Learn to Play Piano and Create Your Own Music Part 1 - Creative Piano and Improvisation Course

What You Will Learn?

• Welcome in this piano class, which is the first part of a larger course for learning to play piano in a creative way, through improvisation and composition from the very first piano lesson..
• This first part will guide you, step by step, in grounding solid foundations in piano playing, while teaching you how to improvise and create your own melodies..
• Melody is one of the most important elements of the music langage and this class will give you many keys to start building your own melodic compositions..
• Who is this class for ?.
• This class can be taken from the very beginner level. Every element of the music language is explained, illustrated and demonstrated with musical examples by the instructors. Therefore no previous skills in playing the instrument are required..
• However, if you have already experience in playing piano and want to learn improvisation or composition, you can start the class with video number 14, which explains the use of imitation in music language..
• As your progress is based on practice, you can start by imitating and practicing the examples shown by the teachers. Then, you will be invited to implement every new skill into a short improvisation or composition of your own..
• By the end of this class you will be able to create and to play your own melodies .
• - in the keys of C Major and A minor.
• - moving freely on the keyboard ( by stretching and contracting your hand, finger replacement on repeating notes, crossing the thumb ... ).
• - using different rhythms, legato and staccato notes.
• - implementing the principles of repetition, imitation and complementarity between right and left hand.
• - giving expression to your melodies by combining the various elements explained in this class .
• - structuring your musical ideas using a ternary form.
• - and playing the pieces included in this course.
• What materials do you need to get started?.
• All you need for this class is a keyboard or a piano. .
• Ressource documents.
• Please, check the Resource Section of the Class. There, you will find a document with all the fundamental elements of music language covered in this class. In addition, you can download.
• - 12 short melodies from the video examples and.
• - 7 pieces we have composed for beginner pianists, applying every technique that is covered in this course..
• You can learn to play one or several of those pieces, while looking at the letter notation and the video examples. (The staff music notation will be explained in part 2 of the Creative Piano Series )..
• Finally, we warmly welcome you to record some of your melodies and to post one or more in the Project Section of the class. Don't hesitate to ask questions and feedback. We will be happy to help and to encourage you. .