Introduction to Piano and Music: Music Moves Book A for Young Beginners
Heather Kirkconnell
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In 8 weeks, 4 to 6 year old beginning keyboard students will zoom through the introductory level of Music Moves for Piano, learning two to three short songs a week, playing musical games, and learning beginner friendly songs along the way
Class experience
Structured similarly to Ready for Piano: Young Beginners, this is a great next step (or introductory step-no experience needed) for young piano and keyboard students. Students can expect to start each week practicing music patterns by clapping, singing, moving, and inventing their own music on and off the keyboard. Class time will be spent introducing new concepts and pieces, and playing musical games to enhance understanding of the material, creativity, and general music concepts. Students...
8 lessons//8 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Getting Started!-Duple MeterFirst songs, games, and familiarity with the class, format, and how we will organize class time.Week 2Lesson 2Three Songs in Triple MeterWe'll play along to 'Here we go Looby Lou', 'Floating Clouds', and 'Jumping Beans'.Week 3Lesson 3Climbing MusicMore songs in Duple Meter. We'll practice The Turtle/The Rabbit and talk about careful practice. Our other song will be Climbing the Mountain.Week 4Lesson 4On the FarmOur warm-up song is 'The Farmer in the Dell', and we'll also learn the white keys C-D-E in the song 'Circles' and in 'Stuck'.Week 5Lesson 5Dinosaur MusicDuple meter patterns-We'll learn 'Waterfall' and 'TRex'.Week 6Lesson 6To the Merry-Go-RoundOur last week of triple-meter study: The Merry-Go-Round and The Green CaterpillarWeek 7Lesson 7A Dive UnderwaterIn our last week of new songs, we'll learn 'The Whale Shark', 'The Race Car', and if time, 'Raindrops'.Week 8Lesson 8Review and CelebrationWe'll spend the majority of class time going over the songs from week 7 and playing extra games to celebrate our learning. Congratulations!
Internalized rhythmic understanding of music patterns in two and three Sing simple songs using the moveable do and la-based solfege system Comfort and enjoyment in creating one's own musical ideas at the piano or keyboard Ease in finding groups of 2 and 3 black keys, and finding white keys in relation to those groups of black keys Comfortable, age-appropriate piano and keyboard technique
Homework Offered
Students should expect to practice 5-10 minutes a day, 3-5 days a week0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
Keyboard Songs, Music Moves for Piano, by Marilyn Lowe, Book A (a red book, best to find at MusicMovesforPiano.com, $20) A keyboard and a small area to move around in are required for this ongoing class. The keyboard should have at least 5 octaves, or 60 keys, and have touch sensitive or weighted keys. Students should also have an adjustable bench so they can sit at the correct height at the keyboard.
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Young learners may need some guidance and help finding the keys and operating Zoom settings such as mute/unmute. Students should have Zoom configured so that they can "Use Original Sound"--otherwise your learner's playing will be filtered out as background noise by Zoom! Every class, we will begin with light stretching and movement to warm-up our bodies to play piano and our minds to play music!
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Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(256)
Bachelor’s of Music in Performance, Oberlin Conservatory, USA Diplôme de Perfectionnement, Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Versailles, France 15+ years working, performing, and teaching piano, general music, choir, and organ all over the...
Group Class
$120
for 8 classes1x per week, 8 weeks
30 min
Completed by 76 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 4-6
3-5 learners per class
