As the title says: where should i put my fingers when i am playing?
cause this is all new for me
where to put my fingers when learning a song?
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If your keyboard has USB or MIDI ports, there is a tremendously high chance (>99%) it will work with Synthesia. See what you'll need on the keyboards page.
If your keyboard has USB or MIDI ports, there is a tremendously high chance (>99%) it will work with Synthesia. See what you'll need on the keyboards page.
On the keyboard! 
Seriously though, finger placement is pretty much the whole game for playing piano. You need to find some sort of beginner's course, usually called a method, that talks about posture and finger positioning. Just to get you started, you should be playing songs that use just one hand at a time and cover a range of no more than 5 consecutive notes.
Here are two videos to get you off to the right start on posture and hand position:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_70ezPjaUw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_6y7MPW_Ek
Look at this page for a suggestion of the order in which to play Synthesia's Easiest songs: http://gmajormusictheory.org/Freebies/freebiesFP.html
If you start with The Monkey In The Mirror, you can find printed music with the finger hints here: http://gmajormusictheory.org/Freebies/F ... Mirror.pdf
If you purchased the Learning Pack you can display the finger hints in Synthesia by clicking the icon in the upper right that says La and selecting Finger Hint Numbers in the drop down list that appears.
On the printed music they show you a piano keyboard in the upper right with numbers showing you where to place your right hand (R.H.) and left hand (L.H.). Your thumbs are 1 and your little fingers are 5.
Place both hands on the keyboard with your fingers lightly curved like you are typing on the computer keyboard. You want the tip of the fingers to play the keys.
Seriously though, finger placement is pretty much the whole game for playing piano. You need to find some sort of beginner's course, usually called a method, that talks about posture and finger positioning. Just to get you started, you should be playing songs that use just one hand at a time and cover a range of no more than 5 consecutive notes.
Here are two videos to get you off to the right start on posture and hand position:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_70ezPjaUw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_6y7MPW_Ek
Look at this page for a suggestion of the order in which to play Synthesia's Easiest songs: http://gmajormusictheory.org/Freebies/freebiesFP.html
If you start with The Monkey In The Mirror, you can find printed music with the finger hints here: http://gmajormusictheory.org/Freebies/F ... Mirror.pdf
If you purchased the Learning Pack you can display the finger hints in Synthesia by clicking the icon in the upper right that says La and selecting Finger Hint Numbers in the drop down list that appears.
On the printed music they show you a piano keyboard in the upper right with numbers showing you where to place your right hand (R.H.) and left hand (L.H.). Your thumbs are 1 and your little fingers are 5.
Place both hands on the keyboard with your fingers lightly curved like you are typing on the computer keyboard. You want the tip of the fingers to play the keys.
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stephenhazel
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This question implies you don't have a piano teacher.
I'd recommend one. Piano is a very deep skill that will continue to grow your whole life.
You should start the right way with a teacher so you can speed through the non-obvious, yet easy stuff.
And concentrate your time during practice instead of spinning your wheels.
And become familiar with ALL things piano, not just what you happen to bump into.
If you can't afford it, there are youtube videos and other sites like musictheory.net.
But learning that way is not as optimal as with a teacher. And not as fun.
Good luck to ya
I'd recommend one. Piano is a very deep skill that will continue to grow your whole life.
You should start the right way with a teacher so you can speed through the non-obvious, yet easy stuff.
And concentrate your time during practice instead of spinning your wheels.
And become familiar with ALL things piano, not just what you happen to bump into.
If you can't afford it, there are youtube videos and other sites like musictheory.net.
But learning that way is not as optimal as with a teacher. And not as fun.
Good luck to ya