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School of Music Online This site hosts high quality music lesson videos for all levels on piano and drums. We are also home to a growing community of music lovers, listeners, beginners, amateurs, students, teachers and professionals. This is a place where music is discussed freely and musical growth is always encouraged and supported.Piano BasicsThe Piano Basics 1/10: Where do I start?This video offers definately the best starting point for any new musician. Touching on the initial things you need to know as a pianist, and setting a great foundation for further knowledge. This pack is designed to show you some simple rules to create your own basslines, and to add interest and flare to any basslines you currently have. The Piano Basics 2/10: The Skeleton KeyCongratulations for moving up to lesson 2. This is where we let you in on a little secret. This is the key to unlocking fluidity in all keys and being able to get to any chord with ease. Make sure you get this lesson down. This pack is designed to show you some simple rules to create your own basslines, and to add interest and flare to any basslines you currently have. The Piano Basics 3/10: The Major DiscoveryThe Major Discovery: here’s your chance to find out about a quick and easy way to get to any major chord on the piano: and we mean at lightning speed too! You’ll have every major chord down in the first two minutes of this lesson: and then you can go and play-a-long with the backing tracks.The Piano Basics 4/10: How to play Popular Piano1Let’s play Pop! This lesson is a great way to not only learn some nice ‘licks’ that you can move around all keys, but also to begin to create a ‘flowing’ sense of time and rhythm. This is the beginning of real improvising in a pop style. Accompanying this lesson is a great worksheet. Be sure to download it and have fun!The Piano Basics 5/10: How to play Popular Piano2You’re almost halfway through the Basics and now it gets really exciting! Here’s some real pop piano licks that’ll help you sound great when sightreading charts and jamming with friends. Most importantly the download sheet will help you get a solid hold of the 2nd and 4th degrees of all keys! This is a good one. Enjoy….The Piano Basics 6/10: A Minor DetailIf you thought Major triads were easy, here’s your chance to get a grasp on minor triads. Minor triads make up a large percentage of common chords so it’s essential to get them under your belt. This is the last of the basic fundamentals before you start playing a whole stack of great feels..The Piano Basics 7/10: Tango, Rock, Country, BluesNow it’s exciting. Your efforts towards the previous six lessons will now come in real handy. In this lesson we are going to learn 4 great feels in every key signature. It may sound like a big task, but if you’ve followed along closely so far: you’ll soon be playing the Tango, Rock’n’Roll, Country and the Blues.The Piano Basics 8/10: Now You’re SwingingHere’s another four styles to add to your piano vocab. This piano lesson focuses on swing styles from the early big band swing styles of the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s, to the new contemporary sounds that are emerging in todays jazz clubs. This is a great starting point for swing and another step closer to becoming good ‘friends’ with the piano.The Piano Basics 9/10: Bossa to BoogieThis is the second to last lesson in the piano basics series. We take a look at the basic bossa feel, a 3-part bossa feel that adds a melody line, and an advanced boogie woogie feel. You can expect a big left hand workout from this lesson.The Piano Basics 10/10: What do I do now?After nine basic piano lessons, here is the final installment of the piano basics. In this final lesson we look at ‘what to do next’ and focus on a way of moving forward from here. This final video is the link between ‘the basics’ and everything else on the site. Congratulations….