If you are a regular visitor of this blog, you will realize that I have written some reviews, mostly about online creators that produce YouTube videos about learning to play the piano using a modern, or chordal approach. Because Liberty Park Music label their vidoes as being Classical Piano Beginner, I thought I might have found a series of videos that would teach a classical method and classical music – including how to read the music.
I must admit I was disappointed simply because this series of 33 videos explains a lot, but there is nothing for the person viewing the videos to copy and practice, except for a few technical exercises. Do not get me wrong, the information that was presented was very well explained and really could not have been better. I thought that the pacing was a little slow, but then on reflection I realized that it is probably just right for a beginner because it is not fast paced and the presenter doesn’t just explain things in two seconds and then race on.
While I was initially disappointed, I think that this series of videos would be a good grounding in theory, especially if they are piano players, but actually they would be useful to anyone who played any sort of musical instrument.
Where I think these videos would be useful, is for people that play modern piano and are interested in learning to play some classical music. These videos would well and truly fill in any gaps in their knowledge and would be an excellent bridging course for modern piano players.
Overall I think that the 33 videos that Liberty Park Music have created are really well made and well explained. I think that they would appeal to both beginner classical piano students and the more experienced modern piano players that are interested in expanding and refining their skills.
At the time of writing this, this series of YouTube videos have only been online for seven months. I hope that Liberty Park Music are planning to do more videos, hopefully with a series that an absolute beginner can learn to play carefully selected pieces of music, so that the viewer can actually learn to play the piano right alongside the presenter.