Beginner’s Piano Class - Piano Pronto Prelude (Part 3)

In this class we will work together to continue learning how to play the piano!  Students should have some piano knowledge before taking this class. (Quarter note, half note, whole note, familiar with right hand notes C, D, E, F, and G, left hand notes C and G). Students will be required to purchase Piano Pronto Prelude book by Jennifer Eklund, and they will need a piano or keyboard to practice with! 

We will be moving at a fairly quick pace, and students will be playing with 2 hands, favorite songs like Hush Little Baby, Skip to my Lou, Old MacDonald, and Morning Theme, with beautiful left hand harmonies and quite a few 3-note chords by the end of these 8 weeks! Students will be learning how to read their notes on the music staff! We will be learning about eighth notes in this course! Students will learn proper beats and counting, along with hand technique & proper hand positioning for playing. In this class we will be focusing on notes B, C, D,E, F, G, and A for the right hand, as well as B, C, D, E, F, G, and A in the left hand! Students will be learning about dotted quarter notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, fingering rules and changes, ties and slurs, and additional dynamic markings! 

The teacher is passionate about making learning the piano accessible to all learners. The teacher strives to help the student feel confident like they can do it! The teacher aims to encourage students greatly. 

Example schedule:
April 17 Week 1: intros, some review, and piece #21
April 24 Week 2: review piece 21 and work on learning #22
May 1 Week 3: review piece 21 and 22, learn piece 23. 
May 8 Week 4: review piece 22 and 23, learn piece 24
May 15 Week 5: review pieces 21 and 24, learn piece 25.
May 22 Week 6: review pieces 22, 23, 25,  learn piece 26
May 29 Week 7: review pieces 25 and 26, learn piece 27.
June 5 Week 8: review favorite pieces & learn piece 28.

If students have done lessons for a while but are feeling discouraged, this would be a great class to take to help build their confidence. If students know many notes but have not worked much with hands together yet, or has difficulty doing hands together, this would be a great class! 

If students are brand new to piano, try my other class, “Beginner’s Piano Class - Piano Pronto (Level 1) first! (Or level 2 if somewhere in between). Or, my
“Beginner’s Piano Class (Level 1) would be a great supplement to this class and can be taken before, during, or after this course. 

Also look for my Piano Pronto Power Pages Theory flex class, which students could take to work on theory and writing practice that goes along with this book. 

After this class, students will be ready for my prelude part 4 class!