Get Piano Lesson 2 (Part One) Left Hand Basics

Typically your hands should be in a cupped position (meaning your fingers should be curved)... but essentially you should be in a comfortable position in order to play smoothly and evenly.

Your lesson are great.But Is it correct to bend your fingers as you do in this exercise?

Thanks..... actually I first learned how to play by using a 49-note casio keyboard with plastic keys. So as long as you have "standard size keys" you should be fine just starting out. Also if you can afford at least a $400 keyboard... go with the casio privia (as seen in the video). It also has the "weighted key" action (which is very helpful).

i was wondering if you could tell me whether it is Necessary to buy an upright piano or if you can learn perfectly well on a good keyboard. by the way your teaching is amazing and thank you so much, keep them coming :)(sorry for last comment made a lot of mistakes :S)

just get one that has 88 weighted keys. I'm using a casio privia in the vid ($399).

You teach so methodically ---this is fantastic.
What keyboard do you recommend that we buy ???

Well thank you for your comments! Actually I have heard of Hanon, although I am not that familiar with his exercises (but I may have unknowingly studied some of them as a beginner).

My way of teaching is just to try an inspire people to *want* to play. So I try to keep it simple, fun and not cover too much too fast (that's why my beginner course will take 50 lessons). And there's more on the way in the form of my unreleased DVD lessons... coming soon!

u r very talented.not only r u a great piano player,but even more significantly u have a genuine knack for teaching,including a brilliant sense of educational ramping and ablity to relay information clearly and concisely.I would strongly reccomend this series to anyone who wants to learn.btw,do u have any plans of doing a Hanon series or is that my job?lol. gr8 work!

good

yes

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ok are you making more of those piano lessons vids?

nope. I'm pretty young @ heart but not quite that young.

how many yers have you playd piano/are you 15?

thanks a lot!!!