Online Piano Course for Beginners
Click on the video below to learn about this online piano course where you will be guided through the Hey Presto! Piano Method. You will be learning a variety of styles from Classical music to pop. Using Hey Presto! you will be introduced to the sustain pedal from the very beginning. This is a unique method and will help you in creating a beautiful sound from the very beginning and is unlike any other method. Click on the video to learn more about this course from this highly respected teacher, composer and pianist.
Meet Your Course Tutor
Marcel Zidani
Concert Pianist, Composer, Author, Teacher
Marcel has given masterclasses, adjudicated for music competitions, most recently at the Birmingham Conservatoire, performed at music festivals in the UK and abroad and is a devoted piano teacher. Many of Marcel’s students have won Young Musician competitions and other prizes.
The famous pianist Leslie Howard nominated Marcel’s composition ‘Butterflies’ for the British Composer Awards 2015 describing the piano music from his Life Cycle CD as, ‘an excellent piece, beautifully written for the piano’.
Marcel’s music has received numerous radio broadcasts, Radio 3 described Marcels’ CD as a ‘Musical Gem’.
Marcel performed at the Hay Festival in June 2018. Andrew Marston of BBC Introducing in Hereford and Worcester described the filming of Marcel's live performance at the Hay Festival as 'Outstanding, complex and beautiful – simply put, the most incredible piano player I’ve ever seen'.
The concert was also recorded live for radio Hereford and Worcester.
Marcel has performed many of the major piano concertos with Orchestras and appears regularly at Cheltenham Town Hall and Cheltenham's Pitville Pump Room.
Marcel received glowing reviews in the international press, and ‘The Sunday Times’ described the performance of compositions from his CD titled ‘A New Renaissance’ as ‘an explosion of expressive tonal colours’. His performance of Beethoven Sonata ‘The Tempest’ and Liszt’s ‘Un Sospiro’ received equal critical acclaim.
You can listen to Marcel’s recordings, read reviews and view performances on his website and on Youtube.
We will cover in great depth all the theory and technical aspects that you need to become an accomplished player.
This is the only method that will teach you the sustain pedal from the very beginning, without it you could sound like a beginner, dry and uninspiring.Learning the sustain pedal using this carefully crafted music you will sound eloquent, rich, warm and vibrant. As Arthur Rubinstein said – The Pedal is the Soul of the Piano.
Listen Online To The Music
Click on the image to listen to some of the pieces that we will be covering in Hey Presto! Some of the pieces near the end of the book will sound quite substantial but are more manageable than you might think. With the use of the sustain pedal you will play these pieces with musicality and finesse. I will help you to achieve a rich rewarding and refined tone so that you enjoy your playing to the fullest.
Learn To Read Music
Whichever plan you choose, you will learn to read sheet music at a steady and manageable pace. Full explanation will be given in plain English with some helpful files to download along the way.
Full Range of Camera Angles
All the angles you need to view and understand the concepts and techniques involved in learning the piano.
Classical and Other Styles
Lots on offer in terms of styles including lessons on improvisation and a little jazz too. This is a course that will build a foundation through learning the right techniques and movements at the piano and learning to read music, will help you in whichever direction you wish to take.