Piano & Keyboard How-Tos
How To: Teach the piano to kids
If you are looking for ways to teach music to kids, this video series is perfect for you. Our expert, Hope Wells, shows you some basic ideas for teaching music to children. Using a piano, Hope teaches basic beats, reading notes, and staffs.
How To: Play 30 must-have blues piano licks
In this video series the talented and sizzling Jonathon Wilson guides you through 30 must-have blues piano licks, riffs that, once mastered, could turn any musician into a talked-about sensation. Jonathon introduces each clip, letting you know of any tips or hang-ups that set the lick apart, and then provides a valuable demonstration of how to play and practice the riff alongside a full band.
How To: Play blues Piano in E flat
In this series of instructional music videos you'll learn how to play the blues piano in the key of E Flat (Eb). Expert Ryan Larson shows you his special 12 key method to help you understand the techniques used by blues musicians through the ages, including the music theory behind 12 chord blues song structure, walking bass & rhythm lines, as well as 7th chords.
How To: Play blues piano in B flat
In this series of instructional music videos you'll learn how to play the blues piano in the key of B Flat (Bb). Expert Ryan Larson shows you his special 12 key method to help you understand the techniques used by blues musicians through the ages, including the music theory behind 12 chord blues song structure, walking bass & rhythm lines, as well as 7th chords.
How To: Play blues piano in A flat
In this series of instructional music videos you'll learn how to play the blues piano in the key of A Flat (Ab). Expert Ryan Larson shows you his special 12 key method to help you understand the techniques used by blues musicians through the ages, including the music theory behind 12 chord blues song structure, walking bass & rhythm lines, as well as 7th chords.
How To: Play blues piano in the key of E
In this series of instructional music videos you'll learn how to play the blues piano in the key of E major. Expert Ryan Larson shows you his special 12 key method to help you understand the techniques used by blues musicians through the ages, including the music theory behind 12 chord blues song structure, walking bass & rhythm lines, as well as 7th chords.
How To: Play blues piano in key of D Flat
In this series of instructional music videos you'll learn how to play the blues piano in the key of D Flat (Db). Expert Ryan Larson shows you his special 12 key method to help you understand the techniques used by blues musicians through the ages, including the music theory behind 12 chord blues song structure, walking bass & rhythm lines, as well as 7th chords.
How To: Play blues piano in the key of D Major
In this series of instructional music videos you'll learn how to play the blues piano in the key of D Major.
How To: Play blues piano in the key of F
In this series of instructional music videos you'll learn how to play the blues piano in the key of F major.
How To: Improvise on the piano in E flat
In this video series you'll learn how to play improvisational piano in the key of E flat major. Expert Ryan Larson shows you the major scale, harmonic minor scale, and 7th scale on the piano. He'll take you through a song measure by measure, reading the sheet music, and showing you some great improv bebop and blues progressions.
How To: Improvise in C major on the piano
In this video series you'll learn how to play improvisational piano in the key of C Major. Expert Ryan Larson shows you the major scale, harmonic minor scale, and 7th scale on the piano. He'll take you through a song measure by measure, reading the sheet music, and showing you some great improv bebop and blues progressions.
How To: Read a fake book in A for beginners
In this video music lesson, an expert jazz musician will demonstrate how to read through a fake book composition in A major for beginners. He will demonstrate how to play the various measures and sections of the fake book composition on piano, as well as how to improvise while playing.
How To: Play classical piano
In this video series, learn some beginner tips on how to play classical music on the piano. Our expert pianist will give you a few pointers related to practice methods, including how to tackle complicated passages, how to build your skill level by starting small, keeping tempo, what to do if you make a mistake, where to focus your eyes, and even a few suggestions for the best types of pianos suited to classical music.
How To: Play piano by ear
Shoshana Cook shows us how to play piano by ear in this series of videos. Part 1 of 10 - How to Play piano by ear.
How To: Teach children to play the piano
Our expert, Hope Wells, shows you some basic ideas for teaching music to children. Using a piano, Hope teaches basic beats, reading notes, and staffs.
How To: Play a beginning boogie on the piano
John Aguilar, shows you basic but vital information on how to get started playing rhythms on the piano such as the boogie and the waltz.
How To: Play a funk groove on the piano
In these music lessons on video, learn how to play a funk groove on the piano. Get some tips for playing effective bass lines and using rhythm techniques like stab breaks, hangs, stops, and glissandos.
How To: Play boogie woogie as a beginner
This kid's heart is in the right place. He teaches you beginner's boogie woogie. Part 1 of 2 - How to Play boogie woogie as a beginner.
How To: Play F scales on the piano
Part of improvisation is understanding the theory of scales and modes. In this video series, watch as great jazz musician Ryan Larson teach all about the different scales with the root of F.
How To: Play classical music in the key of G
In this video series, watch as expert piano player Ryan Larson teaches how to play classical music in the Key of G.
How To: Write a fugue
Turn a Britney Spears song into a classical fugue. A silly, pretentious instructional video I made for Prof. James Gardner's Sight & Sound: TV course, where I write a fugue based on the theme from Britney Spear's "Oops I Did It Again".
How To: Play "It will come to pass" by Rizen
Learn to play, "It will come to pass". Following the chord progression and discovering a few tricks that pianist use to make their songs sound fuller and more exciting will make your piano playing another step better! Play "It will come to pass" by Rizen.
How To: Play Latin patterns on the piano
This video is a demonstration of how to play latin patterns on the piano. A merengue pattern and a salsa pattern are demonstrated in Cmin. The patterns start simply and gradually become more complex.
How To: Play 'Mad World" by Tears For Fears on the piano
This video is a demonstration of how to play Mad World by Tears For Fears on piano. This video is just a slow performance of the piece with the video over the performer's hands so you can learn by watching. It is played through several times with the camera focused on a different hand each time.
How To: Play A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton on Piano
This video is a demonstration of how to play A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton on piano. This video is a slow performance of the piece with the video over the performer's hands so you can learn by watching.
How To: Play the theme from The Legend of Zelda on the piano
This video is a demonstration of how to play the theme from The Legend Of Zelda on piano. The video is of the performer's hand playing the theme on piano so you can learn by watching. Good luck!
How To: Play Over My Head Cable Car by The Fray on piano
This video is a demonstration of how to play Over My Head Cable Car by The Fray on piano. This video is a slow performance of the piece with the view over the pianists' hands so you can learn by watching.
How To: Play 100 Years by Five For Fighting on piano
This video is a demonstration of how to play 100 Years by Five For Fighting on piano. This video is a slow performance of the piece with the view over the pianists' hands so you can learn by watching.
How To: Play the intro to Billy Joel's Piano Man
Young boy shows us how to play the intro to Piano Man. Demonstrate step by step and note by note. Notation not available, but kid recounts seemingly by memory or ear.
How To: Use a fake book in Bb major
In this great video series our expert Ryan Larson, a great jazz pianist, shows us not only how to instantly better our improvisational skills but also how to read and write music on paper. He even ventures to teach us a to play a song walking us measure by measure through it. You are only able to improvise with as much as you know so make sure the next time you're jamming with your friends you wow them with how well you know your instrument, whatever it might be!
How To: Play the piano
In this video series, learn how to play the piano from expert piano player and professional musician Tony Newton. Tony will teach you basic piano lessons such as proper posture and correct hand positions for the piano. Developing nimble fingers is paramount for great piano playing. Our expert piano player will show you how to practice correct finger techniques to enhance your manual dexterity and facilitate muscle memory. However, this series is not solely for beginners. You can learn more ad...
How To: Tune a piano
In these piano care videos, learn how to do some minor tuning on your own. Our expert will walk you through how to use some basic equipment to adjust the strings for any given key to bring it back in tune, including techniques for isolating bad notes, and how to properly use a tuning hammer. Enjoy!
How To: Play major and minor scales on piano
Dani Rhodes demonstrates how to play major and minor scales in piano in this series of videos. Part 1 of 15 - How to Play major and minor scales on piano.
How To: Play basic piano chords
Diana Rhodes demonstrates the basic piano chords for beginners in this series of videos. Part 1 of 15 - How to Play basic piano chords.
How To: Read sheet music for the piano
In this instructional video series, learn how to read piano sheet music for yourself. Our expert will walk you through a step-by-step tutorial that covers such basics as which notes to play with which hands, what key signatures mean, how to interpret the rhythm of the song, and how to sight read without knowing the song.
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