Starting Your Piano Adventure-Flex Class
In this 10-week online flex class, students will work their way through the Piano Adventures Primer Level Lesson Book
Julie Badowski, BA Music, MS Clinical Nutrition
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(75)
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What's included
Homework
1-2 hours per week. Homework is to practice the assigned songs and post videos of playing the songs in the classroom during the week.Assessment
Students are assessed by their posted videos. The teacher will give feedback to each student regarding both things they are doing well and what to focus on to improve.Class Experience
Each week's adventure will start with watching a video of the new concepts students will learn and skills they will develop through their practice that week as well as demos of the songs they will be practicing. The new material video will be posted on Monday of each week, and students are to post the video of them playing the songs by the next Monday. The adventure continues with learning new songs every week, practicing them on the student's own time, and posting videos of their accomplishments for the teacher and their fellow students. Each week, the student is expected to post videos of the week's assignments in the classroom and is welcome to offer helpful and kind feedback on other students videos. The teacher will offer feedback both in the classroom and through individual messages if needed. In addition, students will have different ways of engaging with the teacher and each other. One week may be racing to figure out a mystery song. Another may be making up rhythms and combining them into an epic rhythm challenge. Live office hours for individual help and feedback will be offered. Learners should plan to play through their songs at least once every day, as the expectation is to be able to play correctly and confidently by the end of the week. Concepts covered each week will be: Week 1: Introduction to Playing Week 2: Basic Rhythms Week 3: Key Names-ABCDEFG Week 4: The Staff Week 5: Middle CDEFG notes. Week 6: Middle CBAGF Notes Week 7: Skips on the Staff Week 8: Bass CDEFG Notes Week 9: The Tie Week 10: The Quarter Rest
Learning Goals
Students will learn basic piano and music reading skills including posture/technique, types of notes (quarter, half, dotted half, and whole), the names of the white keys and a basic overview of the staff with beginning note reading in both treble and bass clefs.
Other Details
Supply List
The student will need the Piano Adventures Primer Level Lesson Book. It is available on line for approximately $8. Students need to have a keyboard or piano.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
Piano Adventures Primer Level Lesson Book by Nancy and Randall Faber (there are other books in the primer level, but we will only be working with the lesson book).
Joined June, 2018
4.9
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I have played piano since I was four years old and earned a BA in music in 2009. I have been teaching piano lessons since 2008, and immediately fell in love with helping students grow musically and as people. I seek to help my students become independent musicians as soon as possible by teaching music reading and music theory. Reviews
Live Group Class
$1
weekly10 weeks
Completed by 3 learners
No live video meetings
Ages: 8-12
