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Beginners Piano Course
1 - HOW TO USE THIS COURSE
Welcome to DecPlay (2:32)
About This Course
*** Tips for Using the Course *** (9:28)
Questions, Support and Help (DecPlayer Club) (5:39)
How to Access the DecPlayer Club (1:38)
Song Sheets Available
(optional) Share Progress / Camera & Tripod Set Up (7:28)
(optional) Already 'Read Music'?
(Optional) Benefits of Numbers / Advanced Styles (28:28)
(optional) Declan's Story
2 - SETTING UP (Keyboard / Printing Sheets)
Setup 1 - Get a Piano or Keyboard
Setup 2 - How to Number the Keys (9:43)
Setup 3 - Print Song Sheet (2:44)
(optional) Tips on Posture and Avoiding Injury
3 - PLAY YOUR FIRST SONG (5 Core Skills)
3 Minute Overview of 5 Step Formula (3:31)
Skill 1 - Naming / Labelling The Keys (6:10)
Skill 2 - Playing The Melody (right hand) (2:45)
Skill 3 - Playing Chords (left hand) (4:25)
Skill 4 - Playing Both Hands Together (2:42)
Skill 5 - Constant 'Beat' (& Practice Process) (1:22)
Which Fingers To Use?
Hand Position on Keyboard (8:42)
Using The Pedal
4 - PLAY ALONG / 2 DIFFERENT LEFT HAND STYLES
Top 3 Practice Tips (& How To Get More Help)
Style 1 - Standard 'Claw Shape' (FastPlay) (1:53)
Style 2 - 'Broken Chords' (FastPlay Advanced) (10:24)
5 - (Optional) BONUS: EXTRA HELP LESSONS AND EXERCISES
Intro
5a) (Optional) Extra Help Lessons
Info About Extra Help Lessons
LARGE FONT SIZE - Song Sheets for Low Sight Students
Preparing for the Course - Beginners PDF Guide
Maintaining Motivation
How to minimise 'mistakes' (10:07)
Right Hand - Detailed Lessons (14:08)
Left Hand - Detailed Lesson (5:14)
Fixing Left Hand Problems (4:42)
Left Hand and Both hands (8:16)
Fingering - More Info (6:15)
Watch A Beginners Lesson With Pam (1 hour) (62:37)
Quick Tip - Left Hand Problems (2:20)
Arthritis - Tips for Playing Piano With Arthritis (6:05)
Quick Tip - Numbers vs Notation (3:46)
Top 5 Tips - Senior Citizens (7:08)
Glossary
5b) (Optional) Exercises
Finger Dexterity Exercises (7:51)
Hand Coordination - Exercises (FastPlay Standard) (15:37)
6 - STRENGTHEN YOUR SKILLS (5 more Songs)
Info on Section 6
Ode To Joy - (Easy) - Beethoven (FP) - Demo (0:53)
Ode To Joy - (Easy) - Beethoven - FP (Adv) (1:00)
When The Saints Go Marching In (Easy) - FP (Std) (0:22)
When The Saints Go Marching In (Easy) - FP (Adv) (0:29)
Happy Birthday (Easy) - FP (Std) Demo (0:25)
Happy Birthday - FP (Adv) Demo (0:24)
I'll Tell Me Ma - FP (Std) Demo (0:57)
I'll Tell Me Ma - FP (Adv) Demo (1:16)
Danny Boy - FP (Std) Demo (1:37)
Danny Boy - FP (Adv) Demo (1:44)
7a) - ADVANCED NOTES AND CHORDS
Black Keys & Non-Standard Notes
Intro - Advanced and Non-Standard Chords (& Chord Sheets)
Major Chords (1:39)
7th Chords (Advanced Chords) (10:35)
Exercise 1 - Play 7th Chords (Saints Go Marching In) (1:03)
Summary - Non-Standard and Advanced Chords
(Optional) - Diminished Chords
Non-Standard Chords Lesson & Charts (14:27)
7b) More Left Hand Patterns
(Optional) Chord Inversions / Happy Birthday demo (11:33)
'1 5 1' Left Hand Style (8:50)
8 - LEARN 30+ MORE SONGS
**Read This ** - How to Use This Section
8a) Traditional Songs
Ar Eirinn Ní Neosfainn Cé hÍ (2:29)
China National Anthem - Demonstration (FastPlay) (5:44)
Danny Boy - Demonstration (FastPlay) (3:13)
Flower of Scotland (1:52)
God Save The King (3:51)
Happy Birthday - Demonstration (FastPlay) (0:53)
I'll Tell Me Ma - Demonstration (FastPlay) (1:22)
It's A Long Way to Tipperary - Demonstration (1:21)
My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean (4:58)
Salley Gardens (2:09)
Scotland The Brave (2:10)
St Louis Blues (3:22)
Star-Spangled Banner - Demonstration (FastPlay) (2:38)
Swanee River (Old Folks At Home) (1:55)
Welsh National Anthem (Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau) (6:59)
Wild Mountain Thyme (Go Lassie Go) (1:37)
8b - Carols / Hymns / Festive Songs
*Easy Lesson - "In the Bleak Mid-Winter" (7:44)
Abide With Me (1:26)
Ar Hyd Y Nos (All through the Night)
Auld Lang Syne - Demonstration (1:28)
Away in a Manger - Demonstration (3:37)
Blessed Assurance - Demonstration (1:53)
Go Tell it on the Mountain (2:06)
Good Christian Men, Rejoice
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
In Dulci Jubilo - Demonstration (1:00)
Jerusalem (1:14)
Jingle Bells (2:13)
Joy To The World (1:14)
O Holy Night - Demonstration (6:10)
Silent Night Demonstration (1:50)
The Holly and the Ivy (1:00)
When The Saints Go Marching In (Standard)
The First Nowell (Noel) (1:44)
8c - Classical Pieces
*Important* Two Methods to Play Classical Pieces
Classical Method 1 (FastPlay)
Fur Elise (Beethoven) - Part 1 (2:53)
La Donna e' Mobile (Verdi) (1:19)
Largo - New World Symphony (Dvorak) - Hovis Ad (2:28)
Lullaby (Brahms) (1:27)
Minuet from Don Giovanni - (Mozart) (2:55)
Minuet In G - Bach (2:02)
O Mio Bambino Caro (Puccini) (1:39)
Ode To Joy (Beethoven Symphony No. 9) (1:36)
Pachelbel's Canon (11:50)
Detailed Lessons (Pachelbel’s Canon)
Intro and Full Demos (3 styles) (9:15)
Song Sheet - Pachelbel's Canon
Left Hand Lesson (3 Styles) (2:42)
Right Hand Lesson 1a (3:40)
Right Hand Lesson 1b (2:03)
Right Hand Lesson 2a (4:14)
Right Hand Lesson 2b (2:04)
Right Hand Lesson 3a (3:28)
Right Hand Lesson 3b (2:01)
Right Hand Lesson 4a (3:10)
Right Hand Lesson 4b (1:54)
Right Hand Lesson 5 (1:26)
BONUS: Classical Method 2 - ClassicPlay
*Important Info* - ClassicPlay Method
Fur Elise (Beethoven) - Part 1 (1:17)
Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven) (1:59)
Prelude No.1 in C (Bach) (1:24)
9a) - Extra Playing Skills and Tips
Using The Pedal (11:06)
3 Tips To Improve Your Playing (16:37)
Fancy Pants Endings (3:02)
Rhythm - Melody and Broken Chords Tips (7:14)
Creating Introductions (6:20)
Playing with 'Feeling'
Removing the Labels From Your Keyboard
9b) Auto-Accompaniment and Keyboard Features (with Eric)
Intro - Auto Accompaniment - with Eric (1:36)
Lessons - Auto Accompaniment & Other Keyboard Functions (17:57)
Keyboard Setup Demo (Swanee River - Old Folks At Home) (9:56)
Single Finger Chords (1 or 2 fingers) (4:31)
Demo - Amazing Grace (1:59)
Demo - Danny Boy (2:09)
Exploring Buttons on Your Keyboard (4:08)
How to Record Accompaniment (and play along) (4:58)
9c) Extra Left Hand Playing Patterns
FastPlay Advanced Style 2 (1 3 5 3 1 pattern) - When The Saints .. (0:25)
10 - BONUS: PRACTICE GUIDE - Maximum Progress in Minimum Time
When and How to Practice (4:10)
How Many Songs To Learn At The Same Time? (2:19)
Top Tips Video (21:32)
Passing Notes - Practice Tip (2:11)
Using a Metronome (Quick Tip)
11 - BONUS: PERFORMANCE AND CONFIDENCE
Memorising Songs (9:09)
Playing with Confidence - 8 Top Tips (16:04)
Top 3 Tips - Avoid Hands Overlapping (3:01)
Top Tips to Reduce Nerves
Tips for Warming Up & Scales (4:00)
12 - PLAYING IN DIFFERENT MUSICAL KEYS
Musical Keys Explained (3:19)
Using A Transpose Button on a Keyboard (eg NP12) (8:13)
Transpose Charts and Guide
13 - LEARN 100+ SONGS (without reading notation)
How to Access The Song Sheets Library (1:38)
How to Buy Song Sheets from Famous Artists
14 - CONVERT SONGS TO DECPLAY FORMAT
How To Access The 'Convert Songs to DecPlay' Course (1:38)
15 - BONUS: READING STANDARD SONG SHEETS
How To Read Standard Lead Sheets (2:33)
15a - (optional) More Info - Notation vs PianoTabz
Intro
Already Read Music Notation (5:25)
PianoTabz Numbers vs Traditional Song Sheets
Choosing Chords, Lead Sheets, notation or Tabs (12:32)
Advantages of Relative Numbers (4:01)
16 - MUSIC THEORY (the useful bits!)
Understanding Music Patterns (24:04)
Do I need to play in all musical keys? (11:56)
Overview of Black Notes and Key of C
Advanced Chords (17:26)
Riffs Explained (2:59)
Reading Notation vs Playing By Ear (10:58)
note 3 needed to 'hear' minor chord
Circle of 5ths (Optional)
How DecPlay Works (Music Theory Explanation)
Slash Chords / Mixing Chords (15:57)
17 - INTRO TO ADVANCED PLAYING STYLES
Introduction to Advanced Playing Styles (10:11)
Hallelujah demo in 3 styles (3:47)
Adding Chords to a Melody (1:18)
Intro to Boogie Woogie (Happy Birthday) (4:26)
18 - NEXT STEPS (more songs and skills)
How To Develop Your Skills / Advanced Courses (1:07)
Introduction to Playing By Ear (13:22)
DPC (1:38)
DOWNLOADS
Chord Charts and Guides
Song Sheet Blank Templates
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