Flexible Piano Lessons for Ages 4-6
Pre-recorded piano lessons for young beginning students are offered in this 8-week flexible schedule class.
Stephanie Andrews
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(13)
What's included
Class Experience
Private piano lessons for the beginning level pianist taught by a teacher with a master's degree in music, a Ph. D. in education, and thirty years of experience in private music instruction. Learners will be given lessons that incorporate all the fundamentals of playing the piano: proper posture, hand/wrist position, music theory, sight-reading, ear training, technique, artistry, improvisation, and (if desired) composition. Learners will be given opportunities to interact with one another through interactive games, such as musical scavenger hunts and musical memorization games. This flexible class series of pre-recorded piano lessons are geared towards the typical beginning piano student. The following concepts and skills are covered: Week 1: proper posture, hand/wrist position, finger numbers, high and low sounds on the keyboard, learn song(s) on the 2 black key groups using graphic (nontraditional) music notation Week 2: Review Week 1, learn song(s) on the 3 black key groups using graphic (nontraditional) music notation; learn repeat sign Week 3: Review Week 2, begin learning about quarter notes and learn a song that uses quarter notes, learn piano and forte dynamic levels Week 4: Review Week 3, begin learning D white key, play songs that incorporate the white key D Week 5: Review Week 4, learn C-D-E white keys and half notes, learn song(s) that incorporate half notes and C-D-E keys Week 6: Review Week 5, learn more songs incorporating C-D-E white keys, introduce quarter rests and learn song(s) that incorporate quarter rests Week 7: Review Week 6, learn songs to review C-D-E, learn mezzo-forte dynamic level and forward repeat sign Week 8: Review Week 7, learn songs(s) that are in C position (C-D-E-F-G), half note The Faber & Faber My First Piano Adventures series is incorporated in this class. Learners should know the following concepts before signing up for lessons: numbers 1-10, alphabet, identifying right hand and left hand. They should also be able to focus for at least five minutes at a time.
Learning Goals
Students will learn fundamentals of playing the piano, including proper posture, hand/wrist position, music theory, sight-reading, ear training, technique, artistry, improvisation, and (if desired) composition, building upon their previous learning with each lesson.
Other Details
Supply List
Students will need to purchase the Faber & Faber My First Piano Adventures Lesson Book A and Writing Book A before their first class.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
Faber & Faber My First Piano Adventures Lesson Book A and Writing Book A
Joined May, 2020
4.8
13reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello, my name is Dr. Stephanie Andrews, and I teach classes on just about anything related to music. I am a career music educator with two advanced degrees in music and education and nearly three decades of experience teaching music to people ages 1 through adult. My teaching philosophy is that learning music should be a transformative experience as students master ways to unleash its power and beauty. A fun fact about me: I was well into my 30s before I began composing choral and classical music. Now, I’m an established composer whose music has been published and performed across the United States!Reviews
Live Private Class
$21
weekly or $165 for 8 weeks8 weeks
Completed by 1 learner
No live video meetings
Ages: 3-6
