Private Piano Lessons: Traditional/Creative Combo- Beginners Welcome! Ages 6-18
Paul McFarland
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Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(220)
This course offers a hybrid between the reading/piano technique focus of traditional piano lessons and the improvisation/creative focus of jazz lessons. Beginners welcome!
Class experience
Beginner - Advanced Level
Get $15 off my class "Private Piano Lessons: Traditional/Creative Combo- Beginners Welcome! Ages 6-18" with coupon code MCFAR2HDON15 until Sep 23, 2023. Get started at https://outschool.com/classes/private-piano-lessons-traditionalcreative-combo-beginners-welcome-ages-6-18-hbt2X6E7 and enter the coupon code at checkout. *No previous piano experience is necessary for this course* Traditional piano lessons focus on reading, piano technique, and song performance. Jazz, pop, and blues piano...
The learning goals will be directed by the specific needs and skills demonstrated by each individual learner.
I'm a certified music teacher with over a decade of experience teaching music in the public schools. My Bachelor's Degree (from SUNY Fredonia) is in music education, and my Master's Degree (from Loyola University Maryland) specializes in Kodály Music Education. My mom was a piano teacher and my dad was a public school music teacher, so in one sense you could say I've always grown up around music and the piano. I had traditional piano lessons growing up and in college. However, around Middle School I discovered that my real love for piano is Boogie Woogie music, the blues, and improvisation. I would have given anything at the time for improvisation instruction; that's one of the reasons why I'm so passionate about passing on my love of piano improvisation with young students today!
Homework Offered
1-2 hours of practice is recommended per week.1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
Students will need a keyboard or a piano. Students will need the Bastien New Traditions All-In-One Piano Course. Level A for new students is currently $9.99 and is available at Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/WP450-Bastien-Traditions-Course-Primer/dp/0849797853/ref=sr_1_3?crid=15WUWBDYNHA8O&keywords=bastien+new+traditions+all+in+one+piano+course&qid=1654551752&sprefix=bastien+new+traditions+all+in+one+piano+course%2Caps%2C57&sr=8-3 If you'd like to, feel free to wait until after the first lesson to purchase a book-I can give your child an informal assessment so that you know which level is a best fit for your child! To optimize your experience, please enable Original Sound for Musicians. *For PC/Mac, you will need to download Zoom Client & follow these instructions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEZMRtrSsYY *For iPad/iPhone/Android phone, you will need to download the Zoom app & follow the above instructions. Chromebook is not recommended for music lessons. However, if you choose to use a Chromebook, please install the Zoom Cloud app from the Google Play Store. Click settings, meeting, and turn on original sound.
Bastien New Traditions All-In-One Piano Course
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Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(220)
Hi there and welcome to my Outschool page! I'm currently offering a coupon for $15 off of any of my classes labeled "Private Piano Lessons" (1-1 format) or Flexible Schedule Lessons. Valid for one use per family. Simply apply the following...
1-on-1 Lessons
$30
per sessionMeets on demand
25 min
Completed by 43 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-18
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