Intro to Piano Level 1

This class is for students ages 7 through 12 years of age who have no previous experience. We will be using the Faber & Faber Piano Adventures: Lesson, and  Theory book for our lessons. We will be learning key names, reading notes on a staff, songs, and rhythm. The class time will be spent reviewing old material, music theory concepts, learning new songs, and technique exercises. 

We will learn the different white key names, different note values such as half notes, quarter notes, and eighth notes. Music theory skills are taught throughout the lesson. The theory book allows for reinforcement of the concepts learned in class. 

 We will learn 
-finger numbers
-note values
-playing with both hands
-proper technique
- white key names
-playing folk songs

Course Guideline:

Week 1:
-learn finger numbers
-play songs on the black keys and white using fingers 2, 3, and 4. 2 black keys and 3 black keys
-theory homework on pg.2-3 reviewing finger numbers and higher vs. lower notes
Songs: 2 Blackbirds, 2 Black Ants, Into the Cave and Three Little Kittens: Lesson Book and In the Jungle(performance book)

Week 2:
-introduction to quarter notes LH vs. Rh
-theory homework reading directionally
-theory homework on composition activity using finger #'s

Week 3:
-introduction to half notes
-intro to loud vs soft sounds
-ear training on loud vs soft
-songs: I like songs and I hear the Echo(lesson book) and Doorbell(performance Book)

Week 4:
-introduction to Whole Notes 
-theory homework practicing counting manually on paper
-introduction to music alphabet on white and key identification for CDE
songs: Old McDonald(Lesson) and the Sheperd's Flute(Performance)
Week 5:
-review of CDE keys on the piano
-introduction of steps
-theory: maze on finding the CDE group
songs: Merrily We Roll Along, Balloons(lessson) and performance book:  Hot Cross Buns for LH and RH only

Week 6:
-basic review of CDE Key's on the piano
-introduction of FGAB group and C 5 finger scale position
-What is a scale? Discuss the importance of it
-hands separate and hands together of 5 finger scale in the Key of C
-theory homework: finish maze by adding FGAB group maze, alphabet soup(music alphabet skips) and quarter beach(music alphabet review in c finger scale)

Songs: The Escalator and CDEFG March in Lesson Book and Banana Split




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