Let’s Play Piano! One-On-One- Level 2A

This private ongoing class provides a great platform to sight-read new piano pieces, review level appropriate music reading and notation and practice piano techniques. Learners should already have 1-2 years of piano experience. Please see below for more information. By the end of each class learners will be able to play a new piano piece confidently and with accurate technique!  Because of the one-on -one format, learners will receive an abundance of personalized feedback.

I use the Piano Adventures Performance Level 2A book in this class. Learners must have their own copy of this curriculum book. The dates and topics listed below are suggestions. We will begin with the first piece in the learner's first class. 

Material used in this course is composed, arranged, and written by Nancy and Randall Faber. Copyright © Faber Piano Adventures, Inc. Used with permission.

****Please note that due to copyright laws each learner must have their own copy. If you have any concerns please let me know...****

Once enrolled, I will send a link to purchase the book.

PLEASE NOTE:
This is a sight-reading and performance based class. In order to get the most out of these classes, learners should already have 1-2 years of piano experience. They should have a solid understanding and working knowledge of the notes of C, Middle C, G, D & A positions (and C, G, D & A minor chords) both on the piano and on the bass and treble clefs, finger numbers, measures, the grand staff, quarter, half, dotted-half, whole notes, eighth notes and respective rests, 4/4 & 3/4 time, steps, skips, 4ths, 5ths, slurs & staccato, ties, repeat signs, playing octaves above and below, sharp and flat symbols, forte/mezzo forte/piano dynamic levels, basic transposition and phrasing concepts.

Learners should be set up at a piano, acoustic or electric, in such a way that I can hear them well and see their keyboard. 

The following are the topics we will learn each week. 
The dates are suggestions. We will begin with the first piece in the learner's first class. 

Week of Jan 15-21:
Topic/Theme 1: The Juggler

Week of Jan 22-28:
Topic/Theme 2: Rhino in the Mud

Week of Jan 29- Feb 4:
Topic/Theme 3: Green Frog Hop
 
Week of Feb 5-11:
Topic/Theme 4: Dance Theme Variation

Week of Feb 12-18:
Topic/Theme 5: Home on the Range

If learners are interested to continue we can schedule additional classes and continue with the following songs:
Mr. McGill's Boop Sha-Bop!
The Loch Ness Monster
March of the English Guard
Coconut Shuffle
Rocky Mountain Train
Italian Children's Game
Pachyderm Caravan
Snow Fort Hideout (Primo)
Snow Fort Hideout (Secondo)
The Horseman's Night Ride
Dance of the Irish
This class provides an excellent opportunity to practice sight-reading, build technique, observe and perform for the instructor. 

* Learners should already have 1-2 years of piano experience. Please see above for more details. 

I have taught learners of this age range music and ESL since 2002 online and in person. I have an MM and BM in music. 

No homework is required, but learners are encouraged to practice the concepts reviewed. I recommend 15 minutes 4-5 days a week. 

There is no formal assessment, however, I will call on learners during the class to assess their understanding.

25 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 1 - 2 hours per week outside of class.

I use the Piano Adventures Performance Level 2A book in this class. Learners must have their own copy of this curriculum book.
Material used in this course is composed, arranged, and written by Nancy and Randall Faber. Copyright © Faber Piano Adventures, Inc. Used with permission.

****Please note that due to copyright laws each learner must have their own copy. If you have any concerns please let me know...****

Once enrolled, I will send a link to purchase the book.