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Piano By Pictures Learn to play piano with PICTURES and skip years of tedious practice and hours spent learning to read sheet music.

07/10/2026

Time Kwon Do

On the piano, hand coordination and rhythm go hand-in-hand, no pun intended. In today's video, Piano by Pictures teacher Jacob walks through the basics of rhythm. Rhythm is a complex subject, and it is often poorly explained. In this video, I hope to lay a solid foundational understanding of rhythm and also provide some real-world examples of how to think about rhythm and hand coordination on the piano. I hope you enjoy this video

07/10/2026

What are 8th notes?

On the piano, hand coordination and rhythm go hand-in-hand, no pun intended. In today's video, Piano by Pictures teacher Jacob walks through the basics of rhythm. Rhythm is a complex subject, and it is often poorly explained. In this video, I hope to lay a solid foundational understanding of rhythm and also provide some real-world examples of how to think about rhythm and hand coordination on the piano. I hope you enjoy this video

07/10/2026

Time signatures can be one of the most confusing concepts for beginning musicians to understand. In this video, Piano by Pictures, teacher Jacob explains the logic of time signatures from first principles so that you can get comfortable with time signatures in a logical progression. We hope you enjoy this video. Check out our video on basic rhythms for more detail on the subject. Enjoy!

07/05/2026

Yunchan Lim is... Jeez part 2 electric boogaloo.

► In this week's episode of Piano Professor Reacts, your friendly neighborhood piano professor Dr. Ryan Kelly breaks down an incredible performance of Franz Liszt's "Feux follets." This piece is from a collection called the transcendental études and is considered one of the hardest pieces in modern piano repertoire. This video is from 임윤찬 Yunchan Lim's Van Cliburn piano competition and became an instant classical music classic. In this video Dr. Kelly breaks down virtuoso thirds, chromatic scales, left-hand melodies, and much, much more. You will not want to miss this week's episode of Piano Professor Reacts.

Watch the original performance here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ifk5Swd8WHk

► Have you always wanted to play the piano? Well, now is the time! If you want clear, easy lessons and a community of support, then you are in the right place!

► About Piano by Pictures

We're passionate about making the piano possible for everyone, regardless of age, background, or previous experience.

Through our innovative picture notation, even complete beginners can understand how to play a song on sight. Many of our students can play a song using our method in as few as 10 minutes.

Join us at Piano by Pictures to unlock the transformative power of music and the simplicity of our picture notation.

07/04/2026

"Feux follets" takes control

► In this week's episode of Piano Professor Reacts, your friendly neighborhood piano professor Dr. Ryan Kelly breaks down an incredible performance of Franz Liszt's "Feux follets." This piece is from a collection called the transcendental études and is considered one of the hardest pieces in modern piano repertoire. This video is from 임윤찬 Yunchan Lim's Van Cliburn piano competition and became an instant classical music classic. In this video Dr. Kelly breaks down virtuoso thirds, chromatic scales, left-hand melodies, and much, much more. You will not want to miss this week's episode of Piano Professor Reacts.

Watch the original performance here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ifk5Swd8WHk

► Have you always wanted to play the piano? Well, now is the time! If you want clear, easy lessons and a community of support, then you are in the right place!

► About Piano by Pictures

We're passionate about making the piano possible for everyone, regardless of age, background, or previous experience.

Through our innovative picture notation, even complete beginners can understand how to play a song on sight. Many of our students can play a song using our method in as few as 10 minutes.

Join us at Piano by Pictures to unlock the transformative power of music and the simplicity of our picture notation.

07/03/2026

what makes "Feux follets" so hard

► In this week's episode of Piano Professor Reacts, your friendly neighborhood piano professor Dr. Ryan Kelly breaks down an incredible performance of Franz Liszt's "Feux follets." This piece is from a collection called the transcendental études and is considered one of the hardest pieces in modern piano repertoire. This video is from 임윤찬 Yunchan Lim's Van Cliburn piano competition and became an instant classical music classic. In this video Dr. Kelly breaks down virtuoso thirds, chromatic scales, left-hand melodies, and much, much more. You will not want to miss this week's episode of Piano Professor Reacts.

Watch the original performance here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ifk5Swd8WHk

► Have you always wanted to play the piano? Well, now is the time! If you want clear, easy lessons and a community of support, then you are in the right place!

► About Piano by Pictures

We're passionate about making the piano possible for everyone, regardless of age, background, or previous experience.

Through our innovative picture notation, even complete beginners can understand how to play a song on sight. Many of our students can play a song using our method in as few as 10 minutes.

Join us at Piano by Pictures to unlock the transformative power of music and the simplicity of our picture notation.

07/02/2026

Yunchan Lim is... Jeez

► In this week's episode of Piano Professor Reacts, your friendly neighborhood piano professor Dr. Ryan Kelly breaks down an incredible performance of Franz Liszt's "Feux follets." This piece is from a collection called the transcendental études and is considered one of the hardest pieces in modern piano repertoire. This video is from 임윤찬 Yunchan Lim's Van Cliburn piano competition and became an instant classical music classic. In this video Dr. Kelly breaks down virtuoso thirds, chromatic scales, left-hand melodies, and much, much more. You will not want to miss this week's episode of Piano Professor Reacts.

Watch the original performance here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ifk5Swd8WHk

► Have you always wanted to play the piano? Well, now is the time! If you want clear, easy lessons and a community of support, then you are in the right place!

► About Piano by Pictures

We're passionate about making the piano possible for everyone, regardless of age, background, or previous experience.

Through our innovative picture notation, even complete beginners can understand how to play a song on sight. Many of our students can play a song using our method in as few as 10 minutes.

Join us at Piano by Pictures to unlock the transformative power of music and the simplicity of our picture notation.

06/25/2026

Rhythm Basic For Piano Players

On the piano, hand coordination and rhythm go hand-in-hand, no pun intended. In today's video, Piano by Pictures teacher Jacob walks through the basics of rhythm. Rhythm is a complex subject, and it is often poorly explained. In this video, we hope to lay a solid foundational understanding of rhythm and also provide some real-world examples of how to think about rhythm and hand coordination on the piano. We hope you enjoy this video

06/25/2026

Why you should learn Rachmaninoff's C # minor prelude
► In today's video, everyone's favorite friendly neighborhood piano professor, Dr. Ryan Kelly, breaks down the 3 classical pieces that you need to know to bump up to the advanced level. Will discuss Chopin, Beethoven, and Rachmaninoff and how to approach each piece in a way that's guaranteed to get you to the next level of your piano playing. You won't want to miss this week's episode

► Have you always wanted to play the piano? Well, now is the time! If you want clear, easy lessons and a community of support, then you are in the right place!

► About Piano by Pictures

We're passionate about making the piano possible for everyone, regardless of age, background, or previous experience.

Through our innovative picture notation, even complete beginners can understand how to play a song on sight. Many of our students can play a song using our method in as few as 10 minutes.

Join us at Piano by Pictures to unlock the transformative power of music and the simplicity of our picture notation.

06/25/2026

Why you should learn Chopin's C # minor nocturne

► In today's video, everyone's favorite friendly neighborhood piano professor, Dr. Ryan Kelly, breaks down the 3 classical pieces that you need to know to bump up to the advanced level. Will discuss Chopin, Beethoven, and Rachmaninoff and how to approach each piece in a way that's guaranteed to get you to the next level of your piano playing. You won't want to miss this week's episode

► Have you always wanted to play the piano? Well, now is the time! If you want clear, easy lessons and a community of support, then you are in the right place!

► About Piano by Pictures

We're passionate about making the piano possible for everyone, regardless of age, background, or previous experience.

Through our innovative picture notation, even complete beginners can understand how to play a song on sight. Many of our students can play a song using our method in as few as 10 minutes.

Join us at Piano by Pictures to unlock the transformative power of music and the simplicity of our picture notation.

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