7 Steps To Learn Basic Piano At Home For Beginners

You are a music lover, you want to play the piano by yourself - sing your favorite songs, or sing accompaniment for your loved ones to sing or also learn to "cover" your favorite songs. .

Learning the piano or learning any subject is a long process of practice. Learning basic piano at home for beginners, will be a great experience but also comes with some problems. With 10 years of experience in teaching piano, the writer will guide you through 7 basic steps to learn piano, for effective self-study at home. Hopefully the experience will more or less help you advance in the process of learning the piano.

STEP 1. LEARN BASIC PIANO – CHOOSE THE RIGHT PIANO

Before learning any musical instrument, we should thoroughly research the product information. In particular, learning the piano requires owning a piano, but it is a must. Having a piano in the house makes the learning process easier, you can sit down and practice anytime you want.

Regarding the piano, every piano has 88 keys, including black keys and white keys.

• The white key represents the basic musical notes
• Black key to raise or lower those basic white notes
• In the piano there are 7 basic notes: from Do to Si.

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STEP 2. LEARN BASIC PIANO – READ MUSIC NOTES

For someone who has never been through the process of learning the piano, reading the notes is like getting lost in a "maze" and feels how difficult it is to learn to play. No, buddy!

Basic musical notes

Usually when you start learning, you will learn the Sol course and memorize the 7 main notes called "the sound of music".

Looking at the image above, you can easily see that there are 5 main lines on which there are Do, Mi, Sol, and Si notes. Just remember those 4 notes, you will gradually find and remember easily the remaining 3 notes are Re, Fa, La.

Learn Basic Music Notes

STEP 3. LEARN BASIC PIANO - CHOOSE TEACHERS

Currently on the market there are many different types of books, but Methode Rose and Jonthomson are two textbooks that are popular with many teachers as well as perfectly suitable for those who are just starting to learn basic piano.

The Methode Rose curriculum consists of 3 parts:

• Part 1 introduces musical notes, key Sol, Fa, key combinations
• Part 2 Content is practice exercises
• Part 3 More advanced than book 2

The Jonthomson Syllabus

This book is suitable for children aged 3-5 years old. The curriculum introduces notes from Fa key to Sol key, including very vivid animal images, creating fun for children to learn.

STEP 4. LEARN BASIC PIANO – COORDES

Major Chords include:

C (captain): Do – Mi – Sol

D (D major): D – Fa# – La

E (major): Mi – Sol# – Si

F (fa major): Fa – La – Do

G (sol major): Sol – Si – Re

A (a major): La – Do# – Mi

B (major): Si – Re# – Fa#

The minor chord is denoted by a capital letter and the letter *m* at the following:

Cm (minus): Do – Mi (b) – Sol

Dm (D minor): Re – Fa – La

Em (second half): Mi – Sol – Si

Fm (fa minor): Fa – La(b) – Do

Gm (minor sol): Sol – Si(b) – Re

Am (major): La – Do – Mi

Bm (minor): Si – Re – Fa#

Now your job is to memorize the chords and change the chords faster and more rhythmically.

STEP 5. LEARN BASIC PIANO - CHOOSE TEACHER

When you have the basic curriculum, know the notes and chords, then you need a teacher. Or in the process of learning, there are still mistakes, the teacher will be the one to guide and correct the mistakes that you previously learned on your own. But usually, you should choose to find a teacher right from the start. Later on, it will save time, to correct the mistakes that I learn by myself, during the practice at home.

The teacher will accompany you in the learning process, as well as give the most effective teaching route and method for you. Each teacher will have a different teaching method, but also follow a certain basic route: from learning musical notes, playing easy music, to difficult music...

STEP 6. LEARN THE BASIC PIANO WITH SIMPLE LESSONS AT HOME

When you know the basic notes, the position of the fingers, you can play some simple songs by yourself such as: Happy birthday, Twinkle little star, Mary a little Lamd, Jingebell....

Practice simple exercises with your teacher, then practice your favorite music. Create fun and motivation to learn the next lessons.

STEP 7. REVIEW AND PRACTICE AT HOME

Practicing and mastering your favorite music at home, or performing for friends and family is the most enjoyable process for every learner.

Practice regularly to memorize as well as give yourself a habit of studying hard, achieving higher results in the process of learning the piano.