How To Start Playing Piano Or Keyboard // Complete Beginner Tutorial - Basic Technique And Exercises [ 360p — 480p ]

Sit on the front half of the bench. You should be far enough away that you can reach the entire keyboard without leaning.

Keys move in order from A to G. (C - D - E - F - G - A - B - then back to C). 3. Finger Numbering Sit on the front half of the bench

Place your remaining fingers on the next four white keys (D, E, F, G). Press each key one by one: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5. Go back down: 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1. (C - D - E - F - G - A - B - then back to C)

In piano music, your fingers are assigned numbers to help you know which one to use: Thumb 2: Index Finger 3: Middle Finger 4: Ring Finger 5: Pinky 4. Essential Beginner Exercises Start with these to build finger independence and strength. The Five-Finger Scale Place your Right Hand (RH) thumb (1) on Middle C. Press each key one by one: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

Repeat with the Left Hand (LH) starting with your pinky (5) on the C below Middle C.