Piano Pronto Movement 1 (Part 1)

In this class we will work together to continue learning how to play the piano!  Students should have some piano knowledge before taking this class. (Quarter note, half note, whole note, familiar with right hand notes C, D, E, F, and G, left hand notes C and G). Students will be required to purchase Movement 1 lesson book and Movement 1 power pages books by Jennifer Eklund, and they will need a piano or keyboard to practice with! 

We will be moving at a fairly quick pace, and students will be playing with 2 hands, favorite songs like Clementine, Love Somebody, For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow, William Tell Overture Theme, and more! We’ll be learning beautiful left hand harmonies and working on a beautiful flow of melody from hand to hand by the end of these 12 weeks! Students will be learning how to read their notes on the music staff! We will work on sight reading music examples. We will be learning about special markings like staccatos and accents in this course, and will build up our playing ability with these. Students will learn proper beats and counting, along with hand technique & proper hand positioning for playing. In this class we will be seeing many notes that were learned in previous level, but learning to find them quicker and in new variations. We will have at least one new left hand note- F sharp! Students will learn about phrasing, and how to make their music more musical! We will be continuing to learn about fingering rules and changes, ties and slurs, proper counting & beats, as well as dynamic markings! 

I am so excited for students to learn how to play from a lead sheet in this course. Students will have several of their own compositions they will be working on as well. After learning the skill of how to write music down, it will help students find their notes quicker when sightreading, and will help them understand music more in general. 

The teacher is passionate about making learning the piano accessible to all learners. The teacher strives to help the student feel confident like they can do it! The teacher aims to encourage students greatly. 

If students have done lessons for a while but are feeling discouraged, this would be a great class to take to help build their confidence. If students know many notes but have not worked much with theory, composing, or lead sheets yet, or has difficulty doing hands together, this would be a great class! 

If students are brand new to piano, try my other class, “Beginner’s Piano Class - Piano Pronto (Level 1) first! (Or level 2/3 if somewhere in between). 

After this class, students will be ready for my Movement 1 (part 2) class!