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Private Piano Lessons-Learning to Play the Piano One Book at a Time

Private piano lessons are fun, relaxed, flexible, and encouraging. Weekly ongoing piano lessons building on skills by learning piano pieces of increasing difficulty while developing piano technique, sight reading, and ear training.
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What's included

Meets on Demand
schedule meetings as needed
45 mins
per session
Teacher support
Homework
1-2 hours per week. Daily Practice

Class Experience

Beginner - Advanced Level
Private piano lessons are a series of 1-on-1 ongoing piano lessons, where we work on learning to play the Piano and developing skills in piano technique, sight reading, and ear training by working through a progressing set of pieces and exercises. In each lesson, the student is introduced to new material and concepts, which they practice during the week and return the following week to demonstrate and discuss what they've learned during their weekly practice and work on any suggested changes. After completing their piano book or level, students can progress through additional grades if desired. More advanced students may even be able to prepare for The Royal Conservatory of Music exams if they want. Students should contact me before enrolling to ensure we have materials appropriate for their skill level and continuing studies.

Lessons are structured around the individual student in a relaxed, fun, flexible, engaging, patient, and encouraging way, focusing on their interests and strengths to help them develop piano proficiency while feeling happy and proud of their accomplishments. 

Each student receives a virtual student binder in a PDF format as a record of the student's homework and assignments throughout their studies. An updated PDF of the student's binder gets sent after each lesson by the close of the day.

These weekly ongoing piano lessons are for all students ages seven and up; regardless of whether you are new to piano lessons or have taken them in the past, all that is required is a desire to play the Piano and learn music concepts. Parents may need to assist younger children during their weekly practice, depending on their child's age and abilities.

During lessons students will work on the following topics:
1. Finger Exercise
2. Sight Reading
3. Ear Training
4. Repertoire

Other Details

Supply List
Textbook (required): Piano books will be discussed at our initial meeting and assessment to ensure we have the appropriate material to start or continue music studies. Parents and students can purchase the required piano or theory books from most local music stores and online retailers.

Piano or Keyboard: Students will need access to a piano or five-octave (61-key) electronic keyboard during their lessons and for weekly lessons and practice.

Writing Supplies: Pencil and eraser
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
This course does not require outside apps or learning content management sources other than those offered by Outschool; students only need the required piano books discussed at our original meeting, a pencil, an eraser, and a working piano or 61-note electronic keyboard to take lessons.
Joined November, 2023
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I'm a full-time professional private music instructor with over 25 years of experience providing private music lessons in classical and jazz Piano and theory for students ages seven and up. I'm Royal Conservatory of Music certified for teaching piano and theory and have a special certification for teaching music online. I hold an elementary teaching certificate from The Royal Conservatory of Music and have an advanced teacher certification from the RCM for preparing students for the practical and theoretical exams of The Royal Conservatory of Music for both beginner and advanced students. I studied Orchestration for Film and Television in addition to Music Production through Bostons Berklee College of Music Online. I'm a member of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), where I served as a category judge for the Canadian National Music Awards (JUNO's) for many years, as well as a member of The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) and the Canadian League of Composers (CLC).

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$36

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Meets on demand
45 min

Completed by 2 learners
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Ages: 7-18

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