Epic Sounding Exercise for Piano Beginners

[@jazerleepiano]

Here are the time stamps for your handy dandy guide 🤓 🕘 Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:53 Four chords for today 1:47 Music Theory (Chord Inversions) 3:15 Simple LH/RH Exercise 5:22 Method 1 6:29 Method 2 7:27 Method 3 8:26 Method 4 9:31 Bonus Exercise!

[@williamjones3534]

Fingering Where I'm getting confused is the fingering on this for the left hand. You say it's the same but I don't see how on the left hand. I am referring to which finger on the keys not the keys themselves

[@stevenmyers3647]

@@williamjones3534 I'm new to piano but it looks to me like, if you are using your thumb, middle finger, and pinkie on your right hand for a cord, you will use the same fingers on your left hand for the same cord. The difference is, for instance, if your thumb on your right hand is on the key of E, it will be your pinkie on your left hand that will be on the other key of E. The same keys but opposite finger configuration on each hand for the pinkie and thumb.

[@williamjones3534]

@@stevenmyers3647 I think that is what I'm using. It gets confusing because I have to extend my left thumb in a way I don't with my right

[@williamjones3534]

@@stevenmyers3647 Correction I wasn't using my thumb middle finger and pinky. That correction helped tremendously! Thanks

[@josielinde7429]

Great!

[@HoopstaYT]

Don't sleep on this tutorial! A little theory for the beginners: what Jazer is doing is taking the G major scale and utilizing the very popular I / IV / V / vi chord progression. So G major is your I chord. C major the IV chord. D major the V chord. E minor the vi chord. And he's playing them in vi / IV / I / V order. You can apply this concept to every single key. For example in C Major instead of G major you could play this with A minor (vi) F major (IV) C major (I) G Major (V) applying the same inversion patterns. You can do this with every single key for a beautiful sound. Try the C scale for a slightly easier version or perhaps B flat scale for more complexity. Or whatever you want. Phenomenal exercise that will remain relevant for all levels of learning. S+ tutorial.

[@strayter2200]

Thank youuuuuu 👍🏽👍🏽

[@josephde-zordi7324]

where can I get the sheet music for this?

[@tuckswa99]

Yes, very nice. I'd lean more towards a i VI III VII in the key of e minor, as he starts with e minor every time.

[@DoctorLov3333]

I read all of this, and understood none of it, after 5 years on violin I wanna try keyboard and I don’t know where to start 😭

[@vidmaster7]

@@DoctorLov3333 Hi. I would start with learning and playing basic chords in the key of C. The key of C is made up of all white notes. Start on Middle C which is roughly half way in the middle of a piano and the key just before two black keys close together. The first note is C, then D, E, F, G, A, B, and C an octave higher. These are all played on the white keys. A chord (or triad) is built by playing the first, third, and fifth notes. In this example, you would play C-E-G. Play the C with your right thumb, the E with your second finger, and the G with your fourth finger (different opinions about this but it's a place to start). Then try playing them one-at-a-time instead of all at the same time. That should get you started. I hope that helps.

[@gordonalanmoore7249]

Jazer, I live in Maceió, Brazil. I have dual nationality (English / Brazilian.) I had a really bad piano teacher at school (I studied at a Public school in England), which is why I stopped having classes. Your tips have improved my playing and inspired me beyond imagination. I´m almost 77 and I am going to go back to having piano classes. (My family have longevity) ... At 77 I am really fit and go in for road runs, sailing, flying aircraft and parachuting ... I work a lot because I founded an English language school to teach Brazilians English, all classes online. I´ve written the methodology and I franchise the system to other teachers. but my main aim is to improve on the piano. (I took advantage of the pandemic to improve on the piano ... I rose from abominably bad to just plain bad!! Lol! ... The exercises for chords in this video are simple but very effective. Please don´t stop! ... Thanks for everything!

[@trixiebelden8197]

Jazer Lee, thank you for this. Sitting at the keyboard following your tutorials and making these melodic sounds is relaxing. Stress and angst just fall away as the focus turns to sounds. Thanks for the effort and time that you put into these uploads.

[@jazerleepiano]

I am glad you're finding them helpful. 🤓

[@andreaperez2690]

You're a great teacher and very patient.

[@stevenbg1646]

Thanks! I enjoy hearing and learning from your tutorials. Learning to play the piano has helped to fill a void that I’ve experienced since retiring 3 years ago. I’ve been using 2 different computer programs (Piano Marvel and Simply Piano). While it’s great to have access to these programs, they don’t give the human interaction and insight that you are providing. You have given me some great tips to stay motivated. Thanks again.

[@jazerleepiano]

Thank you so much for the support!

[@susankurpeski9704]

Your lessons are awesome. I have been playing the piano off and on for many years and I enjoy playing along with your tutorials. Well done.

[@TheAshMan01]

Awesome! Love how you explained the theory. Its so simple but helps expand they "why/how" music works. Thank you again Jazer!

[@ArthurRosch]

Jazer; you're a good teacher. A couple hours with this and I've got it. I thought your youtube audience might enjoy this poem about learning the piano. I have ten fingers. The piano has…really… twelve notes plus octaves therefrom. I tell my fingers each day “land somewhere new. Somewhere you’ve never been. If it sounds good then lead me forward. If it does not. We go again. Ten fingers. Twelve notes and octaves. Fingers: spread yourselves newly. Knuckle middle finger rise a bit. Good. Now…listen. OK? send five left fingers to the lowest octave teach them where they belong repeat the patterns repeat the patterns bring the fingers back up then throw them like dice at the keyboard let them fly repeat the patterns again repeat the patterns: over time my fingers know things, acquire sense and pitch before my ears know before my brain knows my fingers know. And, strange as it may sound, always listen to your fingers.

[@jazerleepiano]

I just saw this. This is amazing! May I share this with my followers on my other socials - FB and IG? 🤓

[@ArthurRosch]

@@jazerleepiano Yes, all my products are for everyone. You're welcome. Share it.

[@jazerleepiano]

@@ArthurRosch I shall tag you on the post and thank you appropriately. Once again, much obliged, mate!

[@FengXingFengXing]

Also can play 'contrary direction waves'.

[@janettasnyder3925]

I love this ! It sounds so beautiful and it's so relaxing to play. I close my eyes and drift off to another world while I play it. Thank you Jazer!

[@jazerleepiano]

I do the same thing! 🤓

[@berkayylmaz8830]

That is seminal and instructive!!

[@bhavanshsingh2258]

Sounds beautiful and effective for improvement i needed.

[@juliakholodova5074]

Epic indeed

[@imtherapycat]

After a 50-year hiatus, I'm finally returning to the piano, and your exercises are just the thing for my out-of-practice fingers! Fun, beautiful sound, and effective! Thank you so very much!

[@alejandroruvalcaba9285]

The waves is very on point and super relaxing.

[@hentaellis]

You’re a great teacher thank you, it helps me to teach others😊🎵🎵

[@jeisondominguez3114]

This progression is so good and sounds really nice. Even there's pieces written with this secuence for example Nuvole Bianche by Ludovico Einaudi.

[@Swaglord247]

One of my favs recently learned it and have fallen in love with it! Gotta love Einaudi and his ability to take simple chord progressions and few notes to make beautiful melodies

[@lovelinda6353]

I thought the same thing, very Ludovico-esque!

[@DocTommy1972]

Don't forget All of me by John Legend

[@adityaherfrison]

this is the first thing i thought, so similar to Nuvole Bianche

[@rayhaglerpiano]

Exactly! Just learned that song recently and made a cover!

[@rubykam8185]

Thanks Jazer. This video helps me a lot to learn chords. Before this, whenever I want to learn a song, I could only learn from piano sheets but don’t know how to apply the chords to any song I heard. Chords is my missing part. And now I think I could start from here.

[@closeencounters3712]

I am trying to learn the piano, and I must say these tutorials help me out a lot. I am learning a lot of new things about chords that i was already doing but I didnt know the theory behind it! Thank you for this.I am challenging myself to play Moonlight Sonata (1st Movement) by the end of this year.

[@roybruce2068]

Sounds good to me. I'm in my eighties and I purchased a Yamaha DGX because starting late in life and with arthritic fingures,not thinking I could use my left hand very well. I will have a go at this as a good excercise. Thank you. Roy

[@stephendodson9334]

Great lesson and sounds really good. Being a beginner, I don't find it easy going . . . but definitely worth persevering! Thanks!

[@hollymcrider6178]

JAZER…. You are SO MOTIVATIONAL! You keep me at my piano! MANY THANKS!

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

I looked at my comment from 4 months ago, and I kept to my word. You really make some great videos for us Noobies...and not so Noobies anymore. Merci beaucoup.

[@jazerleepiano]

Glad to hear that, Lawrence!

[@chrisloizou3972]

After not playing the piano since I was in elementary school, I started playing by ear, two months ago (20 years later.) Your tutorials have been a big help in identifying techniques and good habits to build as I start back up.

[@jimcarriesa1911]

Love this one and definitely makes you feel like you are making a ton of progress with this exercise. Thank you

[@genevazquez3110]

I'm loving it. Your enthusiasm is great and thank you for encouraging the beginners to play something that sounds like we are on our way to a recital some day.

[@edgrigsby8610]

I really wish I would have had you as a teacher while I was leaning to play. Your techniques and teaching style are outstanding

[@elizabeththatcher1217]

Absolutely love your teaching. Thank you. From South Africa

[@linaliu6958]

Thank you very much! Those cords are the most interesting for practice! I never get bored! I can practice for few hours. So beautiful!

[@noneya11]

So kind of you to teach us 😊

[@shalomnhika654]

Thank you Mr Lee...its so simple yet sounds so magnificent..I love this video

[@sabinandrews7421]

Thank you for this, I learn the piano by just learning how to play specific songs that I want to play... Any other way bore me(can't help it) The only thing I couldn't wrap my head around was chord inversions, coz no one explained it in those tutorials. But now I know, thanks to you 😁

[@stevenmyers3647]

I'm 66 and a beginner just about to buy a used piano this week. I really like your style and the way you instruct. I subscribed and will defiantly be watching more of your videos! Thanks.

[@jazerleepiano]

Thank you, Steven and more power to you! 🤓

[@nancyananta6629]

I love the way you explain all the method in simple way, so I can grasp it. It is quite challenging for me as a beginner. Hopefully I still have motivation to conquer this prcatice. Thank you Jazer Lee!

[@nathanmayo7101]

What a fabulous teacher. I can hardly wait to get going on these lessons.

[@kpkp8026]

Hi Jazer, thank you for putting effort on explaining things so clear as always! And the most enjoyable part for me to watch your videos is the pace, you got the flow really well controlled. A personal request - can you teach the technique of how to play triplets notes evenly especially when playing fast?

[@ireneseib5081]

Hi Jazer, Thanks for this great beginner video I've been practicing your last video for beginners for 2 weeks and it's very easy for me now - I'm very proud... In the lessons with the teacher unfortunately I learn only children's songs - I learn with it however the correct finger use and the correct shifting of the hand - there I must go through! In between I do the exercises from your videos for beginners - that helps me a lot - it have great fun with it

[@mgbchoralmusic6443]

Love this one. Not too difficult but very effective. Works as an intro to composition.

[@Josh-vm9bk]

Another fantastic exercise! My wife got me my very first piano this last Christmas, so I started at the very very very bottom just 3 months ago, and you're videos are turning my into a piano player. I enjoy your content so much that I've been making my wife watch too, even though she's only stoking my interests and not planning to learn the instrument, hahaha

[@celiaau8898]

Amazing tips. Cant wait to try it. I have zero music knowledge or background but i have been practicing using your videos lately, and i have improve more in this one month compared to the few years before.

[@amandalivesey7847]

These progression n sounds have inspired me to get back on my piano. I purchased 5mths ago... I got overwhelmed and stopped practice. Im going to get back to it...thank you xxx

[@mataharylady1397]

피아노 chords 많은 동영상을 찾아보았는데 이동영상이 제일 이해하기쉽고 설명이 실질적으로 도움이 많이 되었어요. 정말 감사합니다. 구독과 좋아요 눌렀어요

[@josevich]

Thank you! My last piano teacher taught me chord inversions but I didn’t see the point or I was too lazy. Now as a backup church pianist I need to learn this to make my life easier

[@bakerfx4968]

This is by far my favourite new warmup. Working my way up to that bonus one at speed

[@shrishchand4399]

You’re a brilliant teacher Jazer.

[@normasonnentag9686]

What a terrific teacher! Thanks.

[@layyinlam7501]

You're such a good teacher. Thank you so much, I have learned a lot.

[@bunnyhollowcrafts]

Jazer Lee, I’ve been learning theory for almost two years after playing for 50. I know inversions now but this video really pinged my brain. Can’t say thank you enough. Everything is changing and it is so fun. Thank you!!!!

[@BridgetIfeyinwa]

Thank you Jazer, your teaching is amazing

[@FernandoRamirez-sg9ll]

Great Mr Lee, your very good at the keyboard, thanks for sharing all your piano knowledge

[@bouchoswatz]

such a fun and beautiful exercise, thank you for the great explanation!

[@marlan4733]

Love these exercises! Just enough of a challenge and they sound so good. All of your videos are great- friendly, good flow, helpful graphics, and excellent explanations! Thank you! 🎹😊

[@jazerleepiano]

I am glad, Marla and you're very welcome! 🤓

[@sjinzaar]

Just got my piano... this is the 1st thing I taught myself now... Thank you, Sir Jazer...

[@deddymulyadinata7337]

Thank you so much..I love the way you teach us....

[@amandabouskill4982]

Always very helpful! Thank you!

[@anwaradjaib5126]

This is what I Look for easy to play and easy to understand thanks you Mister Lee

[@sijilluca2635]

Bro to be Frank I love playing piano and I started playing my piano when I was 10 . I am from India so here there are so many classes for us but it is not western it is called as eastern music but when I realise there Is a western part for this and that part is amazing i jzt wanted to learn it so badly. I joined in a class but unfortunately at that time my financial state was not good and my parents were not able to afford a decent piano. So I was lagged from my practice my teacher scolded me but I do want to practice but what to say.... After some class he just called me and told me not to come to music class anymore... Man that made me cry like a little baby i cried soo much caz I love this thing. After some months my parents bought me a piano as my bday present. From on that day I was going on my on. Broo I love u so much because of ur videos i am starting to get better day by day☺️☺️☺️ thanku soo much broo I can't express much through my words I am really really feel thankfull keep uploading more videos☺️

[@ardeflogisto]

Great lesson!!! Bravo

[@suited_ralph99]

Finally I have found a channel who speaks to me. subscribed thank you

[@winnaing1164]

I searching long time ago this playing piano basic methods.Thousand thank my friend.

[@rashidghous9310]

Great lessons. Excellent. Stay blessed

[@Jay-ft3zx]

Excellent! Thank you so much!

[@spencerbentley3296]

Great video! Clearly taught, sounds great, and easy to learn, thanks!

[@dbcooper9935]

Thanks for all the beginner content. It's encouraging to be able to play things that sound great so early in my learning. Can you give some tips on learning triplets hand independence?

[@aaronspain3387]

Great video! One thing nobody mentions about why chord inversions are great, is because it allows you to more easily play pieces on smaller keyboards, like some of the 61-key setups, and you can just transpose a lot of pieces to fit the instrument.

[@ahussein92]

This is my favourite beginner exercise so far thanks for sharing

[@ChrisWill]

Thank you SO. MUCH. FOR THIS. I've played some guitar for a while and I've had my piano for a week now. Thank goodness I have a sense of rhythm from the guitar already!

[@thetopstig2010]

Thank you this is fundamental educational and joyful

[@DogzCAT]

Love every minute if your video..and learning more than ever.imagined. Thank you for your wonder- lful teaching methods and the serenity I feel listening to you.play lovely sounds.

[@davidlomax8838]

Thank you very much, very useful content! I learnt to play a bit during the 80's on a monophonic synth, I have just recently bought a polyphonic synth so now I am trying to learn to use both hands, while during the 80's I used to play with just my right hand while my left hand was just used for occasional pitch bends or adjusting parameters while I played, so it is taking a bit of getting used to!

[@judybrown2764]

Thank you for another fun, melodious way to improve my piano playing. I continue to practice with the tutorials you give, and this highly UNtalented but eager learner is seeing noticeable improvement. Can't thank you enough for sharing your gift!

[@jazerleepiano]

No one is untalented, just a beginner at the start of their exciting piano journey.

[@pierrezapata90]

Love this exercise. A very good warm-up just to get the hands moving in this progression

[@julianlopezjulian]

Great great great tutorial, learned a lot of technics for improv as well

[@brendamiller8569]

I have been looking for these kinds of tutorial to help improve my playing. This is amazing! Thank you!

[@ablotogan6424]

cool thanks so much beginner here... and i am getting really excited with your teachings...thank u so much

[@archanmukherjee8365]

Very Very Very Very useful lesson Jazer, thanks a tonnn

[@geralynpalacol9295]

OMG, WHAT AN AWESOME LESSON Jazer!!!🎉🎉🎉. THANK YOU , THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!❤️

[@pddv1]

Excelente ejercicio !!! Gracias por compartir !!!!

[@rockitmacca]

This is great. My favorite type of video. I love that you included a bonus technique - looks too advanced for me today and I'm excited to practice building my skills to get there.

[@jazerleepiano]

I believe you can! 🤓

[@nansubugaflorence7231]

We really need more of your videos

[@NOVIAUGI]

This Is My Next Practice Session!!!! :) Thanks Jazer!!

[@frantuprofedeespanol4190]

Best piano content on KZbin. Many thanks from Spain, Jazer. So clear, so useful! You need more suscribers!!

[@arte7896]

I'm just happy you share all this with us , thank you!

[@mitchpotats2076]

Just discovered your KZbin channel. Your videos are so helpful. THANK YOUUU SO MUCHHH!

[@sLoWJaMzCaSaNoVa]

Thanks for this awesome exercise.

[@mariakeane88]

Thank you so much for this! I often get stuck with trying to play songs and never really understood how to work chord inversions or make them interesting to play. This has helped so much and truly appreciate you making your videos to inspire and help us.

[@Betsie45]

Thank you for this - your revealing of the mysteries of music theory is very helpful to me and this is a great exercise.

[@Zocral]

Love these cord exercises. Keep them coming. Thanks.

[@abdulfattah45imahmoud51]

Thanks J.Lee very useful video

[@sn8323]

Today it went much easier. It's challenging but you make it so easy!!

[@mazazahngcamu4369]

Thank you for helping me

[@alexandermckoy6444]

Speechless.

[@FunkymetalBL]

Great lesson Jazer! Inversions are so helpful, and easier for me to identify and play than on guitar. Doing both hands is challenging, but that’s why we practice 🎹 🎶👍🏼

[@robertpien8708]

Great lesson so much you can really understand to take this to the next level even to a more advanced player it opens up new ideas to extend more emotions in your playing .

[@tempob7596]

Love this! Gonna add to my exercise routine!

[@angeladierckx6840]

you do amazing work, thanks for everything!

[@traceycoffey733]

Really great tutorial. I found it very helpful, great explanations and really lovely to play. It didn't feel like practice at all. Thank you Jazer

[@olecram2059]

Hi Jazer, great video again!! thank you so much for another video for begginers... would be great if you can add in the same video the way that you used the sustain pedal????

[@markmugendi3839]

It's my first time playing and it's really of help in improving my skills