Online keyboard lessons – What exactly are they?

What does the term “keyboard lessons” really mean?

The 3 most common meanings of the term “keyboard lessons” are:

1. Keyboard lessons featuring one-finger chords
2. Keyboard lessons featuring block chords
3. Piano lessons on a keyboard

1) Keyboard lessons featuring one-finger chords

These are keyboard lessons in which you learn to read and play the melody notes in your right hand and in the left hand you learn to play “one-finger chords” (which are sometimes referred to as “single-finger chords” or “Casio chords”) while reading chord symbols for the left hand on the sheet music. 

The downside to this type of lessons is that you are not learning to read or play left hand notes properly, so you will be very limited in the kinds of songs you will be able to play. Also, you cannot just use any standard MIDI keyboard with these lessons. Typically you'll need a Casio brand keyboard with the 'Casio' chord feature. So, not only do we not recommend this kind of keyboard lesson, even if you are considering this approach, you may need to buy a different keyboard.

2) Keyboard lessons featuring block chords

These are keyboard lessons in which you learn to read and play the melody notes in your right hand and in the left hand you learn to play “block chords” or “triads” (three-finger chords).

Sometimes this type of keyboard lessons will have chord symbols written on the sheet music, and sometimes the chords are written as notes on on the bass staff on the sheet music (with or without chord symbols above the treble staff).

While this approach is a little better than using one-finger chords, it still falls a long way short of learning to read and play the left hand notes properly and will severly limit the kinds of songs you will be able to play.

3) Keyboard lessons that are really piano lessons on a keyboard

These are lessons in which you are really learning to play piano, i.e. you are learning to read and play the notes properly in each hand (on both the treble and bass staves).

The only reason the term “keyboard lessons” is sometimes used in this context is because you (the student) are learning on a MIDI keyboard, usually for practical reasons such as the ability to connect your keyboard to a computer or iPad – but really you are receiving “piano lessons” on your keyboard.

In this type of lesson, the great thing is you are being taught to read and play music properly in both hands and you can readily transfer your skills and knowledge across to an acoustic piano at any time… So piano-style keyboard lessons are by far the best kind of “keyboard lessons”.

What you will learn in your Musiah keyboard lessons

What you'll learn in keyboard lessons with Musiah

Musiah is the world’s first and only A.I. keyboard lessons app with the depth of instruction of a world-class teacher – making premium keyboard lessons more affordable than ever before.

As your A.I. keyboard teacher, Musiah speaks to you and, pointing to the sheet music, he guides you and responds to your playing just like a live teacher. There is no keyboard teaching system in the world like it.

“Musiah is so incredibly effective that students learn up to 16 times faster compared to when we used to teach the same syllabus in schools with live teachers,” says Brendan Hogan L.Mus.A, A.Mus.A, keyboard teaching expert and Musiah inventor.

When you learn how to play keyboard with Musiah, you’ll receive a tremendously well-rounded, authentic music education.

You’ll learn to play keyboard properly with both hands, how to read sheet music with ease… rhythm, scales, chords, ear training, music theory and more. Musiah will even teach performance skills.

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