Free Piano Course - Free Piano Course - BONUS Lesson 5: PREPARATION

Beginning pianists often want to skip over the foundational elements of piano playing. Things like flowing gestures, relaxation, and preparing the hand/fingers are 100% essential to playing beautifully, but they're also the easiest things to ignore when starting out. You don't need to watch this lesson all in one go! Subscribe and save this playlist so you can take your time with it. Also, try applying it to anything else you might be currently practicing. In this lesson, we'll go over Ode to Joy (from Bonus Lesson 4), as well as get some extra help with the Musical Patterns from the core Lesson 5, all while talking piano technique. DOWNLOADS: → Ode to Joy Score: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12V5YzJrOzqgoVAqxpmFAgr4jJq168lLv/view?usp=sharing → Musical Patterns Score: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12CWpL_2YYA397FkrGxMQ-NuqkJH6tlm-/view?usp=sharing **************************** Check out the Piano Roadmap Membership, an exclusive piano-learning platform with courses that follow the Faber Adult Method Books 1 and 2, Czerny Op. 139, individual tutorials at the late-beginner and early-intermediate level, and more. Every video lesson has actionable practice tips and assignments, and new lessons are added every week. It's a monthly subscription that you can cancel anytime, with a 7-day money-back guarantee. Use code INTRO2025 for your first month at only $30! Valid for a limited time. Stay in touch! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pianoroadmap/ Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pianoroadmap Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pianoroadmap/ Chapters: 0:00 intro 1:14 ODE TO JOY playthrough & intro 2:32 analysis 3:58 line 1 4:44 preparation & movement 8:32 line 3 9:42 line 4 - almost the same as line 2 10:13 musical details 10:57 MUSICAL PATTERNS intro 11:33 pattern 2 13:36 pattern 3 14:25 pattern 4 15:35 pattern 5 16:14 pattern 6 17:00 important message about your piano journey