Piano Journey Resources
Joseph only started recording videos in 2023 when students commented that they have found a video useful to remind them what they have learnt in class. If you think a video would be very helpful for your learning, let Joseph know and he will get a video made. But be patient!
First Steps
Part A
2 black keys tune + 3 black keys tune
Create your own back key tunes
Dog key + Cat key
Fingers song
Create your own Cat Visits Dog
Front door key + Back door key
Splits
Create your own Splits
Elephant key
Create your own I love Coffee
Giraffe key + Ant key
Floating snowflakes
Create your own Crocodile
Part B
Sunrise / Sunset
Night song
Falling
Life's Journey
Metamorphosis
Play Piano by Copying and Improvising
Level A
Weather
Sunrise / Good morning tune
Sunset / Good evening tune
Moonlight / Good night tune
Black and/or white / Agree or Disagree
Life Journey / For the Joy / How to play 1 against 2
Excitement (a.k.a Fun Fair)
Japanese Tea Ceremony / Yummy sushi
Listen to Sakura, a traditional Japanese song with zither
Imitate the sounds of a Japanese zither (staccato)
Create your own intro
Snake Charmer (v2) / Snake Charmer (v1) / Alibaba
Take it easy blues / Blues 2
Level B
Play Piano by Ear
Level A
C major / A minor key
*New skill: Chord I
Hot Cross Buns: RH CDE; start with RH 3 on E; LH comps C chord
Claire de la Lune: RH CDE; start with RH 1 on C; LH comps C chord
Fais Dodo: RH CDE; start with RH 3 on E; LH comps C chord
Kings of Orient: RH ABCDE; start with RH 5 on E; LH comps Am chord
Good King Wenceslas: RH GABCD; start with RH 4 on C; LH comps C chord
Jingle Bells: RH CDEFG; start with RH 3 on E; LH comps C chord
Going Home: RH CDEFG; start with RH 3 on E; LH comps C chord
Au Claire de la Lune in F
Joseph’s Friend in C
Level B1
D major key: F# and C#
New skill: Chord I V7 I: video; image; DF#A to C#GA; formula: bottom note goes down a semitone, middle note goes up a semitone, top note stays the same
New concept: Chord V7 I is a full stop in music
London Bridge: RH EF#GAB + D as last note; start with RH 4 on A; LH I I V I
Go Tell Aunt Rhody: RH DEF#GA; start with RH 3 on F#; LH I I V I
Old MacDonald
Pop Goes the Weasel
Long Long Ago: RH DEF#GAB; start with RH 1 on D; LH I I V I
Possible new skill: D major scale in RH: DEF#GABC#D (1231235)
Level B2
E major key: F#, C# and G#
New concept: Chord I V7 is a comma in music
New skill: playing microbeat
Skip to my Lou
Camptown Races
Oh my Darling Clementine
*Milestone: Molly Malone
Level C1
Db major: Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb
New skill: Chords I IV V7 I in BH
New skill: Macro and microbeat comping style
Twinkle Star
When the Saints Go Marching In
Yankee Doodle
For he is a Jolly Good Fellow
You are my Sunshine
*Milestone: Danny Boy
Level C2:
Eb major: Bb, Eb, Ab
New skill: Broken chords comping style
Joy to the World
Blowing in the Wind
Happy Birthday
Auld Lang Syne
Silent Night
Level 1
F major key: Bb
New skill: pub comping style
I'll Tell Me Ma
The Wild Rover
Jolly Beggarman
Sweet Caroline (verse)
Eb major scale in RH
Level 2
G major: F#
Whiskey in the Jar
Galway Girl
Fields of Athenry
Irish Rover
Dirty Old Town
Parting Glass
The Town I love so Well
Caledonia
Technical Projects
Level A: Pre-grade introductory
Level B: Pre-grade higher
Exercise 1 / how to play exercise 1
Exercise 3 (detailed video) / Exercise 3
Level 1
C major scale in contrary motion, 2 octaves
C major scale HT, 1 octave
A harmonic minor scale HT, 1 octave
C and A minor arpeggio, 1 octave, HS