Learning the piano requires absorbing the notes, coordinating your hands, and potentially music theory. For a budding musician, the task may seem so complex that they risk questioning their decision. So it’s essential to find a method to learn the piano easily and continue to progress without getting discouraged.

1. The Colin Method

The Colin Method is a revolutionary method that has been awarded four times at the Concours Lépine, including three at the international level. It allows for:

  • Rapid progress
  • The almost immediate acquisition of two-handed playing
  • The learning of sheet music in under an hour

With specific steps and a program based on a weekly training pace, it’s compatible with almost any schedule. And because this method produces convincing results from the very first session, students stay motivated and keep advancing.

2. The Progressive Method

Without learning music theory, it’s possible to make rapid progress by learning the basics, namely:

  • The codes of the 36 seventh chords used in modern music
  • The treble clef

The music lover can therefore explore a large number of various pieces, such as jazz, blues, French and international music, and film soundtracks.

Secondly, the student learns the bass clef, which opens up the world of classical music for them.

3. The Rose Method

The Rose method is designed for novice piano students. It provides the basics in terms of melodies, rhythms, and harmonies and begins by teaching the associated clefs, with the reading of the notes in treble clef first, then those in bass clef.

The strengths of this method can be summed up in three points:

  • Progressive teaching and increasing difficulty
  • The placement of the fingers on five adjoining notes, from the start of the learning
  • Attractive musical pieces harmonized on an Alberti bass.

4. The Simplified Method

Learning music theory discourages many beginners, especially adults, most of whom prefer to give up learning the piano. However, there are methods that simplify the reading of the notes and the learning of the pieces, and that offer even the most novice musicians the opportunity to start playing quickly without exerting superhuman efforts. These simplified methods, which let you make rapid progress while immediately taking pleasure in playing, use, in particular:

  • Practical video exercises
  • Annotated sheet music

5. The PianoFacile Method

Developed by a self-taught Swiss pianist, Grégory Widmer, the PianoFacile method is less theoretical and less rigorous than traditional methods, which are considered too daunting.

Divided into 26 lessons, the program proposes to abstain from music theory and complicated vocabulary words. Going straight to the basics, the method instead focuses on:

  • Reading the notes
  • Presenting the basic chords
  • Advice on hand position
  • The basics of composition

It takes between two and three months for the student to reach a satisfactory level and master the basics of the piano.

 

Learning the piano may seem difficult, especially when you’re starting a little later and you no longer have the same capacity to absorb new information as children. But with a suitable method, it’s possible to enjoy yourself while making notable progress, which lets you conserve your motivation to continue training and improving.