Beginner Piano Lessons

Let's play the piano! Learn the first steps here with free beginner piano lessons for adults.

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Improve Your Memory

Did you know that playing the piano is great not just for having fun and playing beautiful music, but has been proven to help improve many other abilities as well, like language learning, organization and memory?

The beginner piano lessons below will teach you about the layout of the keyboard, how to hold your hands, piano fingering and the names of the keys, and much more.

You will also learn to start reading music, plus a lot of other tips and tricks along the way.

And you know what?

You need absolutely no previous skills at all! The only things you need are a piano or a keyboard, a sliver of time and a great attitude!

So, just sit and relax at the piano, and simply focus on making a beautiful sound and the great feeling of making music!

Have fun!

Free Beginner Piano Lessons

Click on each link to take you to that specific lesson:

Lesson 1a: Piano Keys Layout

Why are the piano keys arranged the way they are?

In this lesson we'll look at the layout of the piano keys and design and how it has changed over time.

Lesson 1b: Piano Keyboard Diagram

Learn all about the piano keyboard, the names of the keys and print yourself a handy piano keyboard diagram (PDF).

Returning to the Piano?

If you are returning to the piano after years of not playing, this is another, newer gem of a book: Returning to the Piano: A Refresher Book for Adults

It has lovely arrangements of great pieces, and is great to "smooth" your way into playing again. I really recommend it!