My First Piano Lesson: 10 Fingers, 10 Notes, 3 Songs!
This one-time class is an introduction to notes, clefs, keys, finger numbers, and songs for beginner piano and keyboard players. Let's play songs on piano! This class can lead into the multi-day series.
Melanie Pauli (Piano) - BA in Music
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(481)
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What's included
1 live meeting
45 mins in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. There will not be any assigned homework for this class.Class Experience
This one-time piano class is for students who are interested in an introduction to piano. No prior experience is necessary. Having a piano or keyboard at hand during class will allow students to play along with Mrs. Pauli. Learners will need to be able to see their screen to view the music while playing on their instrument. In this lesson, Mrs. Pauli will introduce the keyboard and key names, treble clef and bass clef notes from C-G, right hand and left hand finger numbers, and examples of songs to be played with either right hand or left hand alone. We will use the songs "Mary Had a Little Lamb", "Jingle Bells", or "Ode to Joy" by Beethoven as examples of actual music and explain what is on the page. We will move at the learners' pace. The follow-up class is either the First 4 Piano Lessons, Summer Piano Camp, or Piano Music Class 1 (followed by Piano Music Classes 2-8 for up to 3 years of piano classes with the same instructor).
Learning Goals
Students are often very curious about the piano and playing music. The goal is to engage students and interact with learners to make piano fun. Teaching fingers to learn new skills, like playing individual notes, takes practice, and my goal is to give students the opportunity to take enough knowledge from this introduction to have something to practice on their own. I will provide the slideshow to learners at the end of class so they continue to practice the songs on their own. The follow-up class is the First 4 Piano Lessons, Summer Piano Camp, or Piano Music Class 1 depending on aptitude and previous musical experience.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Music will be provided on a Google slideshow after class and can be printed.
Supply List
Access to a piano or keyboard during lesson.
{A substitution would be to print out a keyboard image from clip-art or draw one on paper or a dry erase board. I have had students use an app on a tablet or phone.}
Students need to be able to see the classroom screen where the music will be shown in a slideshow while they are sitting at their piano.External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Joined April, 2020
5.0
481reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Music from California State University, Long Beach
Hello! I am Mrs. Pauli. I am an online piano teacher for students who want to play songs and learn to read music! I have been a private piano teacher and music instructor for over 28 years after earning my BA in Music at California State University, Long Beach. My strength is in introducing music theory and piano skills to young students in a way that makes learners feel successful and confident. Students feel accomplished playing beautiful songs on piano while learning to read music and seeing their practice efforts pay off.
My classes run in a series starting from Piano Music Class Level A (Primer), next into Piano Music Class Level B through Piano Music Class Level J as consistent piano classes.
Piano Music Class Series Levels A - F are 10 week classes each over 1 term.
Piano Music Class Series Levels G - J are 20 week classes each over 2 terms.
Winter Term : January 8 - March 15
Spring Term : March 25 - June 4
Summer Term : June 19 - August 27
Fall Term : September 16 - November 22
Holiday Songs : December 2 - December 20
2025 Calendar
Winter Term : January 6 - March 14
Spring Term : March 24 - June 2
Summer Term : June 16 - August 22
Fall Term : September 8 - November 14
I create my own curriculum so no book purchases are necessary and music is provided for learners. There are also performance opportunities, optional game classes, and holiday seasonal song classes. I offer a one-time assessment class that is available for learners who have previous piano experience as well as a Google Forms self-placement survey at this link: https://forms.gle/1JAjKonMvnEnQPHP7
Please use the coupon code 💰 MELANIEP20 💰 on your first class enrollment on Outschool to save $20.Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$13
per classMeets once
45 min
Completed by 295 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-11
2-4 learners per class
