First Piano Lesson for Adults | How to Use the Circle of Fifths

First Piano Lesson for Adults | How to Use the Circle of Fifths How do you start learning the piano as an adult? Have you heard of the circle of fifths, and do you know how to use it to help you? This week: your first piano lesson as an adult, built for playing and singing, and how to use the circle of fifths to master music theory. piano lessons for beginners • first piano lesson • circle of fifths • C F G chords • find notes on piano • adult piano • play and sing Three quarters of piano students want to play and sing, so this first lesson is a comping lesson: music theory, technique, and a song. Theory: number your fingers one through five. Find D, the white key between the two black keys, and count the alphabet up and down from it. Every day, call out letter names at random and play four of each, using your left hand as much as your right. Technique: chords are built in thirds. Keep the C E G hand shape and move it to F and G, in four places, three or four minutes a day. For agility, play the C and G pentascales (not the pentatonic scale), slow and even. Song: C, F, and G are the I, IV, and V chords in C. Amazing Grace, Louie Louie, Hound Dog, and Brown Eyed Girl all work with them. Transpose a song to C on Ultimate Guitar and play one chord per beat. Circle of fifths displays the sharp keys clockwise, flat keys counterclockwise, relative minors inside, plus the order of sharps and flats. When you want to practice or know the chords in a certain key, put your finger on that key: the chord clockwise is the V and the chord counterclockwise is the IV. Add their relative minors inside the circle for the six chords in most songs in that key. Want the diagram? Email mark@dallasmusiclessons.com. 0:00 How do you start learning to play the piano as an adult? 0:14 Welcome 1:45 First piano lesson for adults: play and sing 2:35 Most lessons should have theory, technique, and a song 3:47 Piano finger numbers 1 to 5 4:43 How to find the notes on the piano 5:05 The easiest note to find: D 5:46 Count the alphabet up and down from D 6:59 Find G: left of the middle black key 7:16 Use your left hand as much as your right 7:49 Find B: top of the three black keys 8:16 Exercise 1: find random letter names, four of each, with each hand 10:44 Technique: chord and agility exercises 11:37 How to play a C chord 12:18 Chords are built in thirds 13:00 C chord with the left hand 15:14 How to play an F chord 15:34 Same hand shape: sprayed with superglue, but relaxed 16:57 How to play a G chord 18:31 Exercise 2: C, F and G chords in four places 20:05 Agility exercise: C pentascale 21:02 Nervous or tight? Slow down 21:58 Pentascale with both hands together 22:34 Pentascale vs. pentatonic scale 23:14 G pentascale 24:18 Play it slow and even 25:40 Learn a song with C, F and G 26:23 Songs with only C, F and G 26:43 Transpose to C on Ultimate Guitar 27:21 One chord per beat 28:08 Amazing Grace with C, F and G 29:41 Change the chords before you sing 30:00 Louie Louie chord exercise 30:57 IN A HURRY? Start here! - Summary: first piano lesson 32:16 Last week: capo and fuller singing voice 33:49 Playing and singing assessments 34:30 How to use the circle of fifths 35:06 Why learn the circle of fourths 36:40 Sharp keys clockwise, flat keys counterclockwise 37:02 Relative minors 37:47 Good Dogs Always Eat Big Fat Cats 38:08 Four Bandits Escaped and Didn't Get Caught 38:33 Same sound, different scales 39:52 Order of sharps: Four Bandits Escaped And Didn't Get Caught 40:40 Order of flats: Big Eddie And Darlene Go Cat Fishing. 41:28 Find the IV and V chords in any key 42:32 Play a minor key with its relative major 43:23 Six chords in a key: add the relative minors 43:59 The six chords in the key of B flat 44:25 IN A HURRY? Start here! - Summary: circle of fifths 44:46 Sharp keys move up five letter names 44:59 Flat keys move up four letter names 45:43 The six chords in the key of C 46:00 Your goal: memorize the scales, keys and chords Last week: how to use a capo (where to place it, why to use it, one bad reason to use it, and how to play in hard keys with chords you already know) and how to get a fuller singing voice, with an exercise for a more open, round, full sound. How to Use a Capo | Play Any Key With the Chords You Know    • How to Use a Capo | Play Any Key With the ...   · How to Get a Fuller Singing Voice | Learn This Voice-Changing Exercise    • How to Get a Fuller Singing Voice | Learn ...   Full live: https://youtube.com/live/L5L-yR-ZvV4 NOT WEEKLY LESSONS: If you want a one-hour Playing & Singing Assessment ($150) and a 30-90 day plan: https://www.markteachesmusic.com/teac... All instruments. All styles. All levels. Questions? Leave a comment or email mark@dallasmusiclessons.com Online and in-studio lessons: https://www.markteachesmusic.com Have Fun. Be Awesome. #PianoLessons #CircleOfFifths #BeginnerPiano #MusicTheory #PlayAndSing #MarkTeachesMusic #MarkWBlack #FirstPianoLesson #PianoForAdults