Music
(Flex Class) Beginning Piano Class With Mrs. Karen for Ages 5-10
In this 8 week flex class, students will learn the basics of the piano, including posture, finger numbers, low and high sounds, and musical alphabet. They will learn to play simple melodies on the piano as well as basic music terminology.
No live meetings
Over 8 weeks
5-10
year olds
2-8
learners per class
per learner - per week
How does a "Flex" course work?
No scheduled live video chats
Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher
Great if your learner prefers independent pacing or is uncomfortable with live video chat
Available Times
Pacific
Available Times
Pacific
Description
Class Experience
This class is taught in English.
Students will learn the basics of music and playing the piano. They will learn to use the notes on the piano in Middle C and C 5 finger positions. They will learn some of the notes on the music staff, both treble clef and bass clef. They will learn the melodies in the first half of the Faber Piano Adventures Primer Level Lesson Book.
I am a retired public school music teacher. I graduated from Appalachian State University in Boone, NC with a Bachelors of Music Education. I have taught music to all grades in the public school system, but spent most of time in elementary and middle school music. I have taught private piano lessons for many years in my home to all ages, ranging from 5 years old to adults. I have taught online for more than 5 years and enjoy this a great deal! I am also certified in Reading and ESL and enjoy working with all ages of students.
Each week, learners will be encouraged to upload a video of themselves playing one of the songs they have learned that week. They will also be encouraged to learn the songs on the assigned pages, and complete worksheets (coloring and drawing activities) that are sent home each week.
-Piano or keyboard -Faber Piano Adventures Primer Level Lesson Book (link to purchase method book provided upon enrollment) -Pencil -Additional songs, worksheets, and coloring sheets to be sent home by teacher each week -Link to teacher created videos to be sent each week (videos uploaded on YouTube)
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Students are informally assessed on their knowledge of the material taught through their video submissions. No letter grade is given.
No live meetings, and an estimated 0 - 1 hours per week outside of class.
Videos that have been uploaded to Youtube as unlisted videos will be used in classes. These videos have been embedded into the Outschool classroom so that students will not need to access them outside of the classroom.
Teacher
About Me
Hello! My name is Karen. I live in the Piedmont of North Carolina, and graduated from Appalachian State University with a Bachelor of Music Education degree. My concentration of instruments in college were voice and piano. I am also certified...
