Piano starter plan
A printable, 15-minute-a-day plan for beginners. Find your way around the keys, play your first melodies with each hand, learn the four chords behind hundreds of songs, then put both hands together. No sheet music needed.
14-page PDF · Instant download · Secure payment via Stripe
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Each day tells you exactly what to do in about 15 minutes: a warm-up, a new skill, a piece, then just playing.
How to find any note, which finger goes where, and two hand positions that let you play without looking.
C, F, G and Am, plus the "lazy shapes" pianists use so your hand barely moves. Together they cover hundreds of songs.
Mary Had a Little Lamb, Ode to Joy and Jingle Bells, with letter names and finger numbers. Ode to Joy with both hands.
Bass notes, broken chords and the ballad pattern, built up step by step so it actually clicks.
Thirty boxes to tick off, with a place to log your metronome speed so you can see yourself improve.
Learning guitar as an adult is no small feat, but James makes the whole process enjoyable and never makes me feel silly for being a beginner.
I started with James over two years ago with no guitar experience and have been having weekly lessons ever since. James explains music theory in a way I can actually understand, and if something doesn't click, he'll try different examples until it makes sense.
No. Everything uses letter names, finger numbers and keyboard pictures, all explained on the first pages.
Either. A keyboard with 61 or more full-size, touch-sensitive keys is plenty for this plan.
Straight after payment you can download the PDF, and the link is emailed to you as well so you can get it again any time.
No. It's a single $19 payment.
Yes. Book a trial lesson and the plan for your instrument comes free with your booking confirmation.
Many people use the plan alongside lessons. James teaches in South Melbourne and online, and is happy to pick up wherever you are in the plan. Book a trial lesson.
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