STEPS TO LEARN TO PLAY

THE PIANO:
RAMÍREZ VÁZQUEZ DOMINGO SEBASTIAN
OBTAIN A PIANO:

• IF YOU WANT TO LEARN TO PLAY A PIANO,

YOU NEED, WELL… A PIANO!
• YOU NEED TO CHOOSE: WHAT IS BETTER,
AN ACOUSTIC PIANO OR AN ELECTRONIC
KEYBOARD?
THE CORRECT POSTURE:

• WHEN SITTING IN FRONT OF THE

PIANOS, YOUR ARMS SHOULD BE
HORIZONTAL .
• TO ACHIEVE THIS, ADJUST THE
HEIGHT OF THE BENCH, YOUR BACK
SHOULD BE STRAIGHT.
THE CORRECT HAND POSITION:

• NEVER HOLD YOUR HAND AND

FINGERS FLAT.
• YOUR HANDS AND FINGERS, SHOULD
BE CURVED AS IF YOU WOULD HOLD
A TENNIS BALL.
LEARN THE NUMBER OF YOUR FINGERS:

• IT’S IMPORTANT TO USE THE RIGHT FINGER

POSITIONS IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO LINK
THE CONSECUTIVE NOTES IN A MELODY.
• BOTH HANDS USE THE SAME FINGER
NUMBERING TO TELL ORDERS TO THE KEYS.
LEARN HOW TO USE THE METRONOME:

• WITH A METRONOME, YOU KEEP A

STEADY RHYTHM WITHOUT SPEEDING
UP OR SLOWING DOWN THE NOTES OF
THE EXERCISE.
• PUT THE METRONOME ON A SLOW
TEMPO, FOR EXAMPLE 60 BEATS PER
MINUTE.
GET TO KNOW THE PIANO KEYS:

• YOU CAN SEE BLACK AND WHITE

KEYS, THERE IS A PATTERN IN THE
PIANO KEYS: TWO BLACK KEYS AND
GROUPS OF THREE BLACK KEYS.
LEARN THE NOTES ON THE STAFF:

• MUSICAL NOTES ARE WRITTEN ON A

SET O 5 HORIZONTAL LINES WHICH WE
CALL THE STAFF.
• THERE IS ONE STAFF FOR THE RIGHT
HAND AND ONE FOR THE LEFT HAND.
LEARN ABOUT NOTE LENGTHS AND MEASURES:

• NOTES CAN BE PLAYED SHORT OR LONG.

• NOTE LENGTHS ARE MEASURED IN
NUMBER OF BEATS.
• A NOTE CAN HAVE A LENGTH OF 1 BEAT, 2
BEATS, 3B EATS, 4 BEATS OR ALSO
FRACTIONS OF A BEAT.
GET THE FEELING OF PLAYING NOTES ON THE
PIANO:

• IT’S IMPORTANT TO LINK THE

CONSECUTIVE NOTES TOGETHER SO THAT
YOU DON’T HEAR A “GAP” BETWEEN THE
NOTES.
• WE WILL START ON THE MIDDLE C.
PLAY THAT SONG!

• LET’S PLAY!
• YOU COULD START TO PLAY WITH A
SONG NOT TOO DIFFICULT BUT A SONG
THAT YOU LIKE.
• AND… ENJOY IT!!