So you are ready for a new challenge, and you want to teach yourself piano. Good for you! It is easier to do than you might think. Despite what you may remember from childhood, learning to play piano IS fun!

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You can teach yourself piano by answering just a few questions. What style appeals to you most? What do you want to play? Do you want to play for yourself, your friends, your church? Armed with these answers, you will be able to identify the fastest way to accomplish your goals.

Know that just as the alphabet runs consecutively A through G, so do the keys on the piano. Moving to the right on the keyboard moves you higher up in sound and pitch. Conversely, moving to the left on the keyboard moves you down, or lower, in sound and pitch.

It is easy to learn quickly, when you think about your left hand as setting the name of the chords, and your right hand as filling in the sound to get what sounds pleasant to your ears. Place your fingers on the keyboard with your fingers gently curved, as over a doorknob, with the back of your hands flat enough to place a quarter on them,  without the quarter sliding off. This will help you play without muscle fatigue. Keep your hands loose and your fingers gently curved.

Seat yourself in the center of the keyboard. If using a standard piano, you should sit in front of the name of the piano. This will put you in the middle of the range of the keyboard, and about at a comfortable singing range. Yes, you can teach yourself piano by singing along with your playing, matching your voice to your fingers.

Start by using every other white key, matching these with every other finger on your hands. Use your eyes to find the patterns of white keys and black keys, and match your left hand to your right. Remember the style that appeals to you most? Begin singing or humming and playing to match the sound. Don’t let wrong notes or note groupings scare you off. You will to play, just as quickly, by the sounds that are not good as by those that are!

There are many easy to learn lesson plans available on the market, that can help you quickly master these piano fundamentals. Don’t be afraid to use them. In no time at all, you can teach yourself piano.

Teach yourself piano now