Beginner Piano Lessons Easy Intro Course
Learn to Play Original Beginner Songs with with my Easy to Follow Piano Method and Song Sheets.
No music reading is needed
All original songs
Michele C. Yake
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What's included
11 pre-recorded lessons
2 weeks
of teacher support1 year access
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1-2 hours per week. I encourage you to practice with the videos and then practice on your own, with the song sheet. Each song has its own video lesson plus a song sheet to go along with it. Please learn the songs in order the first time through. They are designed to build skills as they go alongAssessment
Available upon request - If you would like to send me a video of the student playing one of the songs from this course, I will submit my feedback to you. Please note that because I give each student's video careful attention, it can take a couple of days for my to send my assessment. If you don't hear back from me in 2 - 3 days, feel free to message me to check on it My assessment is mainly to give you feedback and suggestions that will help them know what to work on. Sometimes the feedback may be about seating position and hand positioning. Proper seating position and alignment are very important to playing well and not getting fatigued. I will also give suggestions on musical and technical aspects, if needed. Mainly, I try to be supportive and encouraging, so that the student maintains the desire to continue with piano. I want them to build confidence and to have enjoyment learning to play piano.Class Experience
This is a self paced, video course. There are no live classes. You can go at your own pace. There are song sheets included that you can print out. All songs are original songs. This is an easy method that does not require any music reading. I have a special system that will help you to learn to play songs right away. This class will teach the student to be able to play ten songs confidently. They will learn the basic skills needed to be able to play the piano for fun The videos are in a specific order that progresses, so please learn the songs in order the first time through. You can go back to specific songs, after you have completed all of the videos in order once. Specific skills are built into the songs as the student progresses through the course. They will learn proper hand position, and fingers for home position. We will practice rhythms , steady beat and melody. The videos start with songs that have 5 notes and then progress. More rhythms are added as the videos continue. Please go in order. Each song has it's own video, so that you can go back and review a specific song later, if you want to review. Any new skills needed for that song are given at the beginning of that video. Each video is formatted in this format - Intro practice, warm up and new skills Follow along with my fingers and echo me Play along with the song sheet on the screen while echoing me Sing along if you like for the last part
Learning Goals
The student will be able to play the songs with the song sheets provided
They will gain confidence with playing piano and learning music
They will practice basic piano skills to be able to move on to the next class
Syllabus
11 Lessons
over 2 WeeksLesson 1:
Labeling Your Piano Keys
It is Important to Label Your Piano Keys. This is a video and a diagram to help you Lesson 2:
Getting Started - Things You Need to Know to Play Along with the Videos
Important Things That You Will Need to Know -
In order to follow along with the videos, you need to know these basics. This lesson will go over the finger numbers and how to read the song sheets.
This is my own original system, so please watch this lesson, before moving on to the songs. Lesson 3:
Let's Play the Piano ! Your First Song
We are going to learn your first song. This song is called Let's Play the Piano. This is a simple song to get started.
It will help you to get used to how to read the song sheets, and how to follow along with the videos. Lesson 4:
New Song - Sing a Song
We are going to learn a new song called Sing a Song. You can sing along if you want to, but you do not have to sing if you just want to play along. Follow along with my fingers for the first part. Then I will show the song sheet and we will play along with that. 6 mins of video lessons
Other Details
Parental Guidance
No outside materials
Pre-Requisites
no prior experience necessary
Supply List
Piano or Electric Keyboard
Joined May, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree from Towson University
I have been an Outschool teacher since May of 2020. I love teaching on Outschool and sharing my love of art and music with the students.
I have 15+ years experience, as a music teacher. My teaching experience includes art, piano, electric keyboard, guitar, and general music classes, in both the classroom and private settings.
I have a bachelor's degree in music education, from Towson University, plus graduate studies in music education. Reviews
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Ages: 7-11
