Ben’s Weekly Lessons

Ben’s Weekly Lesson is 40-45 minutes of interesting content released weekly for subscribers. The idea is to give you a framework of things to do to keep your piano playing ongoing, while learning along the way.

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List Of Lesson Contents

  1. Detailed study of a piece. 
  2. A look at a musical performance(s) from YouTube
  3. Feedback on questions and topics from the forum
  4. Ben’s Challenge
  5. A visit to Ben’s Finger Gym
  6. Relevant Scales & Arpeggios 

Sample Lesson

  1. 00:50 River Flows In You by Yiruma
  2. 21:05 Sir Elton John at St. Pancras Sation.
  3. 25.07 Beginners Plod Introduction
  4. 29.30 Finger Gym 4 x Hold down thumb exercises
  5. 35:32 Ben’s Challenge, Jump from middle C to top & bottom notes
  6. 37.55 Scales & Arpeggios F# minor scale and arpeggio

Lesson 2

  1. 00:50 Study of River Flows In You , 14.47 The Entertainer 
  2. 07.19 River Flows YouTube Performances     
  3. 24:07 Forum Beginners Plod. Fingering and legato 
  4. 30.42 Ben’s Finger Gym. 4 x hold down second (index) finger 
  5. 36:12 Ben’s Challenge. Tap beat with left foot while pedal right foot
  6. 38:15 Scales & Arpeggios. D, A, E major Scales and arpeggios  

Lesson 3

  1. 00:50 River Flows In You final look, 03.55 The Entertainer 
  2. 16:32 Entertainer YouTube Performances, 25:50 Tommy Burton     
  3. 30:05 Forum Beginners Plod. Tone/Volume
  4. 33:20 Ben’s Finger Gym. 4 x hold down third (middle) finger 
  5. 35:45 Ben’s Challenge. Left foot Tap and Pedal with LH piano
  6. 39:23 Scales & Arpeggios. C major scale and arpeggio plus G7 arpeggio 

Lesson 4

  1. 00:30 Nuvole Bianche,  21:05 Entertainer final look
  2. 22:20 YouTube Joshua Rifkin Entertainer, 22.41 Game of Darts    
  3. 26:30 Forum Beginners Plod. Timing
  4. 29:00 Ben’s Finger Gym. 2 x hold down fourth finger 
  5. 33:46 Ben’s Challenge. sliding fingers on same note
  6. 39:25 Scales & Arpeggios. All white note arpeggios. F minor scale.          E, A, D flat major arpeggios with inversions  

Lesson 5