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Piano Music Class Level A (Primer)
Class Experience
Beginner Level
🎉 This introductory small group piano class is for learners who are interested in playing the piano with each hand and starting to learn to read music. Benefits of a group class over private lessons are: ⏲️ More affordable class for a longer session, 🙃 Hearing other learners around the same level making mistakes too, 🥳 Witnessing the benefits of practice done by others in their improvement, 👏 Having an audience in the next class that is not just your teacher (peers) as a reason to practice...
10 lessons//10 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Mary Had a Little Lamb- Finger Number - C position - Exercise #1 - Treble Clef notes - Treble Clef BINGO game - Mary Had a Little LambWeek 2Lesson 2Ode to Joy- Finger Number - C position - Exercise #2 - Bass Clef notes - Bass Clef BINGO game - Ode to JoyWeek 3Lesson 3Bingo Was His Name-o- Finger Number - Middle C position - Exercise #3 - Treble Clef notes - Treble Clef BINGO game - Bingo Was His Name-o songWeek 4Lesson 4Ten Little Pumpkins- Finger Number - Middle C position - Exercise #4 - Bass Clef notes - Bass Clef BINGO game - Ten Little PumpkinsWeek 5Lesson 5Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star- Finger Number - Middle C position - Exercise #5 - Treble Clef notes - Treble Clef BINGO game - Twinkle, Twinkle Little StarWeek 6Lesson 6Jingle Bells- Finger Number - C position - Exercise #6 - Bass Clef notes - Bass Clef BINGO game - Jingle BellsWeek 7Lesson 7Row, Row, Row Your Boat- Finger Number - Middle C position - Exercise #7 - Treble Clef notes - Treble Clef BINGO game - Row, Row, Row Your BoatWeek 8Lesson 8Go Tell Aunt Rhody- Finger Number - C position - Exercise #8 - Bass Clef notes - Bass Clef BINGO game - Go Tell Aunt RhodyWeek 9Lesson 9Fancy Hot Cross Buns- Finger Number - Middle C position - Exercise #9 - Treble Clef notes - Treble Clef BINGO game - Fancy Hot Cross BunsWeek 10Lesson 10The Can-Can- Finger Number - Middle C position - Exercise #10 - Bass Clef notes - Bass Clef BINGO game - The Can-Can
- 🎶 Learners will work on reading Treble Clef and Bass Clef notes in class.
- 🎼 Learners will be taught an exercise and a song each week and will be asked to practice between classes.
- 🎉🎓 Learners will graduate from Piano Music Class Level A into Level B when they can comfortably play at least 5 of the songs from this class while watching the music.
Bachelor of Arts in Music degree from California State University, Long Beach; 28+ years of experience teaching beginner/intermediate piano to students; Arranges music from the public domain and provides it to students to print and practice; 4 years of experience teaching piano online on Outschool; Top 10% of Outschool teachers: Outschool Outstanding Educator Cohort for the past 3 years.
1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Homework
Frequency: Available upon requestFeedback: Available upon requestDetails: We will be progressing through songs at a pace of one song per week. Students need to practice the songs between classes to have a repertoire of many songs by the end of the semester. 🕒Recommended practice time is 15 minutes per practice, three to five times between classes. If a class is missed, the recording will be available on our classroom page and the slideshow will still be emailed with the new song and homework. Learners will be ready to graduate from Piano Music Class Level A when they have completed at least 5 of the 10 songs comfortably and while watching the music.Assessment
Frequency: 1 after class completionDetails: ✉️ Near the end of the term, an email will be sent to each learner with the recommendation for repeating the current class for mastery or moving on to the next level for more challenging material.
🎹 Access to a piano or keyboard during lesson where the learners elbows are the same height as the keys. 🔥 Keyboards on tables are often too high (chest or shoulder height) which can harm wrists and hinder movement 🔥. Stand at the keyboard, find a tall chair, use a cushion, or use a keyboard stand to make the keys at the proper level. 💻Students need to be able to see the classroom screen where the music will be shown in a slideshow while they are sitting at their piano. 👂It is very important to make sure I can hear your piano and that it is not blocked by the background noise suppression through Zoom. 👉**Please turn on "Original Sound for Musicians" in the Zoom audio settings before class. ** If you need instructions on how to enable this setting, please watch this youtube tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEZMRtrSsYY Students using a desktop or laptop can adjust this setting during the meeting. However, students using a phone or tablet must enable Original Sound before entering the class or I may not be able to hear your piano. 🎼 Learners will get access to a class slideshow in their email with the songs and homework worksheets weekly for practicing. A 3-ring binder and plastic page protectors may help you keep the printed music sheets organized. 📝 Learners may like having paper and pencil.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Google Slideshow links for each lesson are provided after class to the learner's Outschool system email. Music slides may be printed for practicing off screens. Any youtube videos posted on the Classroom page will be opened in a small window on Outschool. Learners will NOT be asked to go to Youtube on their own.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Music from California State University, Long Beach
Hello! I am Mrs. Pauli. I am an online piano teacher for students who want to play songs and learn to read music! I have been a private piano teacher and music instructor for over 28 years after earning my BA in Music at California State...
Group Class
$24
weekly or $240 for 10 classes1x per week, 10 weeks
50 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-11
2-6 learners per class