Do you want to be able to play some of your favourite songs, but don’t exactly know where to start when it comes to learning how to play them? Well, wherever you are on your piano skill level, we’ve got the knowledge and tools to make learning the keyboard quicker than ever!

Not only will this course help teach you fundamental chord voicings, positions, scales and music theory, we will also teach you how to put things together to create your own masterpieces. 

The keyboard is a wonderful linear instrument. Not only is it simple to understand, it’s also easy to fall in love with.  

So let’s get started.

Learning on a Piano VS. Keyboard

I feel that one of the biggest questions I see people have revolves around the following thoughts:

if I learn to play on a keyboard (or a digital piano), is that as good as an acoustic piano?  

What if the keyboard only has 61 or 76 keys and not 88-keys?

We’re going to dive into all these questions and more throughout this course.  But first, let’s start with the basics.

First, the main difference between a piano and keyboard is that the piano is an acoustic instrument that is made of many strings that, like a guitar or any other stringed instruments, must be tuned and maintained on a regular basis. Keyboards are electric variants of this acoustic instrument that don’t require much upkeep aside from light cleaning and possibly updating or adding software.

Keyboards can easily play virtually any style of music ranging from classical, jazz, blues, and contemporary music. It is more difficult to play varying styles outside of classical compositions on an acoustic piano because they do not come with equipment, pre-set sounds, or transposing functions.  In fact, you really must be a wiz to come up with something funky or prolific outside of the realms of classical music when playing on a traditional piano.

Where space is concerned, acoustic pianos are quite a bit larger than keyboards, making it far more difficult to move or travel with. Keyboards are lightweight and can easily be packed to bring along with you if you play a show or just want to practice on the go. Traditional pianos easily take up ten times the space of a 61 or even 88 key keyboards. From this perspective, you can easily see why keyboards are the more obvious and convenient option for most people.

Can you successfully master piano through the use of a keyboard? The short answer is yes. There is really nothing that you cannot do on the keyboard whereas, the acoustic piano (which is no doubt a beautiful instrument and work of art) does indeed have limitations. 

The most obvious limitation is its size and sound constraints, which pretty much ensure that you live inside of a musical “box.”

What you can learn here:

• Step 1: Get to know the keyboard with notes

• Step 2: Half steps on the keyboard

• Step 3: Learning note values on the piano

• Step 4: Everything about the beat

• Step 5: Bars and tempo in practice

• Step 6: Learning to play a melody on the piano

• Step 7: Fingering – where to put all your fingers?

• Step 8: Playing the piano with both hands

• Step 9: Playing pauses

• Step 10: The Waltz and other types of music

• Step 11: The correct finger position and playing techniques

• Step 12: Staying in rhythm

• Step 13: Motivational tips when practicing becomes difficult