Piano Camp for Beginners | Music From China
Learn about China while learning to play some piano pieces! If you are a young beginner in early elementary level or primer level piano, this is the right level. Faber Piano Adventures, Thompson or most other piano methods are similar.
Gigi E. / Piano, Clarinet, Composition
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(65)
What's included
6 live meetings
2 hrs 30 mins in-class hoursHomework
We will try to learn the piano pieces, so it will help to practice after classes, but I understand that this is summer!Assessment
This is just for fun! I do give stickers for hard work and for effort!Class Experience
This is a guided class through the Piano Adventures Music from China Primer book, you will learn to play music from China adapted to the piano and made just for your level! The first week, we use the Primer Level Piano from China book and take a picture tour of China! We also will learn the all black-key scale on which many Chinese pieces are based. We learn a little improvisation and another scale. The first song we learn is March Song (Gong Mode) by Sang Tong. Next week, we learn a few more modes/scales used in Chinese music and March Song (Yu Mode) also by Sang Tong. We are reading music and the next song looks like it could be Western music: The Young Pioneer has Departed. The third week, the Hani folk song, Come Here Quickly. The Ping Pong Song is after that. And a Jinuo folk song, the Brides Farewell, and Shepherd's song, a folk song from the Shanxi province rounds out the folk songs. A question and answer song is next, and a bit of composition comes next where you create your own Chinese song. At the end of the book is a Music Dictionary. We will use it to to do the crossword puzzle in the book. Don't worry, the music dictionary is made of words you have already learned in your first year of piano or during this course! Don't worry, we may not get through the entire book, but we can cover the main points.
Learning Goals
See description.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
This is a good class for supplementing your normal lessons, reviewing concepts, etc., and just for fun!
Supply List
PreTime Piano Music from China: Primer Level Paperback – February 1, 2020 edition ($6.99 on Amazon) https://a.co/d/hihCJ0n is required for this class. Also, a piano or keyboard and familiarity with it!
Language of Instruction
English
Joined April, 2020
4.8
65reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
I attended the Eastman School of Music and Florida State University, studying with two concert pianists and two jazz pianists. I have been teaching for many years. I have been an accompanist and working musician for most of my life. I also teach piano, composition, small group ensemble coaching, how to read music for singers, and some Japanese basics! Reviews
Live Group Class
$300
for 6 classes2x per week, 3 weeks
25 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-11
1-2 learners per class
