In this session of creative 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. 

***In order to register, students must have finished Playful Piano Journey Part D, (or Wunderkeys Primer 3 or My First Piano Adventure Book C or any other complete Primer level Piano book) as a pre-requisite as we will be building on previous knowledge and Grand Staff note reading skills.

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

Students will meet each week for 30 minutes and each lesson will include time spent at the piano learning and playing as well as some movement and singing activities to reinforce concepts and keep learners engaged.  A small homework/practice assignment will be given each week at the end of class intended to be used for daily practice at the piano. At this level daily piano practice of 15 minutes per day is highly encouraged.

For this level of piano playing, students should have a piano or an 88 key keyboard with a sustain pedal to learn and practice on. Daily practice is recommended for progression.  You will need to order Wunderkeys Elementary Piano Level 1A book off of Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/WunderKeys-Elementary-Piano-Level-1A/dp/1793022968

Class breakdown:

Class 1
Review of notes in C position, introduction of staccato and legato and reading alternating notes between bass clef and treble clef

Class 2
Body percussion rhythm to review alternating clef reading, a new piece using staccato and legato

Class 3
Completion of unit 1 and two new pieces using alternating reading and legato and staccato.

Class 4
Introduction of Unit 2 and new Treble C and High G notes in the treble clef

Class 5
Continuation of Unit 2 with reinforcing of new Treble Clef notes as well as continued reinforcement of staccato and legato note playing.

Class 6
Completion of Unit 2 with review of tied notes and pieces using all concepts covered so far

Class 7
Introduction of Unit 3 and NEW NOTES Treble D, E and F as well as review of Treble C and G

Class 8
Ear training: listening for Bass, Middle and Treble Notes, a new song with new Treble Clef notes

Class 9
Rhythm review with rests learned so far, two new pieces using Treble D, E and F and review of Unit 3

Class 10 
Introduction 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

Class 11
Review Unit 4 and choosing of recital piece for semester end recital

Class 12
Class mini-recital and game day to finish the term

Each class may progress slower or fast than the syllabus outline depending upon the learners enrolled and the practice time they spend out of class each week. Extra music that is fun and seasonal may also be used but will be provided by the teacher as a digital printable!