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Piano / Electric Keyboard Beginner One-on-One Lessons

This is a 3 week course of private lessons, designed for beginners and advanced beginners at the piano or electric keyboard.
Michele C. Yake
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What's included

3 live meetings
1 hrs 45 mins in-class hours
Homework
1-2 hours per week. I will suggest some things to practice between each lesson. Any papers or short videos needed for practicing will be posted in the Outschool classroom. Students can access those materials each week, as they need them.
Assessment
Assessment is casual and there will be ongoing communicate as we progress. I will let the students know what their strengths are and what to focus on.

Class Experience

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I welcome learners of all identities and backgrounds into my classes. 

This course is for novice beginners, or advanced beginners to piano. We will cover basic chords, basic scales, and learn to play with both hands on the keyboard. 
The student will learn to improvise on a simple scale with their right hand, while playing chords in the left hand. 
We will cover some basic music theory , in regards to keys, scales and chords. 
The student will get a feel for the keyboard and experience playing piano , to have a better idea of what it is like. 
My teaching style is creative and adaptable , based on the individual learner. 
I teach to accommodate the individual learning style of the student. 
Each week , I will post some hand written papers and short videos into the outschool classroom, so that the student will be able to use those to practice with and to refresh what we did in the last class.
Learning Goals
Students will learn where the notes are on the keyboard and the be able to find their way around the piano keyboard. 
Students will learn a couple of basic scales. 
The student will learn to play some basic chords with both  the left and right hands. 
We will do some basic improvising on a scale with the right hand , along with some chords in the left hand. 
The student will learn some basic warm - up exercises for each hand. 
They will be able to play with confidence and feel comfortable with the keyboard. .
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Other Details

Supply List
A piano or Electric keyboard. 
For electric keyboard- a way to plug it into a nearby outlet, or batteries for the instrument. 
A way to set up their device for Zoom, so that I can see their hands on the instrument, for teaching purposes.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
I will provide the needed resources in the outschool classroom. I will post some hand written pages and short videos each week, to assist the student with their practice sessions.
Joined May, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree from Towson University
I have been an Outschool teacher since May 2020.
 I have 20+ years experience, as a music teacher.  I have taught piano, electric keyboard, guitar, and general music classes, in both the classroom and private settings. 
I was head of the music department at a private high  school in Maryland. 
I taught private piano and guitar lessons at a guitar shop, for 5 years, in addition to my own private students in my studio. 

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$76

for 3 classes
1x per week, 3 weeks
35 min

Completed by 82 learners
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Ages: 8-18

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