ピアノ初心者のための『ジムノペディ第１番』(Gymnopedie No.1 for piano beginners)

A visually guided route into a beloved piano piece

This Japanese-language course teaches complete beginners to play Erik Satie's Gymnopédie No. 1, a piece many will recognize from car commercials, TV ads, and anime, without requiring the ability to read sheet music.

Who it's for

Absolute beginners, including those returning to piano after time away, who find reading notation or using the pinky and ring finger difficult.

How it teaches

• Notes played on black keys are color-coded in red for easy identification
• Fingering is chosen to minimize reliance on the pinky and ring finger
• Finger movements are shown both in overhead video and broken into individual still images to imitate step by step

The approach favors imitation over theory, so learners can start playing recognizable phrases quickly rather than working through music-reading fundamentals first. It's a narrow, single-piece course rather than a general piano curriculum.