Piano Primer: White Keys A - C, D, & E Keys

This on-going class is an introduction to piano lessons for NEW young beginners. 

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For NEW students, I offer 4 different entry points:

* Pre-reading Piano: Black Key Patterns (Memorized songs.)
* Preschool Piano - Wunderkeys 1 (Music basics, recognize fingers, learn numbers & count, uses Wunderkeys books.)
* Piano Primer I - Part A: Songs on the Black Keys (Reading using finger numbers & kinds of notes.)
* Piano Primer II - Part A: White Keys ** (This class: reading using C, D, E or Do, Re, Mi & kinds of notes-- I recommend the "Black Keys" series afterward if you start here.)


ABOUT THIS CLASS
Practice between classes is highly recommended. Access to a keyboard/piano and view of the screen while playing is required to participate during class time. Please contact me if you are unsure if this is the right level class for your learner.

I will help propel your learner to the next level with serious music theory disguised as fun games, exciting song-writing activities, and easy tunes. I balance a fun, student-centered approach with more traditional models, often replacing arduous theory worksheets with games. In my music classes, my goal is to build a creative, stress-free environment so that my students enjoy the music-making process.

This is an on-going, weekly class. New beginners may join at any time.

LESSON STRUCTURE
* Find the "Cs, Ds, and Es" (or Do, Re, Mi) and the keyboard
* Review types of notes.
* Learn one new song. (See list below). 

*** Time permitting, we will also...
* Listen to and share student performances.
* Play a "Memory"-type game to practice finding the "Cs, Ds, and Es" or matching types of notes.
* Compose and write a song, individually and/or as a group.

WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Week of 5/5:  Rain is Falling Down
Week of 5/12:  Mary Had a Little Lamb
Week of 5/19:  Gently Sleep
Week of 5/26:  Long-legged Sailor 
Week of 6/2:  Closet Key
Week of 6/9:  Pease Porridge
Week of 6/16:  Down by the Station
Week of 6/23: Hot Cross Buns
* This list will repeat.

Students who have attended all classes (or reviewed the recordings) and practiced well between classes should be ready to begin "Piano Primer II - Part B" OR message me for private one-on-one lessons.

Please message me if you are unsure of the right level class for your learner.


SET UP
Please enable Original Sound setting (or Original Sound for Musicians) in your Zoom settings for all music classes!

For piano lessons, ideally the video camera should be positioned to face the keyboard/piano keys to show the student's hands *and* face. I will be screen-sharing sheet music for new beginners; it is essential that students log in a screen large enough to read the sheet music if they need help with eye-tracking development in reading. If this arrangement is not possible, please message me before class so you can print the sheet music ahead of time!

At the first lesson, I may ask to see your seating arrangement. Often, young children need a booster seat and a footstool in order to play comfortably at an adult-sized instrument.