Within this page, you will find sample piano lesson videos which highlight the materials which are available online for helping to learn how to play the piano. These videos will not fully take the place of in person tutorials or paid lessons but could help a beginner understand the basic functions or could help a musician who plays another instrument learn some piano basics to help with the harmony of a song being practiced by a pick up band or learning music group.

What can you learn from a video lesson? The list is endless. A search on you tube shows the basics of finger numbering to a classical piano lesson teaching site reading to a jazz piano lesson focused on improvisation. Video piano lessons are available online through youtube and also through DVDs which are sold with music books and on line music stores which offer tutorials in conjunction with the sale of music.

Professional concert pianists, garage band keyboardists, and casual players all started as beginner piano players. Regardless of your goals and objectives with the piano, its helpful to have a full grasp of the fundamentals , While this page of videos and tips will introduce you to the piano, for a comprehensive tutorial on everything from playing notes to understanding rhythms, check out Mahalo's guide on How To Play Piano For Beginners.

1. You can learn piano at almost any age.
2. Learn the layout of the keyboard first.
3. Relax your hands before playing; stiff fingers will make it more difficult.
4. Focus on rhythm from the very beginning. Developing a sense of timing is essential to playing well.
5. Let children tinker around the with the piano to develop a sense of love of music before beginning formal lessons.
6. Play music you enjoy.
7. Set up a regular practice schedule.
8. Practice slowly; don't race through a piece. Be conscious of what you're doing as you do it.
9. Curve your knuckles out and play on the tips of your fingers.
10. Practice different parts of playing, using videos to reinforce other lessons

Various videos are prepared which focus on teaching children to play the piano. Kung Fu Piano Instructor Joseph Hoffman, offers a website of Free Piano lessons for kids which prepares video lessons which are slow enough and detailed enough for a younger child to follow along. In the first video featured below, Hoffman shows visuals to demonstrate the technique of stepping down and repeating notes. His technique shows how the steps are taken and then shows how to play the song Hot Cross Buns.http://www.kungfupiano.com/

There are a number of video series available from YouTube users which teach how to play the piano. By viewing the lessons of multiple sources, a new player can get a feel for how to play the instrument from multiple resources, while an experienced one can use the lessons as a refresher or to learn a new way to perform a note or sound than previously experienced.

The video highlighted immediately below, is recorded by Andrew Furmanczyk who also has a website with links to piano lessons. He is a piano instructor from Prince George, British Columbia, Canada who believes everyone should have the chance to learn music. Furmanczyk teaches about 30 students a week. His You tube profile and user ID is Lypur and he currently has more than 100 videos on the site. http://www.howtoplaypiano.ca/?page_id=2

The video below features How to Play Piano by you tube user cmaonlinenet. This user can be found at the youtube site and offers seven lessons in basic piano instructions. Visit his other youtube videos in this series by clicking on a link in the video section beneath the featured video.