Dan Delaney is ready to teach you how to play the piano. Our teaching approach is divided into lessons, and we have provided a number of free lessons to get you started. Print the music and watch the video of Little Horsey, Hide and Seek, Sleepy Pony, or Long Lost Friends to get an idea of how we teach. After you have gone through the first lessons, you will have to become a member to receive the additional lessons that you need.

Becoming a member also gives you access to more games, pictures, stories, and other fun stuff that will help young students maintain interest in the instruction. We believe that building an enjoyable site for kids will inspire them to keep coming back for their next lesson.

The first segment of lessons is targeted at kids and their parents. These lessons outline the practice and training techniques that are so valuable in learning the piano. Take a look at these and learn various ways to make piano instruction easy and fun.

Segment 2 starts the actual lessons on the piano with the videos from Dan. The first few lessons are provided free and should get the kids started. They provide a good measure of the quality of our instruction, and the enjoyment that can be had learning the piano. We also provide some free lessons from years one, two and three of the course to give you an idea of where we will take the kids in their instruction.

We hope that you will enjoy using us as the starting point for teaching kids how to play piano. We also hope that you will join us, and through the use of our games, stories, pictures, chat, and simulcast areas, help build a piano instruction center that is fun for all kids.

As a final note, PianoForKids.com is a good place for kids, and it also is a very good place for parents AND FOR TEACHERS.

• Lessons 1-7 will provide learners with a basic introduction to the piano and note placement .
• Special focus on the RIGHT HAND will be the main emphasis to develop comfort and proficiency before introducing the LEFT HAND .
• All pieces and DUETS will be suggested to learn with a metronome setting.
• Middle C D E and B will be the notes used in these lessons.
• 12 MUSICAL TERMS will be covered
• quarter notes-rests/ half notes-rests/dotted half note/whole note-rest will be learned
• A wonderful introduction to key elements needed to begin piano effective piano study

• The LEFT HAND is now introduced to the piano playing chord letters against the C D E and B notes used in the RIGHT HAND.
• 24 MUSICAL TERMS are covered in this series of lessons.
• SCALES C G and D will be covered and will offer technical benefits as well as a better understanding of the piano.
• quarter notes-rest/half notes-rest/dotted half note/whole note-rest will all be the note values used in this series of lessons.
• An introduction to POWER READING a way to see a wide range of notes making up the treble clef , above and below as well which will enable the student to develop a stronger sense of understanding how to locate notes on the music which will be valuable to them as they attempt music of their choice.

• Lessons 20-27 will now introduce a NEW NOTE F and low A in the RIGHT HAND offering a wider range of note reading for the learner.
• 3 note patterns will be introduced now which bring movement to the left hand against the melody notes.
• Scales C G D A and E will be learned in this series of lessons which will be used as a technique builder and also used in forms of improvisation in later lessons.
• 36 MUSICAL TERMS are covered.
• quarter note-rest/half note-rest/dotted half note/whole note-rest and now eighth notes which will add a significant challenge in note reading when applied.

• In lesson 28-36 the G note will be covered added to the C D E F B and low A.
• 47 MUSICAL TERMS are learned in this series of lessons.
• ALL the white key scales are covered C G D A E B and F.
• 3 note PATTERNS will be functioning against more involved rhythms in the RIGHT HAND selected notes.

• In lesson 40-51 the A note will be added to C D E F G B and low A
• 6 additional terms will be added to the 47 previosly learned
• The Bb scale will be added to all the white key scales -one octave- both hands separate
• A full range of rhythms will be found in these pieces from whole notes to eighths
• 3 NOTE CHORDAL PATTERNS- quarter note placement of melodies against LEFT HAND PATTERNS

• In lesson 52-64 the B note will be added using now a full range from A below middle C to B above
• 6 additional terms will be added to the 53 previously learned
• The Eb scale will be added to all the white key scales and Bb -one octave-hands separate
• a full range of rhythms will be found on all pieces using whole notes to eighth notes
• 3 NOTE CHORDAL PATTERNS- ?
• BASS and TREBLE PIECES- Using careful incremental learning for left hand the low D and C are added to C B A G F and E (6 pieces with DUET)

• In lesson 65-76 the C note will be added now using a full range from A below middle C to C above
• 6 additional terms will be added to the 59 previously learned
• The Ab scale will be added to all the WHITE KEY SCALES and Bb and Eb-one octave-hands separate
• a full range of rhythms will be found on all pieces using whole notes to eighth notes
• 3 NOTE CHORDAL PATTERNS- ?
• BASS and TREBLE PIECES- low B and A will be added to middle C, B, A, G , F, E, D and C (6 pieces with DUET)

• the high D note above middle C will be added to our musical right hand range now expanding our notes from A below middle C to high D above middle C
• 5 aditional musical terms will be learned added to the 59 previously learned
• the Db scale will be added to all the white key scales and Bb Eb and Ab-one octave -hands separate
• a full range of rhythms will be found on all pieces using whole notes to eighth notes
• 3 NOTE CHORDAL PATTERNS- ?
• BASS and TREBLE PIECES- low G and F will be added to our left hand range now using from middle C to low F on bass clef (5 pieces with DUET)

• high E will be the NEW NOTE added to our melodic range now offering A below middle C to high E above
• 5 aditional musical terms will be learned added to the 64 previously learned
• the Gb scale will be added to all the white key scales, Bb , Eb, Ab and Db-one octave-hands separate
• a full range of rhythms will be found on all pieces using whole notes to eighth notes
• 3 NOTE CHORDAL PATTERNS- ?
• BASS and TREBLE PIECES- low E and D will be added to the full range now being read in the BASS CLEF (5 pieces with DUET)

• high F will be learned completing the full range of treble clef reading
• 5 aditional musical terms will be learned added to the 69 previously learned
• All scales will be practiced- one octave - hands separate for speed and control
• a full range of rhythms will be found on all pieces using whole notes to eighth notes
• 3 NOTE CHORDAL PATTERNS- ?
• BASS and TREBLE PIECES- 5 pieces using the full range of bass clef reading learned

• now using the full range of treble reading we introduce the TIE
• 2 more MUSICAL TERMS will be added to the 74 previously learned
• Speed work one octave for all scales one octave - hands separate
• Ties are applied now. A full range of rhythms are found from whole notes to eighths
• 3 NOTE CHORDAL PATTERNS- ?
• BASS and TREBLE PIECES- more involved two handed playing using a full range of bass and treble clef (2 pieces and the DUETS)