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How to Play The Piano with Both Hands - Beginner's Guide to Mastering this Crucial Technique.
Learn how to play the piano with both hands with this simple exercise and piece!
Find all of the FREE resources from this video at:
www.musictheoryacademy.com/how-to-play-piano/how-to-play-piano-with-both-hands/
So how do you play the piano with both hands? It looks impossible, right? Wrong!! Learning to play the piano with both hands is not difficult as long as you takes things slowly and realistically. As always, a bit of practice goes a long way to producing massive results!
The simple exercise I am going to show you in this video will introduce your brain to the concept of having both hands at the keyboard at the same time. As you work through the exercise you will find that it feels "natural" quite quickly to have both hands on the piano. The exercise develops your ability to play a simple 5 finger exercise using both left and right hands and then extends this to develop your ability to play the C major scale with left and right hands separately.
There are 2 pieces for you to learn in lesson 6 that directly follow on from the exercise and develop your ability to be able to play the piano with both hands. The 1st piece challenges you to play a piece of piano music with hands separately - your right hand and left hand will be at the keyboard at the same time, but will mostly play alternately.
The 2nd piece is a short piece of piano music that challenges you to be able to play with both hands at the same time. This is a challenging technique and so will require some practice of both the right hand and the left hand parts separately before an attempt is made to play the piece with both hands simultaneously. The piece has a slow tempo and the note lengths are only whole notes, half notes and quarter notes (semibreves, minims and crotchets) so this should give you an opportunity to play the piece.
As in all of the previous 5 beginner piano lessons in this course, a backing track is provided so that students are challenged to play the piano in time.
Ben Dunnett is a pianist, composer and music educator whose work is influenced by classical, chillout, ambient and spiritual music genres.
Discover more about Ben at bendunnett.com/
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C Major Scale: Beginner Piano Lesson for Perfecting the Essential Piano Scale! Right and Left hands.
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Let's learn how to play the C major scale on the piano with you right and left hands. Find all of the FREE resources from this video at: www.musictheoryacademy.com/how-to-play-piano/playing-leaps/ Everyone who learns piano wants to be able to play pieces and songs so why bother with scales? "Aren't scales boring and old fashioned?" "Aren't they just a waste of time?" It's frustrating how many p...
Play the Piano with Style: Beginner Piano Lesson for Effortless and Graceful Left Hand Playing!
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Let's learn to play the piano with style!! Simple exercise and piano piece with FREE downloads. Find all of the FREE resources from this video at: www.musictheoryacademy.com/how-to-play-piano/improve-your-left-hand-playing/ Everyone wants to be able to play the piano with style! One of the amazing things about the piano as an instrument is you can capture so much emotion with the instrument as ...
Fast Piano Playing: Beginner Piano Lesson for Developing Fast and Agile Playing Techniques!
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Learn how to play the piano faster with this simple exercise and piece!! Find all of the FREE resources from this video at: www.musictheoryacademy.com/how-to-play-piano/how-to-play-faster-piano-notes/ Everyone wants to be able to play the piano fast! It's amazing to see someone play the piano at lightning speed - flying up and down the keyboard! In this lesson, we are going to take the first fe...
Unlock Your Left Hand: Beginner Piano Lesson for Developing Stronger Left-Hand Playing Skills!
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Let's unlock your left hand piano playing skills! Find all of the FREE resources from this video at: www.musictheoryacademy.com/how-to-play-piano/play-piano-with-your-left-hand/ The left hand opens up so many opportunities on the piano as you can play basslines, chords and melodies. However, many students are scared of developing it because it is seen as being their "weaker" hand. In lesson 2 o...
Easy Piano Lesson For Beginners - Learn to Play Your First Tune TODAY!
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Learn your First Piano Piece - start learning NOW - FREE Downloads! Welcome to my beginner piano lessons! I'm really excited that you've decided to learn how to play the piano - it's a fantastic instrument and great fun to play! Find all of the FREE resources from this video at: www.musictheoryacademy.com/how-to-play-piano/play-your-first-piano-piece/ In my series of free online piano lessons I...
Staccato and Legato Explained - how to read and play these beautiful musical articulations
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Music Theory lesson showing how staccato and legato are written in sheet music and interpreted in performance. How to avoid the confusion between staccato and dotted notes and between legato and ties. A staccato marking is a dot above or below a note. This means that the note should be shortened (legato literally means "detached"). This video gives audio examples of staccato notes being played ...
Middle C - Why Is It So Important?
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A short music theory lesson on why middle C is such an important starting point for musicians. More information on Music Theory Academy: www.musictheoryacademy.com/how-to-read-sheet-music/middle-c/ The lesson asks why students start with this note called "middle C". At first glance, it doesn't appear to be in the "middle of anything". It is not the central note of an 88 key piano - it can't eve...
Pentatonic Scales - What are they and how can I compose with them?
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Pentatonic scales are great for improving and composing. A pentatonic scale is simply defined as a "scale with 5 notes". Play the black keys on a piano keyboard and you will have just played a pentatonic scale! www.musictheoryacademy.com/understanding-music/pentatonic-scale/ This video covers the 2 main types of pentatonic scale - the major and minor. The major is built on the root, 2nd, 3rd, 5...
Enharmonic Equivalents - What You Need to Know
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What are enharmonic equivalents and why do we need them? Enharmonic equivalents are notes that sound the same pitch, but are named differently according to their specific musical context. For example, the note C sharp can also be named D flat, the note G sharp can be A flat and the note C natural can actually be written as B sharp!! Download the FREE Enharmonic Equivalent Wall Chart at www.musi...
Hemiola - Definition and music examples
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There are 2 types of hemiola in music - horizontal and vertical. This video explains both and gives examples. A definition of a hemiola is given and the important "sense" of the beat being changed from triple time to duple time is explored through a worked example. More detailed lesson at www.musictheoryacademy.com/understanding-music/hemiola/ Examples of hemiolas are given. From the Baroque pe...
Solitude - Relaxing Music for Studying
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A gentle and calming piano piece to help you focus and concentrate on your studying! This piece is called "Solitude" and is one of Ben's piano preludes. Message from Ben: "I am a composer and music teacher from the U.K. and I upload my relaxing piano music for studying and stress relief(!) here alongside my music lessons. I really hope you enjoy listening to it and that you find the music calmi...
How to Draw a Bass Clef in 60 Seconds
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How to Draw a Bass Clef in 60 Seconds
How to Draw a Treble Clef - 3 Easy Steps
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How to Draw a Treble Clef - 3 Easy Steps
Calm Piano Music - Lament
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Calm Piano Music - Lament
Chromatic Scale - What is it?
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Chromatic Scale - What is it?
Modes Made Easy - Music Theory Lesson
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Modes Made Easy - Music Theory Lesson
Composing in Modes
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Composing in Modes
Alto Clef - What is it and how do I read it?
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Alto Clef - What is it and how do I read it?
The Perfect Fourth - what is it and how do you recognise it?
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The Perfect Fourth - what is it and how do you recognise it?
The Perfect Fifth
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The Perfect Fifth
Picardy Third
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Picardy Third
Happy Birthday Easy Piano
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Happy Birthday Easy Piano
Chord Progressions
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Chord Progressions
Fur Elise Easy Piano
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Fur Elise Easy Piano
Simple and Compound Meter
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Simple and Compound Meter
Cadences - The 4 types explained - Perfect, Plagal, Imperfect, Interrupted
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Cadences - The 4 types explained - Perfect, Plagal, Imperfect, Interrupted
Baroque Music - A Quick Guide
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Baroque Music - A Quick Guide
Renaissance Music - A Quick Guide
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Renaissance Music - A Quick Guide
Medieval Music - A Quick Guide
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Medieval Music - A Quick Guide

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @pallavisreetambraparni6995
    @pallavisreetambraparni6995 9 годин тому

    Very nice

  • @andrealf9653
    @andrealf9653 День тому

    im confused about the cadence use and the functions of subdominant and so because i understand this is tonal music????

  • @gwallgofrwydd-metel
    @gwallgofrwydd-metel 6 днів тому

    That end result was a Dungeon Synth masterpiece

  • @imintoomanyfandoms114
    @imintoomanyfandoms114 9 днів тому

    Good luck in music gcse today guys!

  • @pedrovalverde
    @pedrovalverde 12 днів тому

    I don’t know nothing about music at this level but still understood what it means, you are a win explaining this 👏🏼

  • @shannonwan3767
    @shannonwan3767 15 днів тому

    How come some of the notes were blurred?

  • @echospace7347
    @echospace7347 19 днів тому

    Finally a video that explains the parts i had an issue with!

  • @UrFriendlyNeighborhoodBassist-
    @UrFriendlyNeighborhoodBassist- 19 днів тому

    I’ve never heard my name so many times I was decided in 8th grade that I am a deceptive Cadence

  • @nicholaswinger8067
    @nicholaswinger8067 20 днів тому

    Wooow! Gentle Breeze is awesome!

  • @DL0868
    @DL0868 25 днів тому

    Excellent video, thank you Ben!

  • @manuthwickramanayaka4667
    @manuthwickramanayaka4667 25 днів тому

    Thank you 😊 sir...I can identify cadences❤

  • @muffinblend3149
    @muffinblend3149 Місяць тому

    thank you for still posting <3

  • @mrtoast244
    @mrtoast244 Місяць тому

    Here after watching MLP Season 2 finale. There's a song in it where a doppelganger character sings in a deceptive cadence and the real one sings in a perfect cadence and I just had to know what that means lol.

  • @stevenho660
    @stevenho660 Місяць тому

    That Mozart excerpt sounds like Glass. His Glassworks One is pretty much seven minutes of 3 against 2 and kind of easy to get out of sync.

  • @rawansinger77
    @rawansinger77 Місяць тому

    Here are melodies associated with cadences! Plagel- Amen Perfect - Give A Little Bit Deceptive- Beauty and the Beast intro Imperfect- To be continued

  • @jeromesage
    @jeromesage Місяць тому

    Anyone else bothered that he didn't play the g#/c# fourth after he explained it?

  • @HomeAtLast501
    @HomeAtLast501 Місяць тому

    Those three instruments all seem to be in the same, or similar, registers or octaves. Do you know whether this is the case?

  • @HomeAtLast501
    @HomeAtLast501 Місяць тому

    Organum sounds so cohesive. I love it.

  • @HomeAtLast501
    @HomeAtLast501 Місяць тому

    You really need to boost your audio before you process and output your videos.

  • @WilliamBrown-Atkins-om6ti
    @WilliamBrown-Atkins-om6ti Місяць тому

    Finally got the understanding of it

  • @AyinteekPal
    @AyinteekPal Місяць тому

    Me

  • @5966ramesh
    @5966ramesh Місяць тому

    Thank you Ben. Well explained in a very simple and easy to understand way.

  • @5966ramesh
    @5966ramesh Місяць тому

    Beautifully explained. Thank you 🙏.

  • @user-zm9cy3sy3u
    @user-zm9cy3sy3u 2 місяці тому

    What is a blue note

  • @cantpopdismolly
    @cantpopdismolly 2 місяці тому

    I grew up going to Catholic Church as a kid and have heard hundreds of hymns, which majority of the time end like this! I never knew what the word was for “Picardy Third” until now. I always called it “the satisfying ending” 🤣 thank you for helping me expand my musical vocabulary!

  • @richardgreene4725
    @richardgreene4725 2 місяці тому

    Interesting Stuff.. If my Doctor told me that I had a " Horizontal Hemeola " I would have been very worried 🤡

  • @DoodleNoodlesk
    @DoodleNoodlesk 2 місяці тому

    Wow, this video is almost as old as me 😭

  • @thebloodsalad
    @thebloodsalad 2 місяці тому

    my higher music exam is tomorrow and you have saved my ass, thanks <3

  • @gigutsabuchashvili4054
    @gigutsabuchashvili4054 2 місяці тому

    Thank you very much ✨🙏✨

  • @annetnandegeya8432
    @annetnandegeya8432 2 місяці тому

    Thank you so much for this lesson

  • @MamaDee249
    @MamaDee249 2 місяці тому

    Wonderful explanation of a Cadence. Thank you!

  • @deirdremkenny
    @deirdremkenny 2 місяці тому

    Thanks so much Ben

  • @augustusmunguti3497
    @augustusmunguti3497 2 місяці тому

    What is the corresponding rest for quavers

  • @Roman-is4jj
    @Roman-is4jj 2 місяці тому

    Thank you, good lesson

  • @alleyway3215
    @alleyway3215 2 місяці тому

    I start from the bottom, and curve upward in a continuous movement. However, this looks good, too.

  • @victorb056
    @victorb056 2 місяці тому

    This answered my exact question, thanks so much man!

  • @clockworkyokai
    @clockworkyokai 2 місяці тому

    So good

  • @cozyshoko12
    @cozyshoko12 2 місяці тому

    I know I'm commenting this really late in time, but this helped me in my studies, whoever the name is of the person who made this video, thank you!

  • @Nordicroo
    @Nordicroo 2 місяці тому

    You also get, on some notes, two dots after. Now isn't a second dot signifying a duration of an extra 25%? So, 50% + 25% = a total of 75% duration?

  • @ManaKanamana
    @ManaKanamana 2 місяці тому

    I am happy with this video because it makes me learn more about baroque music

  • @alexwong8076
    @alexwong8076 2 місяці тому

    Is it relevant to the broken chords?

  • @bh5606
    @bh5606 3 місяці тому

    Doesn’t a phrase imply that it is finished? I’m confused, as always.

  • @lycanlass
    @lycanlass 3 місяці тому

    So when I'm riding my lyrics in between the time after the chorus to the next verse I have always labeled as a rest, so that is incorrect? I intended for it to be a time that only the instrumentals played like there was no vocals it was just instrumentals.

  • @ArgunandMomo
    @ArgunandMomo 3 місяці тому

    Is cadence ending on the 3 of any scale only used for key changes?

  • @sarasantos4076
    @sarasantos4076 3 місяці тому

    Now explain it using a violin 🤡

  • @jameslabs1
    @jameslabs1 3 місяці тому

    Thank you. That was wonderful and clear

  • @Goldy-yc6xo
    @Goldy-yc6xo 3 місяці тому

    What a banger video yay music 🤡

  • @badlazarus
    @badlazarus 3 місяці тому

    Splendidly organized and factual presentation, very easy and enjoyable to follow.

  • @budyemad3341
    @budyemad3341 3 місяці тому

    8 modes? I think they are 7 only( ionian,dorian,phrygian,lydian, and mixolydian, aeolian and Locrian) did I miss something?

    • @adamjacksonmedia
      @adamjacksonmedia Місяць тому

      So you're referring to the 7 modes of the modern Diatonic scale. This is different to the 8 medieval modes.

    • @budyemad3341
      @budyemad3341 Місяць тому

      @@adamjacksonmedia could you tell me what I'm missing, what are the 8 medieval modes?

    • @adamjacksonmedia
      @adamjacksonmedia Місяць тому

      @@budyemad3341 Dorian, Hypodorian, Phrygian, Hypophrygian, Lydian, Hypolydian, Mixolydian, and Hypomixolydian.

  • @valuedhumanoid6574
    @valuedhumanoid6574 3 місяці тому

    My Goldfish are named Major, Minor, Dorian, Lydian and Diminished. The only way I can tell them apart is by their scales.