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Piano Storytellers: Level 1a - Piano Lessons for Primer Grads (Self-Paced)
Michelle Miller ~ Piano Teacher
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(104)
Imagine your child sitting confidently at any piano, playing for family and friends! These creative, story-based self-paced piano lessons are for experienced learners who have completed any full primer level piano book!
Class experience
In this next instalment of creative self-paced piano lessons, experienced piano learners who have completed the Playful Piano Journey series (or another complete Primer level) will build upon their skills with lessons that use fairytale stories, games, songs and rhythm and movement activities. They will receive instruction from an expert, certified teacher who is creative, kind and encouraging and will LOVE their piano lessons. THIS IS A SELF PACED COURSE, all classes are pre-recorded and...
16 lessons//16 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Lesson 1Review of notes in C position, introduction of staccato and legato and reading alternating notes between bass clef and treble clefWeek 2Lesson 2Lesson 2Completions of Unit 1. Body percussion rhythm to review alternating clef reading, a new piece using staccato and legato.Week 3Lesson 3Lesson 3Introduction of Unit 2 and NEW Treble C and High G notes in the Treble Clef.Week 4Lesson 4Lesson 4Continuation of Unit 2 and review Treble C and High G notes in the treble clef with two new pieces.Week 5Lesson 5Lesson 5Introduction of Unit 3 and NEW NOTES: Treble D,E and F as well as review of Treble C and GWeek 6Lesson 6Lesson 6Ear training exercise listening for Bass, Middle and Treble Notes. Review of Treble D,E and F with two new piecesWeek 7Lesson 7Lesson 7Introduction of Unit 4 and playing in moving positions in the treble clef. Introduction of two new pieces using right hand moving between middle C and treble C.Week 8Lesson 8Lesson 8Review Unit 4 and a fun challenge pieceWeek 9Lesson 9Lesson 9Introduction of Unit 5 and the concept of intervals, measuring distance on the keyboard and on the grand staff. Introduction of two short pieces.Week 10Lesson 10Lesson 10Unit 6 Introduction of Melodic and Harmonic Intervals. Introduction of a new piece with harmonic and melodic thirds.Week 11Lesson 11Lesson 11Continuation of Unit 6 and more music with harmonic and melodic thirds. Ear training and listening for seconds and thirds.Week 12Lesson 12Lesson 12Unit 7 and introduction of harmonic and melodic intervals of a fourth AND a fifth, new piece with harmonic and melodic fourths.Week 13Lesson 13Lesson 13Review of Unit 7, sight reading with fourths, listening for the difference between fourths and fifths. Choice of one to two new pieces.Week 14Lesson 14Lesson 14Unit 8 Review of rests and introduction of new half rest. Introduction of new dynamics: crescendo and decrescendo. New piece with new dynamics and rests.Week 15Lesson 15Lesson 15Review of Unit 8 and two new pieces with new dynamics and rests.Week 16Lesson 16Lesson 16Graduation song and invitation to submit virtual recital.
Students will: * Continue their exploration of note reading on the grand staff * Add expression to their music using staccato, legato, crescendo, diminuendo and PEDAL * Identify and play harmonic and melodic intervals of a 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th * Improve coordination, fain confidence playing "out of position" and explore mid-piece hand movement * Further develop rhythmic accuracy, a sense of pulse and explore more rest values * HAVE FUN and learn more songs to play on the piano both by reading and by improvising and even composing
Homework Offered
0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
Learners will need: 1. Wunderkeys Elementary Piano Level 1A book off of Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Kt91jc 2. Pencils, highlighters and a set of pencil crayons for games and activities 3. Print and place this in a sheet protector. It will be used with a dry-erase marker for note review and games: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V9WsCUXRrSOuZBlY189CPh95NCR7G6RE/view
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(104)
Imagine your child sitting confidently at any piano playing beautiful music they’ve learned or even composed themselves. Welcome! I'm Teacher Michelle and I absolutely LOVE sharing the joy of making music. 💛 It's my desire to nurture confidence,...
Self-Paced Class
$8
weekly or $120 for all content16 pre-recorded lessons
16 weeks of teacher feedback
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1 year of access to the content
Completed by 4 learners
Ages: 6-11
