How to Play Piano: Basic Piano Rhythm and Fingering

Let’s start by playing some music! From minute one of this course, you will be at the piano, fingering keys and playing tunes. In this opening lesson, you’ll familiarize yourself with the piano, perform a few basic exercises to warm up, and explore some introductory rhythm patterns. By the end of the lesson, you’ll know how to play the theme from Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. This lecture, presented by Pamela D. Pike, is from How to Play Piano. Experience hands-on lessons from a master piano instructor as you explore the building blocks of music.