I don’t know if this proves the existence of God, or not - I do know it proves that something that seems difficult & hard to understand can become easy by thinking about it a better way - may not seem like it’s better to everybody - but it’s better for me & so I believe – I already proved it works for me beyond a shadow of doubt - proof for you it may not be - there's really only one way to find out - but first you have to want to PlAy
Don’t try to do all of this at once - though you’re certainly free to try - if any part of it frustrates or confuses you skip that part & do what doesn’t - have fun - that’s the best way I know how to explain how to do it
As a warm-up - Play only black keys - Play them all - Hold your foot down on the right foot pedal - Make it sound like something to you in your head - run your fingers & palms down all the black keys - one end to other - vary holding down the right foot pedal & releasing it - have fun doing it like a child playing w/o any supervision & nobody is home
Pick three black keys with the left hand - Pick the same three blacks keys an octave or two higher with the right hand - don’t know what an octave is take a look at the keys & take a guess - it doesn’t really matter now
Play those three keys w/ each hand in various ways - all 3 w/ the left then 1 then 2 - in any combination however you want - do the same w/ the right hand - keep doing it until you like what you here – change black keys till you find a short pattern you can repeat & that you like - once you find that pattern keep repeating it - go away from the pattern then come back to it - like it’s a part of a song
Mix it up - try introducing new keys & listen for what sounds good to you - if you don’t like how it sounds try till you find one you do - sing a line of lyrics - sing softly at first - pick a line that matches the repeat pattern you like playing - maybe the line is something you heard that day or something you said to yourself or somebody else said that you thought was funny - or just sing whatever comes to mind while you’re playing - find one phrase you really like & keep repeating it until another line comes to mind - sing however you like – don’t worry about what it sounds like – if you don’t like how it sounds just sing it softly like a whisper
Do the same w/ white keys - only start with picking every other white key as the 3 - 3 w/ the left & 3 w/ the right - move up or down 1 or 2 keys as you play them in various ways - 3 fingers together then 2 fingers then 1 finger - mix it up w/ both hands - find whatever sounds good to you - find another pattern you like to repeat - play the same notes w/ a different rhythm or a different tempo
Go to http://8notes.com/piano_chord_chart/ for some chord charts to play - play the chords & their inversions all the way up & down the keyboard - pick any 3 note chord to start like C - start at middle C w/ the left hand & play the chord - C E G - play the same chord w/ the right hand one octave higher - move either right or left w/ both hands by playing the inverted forms of the chord - do one hand at a time if that's easier - play in both directions - for C that would mean if going to the right you’d play - C E G then E G C - the new C being an octave higher - then G C E - do it up & down the keyboard - start easy - have fun
Play all the C chords w/ the left hand - switching from one chord to the next - add the right hand when there is more than 4 notes - play the notes of the chord 1 at a time - then mix it up & play 2 or 3 - add the right hand into the mix an octave higher
Do the same type of finger patterns w/ all the different chords – learn the inverted forms of all the chords as well
Here are some chords that go together - learn to play between them in each Key - put 3 or 4 or 5 of them together into a repeated pattern & you got a song - play chords w/ the left hand & mix it up w/ the right hand playing partial chords or single notes of the chord one after the other - start around middle C then experiment w/ playing higher & lower octaves - moving further to the left w/ the left hand & further right w/ the right
KEY OF C
F C G Am Em Dm Eb Bb Bdim FMaj7 CMaj7 G7 Am7 Em7 Dm7 Bm7b5 Ebmaj7 BbMaj7
PlAyInG iS sUpPoSeD tO bE fUn - So HaVe FuN
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