Primer Piano for the Creative Kid / Ages 5-7
In this 10-week class, students build on the skills they gained in our "Pre-Lesson Piano" class, and begin composing and reading music!
You Be You Inc
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(49)
What's included
10 live meetings
8 hrs 20 mins in-class hoursHomework
1-2 hours per week. Students will be assigned weekly fun activities and practice materials!Class Experience
The hardest part about music lessons is getting started and sticking with it. How many grown-ups do we know who say "I played piano as a kid, but let it go. I just didn't get into it." What a tragedy! This 10-week class is a continuation of Pre-Lesson Piano, for kids who would like to begin formally learning the piano! Starting musical training in early childhood with an instructor who deeply understands and designs activities around specific early childhood developmental stages offers kids a life-changing start to their musical journey. Topics that might be tedious or frustrating to learn in a traditional lesson settings, can be made FUN when you add community, creative expression and games. This class incorporates many of the activities kids have grown to love in Pre-Lesson Piano, but adds more complex concepts like take-home ear-training exercises, and basic written notation! Class begins each week with ice-breakers and warm-ups. Students will show off their weekly projects (which are provided in the student workbook!), learn relational tools for giving each other support, and learn about and hear some of the world's greatest piano players! In the first couple classes, we will review our common vocabulary: finger names, note names, treble clef, bass clef, etc. We will then begin using these new skills to help de-code simple melodies, and write our own! Take-home activities from the workbook also offer parent tips so that you can learn the instrument along with your child. Each week, students complete practice goals and complete a creative activity. Students will graduate from this class empowered, curious about, and inspired by the piano! Week-by-week overview: Week 1 / Topic 1: Pre-Lesson Piano Review Week 2 / Topic 2: Middle C-D-E-F-G Notes / Skips and Steps / Song: Inchworm and Leap Frog week 1 Week 3/ Topic 3: Middle C-D-E-F-G Notes / Skips and Steps / Song: Inchworm and Leap Frog week 2 Week 4 / Topic 4: Bass Clef G note/ Song: G Whiz! Week 5 / Topic 5: Bass Clef F and G / French Fries (are so good!) Week 6 / Topic 6: The composer you are! Write a piece using notes you know in both hands Week 7 / Topic 7: Eighth Note Adventures! Week 8/ Topic 8: Frere Jacques Week 9 / Topic 9: Au Clair De La Lune Week 10 / Topic 10: Last day concert! Everybody picks a song from the session to perform for class!
Learning Goals
Students will transition from reading "bubble notes" (letter name inside of each note), to basic treble and bass clef staff reading!
Other Details
Supply List
a working piano or keyboard a printer (or folder on a large device such as tablet or ipad to store practice materials!)
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
We will use original content from You Be You Music Room's curriculum (www.youbeyoumusicroom.com), play-along tracks, and will supplement at times with Faber's Piano Adventures primer series.
Joined January, 2022
4.9
49reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
10 years of music instruction
Graduated from Berklee College of Music cum laude
Currently pursuing masters in music therapyReviews
Live Group Class
$120
for 10 classes1x per week, 10 weeks
50 min
Completed by 8 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-7
3-10 learners per class
