Piano Class Ages 7-12 - Bastien Primer Series

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In this eight week class, students will work through Bastien Primer Level (Piano, Theory and Performance) and learn the basics of piano playing.

Pam Irwin

Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(156)

7-12

year old learners

3-6

learners per class

$65

Charged upfront

$9 per class

Meets 1x per week

Over 8 weeks

30 minutes per class

Available times

Pacific

Table of available sections

Class Experience

Students will be using three books for this class - Primer Level method book, Theory book and Performance.  Most of the lesson will be in the method book but we will also uses exercises and songs from the theory and performance books.
Week 1 - a) sitting at the keyboard - p. 4; preliminary lessons - p. 5, 6, 7, 8; first songs - p. 8 -15; theory - p. 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8.  This will be covered briefly but mainly assigned as homework.  Performance - p. 2, 3, 4 and 6.  Selected pieces will be...

Students will learn C position, Middle C position and G position on the piano.  They will learn pieces that will reinforce these positions.  They will learn how to sit at the piano and play with basic dynamics, intervals and basic symbols (like repeat sign, legato, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, treble and bass clefts and skip, step and repeat).

Students will be assigned weekly homework primarily in the theory and performance books.  The method book songs will be covered as fully as possible in the time given; the homework is optional for the most part but students are strongly encouraged to do it to help them learn the material fully.

Bastien Primer Series - Piano, Theory and Performance (three books)
Piano
Metronome app for your phone if possible

Informal assessment

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

Meet the teacher

Pam Irwin

Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(156)

I am a freelance music teacher with twenty years of experience.

I teach students from preschool to high school and beyond.

I have a bachelor's and a master's degree in music performance and a master's degree in library and information...