Piano guides & articles
Everything you need to start playing piano with letter notes — no sheet music, no theory. Free, and written for real beginners.
What Are Piano Letter Notes? A Complete Guide to Reading Them
Learn to read piano letter notes in minutes — the white keys, sharps, octaves, timing and chords. No sheet music, no theory.
How to Play Piano Without Reading Sheet Music
You don’t need to read sheet music to play piano. Four ways to play without a staff, and a concrete path from zero to your first piece.
The Easiest Classical Pieces to Learn as a Beginner
Famous, genuinely beginner-friendly classical pieces you can play today in colour-coded letter notes — from Ode to Joy to Gymnopédie No. 1.
How to Learn a Piano Piece by Ear, Step by Step
Playing by ear is a skill, not a gift. A practical, no-theory method to work out any melody you already know on the piano.
Hands-Separate Practice: Why It Works and How to Do It
Why practising each hand on its own is the fastest way to learn a piano piece — and exactly how to do it, step by step.
How to Learn Für Elise in Letter Notes
What Für Elise really is, why its famous opening is beginner-friendly, and how to learn it step by step in colour-coded letter notes.
Letter Notes vs. Sheet Music: Which Should a Beginner Learn?
An honest comparison of piano letter notes and standard sheet music — the strengths of each, and which to learn first.
How to Practice Piano When You Can’t Read Music
A simple, repeatable 20-minute piano practice session you can run today — no staff, no theory, just focused, effective work.
A Beginner’s Guide to Playing Clair de Lune
What Clair de Lune is, an honest word about its difficulty, and how a patient beginner can start playing it in letter notes.
How to Slow Down and Loop a Piece to Learn It Faster
The two habits that separate steady progress from plateau: slow practice and looping. Why they work and how to use them.