way out in the middle east with people thanking you.
Here’s one more. Thank you for helping me to learn the beginnings of such a wonderful instrument. I feel like a better person for it, and I thank your effort in doing so. My dad left me a keyboard before he passed away and playing it helps me feel closer to him and myself. Thank you
I hope you will make more nice piano lessons.thank you again for your lessons.
I started your lessons about three months ago and have gone through all of them. They are simply GREAT!!! I am almost 65 years old, took some piano lessons about 10 years ago but didn’t get far because of work. Now I am retired and have started practicing the piano again with your instructions. And I have made much progress thanks to you. You are a wonderful person and a great teacher. God bless you!
Hi, I came across your free piano lessons just today…. I am actually taking piano lessons with a teacher for two months now after studying online for a while. I hope I had come across your site earlier but I will continue working with the teacher since he can guide me more on the actual piano playing and can give instant feedback.
I will continue watching your videos and applying the new things I have learned from you and the live teacher.
Thanks for giving us the gift of music and I hope to come back to your site regularly. More power to you and to your music.
Annie
Andrew,
In an age of greed and selfishness, it is absolutely remarkable what you are doing. Music is my life and being 61 yrs old, unemployed and not able to pay for lessons, you have given me the chance of achieving a life-time ambition,to learn the piano.
Thank you so much for passing on your knowledge, talent and generosity. I wish you: health,happiness and good-will. May your god watch over you!
Dave, England.
Andrew,
Thank you so much. My husband is a preacher of the gospel. We have evangelized in the past with no need for me to learn the piano. We have currently entered the missions field in Europe. I desperately wanted to learn the piano to contribute in our worship services. You are providing me the skills that I need to glorify Our Lord Jesus with music through your teaching. Thank you so much for creating this website. God bless you.
: )Sherry
hi andrew,
thanks so much for all your work! I just startet piano playing like 6 weeks ago. I startet with fur elise – cause i wanted to have a major success to motivate me going all the little boring steps of learning piano. Well YOUR online scooling is really helpful – AND fun! I think your way of teaching it would become even more famous, if you´d not laugh so much in an excusing way. Your ideas and “outbreaks” (the little stories of people dropping in the river being eaten by crocodiles, or in #19 the “never, ever, ever, ever, never go back”- part -is REALY a cool way to get the subject stuck into ones mind! Don´t laugh an apologetic laugh! It destroys a bit of you very positive freaky factor. (freaky in germany is used with a very positive meaning) Exactly those little “out of the normal way ideas” of you, go along very nice with your crazy haircut and your whole manner of lively and non-dusty-teaching (is there a word like that in english?). Be proud! Don´t laugh it away. It will bring more seriousness into what you have to say (and shorten the lessons). You have an awesome way of teaching!! Realy! Refreshing and unpretentious and totaly state of the art like! I love it, and without the apolgetic manner it could be a trademark, a stand-alone factor, a special re-recognition thing.
One can clearly see that you know what you are talking about. If this is made clear, then all outbreaks and crazy ideas are welcome and make it unique! I hope you´ll become a well paid teacher soon! Thank you very much, nina
This is really great Andrew. I’m learning how to play piano thanks to you, like many others. These lessons are timeless.
you are my great teacher. You are my ever friend. You are my eternal HERO. The value of your work is ineffable.It is like music… because music begins where words leave off.Thanks for your immense humanity.May GOD bless you! my divine teacher.Samika from Sri Lanka