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Want to know how to perform Jodeci's "Love You for Life" on your piano or keyboard? Learn how with this free video piano lesson, which presents a complete breakdown of the song and its chords. While this tutorial is best suited for intermediate players, pianists of all skill l ...more

This two part how to video talks about sight reading for the piano. Sight reading is a difficult skill to master. This tutorial gives you tips on mastering sight reading and playing piano with ease. Part 1 of 2 - How to Sight read piano music. Part 2 of 2 - How to Sight read ...more

Check out this instructional piano video that shows you how to write songs on the piano. Charlie and Siggi Mertens offer some tips to songwriting in this piano tutorial. Follow along and improve your song writing skills and compose some interesting melodies on the piano.

Reading piano notes can be an important step toward understanding and playing the beautiful instrument. There are many different symbols and marks that make up certain pieces of music. So knowing how to read it is a big help, especially if you're learning to play it for the fi ...more

Playing along with your favorite songs on the piano is an enjoyable, and highly effective, way of developing your playing technique. In this keyboard tutorial, you'll learn how to play "Fixing a Hole" by Paul McCartney of the Beatles. While the lesson is geared toward players ...more

In this keyboard tutorial, you'll learn how to play Playaz Circle's "Duffle Bag Boy" on the piano. While this tutorial is best suited for intermediate and advanced piano players, players of all skill levels can play along. Watch this tutorial to get started playing "Duffle Bag ...more

Want to learn how to improvise and play jazz piano? Well first you have to learn techniques from the jazz greats of yesteryear. This piano lesson teaches you how to improvise in the key of D Major in Ionian mode. With some practice and basic understanding of music theory and h ...more

As adults who were forced through numerous piano lessons as a child, we know one thing's for sure: Major scales are often the easiest to learn, and they're also the most commonly used scales in major songs. Which is why knowing how to play minor scales is so important to impro ...more

This tutorial explains how to use major and minor 3rds to build major, minor, dominate, and diminished chords on the piano or keyboard. These chords are the basis for most songs. Watch this how to video and you will be playing piano chords in no time.

In this keyboard tutorial, you'll learn how to play Lyfe Jennings' "Must Be Nice" on the piano. While this tutorial is best suited for intermediate and advanced piano players, players of all skill levels can play along. Watch this tutorial to get started playing "Must Be Nice"!

In music theory, the circle of fifths (or cycle of fifths) is an imaginary geometrical space that depicts relationships among the 12 equal-tempered pitch classes comprising the familiar chromatic scale.

Watch this piano tutorial to learn how to play "The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows" by Brand New on the piano. Instruction features chord breakdowns and individual melody note names. Beginners will have no trouble learning how to play Brand New's "The Quiet Things That No ...more

Love Nat King Cole's version of "The Christmas Song" (aka "Merry Christmas to You" or "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire"? Learn how to play it with this free video piano lesson, which presents a complete overview of the song and its constituent chords. While this tutorial is ...more

This is a simple video explaining the c minor pentatonic blues scale and how to use it with your left hand on a piano/keyboard.

Learn how to play this common blues lick in the key of G on the piano or keyboard. This piano tutorial is great for intermediate pianists.

Want to know how to perform Dru Hill's "5 Hill" on your piano or keyboard? Learn how with this free video piano lesson, which presents a complete breakdown of the song and its chords. While this tutorial is best suited for intermediate players, pianists of all skill levels can ...more

This how to video covers a rather complex blues technique which involves moving around the piano or keyboard smoothly and swiftly. This lesson is designed for the advanced pianist.

"Break Your Heart" by Taio Cruz and Ludacris may not be the most romantic song in the world - it's about a player warning a girl about dating him because he's only going to, you guessed it, break her heart - but it certainly sounds like one of the best songs we've heard in a w ...more

Big fan of singer, songwriter, actor and dancer Jason Derülo? In this video, learn how to play the chorus from "Watcha Say" on piano. Learn your favorite songs with help from more music tutorials from WonderHowTo!

Pete Sears gives you a lesson on blues scales for the piano. Get ready for the blues! You should have a good understanding of regular scales first.

In this how to video, learn to play these great Latin salsa riffs on the keyboard or piano. This beginner salsa piano lesson is two parts. The first video are the licks and the second is how to play them. Play Latin salsa movements on the piano - Part 1 of 2. Click through to ...more

This tutorial teaches you how to play the harmonic minor scale on the piano, which is important because the scale is featured in many songs. Some things to remember: the seventh note is the leading note, and the first note of the scale is what the scale is named after. Check ...more

Playing along with your favorite songs is an enjoyable, and highly effective, way of developing your playing technique. In this piano tutorial, you'll learn how to play "Mother Nature's" by Paul McCartney of the Beatles. While the lesson is geared toward players of an intermed ...more

A suspended chord is a chord in which the third has been omitted to be replaced by a perfect fourth or a major second. Because there is no minor or major third in the chord, the result is a suspended, or open, sound. This means a previous chord is carried over to the next chor ...more

Learn how to improvise on the piano. Great for beginning pianists.

Watch this piano tutorial video to learn how to play Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body" on the piano. The instructions will be most helpful to intermediate to advanced pianists, but even beginners will be able to learn how to play "Touch My Body" by Mariah Carey on the piano after ...more

Want to know how to perform Owl City's "Hello Seattle" on your piano or keyboard? See how it's done with this free video piano lesson. While this tutorial is best suited for intermediate players, pianists of all skill levels can play along given a little sticktoitiveness. For ...more

In this piano music theory lesson you'll go over something of a more advanced piece of music theory: compound intervals. Compound intervals is basically jargon for the distance in pitches bewteen two notes. Learn how to distinguish compound intervals as well as how to invert ...more

"Requiem for a Dream" by Clint Manselli is a classic work of modern piano composition, and is the namesake of one of the great modern films. In this video you'll learn how to play this iconic song yourself on piano, with notes superimposed over the demonstrating fingers in the ...more

Major scales give a song harmony, peace, and coherence, but minor scales (often thought of as their sour cousin) add interest. Which is why even popular pop songs commonly inject key changes to let rip a minor scale that sends the song from boring to Billboard. If you're inte ...more

This how to video covers playing arpeggios, dominate 7ths and diminished 7th's on the piano. These concepts are essential for every pianist to learn. Watch this video and you will be playing arpeggiated 7th chords in no time.

Watch this piano tutorial video to learn how to play "From the Inside" by Linkin Park on the piano. The instructions include the scale, key signature, and chord breakdowns. Intermediate pianists will have no trouble learning how to play Linkin Park's "From the Inside" on the p ...more

There are several types of chords including major, minor, suspended and dominant. Watch this experienced musician as he explains the basic essentials of music theory such as understanding notes and beats in this free online video series. Part 1 of 15 - How to Create complex pi ...more

The sustain pedal, or damper pedal, is typically the rightmost of two or three pedals and the most commonly used pedal in piano playing. When pressed, the sustain pedal removes the dampers from all strings and allowing them to vibrate freely. This how to video covers damper pe ...more

Want to know how to perform Muse's "Supermassive Black Hole" on the piano? Learn how with this free video piano lesson, which presents a complete breakdown of the song and its chords. While this tutorial is best suited for intermediate players, pianists of all skill levels can ...more

Watch this piano tutorial to learn how to play "Your Heart is an Empty Room" by Death Cab for Cutie on the piano. Instruction features chord breakdowns and individual melody note names. Beginners will have no trouble learning how to play Death Cab for Cutie's "Your Heart is an ...more

In this series of instructional music videos you'll learn how to play the blues piano in the key of B Flat (Bb). Expert Ryan Larson shows you his special 12 key method to help you understand the techniques used by blues musicians through the ages, including the music theory be ...more

Pete Sears covers different chord variations in the key of C for playing the piano or keyboard.

Learn how to voice certain chords on the piano in this free video music series that will teach you how to utilize one of the essentials of mastering the piano - voicing chords. Part 1 of 15 - How to Play chord voicings on the piano. Play chord voicings on the piano - Part 2 of ...more

In this video, we learn how to play piano using piano legato and staccato techniques. These techniques are when you do not have any break in how you are playing, it all flows smoothly. You want to create a feeling of symmetry with the music so it all flows together seamlessly. ...more

Watch this piano tutorial video of a group piano lesson to learn how to play and harmonize Paul McCartney and Wings' "Live and Let Die." These detailed instructions are intended for intermediate to advanced pianists. This how-to video will help you harmonize "Live and Let Die" ...more

In this keyboard tutorial, you'll learn how to play Alecia Keys' "That's the Thing About Love" on the piano. While this tutorial is best suited for intermediate or advanced piano players, players of all skill levels can play along. Watch this tutorial to get started playing "T ...more

In this series of instructional music videos you'll learn how to play the blues piano in the key of E major. Expert Ryan Larson shows you his special 12 key method to help you understand the techniques used by blues musicians through the ages, including the music theory behind ...more

To understand secondary dominant chords on the piano, it's vital to know what dominant chords are. Generally in a song they're the first note played and the last note played, as well as comprise the most tense point. Secondary chords are dominant chords that match up with othe ...more

Watch this piano tutorial video to learn how to play "Wait" by Danny Chan on piano. Instruction includes names of chords and an overhead view so you can learn by watching. Intermediate pianists will have no trouble learning how to play Danny Chan's "Wait" on piano by watching ...more

Slash chords sound like jammin' rock'n'roll riffs that are much easier to admire than to actually play. But in piano, slash chords simply delineate what chord you play on your right hand versus what note you play on the bass with your left hand. Get more useful info on these ...more

The Lupe Fiasco song "I'm Beaming", like many songs produced by The Neptunes, sounds really good when you play it on piano. It's not too hard, leaves room for improvisation, and sounds awesome. This video will show you how to play the basics of the song quickly and easily. Now ...more

Iyaz is the next singing sensation to emerge from the Carribean, and his hit single "Solo" is awesomely catchy. This video will teach you how to play it on the piano or keyboard quickly and easily. The video only shows the left hand part because that is the backbone of the son ...more

Are you a fan of Tori Amos? This tutorial is designed to help you play "Siren" from Great Expectations soundtrack by Tori Amos on the piano or keyboard. This song isn't taught in a literal or mechanical fashion but rather is taught to grasp the song's structural parameters & e ...more

This video is a demonstration of how to play 100 Years by Five For Fighting on piano. This video is a slow performance of the piece with the view over the pianists' hands so you can learn by watching.

This music theory lesson covers intervals, some basic musical signs, as well as staccato and legato playing on the piano. These techniques are essential to reading music as well as good piano playing. Watch this how to video and you will be able to play the piano with better k ...more

Learn how to play "The Truth" by Daniel D on the piano. For the left hand I meant to say E flat (Eb), B flat (Bb), E flat (Eb) NOT D flat (Db), B flat (Bb), D flat (Db)

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to play glissando on the piano. This task is very easy, fast and simple to do. Glissando is basically playing all the notes of the piano. When playing glissando, use the tip of the thumb to slide down the piano. When going up the gliss ...more

Nate Bosch with Piano Lessons demonstrates how to play the phrygian mode on a piano. The phyrgian mode is the third mode of the major scale. Take the C major scale. The phyrgian mode will start on the third note of that scale, which is E, and contain the same notes as the C ma ...more

The Aeolian mode is the sixth mode of the Major scale and has the formula 1, 2, b3, 4, 5, b6, b7. Its tonic chord is a m7.(Am7 in the Key of C). This video shows you how to play it on the piano.

Learn how to teach a comfortable but correct hand position for piano and how to play the notes. Part 1 of 2 - How to Teach hand position on the piano. Part 2 of 2 - How to Teach hand position on the piano.