Beginner guides
Piano
made practical.
Start with the keyboard itself — the black-key groups, the white-key names and where middle C sits — then move on to chords and to two public-domain melodies you can work out by ear. Every guide ends at a free browser tool so you can try the idea within a minute of reading it.
Easy Piano Songs with Letters: A Safe Beginner Method
Play easy piano songs with letters. Learn what letter notes can and cannot tell you, work through two public-domain examples and build real reading.
Read guide →How to Learn Happy Birthday on Piano
Learn Happy Birthday on piano by ear. Find the pickup, map each phrase by interval, count it in three and add a simple left hand in any key.
Read guide →Learn Twinkle Twinkle on Piano by Ear
Learn Twinkle Twinkle on piano by ear, then check your work against the notes. Covers the melody shape, counting, three keys and a simple left hand.
Read guide →Piano Keyboard Notes: A Chart for All 88 Keys
A piano keyboard notes chart for all 88 keys. Learn the black-key pattern, white-key names, sharps, flats, octave numbers and where middle C sits.
Read guide →Basic Piano Chords for Beginners
Basic piano chords for beginners: build major and minor triads by semitone, learn six easy chords with their notes and fingering, then change smoothly.
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