5 Piano Warm-Up Exercises That Are ACTUALLY Fun To Play

Are you tired of the same old piano warm-up routines that leave you feeling uninspired and stuck in a musical rut? Well, I have some fantastic news for you! Your piano practice is about to get a major upgrade, and it all starts with a single click.

In today’s video, I share 5 captivating warm-up exercises that will not only revolutionize your piano technique but also make your playing sound absolutely enchanting. Whether you’re a beginner embarking on your musical journey or an experienced pianist looking to refresh your practice routine, this video is tailor-made for you.

These warm-up exercises provide an engaging workout for your fingers, with a special focus on those often elusive weaker ones. You’ll also delve into arpeggios and tackle exciting chord jumps—all while having an absolute blast at the piano.

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Let’s be real. A lot of piano warmups are super boring.

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Today, we’re going to go over five piano exercises that are good for you, but they’re also very fun to play. These warmups are perfect for piano beginners. And if you’d like more videos on how to go from zero to playing your favorite songs on the piano fast, be sure to hit the bell and the subscribe button because I post new videos every week. And if you’re lost and you are scrolling around on YouTube and you have no idea how to learn the piano, I highly recommend watching my free training.

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All right. Let’s get into these exercises. All of these exercises are going to be based on a very common chord progression, and that chord progression is C, G, A minor, F major, and back to C.

The first exercise is called a Blissful Melody part one, and here is how that melody will sound. I created this one because it really is a nice workout for fingers one, two, and three. So let’s go over it more slowly. In our right hand, we’re going to go. So that was fingers one, two, three, two, three, four, five, and that’s it. One, two, three, two, three, four, five.

Then, you’re going to move your hand to the G major position, thumb on G, one, two, three, two, three, four, five. A minor, one, two, three, four, three, four, five. F major position, thumbs on F, one, two, three, two, three, four, five. And then, we’re going to go back to C major. Your left hand’s just going to play the chords. A minor, F, C. Ready.

Now, here’s where it gets tricky. I recommend also playing this with your left hand, and that’s going to be a workout for fingers, five, four, three. It’s going to feel way harder, but it’s good for you.

So let’s do it in the reverse, right hand’s playing the chord, left hand’s playing the melody. In this case, we’re going to go five, four, three, four, three, two, one.

For our second exercise, I’ve called this a Blissful Melody part two. This time in our right hand, we’re going to be working three, four, and five. Those weak fingers, get ready. Here we go. All right. That is five, four, three, four, three, four, five. Then move to G major position. Five, four, three, four, three, four, five. A minor position, five, four, three, four, three, four, five. F major, five, four, three, four, three, four, five. Back to C major. So let’s watch it one more time.

And just like with the first one, we can go in the reverse and for our left hand, it’s going to be a nice workout for fingers one, two, and three. In this case, it will be one, two, three, two, three, two, one. Ready? G major position, one, two, three, two, three, two, one, one, two, three, two, three, two, one.

So let’s listen to that one more time. Now that we’ve done some good finger work, let’s get to some arpeggios. I call these arpeggios, serene arpeggios. All right. Let’s go over what those fingers are more slowly, five, three, one, three, one, three, five, three, five, three, one, three, one, three, five. All right, that’s a lot.

We’re going to move to G major position, five, three, one, three, one, three, five, three, five, three, one, three, one, three, five. Five, three, one, three, one, three, five, three, five, three, one, three, one, three, five. Five, three, one, three, one, three, five, three, five, three, one, three, one, three, five. And then back to C major. All right. Let’s hear it one more time.

And then, of course, you can do it in the reverse with your left hand. You’re just going to start on finger one, and then move down.
All right. Before we get to the next two warmups, let me know which one is your favorite so far. Let me know in the comments. All right. The next exercise is pretty fun. I call this Chord Jumps. Here we go.

You’re going to be crossing your hands over in this one, which is pretty fun. All right. So we’re going to start with our left hand with this one. C, C, cross over C major. Now, we’re going to G major. G, G, cross your left hand over, A minor, cross your left hand over, F major, cross your left hand over, and then back to C major.

All right, our last one is really pretty. I call this Breezy Arpeggios. All right. This is how we do this one. It is just the C major chord. So we’re going to play a C major arpeggio in our left hand, then our right hand. We’re going to put our left hand right over where our right hand was. We’re going to move our right hand, play our right-hand cross over our left hand. I’ll show you that one more time.

Now, we’re going to go to G major. Then to F major. All right. Let’s try it one more time. Let’s take a listen to it.

All right. So that’s it for all of our really fun exercises. I made sure to include some good finger work with one, two, three, and three, four, five, our little weak fingers over here, and then, of course, including arpeggios as well.

If all of this sounds really cool, but you really don’t know where to begin with learning the piano, I highly recommend watching my free training. I’m going to show you the roadmap that I take my students on that helps them go from zero to playing their favorite songs in months, not years. The link is in the description below, and before you head out, be sure to like and subscribe, and I will see you next time.