Basic of Piano Playing

Posture and hand position are very important. Always remember to sit with a straight back at the piano. Arm should extend straight from your elbows to the piano where your hand should rest as if holding an imaginary bubble in your palm. Your fingers should remain curved and relaxed at all times. Before learning the note names, introductory music often gives finger numbers instead of notes.
The picture below shows "C" position. The fingerings are then 1 through 5 starting with your thumb and ending with your pinky. Before trying to understand a hand position from a book it is helpful to know where middle C is. By looking at a hand position chart you can see exactly which key it is, and this key is often found almost directly under the piano label in the middle of the keyboard.

Here is a picture of a keyboard with its matching letter names. The names of the notes are A,B,C,D,E,F,G. These notes form what is called an Octave and repeat up and down the keyboard. The keyboard is divided into groups of black and white keys. The groups can be used to remember key names.

For instance, the "D" note can be found between the group of 2 black keys.

"C" is the white key directly to the left of "D" and the white key to the right of "D" is "E." Practice finding all the "D's" on the keyboard. Locate the lowest "D" and play the note names going up. D,E,F,G,A,B,C, and back at "D." Remember "D" is to think that "D" is in the "Doghouse" between the two black keys. (A funny but useful way to remember^^)Note Values

Know the Lingo

f= forte-loud; p= piano-soft; mf= mezzo forte-medium loud; pp= pianissimo-very soft; ff= fortissimo-very loud

Adagio=slow; Andante=moderately slow/walking tempo; Moderato=moderate; Allegro=fast

Here is a link to learn most of the basic of piano playing.

http://www.gopiano.com/piano_lessons/notes1.htm

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There are 15 video related with learning basic piano chords in the link below. I did not upload them because it make this blog too crowded and untidy. ENJOY LEARNING.

http://www.ehow.com/videos-on_2692_play-basic-piano-chords.html