What's included
15 live meetings
11 hrs 15 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
Students will review all staff notes they have learned so far, from F below the bass clef staff to G above Middle C. Students will learn to read and play harmonic intervals (3rds, 4ths, 5ths, and 6ths). Students will be introduced to three- note chords and how to play them in harmonic progressions Students will play pieces in 4/4 time, 3/4 time, 2/4 time, and 6/8 time. Students will learn to count rhythms with quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, eighth notes, and dotted half and quarter notes. Students will complete music theory worksheets to learn pitches, rhythms, and other written musical notation. Student will play at least one new solo piece each week. Additional 3-5 part ensemble piano pieces will be introduced as appropriate. Typical lesson begins with teacher's explanation of the new music theory information, reinforced with a worksheet, and put into practice with a new solo or ensemble piano piece, ending with review of previous concepts. Prerequisite: Beginning Piano, Level Two or equivalent. Week 1: Review harmonic intervals Introduce the I-V7-I Chord Progression Week 2: Review of harmonic intervals - fifths, sixth, and sevenths eighth rests Week 3: Introduction to early music history Week 4: Crossover fingering patterns Week 5: Identify middle C, D, and E on the ledger lines above the bass clef staff A minor chord F major chord Week 6: Melodic intervals in right hand and left hand Week 7: Root position for chords Week 8: New note: C (third space on the treble staff) Week 9: Introduction to music of the Classical period Week 10: Interval Review Week 11: Review: Reading ledger lines above the bass clef staff Reading ledge lines below the treble clef staff Review: Melodic Thirds Week 12: Introduction to tempo changes and terminology Introduction to scales Week 13: new note: D (fourth line on the treble clef staff) Week 14: D major chord Introduction to the Romantic period Week 15: Broken chords
Other Details
Supply List
Level Three, The Mayron Cole Piano Method. You can print it for free here: https://www.freepianomethod.com/level-3-textbook-textbook-pdf-downloads.html or order it from Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1981884939
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
I teach music classes!
How to sing it, how to play it, how to listen to it, how to read it, how to write it.
I've been making music most of my life, from my first piano lessons in grade school, to my Bachelor of Music from the Crane School of Music, to orchestra and choir performances, to a professional music teaching studio.
Music provides a creative outlet for expressing those big feelings that don't easily come out in words. Music study teaches valuable life skills such as focus, patience, and active listening.
“A kid with a music degree isn’t limited to a performance or teaching career. Musicians are everywhere. We are project managers, marketers, Finance folks, IT people and engineers."
~ Liz Ryan, “Let the kids study music, already!” Forbes, September 3, 2014.
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Live Group Class
$270
for 15 classes1x per week, 15 weeks
45 min
Completed by 3 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-14
3-8 learners per class