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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.

Start grouping what you see into scales, arpeggios, repeated accompaniment figures, and cadences.

Inversions, seventh chords, and I-IV-V-I in several keys.
Polyphony, wider jumps, dotted rhythms, and syncopation.
Pedal, voicing, phrasing, and balance between the hands.

Move on when

you recognize common patterns quickly and can keep several contrasting pieces moving at once.

For this level

PracticePrelude in C MajorPlaySheet · arpeggio patterns PracticeMinuet in GPlaySheet · early intermediate WatchIntermediate Piano Course, Lesson 1Bill Hilton CourseAdult Piano Adventures Book 2: Online SupportFaber Piano Adventures CourseAlfred Adult All-in-One Level 2Let's Play Piano Methods · use when Alfred jumps feel abrupt

Comprehensive Piano Learning Guide

How to Use This GuideChoose a level, practice it, test it, then move on.+

FoundationsKeyboard geography, posture, note reading, and rhythm.+

Level 0: Learn to ReadSimple two-hand reading before chords.+

Level 1: Chords and Lead SheetsTriads, chord symbols, inversions, and simple accompaniment.+

Levels 2-3: Build RepertoireMove around the keyboard and start playing graded repertoire.+

Levels 4-5: Early IntermediateRead patterns instead of individual symbols.−

Move on when

Levels 6-7: Independent PlayingRead structure and learn new pieces without a tutorial.+

Technique, Scales, and TheoryA small technical track beside the main path.+

Ear Training and Sight-ReadingRead new music often and train your ear alongside it.+

Daily PracticeA simple split that keeps every skill moving.+