Learning piano takes time, but every small step counts. Start with the basics, practice a little every day and don’t worry about making mistakes. Learn simple songs first, practice slowly and focus on playing the notes correctly. With patience and regular practice, your fingers will get faster and your playing will get better. Most importantly, enjoy the process and never give up!

0:29 Scales
1:51 Arpeggios
2:54 Thumb Under
3:39 Thirds
5:16 Wrist Ricochet
6:05 Octave Scales
6:29 Trills
7:45 Rotation
8:53 Finger Independence
9:46 Two Note Slurs

cancelling my gym membership and just working on these exercises.

When I was a teenager, my mother actually cancelled my piano lessons because my teacher insisted that I spend so much time practicing scales and Hanon exercises. It drove her up the wall. She absolutely HATED hearing scales and Hanon! 😂😂

She used to say, "I want to hear you play music—not scales!" My piano teacher, however, believed that building solid technique and finger dexterity required a strong foundation in scales and Hanon exercises. Although I was learning and practicing repertoire as well, he felt I should dedicate even more time to technical exercises.

Looking back, I almost wish he had incorporated more Czerny studies into my lessons. Czerny's exercises are far more musical, and many of them are beautiful pieces in their own right while still developing technique, finger independence, and virtuosity.

Fast forward to 2026, and I've come full circle. I resumed piano lessons and am now preparing for my LTCL Piano Performance diploma. Ironically, I now fully appreciate why my teacher insisted on those scales and Hanon exercises all those years ago.

Hopefully Rousseau will give it a try…

I'm a self taught student and I wanna learn to play Liebestraum no. 3 so bad. One day I will

One of the great snaps is when you realize that independence and precision is directly related to a relaxed well placed wrist that allows the use of the arm's musculature.

Well, I couldn't stop thinking about 10:50 lmao. Cheers

very interesting, please more videos like this

Over 40 years ago I regularly practiced 3-5 hours a day. I can see trying one of these warm ups each day, or focusing on one each week, but I’ve lost the physical stamina to play through the whole list at once and get to the pieces I enjoy playing.

Is it an idea to perhaps make a video were you do all these exercises fully? Maybe a video of you doing your whole warm-up in total?  I, for one, would love to see!

This is amazing!

thank u Jordan Peterson

My nephews were guesting at my place one day, but one wasn't allowed to join her sis at the computer before she put some practice into D major scale, which she had to pass the next day at her music school. I was curious to check out the scale practice routine. It was quite different from my usual parallel motion scales. Now I realize she was playing Slavonic scale pattern you've featured in your first exercise.

You should sell a script with those exercises. :)

The fact I can't do the finger independence is proof it's good.  My hands freeze it's a horrible feeling lol
Thank you.... surprised it's easier with the left hand

piano fingering is quite complicated, thank you for the exercises and tips.

love that ending

I'm a self-taught pianist, and since the beginning, the more I'm learning and watching some stuff and e.t.c, the more I realize how big science it is. Right from the beginning it looked like easy thing, just pushing these buttons and melody goes on, hah..
Thanks for the video

awesome