101 Tips For Learning Piano (Beginner/Intermediate players)

[@PianoFromScratch]

Helpful PDF worksheets available here! 👉 www.pianofs.com/downloads (All 12 Major Scales, All 12 Minor Scales, Chords of the Key, How To Build Common Chords + More)

[@HillelBlank]

Hey man! Around 2-3 months ago I decided I wanted to start playing piano seriously. I looked for a good KZbin channel, and crossed by yours. At the time you were with only 2k, and I usually only trust channels with at least 100k, but I said I'd give it a try. After a few videos, I understood that the only reason you didn't have so many subscribers was that you weren't noticed yet. Sure enough, every few days I saw your subs go up by a few hundreds. The reason I'm saying all this was because I wanted to thank you. First, for all of the content. I've learned so much. You teach step-by-step, go into depth at times and give an overview over piano, theory and music. Second, because the way your channel grew, inspired me to keep putting content on KZbin even though right now I don't see the growth. If someone puts out quality content, and takes the right steps, eventually he'll get noticed and grow. Thanks again for all the lessons! Have a great day:)

[@PianoFromScratch]

Thanks, really appreciate the feedback. Yea I guess all those channels with 100k + only had a few at some point. I'm glad it's helped you and hope it carries on. Yes stick with it, it was a year before anything happened with mine but be consistent and eventually things start to happen. From lots of research on 'youtubing' a lot of folks say at some point, one video may take off and then that can usually help kick start the channel

[@dohlecarnett1866]

Well said. These other channels are way too hyperactive. This channel with the calm style and straight to the point is way better.

[@AyeshaShaSha]

Everything about this comment!!! 😍😍😍 This is definitely one of the BEST channels to learn from, and I was here when he had 2k subs too! So so deserving of the growing numbers!

[@nuzhattahsin3733]

You have no idea how helpful you really are

[@PianoFromScratch]

Thanks, glad to hear

[@waynezhang5294]

He is so down to earth, not like others always trying to sell something. Cool man and cool tips! i am gonna stick with his channel.

[@PianoFromScratch]

Glad to hear Wayne, hope they help

[@donnypiano7379]

This is an excellent overview of the skills I need to learn. It’s a bit overwhelming, but hopefully I will learn it in focussed practice. Your enthusiasm and love for what you are doing is very motivating. Thanks!

[@anjaniasthana8656]

He is down to earth while explaining most fundamental of music and playing piano

[@AyeshaShaSha]

I'm nearly at the end of this but I'm gonna watch this at least 2 more times. This is such a brilliant video, I love how calming and reassuring your voice is as well. This is gonna be one of your biggest videos I think. A lot went into it. Even all the overlays and camera angles, it's all work, it's all EXTRA, and you didn't need to do it but you did. Thank you xxx

[@lilyyao7345]

Just watch it today. So helpful. I have taken the note with all your tips. Thank you so much

[@moyastevenson6291]

I am really motivated and inspired when I listen to you. I always learn so much from your videos and even replaying them are so helpful. Thank you

[@jeffreymassey5541]

This is a great video for ALLLLLL musicians. I'm a saxophonist🎷 who is currently studying music 🎶 theory on the piano 🎹. Your approach will help me over all. Thanks for all you do. 👍🏾🎶🎹

[@degs6169]

Hi PFS, I started learning as an adult eight years ago. I took private lessons up to ABRSM grade 3 classical style but the teacher, despite asking her, taught nothing of improvisation or freeing yourself from sheet music, she just seemed keen on getting people through the grades, so I gave up. Looking around KZbin for piano lessons aimed at adults returning to play after a break I stumbled upon yours, and I'm glad I did! Although aimed at beginners your lessons are everything I wish I'd had when I first started. So much so I have decided to sign up on Patreon and kind of reboot myself back into playing. Looking forward to more.

[@PianoFromScratch]

Thanks Derek! Really appreciate the support over there. Only just set it up a few days ago so there’s not much on there just yet but will of course be building up a library of stuff as fast as I can! This year I’ll putting out lots of training things and guided practice videos on KZbin and extensions to those over on Patreon. Plus have a few other ideas in the works too. Good luck rekindling your playing!

[@PianoFromScratch]

What are the best tips you have for other people that have helped you?? 🎹 Let me know below

[@peterwalton763]

Go at your own pace, don't give up and have fun!

[@fernandamccormack]

It is good to get a song that you love and figure it out, by ear or by reading it. Just to get the melody with the right hand can give you a sense of accomplishment. Great work you've done with thos video. Surely it will attract more viewers. Can't wait for the videos that are coming! Cheers!

[@sergeynemkov1554]

Dissecting common jazz chords and chunking them has helped a ton, you're spot on about the chunking concept. Heres an example just incase, so that we're on the same page. A) Root [ F# ] + B) Minor chord built from the minor 3rd [A + C + E = Am ] And then just trying to break big chords down into smaller chords to memorize. Oh and also realising that a lot of the jazz progressions are built on 4ths ( start on any note and find the next fourths to get a 251 C(m) F(7) Bb(maj7) Great video btw, knew a lot of this but always nice to get a refresher :)

[@PianoFromScratch]

Yes building another triad from the 3rd is handy to create a 7 chord. You can also build one from the 5th which gives you a 9 voicing. There’s all sorts of things like that you can which help see these shapes

[@PianoFromScratch]

Great tip!

[@theveryfirst]

Wow. Finally someone has explained things clearly. I got a lot out of this video. Thank you.

[@PianoFromScratch]

Glad it was helpful!

[@philroydias5366]

The point of practicing for little time is true. Works the best for me. Thanks man👌love ur videos

[@PianoFromScratch]

Yes little and often in between some longer main practice sessions seems to suit a lot of people

[@Bassbarbie]

Yes - I pop to the piano while I wait for my tea to brew ha ha! It's amazing how you can suddenly do something you couldn't before.

[@tommoss7223]

Fabulous list of tips. Daunting but really useful. I'm sure I'll be returning to this video over and over.

[@nicolas48210]

This is by far the most valuable video I've seen for people who have been playing for a while and want to get an idea of where they are and where they should go next. Although I haven't mastered everything in this video yet, I'm looking forward for some kind of sequel to this video. The quality of your channel is insane, man, i really enjoy everything you put out and am very grateful for your hard work and willingness to share! Cheers!

[@PianoFromScratch]

Thanks for the feedback! I think I follow up with another 101 may kill me as this ended up taking (and being) far longer than expected. But there is plenty of other tips and things on the channel though and lots more to come

[@maryanderson5459]

Thanks!

[@peterwalton763]

Another great video! All tips are absolutely spot on! Although, I think I'm still too much of a 'beginner', to take advantage of them all....yet! Not only great tips but also very comforting. They make you feel like you're not the only person who finds a certain thing difficult, or takes a long time to understand something. Thanks so much for the help 😊👍

[@PianoFromScratch]

Yes, it certainly does take a long time to understand things sometimes because to really get it, for example a theory concept, you often need a bunch of experience where you can see that in action for yourself.

[@konstantinamatthaiou5543]

Your videos are really helpful! Thank you so much! 🙂 I would like you to make a video about reading sheet music (not the notes but everything else is happening) and about how to proper use the sustain petal.

[@maryanderson5459]

You are a God-send! Thank you for making learning so easy~~plain and simple! You are a master teacher, indeed!!

[@rayderrich]

101 tips all at once is too much for me, but I will definitely come back to this video a few times more to take in all that you teach us. Thanks!

[@PianoFromScratch]

Fair enough there's a lot there! The idea was for it be an overview to point people in the right direction and to have a variety of topics with different take aways for different people. As i mentioned in the video, most of the tips need more in depth learning so I either have already or will be tackling these things individually on the channel too. 🙂

[@rayderrich]

@@PianoFromScratch very generous of you!

[@ljkoh20052000able]

Yup, Do not practice until you get it right, but practice until you do not get it wrong Great advise!

[@l.f.treadwell3949]

Thank you! The left right hand thing has been very challenging for me. This helped so much.

[@saranghaeyam]

Thanks

[@PianoFromScratch]

🙏 Thanks! Hope it was useful

[@mpumelelomalange4277]

Hi I've learnt so much in such a short period of time. Within two weeks I learnt how to play both major and minor scales with chords. Now I'm just struggling with pentatonics as and blues. Hope you cover them soon

[@PIANO_LAB]

Great video! So much useful info packed into one video!

[@PianoFromScratch]

Thanks mate, ended up taking 100 x longer than I thought it would to get together. Everyone check out this channel too 👆👆 it's full of really helpful and important technique advice!

[@onimisilovesonmusic4548]

Very helpful. Thanks for this channel and your time....you are very patient

[@TheMusicOfTomorrow]

This channel is SO good! Thank you for sharing your knowledge man, really inspiring! 👏🏽

[@PianoFromScratch]

Thanks!

[@CjaYY97]

THE best video for someone who's new into piano...Love from India mate ! 💯

[@PianoFromScratch]

Thanks!

[@yudipitre5720]

Awesome lesson and teacher. Thank you From Pennsylvania. Always look at your channel.

[@Hajjoy]

So many good tips ~ thanks for your generosity and passion!

[@2002jorgeparr]

Best ADVICE!!! THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH!!!

[@jorgeparr3002]

AWESOME!!!!

[@reenko]

Thx excellent tips really useful

[@PianoFromScratch]

Glad it was helpful!

[@peaches_123]

Ill rewatch ur videos to make sure that i can comprehend all of them😊

[@kiiza2886]

men god bless please keep helping I cant imagine with out u man

[@marciahorton2203]

I realize that the question I am about to ask maybe to knit-picky but I am prioritizing not only learning but mastering technique first before really concentrating on picking out pieces that I would like to learn. I am the type of person who learns best at doing things once I have a solid mastery of how each part works separately. For example: when my Mom and Aunt were teaching me to crochet with crochet thread I had to have them demonstrate each stitch extremely slowly so that I could see and then understand how the thread moved to create the stitch (I hope this makes sense). But after a while one month of a lot of practice on my part going slowly I was able to solve a problem my Aunt was having with a pattern that she had, both my Mom and Aunt were surprised but I felt very proud of myself. So now my question to you is I am thinking that being able to keep the fingers on the keys is ideal for playing? I am having a lot of trouble trying to keep the fingers that are not playing to get them to rest on the keys. I try to relax but ...I keep my fingers on the keys when I type at the computer. So why is this so hard for me to be able to do it on the piano? I am just recently turned 69 and after watching so many videos people in their 70's, 80's, and more can do it (and many of them just first learning (just like me). Help, please! Thank you so much for reading this, your videos are so well thought out and executed.

[@gerardg1950]

Very usefull tips, learning a lot here. One tip for you, try to put a short pause, like halve a second, between tips. I find myself still processing the last sentence of tip #1, when you start doing tip #2. I am not a native English speaker and am 71 of age. For those like me, my tip is usefull. Still, I love the content and I subscribed.

[@PianoFromScratch]

Yes thanks for the feedback, this video ended up way longer than expected so I guess I just tried to tighten things up in the edit as much as possible

[@Underdoggy3963]

I feel like I payed for this video... it's a must watch for anyone that is serious about learning how to play

[@PianoFromScratch]

Thanks, really hope it helps!

[@andrewawood3658]

Thank you Sir ❤

[@fairedubhs2186]

I started learning piano in January this year. Never played the instrument before and found this Piano From Scratch page. If you want to know just how effective his teaching is, I wrote a song on the piano called About Love in February, recorded it with a band I got together and it's now getting radio airplay. We're recording an LP at the moment for release in 2022. I'm not going to advertise our stuff here because that's not what this is about - it's about the quality of the teaching on here. I really couldn't have done it without this tuition site. True story. Fantastic tutorials on this site. Well crafted using uncluttered language. Thanks for all your help getting me started. Forgot to say, I subscribed as funkydrummer.

[@PianoFromScratch]

Thanks for the comment, nice work, well done and I'm glad the channel helped you on your way

[@lenastanislaus847]

so grateful for your teaching of the chords and technique , im trying to play some christmas songs with accompanyment. can you help.

[@jareddehar7081]

Thank you for all that you do! Your videos are amazing! I have a very basic beginner skill set/level i'm at. Do you have a follow along course learning piano. I don't have a practice program/routine to work on and just work on random things. Also, are there any finger exercises/hand drills you recommend both single hand and dual hand for dexterity? Drills that could be made apart of the daily practice?

[@ykanama]

You're the best!

[@tonyfogden8790]

I agree with all the comments here...great channel.. is there a particular order in your videos that you recommend I follow ? Cheers

[@PianoFromScratch]

Thanks! It's not easy to sequence things on youtube like you would in a proper course, for example because of the way people find videos, not everyone would have seen everything and some just want something specific, just wouldn't work really here. Have you only just started? If so, I recommenced the note naming videos, there's a how to get started video covering some basic techniques to get fingers moving and some exercises to start with chords, the C major scale video is important to start using hands together then you can work through a few more majors for the time being, another first chord accompaniment video, some basic theory videos on intervals, building major and minor chords, inversions.. Feel free to have a nose around and see if anything else pops out to you. Soonish I will be doing a video with a quick list of topics to tackler

[@jackiem4055]

What a brilliant video! Thank you so much for this. I absolutely love your channel :-)

[@PianoFromScratch]

Thanks!

[@austinalexander238]

Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!

[@PianoFromScratch]

No probs!

[@Kapthos]

I'm a piano beginner with some guitar background, but I always wondered, does the first inversion of C Major have its own name? I mean, it is made with root minor 3rd and minor 6th, wouldn't this be some weird variant of E? Anyways, amazing content and i'm glad i've found your channel. Cheers from Brazil!

[@ShantiSwaroopPrabhakar]

As much as I appreciate this lesson and how informative it was... I am glad you aren’t teaching me in person coz I’d be so distracted by your gorgeous face and won’t be able to focus AT ALL 😍

[@PianoFromScratch]

Haha, I'm glad the video helped :)

[@BinaryBard64]

16 is very true. My dad used to tell me that a good [insert anything] practices until they get it right, but a master practices until they can't get it wrong. Edit: he also used to say the difference between good and great is "

[@PianoFromScratch]

I also heard somewhere, the difference between try and triumph is just a little oomph

[@BinaryBard64]

@@PianoFromScratch That's a good one, I'll have to add it in!

[@kepler2995]

Quick question... are there other keyboard options that are a little bit more budget friendly? I am student and I'd like to practice piano as a hobby (as I've always liked it). Thank you for the video, it's really helpful :)

[@PianoFromScratch]

The cheapest weight ed keys on I have seen is by Donner, they're newer on the keyboard scene. I have not tried them myself and from what I have seen, they wouldn't be my first choice but they certainly look suitable to start out on. The 2nd hand market is always an option, facebook market place and sites that sell stuff locally (gumtree/craigslist type sites or whatever it is where you are). Semi weighted keys are cheaper new and will of course be much better than nothing at all, 9there's still a lot you can learn without weighted keys) but bear in mind may end up being more pricey in the long run when you eventually need to upgrade

[@NotbutisTylerthecreator]

its amazing

[@Max10_B]

Just started out and need more of a learning process. Basically just learning major scales and major chords and then practicing a simple song I like, or simple versions w me just playing bass in left and melody in right or chords to have a little fun. Any recommendations for a good systematic way anyone? Not interested in sight reading also

[@zeytas2992]

Hello, do you recommend putting stickers on piano keys?

[@PianoFromScratch]

Hi, no not really. I think you get used to rely on them. It's better to put the practice in to recognise the notes without thinking (takes a bit of time). We don't want to be hesitating finding notes. I have a couple of video on the channel, guided practice videos you play a long to testing you to try ad find them quicker. They're older and I also have a recent one going through some other practice methods too

[@HahnJames]

I'm a recent beginner and determined to learn how to play piano. I'm also visually impaired so, reading sheet music will be extremely difficult. Do you have any suggestions?

[@PianoFromScratch]

Hi, it's not something I have encountered as a teacher so don't have a 'go to' answer unfortunately. I'm guessing that if reading music isn't viable then , is that also true of watching people's hands in video tutorials? Of course, there is a whole host of visually impaired pianists, the greatest that comes to mind is Art Tatum who was able to play incredibly virtuosically and intimidated most other Jazz pianists of his time (and today). Feel and touch on the piano, spatial awareness and ears are really important things to train for all musicians anyway so whilst you may have your own set of challenges, you can totally still learn by focusing on those other areas. In terms of learning resources, the best thing that I would suggest is to try and get a private tutor who can tailor lessons specifically for you. Wish I had a better answer for you but unfortunately i'm not aware of anything in particular online that may be suitable or targeted at anyone with visual impairment. Please let me know if you do find something and perhaps then I can let others know if someone else asks a similar question!

[@HahnJames]

@@PianoFromScratch I can still watch videos. You seem to describe what you're doing well enough, verbally, so that if I do miss something, Ican figure out what you mean. I can also replay any portion of your videos and use magnification. I'l currently considering how I can magnify sheet music to be able to see it and play it at the same time. That is, when I get to the point where I've learned it well enough to do that. I appreciate your replyl Thanks.

[@mitzfitz8050]

I feel like I'm struggling to find what's challenging enough or too much for myself at the moment... I'm a quick learner and ambidextrous... so most pieces I want to learn are too hard, but the practice to aquire the skill is to easy... and then trying to apply the practice with the piece, makes me feel like it's tug of war... Maybe I need in person lessons, just to see where my actual progress is? honestly it's very hard to scale my own progress..

[@jacquelinebuckingham5800]

Hi, I have just started to learn the piano, I have bought a KORG Microplayer key board, I am finding the keys very small, I'm thinking of selling the Korg, and buying a keyboard with much bigger keys," What do you think".;

[@inspector-tech]

Sorry completely off topic but those are 8020’s you have there in the background right? If so I’m assuming you’re also running them with the 8040 sub???

[@PianoFromScratch]

They're 8030Bs. No don't have the sub unfortunately

[@inspector-tech]

​@@PianoFromScratch Aha... ok. Then in that case you probably don't need the sub since the 8030's can go down to 47hz. I have the 8020D's paired with the 7040A and it's an excellent combination. Highly recommended. By the way, I know everyone says 'This person is the best piano teacher on KZbin'... and 'That person is the best...' etc... But you truly are in a league much higher than others simply because it appears you have a good understanding of how the human brain works. This, aligned with your teaching style, makes for an almost effortless learning experience from the students perspective. Most other online tutors seem to be missing this essential skill of how most of our brains work. (Apart from Robbie Gennet (Key of One) and Karen Ramirez) I would wish you best of luck but you don't need it! Keep doing what you're doing :-)

[@NotbutisTylerthecreator]

that is a good vid im gonna be an piano teacher

[@odellpark]

I just purchased 3 pdf worksheets and one link has expired so I can't print it? How do I get a new link?

[@PianoFromScratch]

Sorry about that, I have just e-mailed you all the PDFs you ordered. Thanks for the order! 🙂

[@SCALE_SLOTCARS_AND_RC]

My head melted after no 27 ....maybe Ile check back in two years practice 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@brendawilson6237]

How do I find the pdfs

[@PianoFromScratch]

pianofs.com/downloads/ 🙂

[@NotbutisTylerthecreator]

pls keep chat on

[@viv1593]

Hi

[@PianoFromScratch]

Hi

[@RyngKatBaDPhiTogetherwithYou]

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[@maryanderson5459]

Thanks!

[@jonathanbuchanan5441]

Thanks!

[@PianoFromScratch]

Appreciate it 🙏