I'd recommend Lypur's Youtube channel for both theory and basic lessons. He's a goofy and awkward guy but is pretty clear and concise in his teaching. I started teaching myself a few months ago, and went on to take a music theory class at a local community college, which helped immensely in understanding what's going on (and to be able to play around with chords and melodies - even the most banal improvisation seems to impress non-musical people :) ). Don't do what I did and try to play scales/lullaby melodies for a few hours the first day you get your piano. The next day, my hands and wrists were sore, and I thought it was normal so I played on it a bit more. After a few days, I had to stop for a few weeks because of pain. Definitely spend some time working on technique and resist the temptation to play for long spats as you begin.
Hey, thanks for the YT link, that'll be something for me to dive right in :) Do you have any keywords for the music theory topic? What should I learn or what topics should I cover? I'm working and there's not a class available to me and I'm not familiar with the topic, so I don't even know what to look for despite "music theory". For example like you mentioned 'Chords and melodies'. That's something I can specifically search for in the context of music theory. Alright, good tip! Gonna get the piano later today and it'll be late already, so I won't get to play that much, which seems to be a rather good thing for the first few days :D
- Learning to read music (bass and treble clef note positions: FACE/ACEG/ACE) - Accidentals - Tone/Semitone (Step/Halfstep) and what that means in relation to the keys on your keyboard - Major scale "formula" - Intervals These things should occupy you for a while and will allow you to read, play, and have a decent understanding of most music. Then look into circle of fifths (more easily understood after you've learned to play some the different major scales), triads(chords), etc.
Hey there, thanks for the topic list, it will help me a lot :) I found all these in this free course on Udemy: Music Theory Classes I think I will go with that for now, it's free and seems to be aiming for beginners and got all the topics you listed! :)