Piano for Beginners 6th ED - 2016 UK

Contents

Guiding you every step of the way and providing you with everything you need

to start learning to read music and play the piano

Getting started

10

The ultimate guide to

the piano

Unleash your musical talent

20

How to sit correctly at

the piano

Perfect posture is an essential task to master

22

Learn the white keys

Understand the natural keys on your piano

24

Learn the black keys

Get acquainted with the world of flats and sharps

26

Using the piano’s pedals

Advance your playing style

Understanding

theory

30

What is musical notation?

The symbols that affect the way we play a piece

32

Introducing the staves

The five horizontal lines that enable us to read music

33

Notes and their values

Some of the different types of notes you’ll find

34

How to read musical notation

Learn which notes go where

38

Understand time signatures

Explaining beats and bars

40

Interpret key signatures

Why they are needed and how to read them

42

Learn about ledger lines

Get to grips with these essential parts of notation

44

Change note lengths

Learn how the duration of notes can be modified

46

Alter a note’s pitch

with accidentals

Learn what these quirky symbols mean

48

Navigate music notation

Time to get score savvy and stay on track

Give it a try

Look out for this logo on each page,

as it means that an audio file is

available online to help you master a

certain tutorial.