Curriculum
The 8-week plan for adult beginners
Short answer
TwoThree is a free course of short daily piano lessons for adult beginners: 8 weeks, 56 planned days and 57 lessons, 10 to 26 minutes a day. It needs no account and works offline. It starts with finding middle C and ends with both hands reading in C, G and F position.
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Week by week
| Week | What it teaches | Minutes a day |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finding your way. Middle C and the white keys, how to sit, finger numbers, right-hand C position, the treble and bass clefs, the grand staff, crotchets, minims, semibreves and rests. | 10 to 18 |
| 2 | Landmarks. Treble G and bass F as landmarks, left-hand C position, high or low by ear, counting in four, playing with the click, and both hands in C position on the grand staff. | 17 to 19 |
| 3 | Steps and skips. Steps and skips, by ear and on both staves, longer rests, and clapping back short rhythms. | 20 to 21 |
| 4 | Both clefs, counting out loud. Bass notes up to middle C, counting out loud with the click, loud and quiet, and reading both clefs. | 22 to 23 |
| 5 | First chords. The C, G and F chords, chord symbols, 3/4 time and the dotted minim, smooth notes, and a tune over one held note. | 24 |
| 6 | G position and a tune over chords. G position in each hand, treble notes up to D, hands together in contrary motion, and a tune over chords. | 26 |
| 7 | F position and B♭. F position in each hand, the flat sign and B♭, even notes, and naming notes in both clefs. | 26 |
| 8 | A chord-chart song and the Phase 1 check. Hands together in parallel motion, Jingle Bells from a chord chart, each hand its own rhythm, and three short checks on everything so far. | 26 |
What a day looks like
Every day follows the same shape, so you always know what comes next and nothing is lost if you stop.
- First go: Yesterday's piece, once, no warm-up. It shows what stuck overnight.
- Technique: Five-finger patterns, each hand on its own, the left hand first.
- Reading: Notes from the staff, one clef at a time.
- Pieces: Real tunes, waiting for you, then with the click.
- Ear: Listen, then pick the staff that matches.
- Day done: What went well, a look at tomorrow, and your week ring.
How it compares with ABRSM
The benchmark the plan aims at is ABRSM’s Initial grade, then Grade 1. Here is what the 8 weeks teach next to what those grades list, from TwoThree’s notes on ABRSM’s 2025–26 piano syllabus.
| Topic | The 8 weeks | ABRSM Initial | ABRSM Grade 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keys | C, G and F five-finger positions | C major, D minor | Adds G major, F major, A minor |
| Time signatures | 4/4 and 3/4 | 4/4 | Adds 2/4 and 3/4 |
| Note lengths | Semibreves, minims, crotchets, dotted minims, rests | Minims, crotchets, quavers | Adds dotted minims |
The 8 weeks don’t teach quavers, minor keys or full scales yet. TwoThree isn’t part of ABRSM and doesn’t enter you for exams.
Free, no account, offline
- Free: no subscription, no payment and no ads.
- No account needed to start. Add a free account later if you want your practice on other devices.
- Works offline: install it from your browser, and the lessons open without a connection.
- Pieces: 56 in the public domain, 22 shared under CC BY-SA, 1 credited under CC BY, and 23 written for TwoThree.
- Needs a keyboard with USB MIDI and its own speakers, or the microphone. See which keyboards work.
Start week 1
Day 1 is one short lesson: the black-key groups, every C, then middle C. No account needed. Your practice saves on this device. A free account keeps it safe and on your other devices.