Learn to Play Piano for Young Beginners Part 2, Flex Edition

***All students must have completed Learn to Play Piano for Young Beginners(live or flex!) first or have permission from the instructor.

This course is a FLEX course with NO LIVE MEETINGS. While we do not meet live, interaction in our classroom is very important to help the students to receive feedback on their playing and to develop their ears. Students will be asked to regularly post videos and pictures of their performances and theory work. We will play theory games in the classroom (including rhythm telephone and guess that sound!) as well as sharing game ideas with each other to help learn the musical staff. The focus of our interactions and games in the classroom will be fun activities to reinforce our ear training, music history, and sight reading.

Students will continue to 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
-reading notes on the staff

Students will have a lesson video each week to follow. Part of the class will focus on keyboard skills and the rest of the class with focus on theory and reading music. Homework and practice will be assigned each week.

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. 

The teacher, Michelle, will be using the principles in the Royal Conservatory of Music piano teacher certification program to help students begin their piano learning with proper technique and knowledge to continue into the RCM exam program if they so choose. 


All students will be required to have the Faber First Piano Adventures Book B Lesson book and Theory book (blue covers). 

Class syllabus:
The following class syllabus is a simple outline to show the concepts taught in the class. Each class may progress slower or faster than the syllabus based upon learner abilities in the class.

Class 1
Unit 1: posture, hand position, finger numbers, c- 5 finger scale, notes of middle C position

Class 2
Unit 2: grand staff, middle C for L.H. and R.H., treble clef notes D and E, steps on the staff.

Class 3 
Unit 2: grand staff, middle C for L.H. and R.H., treble clef notes D and E, steps on the staff.

Class 4
Unit 3: bass clef notes A and B, dotted half note

Class 5
Unit 3: review of units 1 and 2

Class 6
Unit 4: Time signatures: bass clef G, treble clef F, review of units 1-3

Class 7
Unit 4: Time signatures: bass clef G, treble clef F, review of units 1-3

Class 8
Unit 5: treble clef G, review of units 1-4

Class 9
Unit 6: bass clef F, review of units 1-5

Class 10
Unit 6: bass clef F, review of units 1-5

Class 11
Unit 7: bass clef C, bass clef notes C, D, E, F, G, review units 1-6

Class 12
Unit 7: bass clef C, bass clef notes C, D, E, F, G, review units 1-6

Class 13
Unit 8: Single Note and double note ties, quarter rest, L.H. crossover

Class 14
Review of Units 1-7

Class 15
Review of Units 1-8, final questions/catch up and next steps.