How to Play Piano: Stepping stones, lesson #2

[ProblemForSolution]

Sid Vicious? You are doing piano lessons now?

[medecko]

Gracias! sharing your knowledge with a world is nice,God keep blessing your life

[bagatyay]

thank you for the lesson its was fun

[reyes1967]

I enjoy this lesson. I found it easy to understand. I would like to continue with you. Here is my email address mikereyes7@mail.com. Hope to hear from you soon.

[sean48611]

I appreciate the lessons, they are helpful, but I dont understand how you did the majors. Your hand moved in a way I couldnt follow and I wish you wouldve slowed down and explained how it moves like in the first video.

[8ismagic]

More lessons dude!!!!!

[hoppsrabbit]

this is pretty helpful, nice vid!

[Anushay13]

nice hair do ;) u look like u just woke up and cool braces ( not ) :)

[13BryanM]

@Anushay13 total dick



[whitesoxWS]

@Anushay13 does that make you feel better?

[meann60]

wow...it's my long desire to learn this...thank you! I am now in Lesson 2

Little by little because I don't have any background about this.

[linkage645]

great work

[THEAWSOME444]

This is very helpful. I appreciate someone to upload this when many seek this sort of instruction with money and disappointment. I love it. :)

btw, he looks cute without glasses on XD

[nshelton1995]

None of these rules change if you have an electric keyboard right?

[crazylagggs]

@nshelton1995 of course not; your keyboard might have less keys to play on, everything else is the same.

[SuperIsaiah321]

your holding the camera from your mouth?

[lalom805]

thank you!!!!!!

[remeneg]

ang lulet ng buhok mo!

[nadinsahloul]

@remeneg kinuryente lol =))

[RodgieTvTube]

@nadinsahloul ganyan lng yata talaga ang buhok ng mga pianist haha

[kenzijb22]

THANK YOU!!!!!! IM TAKEING NOTES! :D

[TheAimandps]

thank you sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­o much now i can show my friends that i`m better than them ;D

[TheOrbitalDropShock]

the quality of this was a lot worse than the other one, this was a bit painful to watch

but I'm really getting better by your lessons

[ilselpz]

"sorry its my braces...am getting them off soon...but not that you really caree......" hahah your so cute! :) Great vids!! Helps alot!!!

[kirkanthonybs76]

this guy is the sherminator

[thatswhatsheread]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D ahhh! It is my goal for the summer to learn piano and you are helping SO SO MUCH

[lexi40844]

your videos have really been helping me. i bought my piano in early january but all the other piano lessons were frustrating so i had given up for a while but ive decided to keep on trying now. i played the clarinet in my schools wind ensemble and we are the best band in the district so i already know all about notes, rhythms etc. but its difficult to have to adapt to a new instrument after playing the clarinet for 5 years

[PrettyTiaF]

Your videos are sooo enjoyable! I cracked up wen you mentioned ure braces!

[motobrola]

Welcome to Piano Lesson #2 Wuuuuuuuuuuu!!!! :)

[imCurlyHair]

I think I really can do sth valuable.... Because 5 years ago you are exactly the same age as me today!

[ntilleman]

hi just getting started on the piano :p I'm from Belgium but i completely understand you! only the spelling is a litle hard, hehe. I realy apriciate your lessons! so keep up the good work ;) and thank you

[zoyagerts]

Great lesson ; thank you very much!

[jschoof]

thank you for this informative and enjoyable video

[BxtchImmBadD]

yay mary had a little lamb <3 so excited lol

[sweetpierokz]

less talky more playing :)

[1Jiller]

I learned it as whole and half steps, didnt know there was another way to say it lol

[FarEnosa]

HALALUYAH TANKE DA LORD!

I really neded to learn about semitones and tones for my AS tests :D!

Thanks alot!

[LSUcHamp606]

who gives a shit about whole tones and semi-tones.  Means nothing.

[rayearnings]

thanks man!....nevermind your braces.....rock on man!

[ananjerome]

This is great!!

[mBluebear]

great lesson... Thank you soooo muchesssssss

[LeeDevile1]

what happened to your camera?

[radzai]

Andrew,

Thank you for your efforts and your generosity in putting together these lessons so an old guy like me can learn .

[saadcoolshot]

dude really gud job wit da videos !!!! thanks alot!! i cant believ i can play twinkle twinklw little star !!! cant wait 2 play it 2 ma little newphews...hope he desnt ask for oder songs lol...

[KylieKiwi1234]

Mary Had a Little Lamb is the first thing I learned too! I was like, 8, and I was so proud of myself xD

lol, I'm completely addicted to these videos now!! You're so funny :)

"Any questions?"

[betoespinoza4]

Dude! I totally care about your braces! When are getting them off? Just kiting great video thanks for doing this.

[thetwilightgymnast]

(he has magic fingers)...SSSSSSSSSSSS.......­...don't tell anyone

[magatsu82]

really great lessons dude! thx a lot!

[IAmPrestonLopez]

thanks bro!

[yourvette]

Thank you for taking your time to teach us! God bless you!

[darkninjamandelta]

Thanks man

[happyflower62]

Thank You so much I am 48 years old and always wanted to learn to play. I have a young baby so I can't get out to lessons or get anyone in as I don't know when bubs will go to sleep. Now I can learn when I get a few moments.

[08babybeetle]

good job mate. great for people who cant afford lessons.

[emily2k111]

all i want is to learn how to play the stupid piano gosh it doesnt take that long i go on to everyvideo and all it is is you talking you just love being on the camera don you freak

[Fakemac7o7]

@emily2k111 what is wrong with you?

[9189erbear1195]

@emily2k111 calm down... what's your problem?

[natwlsn]

thank you! Very well done and very generous.

Those of you who criticize .... grow up and do something good for the world.

[ragazzamusicista]

Desde COLOMBIA APRENDIENDO TU METODO. GRACIAS

[dianne768]

How are you guys watching this and playing your piano? If you have a real piano, do you set up your laptop or whatever right next to it so you can watch and play? I almost want to buy a small keyboard for near my lap on a bed and put the laptop next to it and learn in COMFORT lol.

[jojo48427]

@dianne768 i do that lol

[dianne768]

@jojo48427

Really haha? Which keyboard do you have? Is your bed comfy LOL??

[dianne768]

Does it make more sense to learn on a 61 key keyboard if you are new to all this? Or is it best to just buy the 72 keyboard?

[soulgalore]

Thank you Lypur.

[kiacf]

you are the best teacher ever. thank you for this!!!! i love you!!!! hahahahahahaha

[89Maserati]

i see you graduated piano class...now its time to graduate grammer class

[Gchord86]

lol i dont hav a piano but i wanna learn so i just wrote out the keys on my table.

[jojo48427]

@Gchord86 playing the piano aint as easy when you start off but it gets easier n easier

[xlifeatitsbest]

@Gchord86 omg thats the most genius idea ever!!!!

[Engageothon]

@Gchord86 LMAO

[YuiChanDomo]

@Gchord86 me too. I just wrote the whole lesson on a notebook. :D

[CrystalJuniper818]

Alright, so when you say "Let's start with G", how do I know what G you are talking about?.

[chelzhi]

@CrystalJuniper818

That is why it is impt. for you to watch the lesson 1

[CrystalJuniper818]

@chelzhi I did watch it, actually.

[treymc1984]

Hey great lesson. how do i contact you?

[treymc1984]

Hey great lesson. how do i contact you?

[rainbowmonkeys1398]

your starting at middle C correct? I guess this is easy but i'm getting a little confused, lol! But i've learned stuff! Haha!

[urielip12]

thenks men !!!!!

[molinc1]

thanks god bless u. may he open new doors of blessing for u.

[tehachapijulie]

You are a wonderful teacher and I am loving your lessons!! 've had my Grandmothers piano for more than 20 years and now thanks to you, the internet and YouTube I am finally going to learn to play it!! Thank you so much, one of these days I will attempt to post myself playing so that you can see what you;ve helped me to learn.

[wolfyandco]

it's the Sherminator... XD

[YoussefFishere]

I accidently disliked the video. Sorry, you're awesome.

[iamdanbrown]

OMG lol i thought the sound was soft and put the speaker full blast to my ear lol

[gothicdewoo]

Wow amazing I hope I can do that on my keyboard, but I think it is a lot of practice with the handcoordination. Thanks for the instructions I go for practice

[GrandPiano2011]

thanks for this video

[latino981]

thanks for these videos, really, i thought i could never learn piano but jeez louis after watching your vids do i know i actually can!

[pepot119]

Thank you for teaching this.. I'l be watching the next video lessons..

[Introspective91]

6:59 No problem man! And by the way, I do care! Your health is important to me! I may not know you personally, but hey, your a fellow human being, a fellow man! I hope you get/got those braces off! I hear they are annoying! I never needed braces, my teeth are straight, so I guess I'm lucky in that sense! 

[MaiaMcAllister]

@Introspective91 I care too!

[Mr247smilies]

@Introspective91 m2:) and i got all of m xD but ya neva know, you could trip and lose m all :) like Miley CYrus lol

[kungfufona]

I love u LOL Thanks so much =)

[MRWAVE5551]

your very talented an i want to thank you for teaching the people who want learn the piano.

[Charlie135i]

Thanks again man, I cant stop watching this!

[jetaimerinrin246]

I noticd note iz tones in a different ordr ugh im so stupid weelll thx sooo much andrew dis taught me alot of thingzz

[KraziKay420]

we all just good learners too.

[yole900]

You r amazing. Thanks for the lessons!

[yole900]

u r an amazing teacher. Thanks

[Tangeltail]

Thanks SO much! I just got my piano today and I already know how to play,but what are the black keys called?

[hmvdiest]

bay

[hmvdiest]

hallo

[SkilesASMB]

I'm using these vids to learn to play, and I think I'm coming along nicely. Thanks, Andrew!

[ImTheSaxMan]

More then 4 million people gave up.

[ilsk3n]

@ImTheSaxMan quitters...

[NappyHairMusic]

@ImTheSaxMan lmbo

[jonnyRYhollywood]

@ImTheSaxMan I bet it's because the teaching was not to their suiting.

[Weblesh453]

3:30 "kay so we got that goin" ahah i love how he says that!! He makes piano easy and fun to learn THANKS ANDREW!! :D

[thewatcherrater]

thank you so much dude you are a wonderful teacher but please get better video device

[george600084]

dude you help me a lot with these lessons i actually get it what to do

[Dethaintnice]

lypur we do care !

[iranarama]

Thank you so much for giving us these lessons,

god bless!

[youcandance12345]

thanks andrew :)

[musiKfeiin]

remjnds me of jj off skins lol



[DramaFree2011]

@musiKfeiin couldn't agree more!! lol he almost sounds like jj too!

[zeronova77]

Update: It worked

[spicyshahzad]

In Eastern style that is called Sa,Re,Ga,Ma,Pa,Da,NI,Sa,,acuta­ly i am use to of eastern style i took lessons from a tutor but i left due to lack of time,so when i see these on youtube i began to exersice some new lessons,actually i can play almost all songs ,but using right hand only,i know about basic chords ,in few songs i even use left hand for multichords,but i always stuck when i get new songs, i want to know how to place chords for what key is being use by right hand...

[spicyshahzad]

In Eastern style that is called Sa,Re,Ga,Ma,Pa,Da,NI,Sa,

[zeronova77]

This dudes gonna help me get laid

[lyshhaloves07]

@zeronova77 hahahahahha wow...

[vmtrevino2]

I really appreciate your knowledge.

[531Lauris]

wow I ♥ it!!!!

[xcryingwolvesx]

u should be my piano music teacher o-o

[AVANDRES182]

man yu make piano learning very easy (: i had braces too hahah they suck



[nusaik]

Great tutorials!

I'm pretty sure everyone understood it once you said "from number 1 to number 3 is a third" :P

[amr7861]

i care about your braces :)

[hihomie456]

i love you lol jk thanks i learned how to play twinkle twinkle little star from your first one i feel acomplished

[NaturalBornHedonist]

you are such a cool down to earth guy that it relaxes me just watching your videos about playing piano without actually sitting in front of my keyboard/piano :)

you are a great teacher bless you

[24fraze]

well your a great teacher. Im comeing around bit slow but thats ok. Im not in much of a hurry anyway. more practice. thanks for all the help

[thewall1971]

once again great lesson and thanks for taking time out to post this. It has been very helpful in getting me started.

[jav888]

neeljosnarlo: there is no such a thing as a whole note - a note is a note e.g. c or fsharp.. the tone is the distance between 2 notes semi tone, tone, 3 semi tones, 2 tones...

[Diversity212]

I am a saxophone player but i really want to learn to play piano. I have short fingers any1 have any good idead about learning piano.

[wintergnome]

thank u for teaching ^_^

[neeljosnaralo]

I thought they were called whole NOTES?

I guess I'm gonna call em whole tones for now on. :)

[caribena1966]

@neeljosnaralo, a whole note is when you hold a key for 4 beats within a measure. Notice when he plays "Mary had a little lamb," he holds the last note (C) for longer than the others, that's a whole note, most of the other notes are quarter notes, they're played for only one beat. The 7th note he plays (E) is a half note because he holds it down for 2 beats. I'm sure he'll get into that if he teaches to read music. That's the diff between notes and tones. Hope this helps.

[neeljosnaralo]

@caribena1966 Yep! Thanks! :)

[caribena1966]

@neeljosnaralo You're welcome. :-)

[joejonasgotsglasses]

I LOVE YOUR HAIR (:

[DXB2014]

@joejonasgotsglasses mee too ^_^

[joejonasgotsglasses]

@DXB2014 hehe :p

[mekila27]

i love to learn piano with u... ur good

[happyma940]

i want to know the hand placement for all the key.

[TheNewReggaeton]

thanks man ....nice hair...lol...

[MrLily1994]

your hair is cool!

[jazmyncandava61]

thank you for teaching me the mary had a little lamb and youre a good teacher can you teach me how to sing too cuz im a bad singer...again thank you i will subsribe your page......thank you again!!!

[yogg42]

Haha i love it when i get the perfect 8th

[5nikki50]

are whole tones and semi tones like whole steps and half steps?  (I play the violin)

[Julie2884]

@5nikki50 Yes, they are the same thing. A whole tone is a whole step and a semi tone is a half step.

[Valeraain]

Thank you.

[happyma940]

you have piano hand. my finger is short ^^

[Katatkma]

Thank You For the Free classes! I needed a little help going back to playing piano thnxx your so cute and funny :)

[FriendsAna1]

I said I think it's great the fact that he gave a whole piano class for free here

I never said he should stop doing it, and I never said people who can't afford piano classes shouldn't get one for free.

I did say it's unfair for those who teach for a living!

My mom used to be a piano teacher, what if her students stopped taking classes because of these videos?

It would totally make the difference.

I do volunteer work twice a week, and I love what I do. So don't you call me selfish.

[ashlyn57]

@FriendsAna1 It's not unfair, there are no rules that say you can't teach. Fairness comes from having specific rules set forth. What rules are there in making music or learning it?

Also, doing volunteer work doesn't make you unselfish. Ever heard of people doing it because they have to.

[guineapiggyman]

u dont have a bad speech at all lol. and ur realy helpful. never have a hard time understanding anyting u say

[FriendsAna1]

I think what you're doing is great

But i don't consider it fair.

I payed four years of piano classes, which were not cheap by the way.

My piano teacher is a really lovely person, and teaching is what she does for a living.

Then you come here and give these people everything for free.

Anything I say will ever change your mind, I still think it's unfair.

Just saying...

[MsDolphin101]

@FriendsAna1 Not everyone will be able to afford the expensive classes you were able to receive, and that is why he is doing this so that everyone will be able to have the ability to play, irregardless of their financial state. Life is unfair, but knowledge, like what he is providing here, should be attainable to all.

[thakemisthg]

@MsDolphin101 good job. except u said irregardless

[kawshun]

@MsDolphin101 internet costs more than lessons.

[avenger1000]

Not mine, and the internet is pretty much necessary for a lot of things.

[remboy3000]

@kawshun tehee my lessons cost £9 an hour and I've been going for quite a while. Everything this guy has taught me in 30 minutes in the first lesson was what I had to learn in about 5 lessons with 1 hour each. my teacher was too formal and serious he just had to tell me every little bit of detail. it was unnecessary and it did make me a little bit smarter but i could have gone through it without knowing. and I'm sure that my internet cost less than £9 X 5 Days (and more).

[xBlAcKrAiN95x]

@FriendsAna1 Yeah? Well its pretty unfair to the people who cant afford piano lessons. I defiantly cant. So this is good for me. I begged for piano lessons my whole life, and now I can FINALLY get them. For free. So its not fair for the people who cant afford it. Don't ruin this for people. Seriously. Think about that.

[beatnik8tv]

@xBlAcKrAiN95x Me too. I know do hip hop because I am musically inclined but my parents did not tink music was something to spend teir hard earned cash on. Thank you Lypur for what you are doing.

[fetalembryo]

@FriendsAna1 n00b

[doubledeuceny]

@FriendsAna1

You really are an asshole, if you got the chance to learn to play for free you would jump at the chance, dont come on here giving this guy shit when he is simply trying to spread his knowledge which should be respected.

[BananaJoe2009]

@FriendsAna1

well try to think of it the other way around.

imagine if lessons and teaching would be free to everyone from the start, kind of an idealistic scenario, gut great. then suddenly someone comes around and says those lessons can not be available anymore for free. instead you had to pay for lessons. now THAT would be unfair.

the concept of free teaching and knowledge for everyone is just better for all.

(i remember paying for lexica, now there´s wikipedia and i dont mind...)

[bgallichon]

@FriendsAna1

Well let's look at it this way. Everyone needs food. We all have to pay for it. So if there was someone giving away free food would you refuse to go there because it's not fair for the butcher shop owners, or the bakeries, or the farmers? I think not

[amirral]

ya pas un coiffeur dans ton cartier lol

[2554432]

i hav a keyboard is it a big difference ?

[Legend788]

I really want to learn, i've followed your first lesson perfectly.. using the virtual keyboard :'(

I'm going to buy a digital piano soon for my birthday! :D

[troikagirl]

Many years ago, I had piano lessons, but the tutor was a miserable, and straight laced old man who mocked my poor ability...although I had paid for six lessons in advance..I never went back..he destroyed my confidence.

God I wish I had known you then, now I would be Elton John or Liberace!

You are a wonderful tutor and very humble. Budding pianists will go from strength to strength with your superb videos.

[carsilay]

thank you.. :) your such a good piano teacher.. :)

[aneeanees]

it is really amazing work!

[cookate1996]

thank you soooooo much ^^ i really learned a lot of things watching these 2 videos.. ^^ anyway..again thank you so much

[wayne2370]

simple and it works! thanks

[Teromnix]

Some know "hole tones" and "semi tones" as "whole steps" and "half steps". Just sayin'

[Akmeja]

OMG, you are amazing!!! of course, you already know that ;) i want to play piano SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO badly!!!