It’s Saturday, April 28, 2018, and time for Music at ClickSchooling!
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Age Range: 13-18 (Grades 8-12, with parental supervision)
Learn the basics of playing the piano with the over 50 free lessons at this website.
After reading the home page overview information, select the “Start Lessons Now” button to begin with lesson 1. Please note that you will need to have Flash installed to view the animated lessons and be sure to have your volume on. Lessons include instructional text and animations as well as videos and other online tools. Practice what you are learning on the Zebra Keys Virtual keyboard using either your mouse or computer keyboard then test your knowledge on an interactive keyboard trainer.
Lessons are broken into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels and each are divided into five mini sections:
- Learn Songs
- Chords
- Music Theory
- Improvisation
- Technique
It is suggested that if the student is new to the world of playing the piano that they should start with the “Preparation” section to learn basic playing concepts.
Browse the left-hand side bar menu to find:
- Sheet Music – downloadable PDFs of piano music as well as links to specific song lessons
- Articles – general information from tips on buying a piano or keyboard to how to learn to read piano music and more
- Links – links to outside resources to anything piano related
- Reviews – opinions on piano related DVDs, books, keyboards and accessories
- Reference – Read the FAQs, search the glossary, use the music notation chart, or access the virtual piano chord chart to locate chords on a keyboard.
- Music Tools – Here you will find links to the Virtual Keyboard, Keyboard Trainer, Note Trainer, Interval Ear Trainer, Scale Ear Trainer, and Chord Ear Trainer tools used throughout the lessons.
This is a wonderful site for anyone wishing to learn the piano or improve on their playing skills.
