hi katrina! so i've been following you for a while and i love your piano posts! i really want to start learning how to play, and i have a piano at home, so would you happen to have any resources for complete beginners? i'm so motivated to learn omg aaaah💞 any tips, too?
hi anon! thank you so much!!
piano and music theory go hand-in-hand. both are important, and it’s kinda hard to learn one without the other, so i’ve compiled resources for both! most of these are books that i personally used as a beginner.
short and simple exercises and pieces + scales, cadences, and arpeggios:
john thompson’s modern course for the piano: teaching little fingers to play - a book for the earliest beginner
john thompson’s easiest piano course, part 1
john thompson’s easiest piano course, part 2
john thompson’s modern course for the piano: the first grade book
john thompson’s modern course for the piano: the second grade book
a dozen a day: technical exercises for the piano, preparatory book
a dozen a day: technical exercises for the piano, book 1
a dozen a day: technical exercises for the piano, book 2
a dozen a day: technical exercises for the piano, book 3
carl czerny: practical method for beginners on the piano, opus 599 (an alfred masterwork edition)
brimhall & abril: the complete book of scales, cadences & arpeggios in all keys (beginning skills)
workbooks to start learning music theory:
basics of keyboard theory, preparatory level - julie mcintosh johnson
basics of keyboard theory, level 1 - julie mcintosh johnson
basics of keyboard theory, level 2 - julie mcintosh johnson
basics of keyboard theory, level 3 - julie mcintosh johnson
basics of keyboard theory answer book - julie mcintosh johnson
theory time: workbook series - theory fundamentals, primer
theory time: workbook series - theory fundamentals, grade one
theory time: workbook series - theory fundamentals, grade two
theory time: workbook series - theory fundamentals, grade three
tips, online courses, and others:
pdf’s and tips for how to read sheet music + basic music theory
“fundamentals of music theory” online course taught by the university of edinburgh on coursera
“introduction to music theory” online course taught by berklee college of music on edX
music theory masterpost by @/classical-crap
a little boost of motivation if you didn’t start learning at a young age
if anyone has any additional tips and/or resources, feel free to add onto this or let me know!
hope this helps! good luck, have fun, and happy practicing!! :’)
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