Can you teach yourself to play with piano tutorials?
Yes, you can teach yourself to play piano from tutorials! Over 250,000 people and counting have learned to play piano with our fun and easy videos. With our Moonlight Sonata piano tutorial, our “Für Elise” tutorial, and many more, you can learn to play classical piano pieces from the comfort of your own home. We also have video tutorials for pop songs, including “Heart and Soul,” “Let it Go,” “All of Me,” and “Love Story.”
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Piano tutorials are a great way to improve your piano skills. Watching a piano tutorial helps you visualize the techniques you need to learn to play a song. You can learn something new any time you want by watching a video tutorial, and you can re-watch or pause the tutorial as often as you need to practice a tricky spot.
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Easy piano tutorials for beginners
Our easy piano tutorials for beginners teach the basics of piano using real songs that sound great and are fun to play! Learning to play the piano by watching and listening to a piano tutorial taps into the way our brains learn best. Our customized selection of videos for beginners focuses on the musical skills you need to make progress in your piano playing. Even if you are just beginning your piano journey, you’ll be able to play real music right away with these piano tutorials.
Our “Für Elise” piano tutorial for beginners has been specially adapted for early pianists. This favorite piece of Beethoven’s provides a great learning opportunity for hand coordination and finger independence. Beginner pianists of all ages will love the chance to learn the familiar melody in this arrangement of the A section of “Für Elise.” Our Early Elementary “Für Elise” sheet music offers students in Units 1-4 the chance to play a super easy version of this delightful piece. Beginners further along in piano lessons will enjoy the Elementary version.
The “Carol of the Bells” piano tutorial is a great choice for beginner pianists looking for a fun holiday song. The composer, Mykoka Leontyvych, created the melody with repeating notes to sound like birdcalls in the springtime. Today, we hear the holiday chime of bells in this beautiful piece. With popular versions recorded by Pentatonix and other groups, this is an instantly recognizable and popular song to learn on piano. Read this article to learn more about the history of “Carol of the Bells.”
Piano tutorials: Intermediate level
Once you reach the intermediate level, a new world of more complex pieces opens up. Pianists at this level have more finger dexterity and knowledge of chords. All of that practice and hard work has paid off! You’ll finally be ready for the complete, original version of “Für Elise!” Our series of “Für Elise” piano tutorials for intermediate pianists will teach you the main theme, also known as the A section, as well as the joyful, energetic B section and the stormy C section.
With our Clair de lune piano tutorial, you’ll learn the third movement of Debussy’s piano Suite bergamasque. This dreamy piano piece’s title means “moonlight” in French, and it is full of open chords that evoke nighttime. We created a special arrangement of this beautiful impressionist piece for intermediate pianists.
Continuing with the moonlight theme, another great Beethoven piece for intermediate pianists is the Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven. In this video, you’ll learn to play the iconic and moody Moonlight Sonata. This tutorial includes the entire first movement of Beethoven’s famous piece, and, at 45 minutes, it’s one of our longest tutorials!
“Pachelbel’s Canon in D” has been used in over 238 movies! A favorite heard at many weddings, this classic piece of music for string quartet has been beautifully arranged for piano. With our piano tutorial now you can learn to play this piece, which has been delighting listeners since the late 1600s.
Piano tutorials for popular songs
You can learn to play pop songs on piano with our lessons too! We have piano tutorials for all levels of experience and for a variety of pop artists. From pop princess Taylor Swift, to the very popular Piano Guys, there’s a pop song arrangement waiting for you.
Taylor Swift has won 14 Grammys for her songs! In addition to playing guitar, she’s also a great pianist. For the intermediate pianist who’s looking for a pop song, try our “Love Story” piano tutorial. 
Both Intermediate and Advanced pianists can learn to play the music at the beginning of the Hoffman Academy Lessons with our “All of Me” Piano Tutorial! All of Me was composed by Jon Schmidt of the Piano Guys. “All of Me” is the playful and rollicking piano piece that starts every Hoffman Academy tutorial. Check out the intermediate level “All of Me” tutorial, or the advanced “All of Me” tutorial if you’re ready for a super challenge!
With hundreds of free piano tutorials, there’s always something new to learn and play
We have over 400 piano tutorials to take your playing to the next level. Our series of free video lessons provide a complete musical education, designed to take you from absolute beginner to confident musician. And, with Hoffman Academy Premium, you can have access to fun online music theory games plus our complete library of printable piano sheet music, worksheets, and learning resources!