BASIC MUSIC COURSE - Keyboard Course - learn to play piano

Sep 22, 2026

Basic Music Course - Keyboard Course teaches learners how to play the piano through structured lessons covering preparation, rhythm, note reading, and keyboard technique. It guides students on using finger numbers, counting beats, understanding the time signature, practicing notes and rhythmic names, and coordinating steps and skips. Later sections expand to staff concepts, key signatures, accidentals, and daily exercises, including curated hymns for developing musical fluency and confident performance.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages166

Reading Time4 h 16 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction to the Basic Music Course

The Keyboard Course

Purposes

Components

Advice to Students

A Note of Encouragement

SECTION 1 Getting Ready to Play the Piano

Nine-point Checklist

Playing by Finger Numbers

Beats and Rhythm

The Time Signature

The Downbeat

Notes and Rhythm

Using Rhythmic Names for Notes

Combining Notes of Different Rhythms

Reading the Rhythm of the Hymns

The Keyboard

Practicing Notes and Finger Numbers

SECTION 2 The Staff

Matching Notes on the Staff with White Keys

Seven Important Line Notes

Other Line Notes

Space Notes

Steps and Skips

Daily Exercises

SECTION 3 Playing with Both Hands

B A S I C M U S I C C O U R S E | | | | | --- | --- | --- | | |

KEYBOARD COURSE | | | | | | | | | | B A S I C M U S I C C O U R S E | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | KEYBOARD COURSE | | | | | Published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Salt Lake City, Utah | | | | | | | | | | © 1993 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Updated 2004 English approval: 4/03 | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CONTENTS | | | Hymns to Learn ......................................56
“How Gentle God’s Commands” 56
“Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee”.........57
“Jesus, Once of Humble Birth” 58
“God Loved Us, So He Sent His Son” 60
Accidentals 62
Sharps ....................................................63
Flats........................................................63
Naturals ..................................................63
Learning about Sharps ..............................64
Daily Exercises with a Sharp....................65
Hymn to Learn........................................66
“Praise God, from Whom All
Blessings Flow”...................................66
Learning about Flats .................................68
Daily Exercises with a Flat .......................69
Hymn to Learn........................................70
“How Gentle God’s Commands” 70
The Key Signature .....................................72
Daily Exercises ........................................73
SECTION 3 75
Playing with Both Hands ...........................76
Daily Exercises ........................................76
Hymns to Learn ......................................78
“High on the Mountain Top”...................78
“While of These Emblems We Partake”...79 “How Great the Wisdom and the Love”...80
“As I Search the Holy Scriptures”............81 | | | | Introduction to the Basic Music Course 1
The Keyboard Course..................................2
Purposes...................................................2
Components .............................................2
Advice to Students 3
A Note of Encouragement...........................4
SECTION 1 5
Getting Ready to Play the Piano .................6
Nine-point Checklist ....................................6
Playing by Finger Numbers .........................8
“There Is a Green Hill Far Away”..............9
Learning about Beats and Rhythm ...........10
Counting the Beats ...................................12
The Time Signature...................................13
Time and Tempo .......................................14
The Downbeat 15
Learning about Notes and Rhythm...........16
Using Rhythmic Names for Notes..............16
Practicing the Rhythmic Names ..............17
Combining Notes of Different Rhythms .....18
Reading the Rhythm of the Hymns............19
“In Humility, Our Savior”.......................19
“Abide with Me!” 20
“Sweet Is the Work”...............................21
The Keyboard.............................................22
Playing by Finger Numbers .......................24
Practicing Notes and Finger Numbers.....26 | | “In Humility, Our Savior”........................28
“Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee”.........29
“Jesus, Once of Humble Birth” 30
“Abide with Me!” 31
Finding and Practicing the White Keys ......32
Finding Middle C.....................................32
Finding and Practicing C and F...............34
Finding and Practicing A and B...............35
Finding and Practicing D and E...............36
Finding and Practicing G ........................37
Practicing All the White Keys ...................38
“How Gentle God’s Commands” 39
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FAQs

What skills does the keyboard course build first?

It starts with getting ready to play the piano, using finger numbers, and learning beats, rhythm, and basic note reading with rhythmic names.

How are notes practiced throughout the course?

Students practice note identification and rhythm using structured daily exercises, including counting beats, applying the time signature, and reading hymn rhythms.

Does the course include lessons beyond one hand?

Yes. It includes SECTION 3, which focuses on playing with both hands, supported by additional daily exercises and hymns to learn.

Sep 22, 2026

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