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Learn to Play Piano for Young Beginners: FLEX Version

Learn piano at your pace with this FLEX version of the popular "Learn to Play Piano for Young Beginners"
Michelle Wheeler, BMusEd, MMus
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(415)
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What's included

Homework
1-2 hours per week. Please ensure y

Class Experience

NOTE: this is a flex version of the widely popular “learn to play piano for young beginners” course. It is delivered through videos and interaction/feedback in the classroom. This gives you the opportunity to repeat the information as needed, or slow down based on your schedule. There are NO live meetings.

Students will learn:
-to recognize the keys on the piano and their names.
-finger numbers and how they relate to the position on the piano.
-melodic contour
-learning songs by rote and by reading
-learn the value of practice and extension at home
-basic rhythms and how to play and clap them
-proper piano position and posture

Each week students will receive a video lesson to follow along with and work on. Students work to learn all about the piano and work on their finger independence and piano preparation. 

Classroom Sharing: 
1)Each week students will post one video in the class of a song they enjoyed playing or a song they enjoyed singing and moving with from the CD. Share your favourite part of the lesson that you practiced in the classroom! The teacher will provide feedback on your videos and recommendations and each student is asked to comment one thing they liked about each of the videos they see. For example "Bob, I love how you are sitting really tall!" "Suzie, I like that song too, it is my favourite."

2) Post a picture of your completed writing book assignments each week to show your great work!

3) Ear Training Game: Periodically we will have an "Ear training Game" thread where the teacher will post a specific ear training assignment to listen to. For example, we will play rhythm telephone a lot= I will clap a short rhythm. Then you leave a video clapping my short rhythm and then your new short rhythm, the next students claps your short rhythm and their own, until we have a wonderful musical train of rhythms. 

All students will require a keyboard or piano to practice at home. Regular weekly practice will be required in order to improve as with any instrument instruction. 

Week 1: Introduction to the piano: how to sit, different sounds the piano can make and our first song!
Week 2: Hand position- creating a pet rock- POST a picture of your pet rock!
Week 3: Learning our left and right hand and finger numbers
Week 4: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star- finger number practice continuation
Week 5: Black keys- learning the patterns on the piano, the groups of black keys and playing on finger tips.
Week 6: Rainbows! Learn to have flexible wrists and easily find your black key groups
Week 7: Dynamics- Forte and Piano
Week 8: The Quarter Note: Learning the beat of music and how to draw a quarter note
Week 9: The Half Note: Clapping the half note and learning to play it in music
Week 10: Bass Clef and Treble Clef, Whole note
Week 11: The Musical Alphabet and pre-learning the musical staff, learn to find the letters F and C on the keys 
Week 12: Letter names of the keys on the piano. Learn to play the keys and identify them based on the patterns of the keys
Week 13: C scale- using left and right hand separately. Play pieces using our C scale
Week 14: The measure and reviewing terminology of what we see when playing Katie's Dog Tucker and Bed on a Boat
Week 15: Graduation songs and review! This week we earn our certificate at the back of the book and learn more staff games at the back of the book.

Other Details

Parental Guidance
Like most early music programs we strongly recommend parents sit with the students in class to help during class but also in practice. Supporting our young students to develop strong practice habits at a young age is essential. This flex version does NOT meet live but is a great option for you to explore piano when your child is feeling ready and in a great mind set rather than scheduling.
Supply List
My First Piano Adventures for Young Beginners by Nancy and Randall Faber- Writing Book A and Lessons Book A
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined November, 2017
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Non-US Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts
Master's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from University of Regina
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from University of Regina
Michelle is a Royal Conservatory of Music Certified Elementary Piano Certified teacher. She holds a Bachelor in Music Education and a Masters in Music for Flute Performance. Michelle has trained as a preschool piano teacher and preschool flute teacher. She loves young children and finding ways to make music fun and educational at a very young age.

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$9

weekly or $125 for 15 weeks
15 weeks

Completed by 26 learners
No live video meetings
Ages: 4-7

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