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Comprehensive Piano Learning Guide

Most piano resources are useful on their own. The hard part is knowing what to do next. This guide turns the original sight-reading chart into one practical path from beginner reading to intermediate playing.

Pick one main course. Work through one section at a time. Use the videos for explanation and the PlaySheet pieces for actual practice.

  • Know the note names and groups of two and three black keys.
  • Learn treble clef, bass clef, landmark notes, and basic intervals.
  • Count whole, half, quarter, and eighth notes and rests.
  • Keep shoulders relaxed and wrists neutral.

Read by landmarks and shapes as early as possible. A repeated note, step, skip, third, or fifth is faster to read than naming every note from scratch.

Move on when

you can find starting notes quickly, count simple rhythms, and play short patterns without staring at your hands.

For this level
PracticeMary Had a Little LambPlaySheet · single-note readingPracticeHot Cross BunsPlaySheet · short rhythm practiceWatchIntroduction to Note ReadingPianoTVWatchHow Rhythm Works: The Raw BasicsMichael New