Beginning Piano for 8 minutes: Basic Exercises and Arm Swing

1. Intro: Hi, my name is Andre. I'm pianist and piano teacher. Today I'm going to show you some really important exercises and give you some solid advice. If you want to learn to play the piano well, this is going to be your starting point. These exercises will improve your technique. Who needs this course? Everyone who wants to start playing but doesn't know how to do it properly To make progress for the class project, your task is to video yourself playing all the exercises accurately. I'm very excited to share my tips and exercises with you. Just watch me follow and do. Let's get started. 2. Exercises: To find the node C, find two black keys. The node C will be to the left of them. Find the node C all over the keyboard. Your hand on the piano and try to round your fingers so that you can see the two knuckles on your hand. This is the correct position of your hand. Let's move on the exercise. Raise your palm and alternately lower your fingers onto the keys, starting with the C node. The main thing is to raise your hand in this way. When your hand is raised, your arm rests. This is a very important, all professional pianists did this at the initial stage of learning. The elbow should follow the hand, but don't raise your shoulders when playing, as this can lead to tension in the body. Your task is to play from the North C to the north G with all five fingers, one by one. Do the same thing with your left hand. It is also important to do the secrecies on a hard surface without a piano. When playing, your task is to transfer your body weight to your elbow, then to your hand, and then to the tips of your fingers. The next exercises preparation for playing Ligata, we will play it with the first and second fingers starting from the C node, make an accent on the second node. Now play the same thing with only the second and third fingers. Now, play the same exercise from top to bottom, but start with the third finger. Feel how the following finger seems to jump. Third end, third and fourth fingers, fourth and fifth fingers, fifth and fourth fingers. I recommended do this exercise with your left hand, starting with the first finger from top to bottom. And bag pad. Start with a second finger now with the second and third fingers. Now, third and second finger. No, third and first fingers. No, first and third fingers, the fourth and fifth fingers are left and in the opposite direction. The next exercise is for finger independence. Place your palm on heart surface and start raising your fingers, but without raising all the others. Now slightly round your fingers so that their knuckles are visible. And do the same with your left hand. Let's transfer this exercise to the piano. Hold down all five keys at once and play them one at a time. B, P. We do the same exercise with our left hand, but we will start from top to bottom. The next exercise is for practicing legata. Now with the art, let's play this success with two. 3. Outro - Congratulations!: Thank you so much for watching my piano course. It was a pleasure to share my knowledge and experience with you. I hope you found this course helpful and informative. If you have any questions or feedback, please don't hesitate to contact me. See you next time.