What's included
15 live meetings
11 hrs 15 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
This is a continuation of the first "Learn to Play for Beginners, Piano Adventures Level 3B." Continue your learning from where you left off in your 3B books!! Students must have completed Piano Adventures Level 3B books or have prior approval from the teacher to join. The focus in this class will be performance and refining chosen pieces of music. Please note a weekly breakdown of classes is a simple outline as each section is custom designed for the students enrolled. 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 -learn the value of practice and extension at home -basic and complex rhythms and how to play and clap them -proper piano position and posture -how to set up a healthy practice routine at home -record keeping for practice Students will work intensively through the lesson book and theory book from the 3B level. For those students who would like an additional challenge I recommend purchasing the performance book or one of the other supplementary books to play for fun. Students may be asked to volunteer to lead a piece from their assignment for the following week in class. This will provide the instructor with additional opportunity for specific feedback and for the students to share their skills. This is not required so students are welcome to decline to play for others but it is highly encouraged. In this level we continue to meet for an extra 15 minutes for a total of 45 minutes. During our final 15 minutes of class students will work through their performance piece from the Piano Literature book 2. This piece is a more challenging piece that each student will choose on their own and present in the final class for a final class performance. Students are able to opt out of the final class performance should they choose but I highly recommend sharing their work with the class. All students will require a keyboard or piano to practice at home, in this level it is highly important to have a keyboard with weighted key and pedal to start to refine their skills. Regular daily practice will be required in order to improve as with any instrument instruction. Week 1: Theory review, review piece and scales Week 2-3: C Major and A minor scales, chord inversions, and related pieces Week 4-5: Learning the dotted-eighth to sixteenth pattern and arpeggios Week 6-8: F major and D harmonic Minor Scales and related pieces Week 9-10: G major and E harmonic minor scales and related pieces Week 11-15: Learning the sharp key signatures along with the related pieces. week 12 we will also review how to read a lead sheet using sharp key signatures. Week 15: Final Performance of pieces from the Performance book that we work on for the last 15 minutes in each class and a piece of your choosing from the lesson book.
Other Details
Supply List
Please ensure you have Level 4 theory and Lesson books ready for class along with the Developing Artist PIano Literature Book 2. Remember that we always need a pencil ready and accessible for class but even more so in this level. Books are available online and at your local music store.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Non-US Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts
2 Degrees
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 Wheeler grew up with a passion for music in any form. With the encouragement of her band teachers she flourished as a flautist and continued on after high school to complete her Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Regina. In her desire to continue her education she studied flute with Marie-Noelle Berthelet at the University of Regina to complete her Masters of Music Performance. She has trained in Music for Young Children, Kindermusik, and is working towards Level 1 certification in KinderFlute and Blocki Flute methods.
Currently Michelle is an active learner and is enjoying working with a community of piano teachers and professors to learn and share strategies for teaching piano to beginners. Michelle will complete her certification through the Royal Conservatory of Music as an elementary piano specialist in December. The basis of this intensive course is to work with top piano pedagogues and learn techniques and strategies to make her students well rounded and successful. Though already an accomplished piano and flute teacher in her own right, Michelle is always wanting to learn more and share ideas with others to give students the best possible experience.
Michelle has worked as the program coordinator for the Heart of the City Piano Program, secretary for Saskatchewan Angel Dresses, and board member for the Regina Eastview Daycare. She speaks French and English and enjoys enhancing her music classes with the French language as well as sign language. She loves going for walks, swimming, and spending time with her three children Roch, Adelle, and Lilah.
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Live Group Class
$285
for 15 classes1x per week, 15 weeks
45 min
Completed by 4 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-13
2-8 learners per class