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Hi friends! As a follow-up to the previous introduction on how to use the damper pedal (linked below), here is a pedaling technique called ‘syncopated pedaling’, which is almost always how you’ll pedal a piece. It’s basically the damper pedal standard, so it’s good to learn and get comfortable with, because so many pieces…

Hello! In today’s video, we get all cozy with staccatos while applying it to a relatively “etude” (study) – a piece from Bartok’s First Term at the Piano, piece #8.

Quick video for you guys today! Sheet music for D major scale D Major Scale As usual, we’re starting with 1 octave scales – as we progress, they will begin to get more difficult.

[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLOKD6g4xdk[/embedyt] G’day! In a previous video, we talked about the theory behind harmonic minor scales – if you missed that, definitely click the link to get all caught up! Today we’ll look at how to play an A harmonic minor scale – nice and simple and short.

Hey folks! Today is a short and sweet video on how to play A natural minor scale. It’s nice and simple, and for now we’re working on just one octave, hands separate – what’s REALLY important is that you start getting acquainted with all the different key signatures, both major and minor,…

Hi folks! Today’s piece is a slow, chordal, vocal-style piece – Prayer by Gurlitt. The sheet music, as always, can be found below. Enjoy! 🙂

Hi, and welcome to the first “scale only” video – we’ve learned C major scale and G major scale already, but as part of a larger video. Today I want to hone in on F major scale, because the finger pattern is a little different in the right hand, and takes a little…

Posts Tagged ‘technique’

How to use the damper pedal, part 2 (syncopated pedal)

Bartok’s First Term at the Piano, #8: Staccatos, Beginner Piano

How to Play D Major Scale: Beginner Piano

How to play A Harmonic Minor Scale

A Natural Minor Scale: Beginner Piano

Prayer by Gurlitt: Beginner Piano Lessons

How to Play F Major Scale