per class
Class Mini: Piano for the Older Beginner
Completed by 9 learners
Ages 8-13
Live One-Time Class
Live video meetings
Meets once
1-9 learners per class
20 min
What's included
1 live meeting
20 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
This class mini is for interested piano students who want to dive right in to learning music by rote. We will practice finding different groups of black keys through improvising our own music, and then use that knowledge to help us discover and name the different white keys. We'll spend a little time learning a short song by rote and then finish with a game. Our time will look approximately like this: 5 minutes-introductions and musical warm up 10 minutes-finding white keys and playing a simple song by rote 5 minutes-share what you learned, either our song or your improvisation, question and answer time The goal of this class is to give a demonstration of how I teach my ongoing and multiweek piano classes for older students. After this class, I recommend either Music Moves for Piano, Book 1, Year Long Music Lessons or Piano Accelerated for Older Beginners.
Learning Goals
Play a simple song with a steady beat
Find a few white keys, and know how to find others
Other Details
Parental Guidance
An at-keyboard view of the learner is helpful, as it will help me assess their technique and troubleshoot any problems while learning the song. **Please ensure that Zoom audio settings allow you to "use original sound," as otherwise Zoom may filter out music as background noise.
Supply List
Learners need a keyboard or piano.
1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Degrees
Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Language from Oberlin College and Conservatory
Bachelor's Degree in Music from Oberlin College and Conservatory
Bachelor’s of Music in Performance, Oberlin Conservatory, USA
Diplôme de Perfectionnement, Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Versailles, France
15+ years working, performing, and teaching piano, general music, choir, and organ all over the world
As a professional musician and a mom, I put a high value on exposing children to music in fun, uplifting, and creative ways. I particularly enjoy introducing music in ways that support and affirm a student's own innate musical understanding, and help bring that out from the start. I believe in whole child education, understanding that a learner brings their whole self to the lesson, and that my role is to affirm and support their WHOLE self. My ACE Educator workshops focused on different ways to engage the whole child-whether cultural, emotional/SEL, neurodiversity, or other difference, I care about your learner having the best possible introduction to music.
My own musical training included studies overseas, where exposure to a different culture surrounding musical education broadened my own training and goals in teaching beginning students to play. Although I have an affinity for starting students off right as beginners, I have worked with music students of all ages and levels, and value the changing needs and goals when helping intermediate or advanced musicians grow and hone their skills. When I'm not making music and teaching, I'm probably knitting and designing unique knitwear and clothes to wear and gift :-) I also enjoy pottery, painting, and sewing, to name a few things.
Studio policies:
All my classes are currently autoposting recordings. If there's ever a safety reason for a recording to not be posted, you will not be able to view it. If you miss a class, you are encouraged to watch these recordings. I follow all of Outschool's policies regarding refunds and make-up classes.
If you are taking private classes with me, I will always wait at least 20 minutes before closing the section. I otherwise follow the same refund and absence policies as set forth by Outschool: students must be logged in by 10 minutes after the start of class. Given the nature of the classes I teach, I will not teach to an empty classroom, but practice videos will be available when the class listing calls for it.
Many parents are curious about where to start their learners. Here's a quick rundown/sample course of studies:
Younger beginners 3-5:
Ready for Piano->Introduction to Piano and Music Book A, Book B, Then begin Book 1
5-7 Year Olds: Start directly in Book B
Older beginners (8 and up): Beginning Piano Lessons, Book 1. For those who prefer an ongoing course offering, I now offer a class called Piano Level 1, where we cover some of the same materials in Beginning Piano Lessons, but with more abstract concepts of music theory and improvisation. It still includes a lot of fun games, however! :)
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