What's included
14 live meetings
5 hrs 50 mins in-class hoursHomework
1-2 hours per week. At home off-screen practice is highly recommended! Check the Outschool classroom after class for extra assignments.Certificate of Completion
includedClass Experience
Beginner Level
Join me for a full semester of Taylor Swift songs! If you are a big fan of Taylor Swift, and you want to start learning to play the piano and read staff sheet music, this is the perfect class for you. ⭐New to Outschool? Message me before you enroll!!!⭐ We'll be learning these amazing hits: Anti-Hero Blank Space Delicate White Horse Is It Over Now? But Daddy I Love Him Tortured Poet's Department Wildest Dreams You Need to Calm Down Lover Don't Blame Me All Too Well All arrangements of sheet music of sheet music in these crash courses are arranged by the teacher but must be sold off-platform due to copyright restrictions. All lyrics are kid-friendly, shortened (usually just the chorus), and parent-approved! The schedule/ syllabus may be adjusted per learner needs, so some songs at the end of the list may be excluded to ensure concept mastery and quality of performance for the previous songs. (If you still want to learn more and we don't get to it, just message me and we'll set up a 1:1 lesson.) Each lesson will include: 🎵 Song sing-along 🎵 Introduction to new staff music reading skills 🎵 Song Play Along (playing in parts, then the entire song) 🎵 Bonus Activities - one or more of the following: 🎹 Play a Music Theory Game 🎹 Practice Reading or Writing on the Staff Students will need to come ready with: 🎹 Sheet Music Purchased & Printed 🎹 Keyboard or Piano 🎹 Zoom App with ORIGINAL SOUND ON. (See Parental Guidance section) Classes will build on knowledge from one class to the next. Practice between classes is highly recommended. Access to a keyboard/piano and view of the screen while playing is required to participate during class time. Please print or set up access to sheet music and/or worksheets for use between classes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I recommend NEW pianists attend ONE of the following options before joining me in this class (Intro to the Staff - Full Semester 2): OPTION 1: Taylor Swift Piano Crash Course 1A for Absolute Beginners Taylor Swift Piano Crash Course 1B for Absolute Beginners OPTION 2: Taylor Swift Intro to Piano - Full Semester 1 OPTION 3: Taylor Swift Piano Crash Course for Teen Absolute Beginners → Taylor Swift Piano Crash Course for YOUNG Absolute Beginners - introduces reading on the black keys https://outschool.com/classes/taylor-swift-piano-for-young-absolute-beginners-crash-course-BQoIyjFl → Taylor Swift Piano Crash Course 1A for Absolute Beginners - introduces reading on the letter named white keys https://outschool.com/classes/taylor-swift-piano-for-absolute-beginners-crash-course-1-disSmzM2 → Taylor Swift Piano Crash Course 1B for Absolute Beginners - reviews reading on the letter named white keys https://outschool.com/classes/taylor-swift-piano-for-absolute-beginners-winter-camp-1b-0RXkpPt2 → Taylor Swift Piano Crash Course for Teen Absolute Beginners https://outschool.com/classes/taylor-swift-piano-winter-camp-for-teen-absolute-beginners-xholn20h → Taylor Swift Intro to Piano - Full Semester 1 https://outschool.com/classes/taylor-swift-intro-to-piano-full-semester-1-qEh2P7x2 → Taylor Swift Piano Primer - for beginners who can read on the staff https://outschool.com/classes/taylor-swift-piano-primer-RkzLaXrl → Taylor Swift Piano for Beginners - for piano students in level 1 or 2A lesson books https://outschool.com/classes/taylor-swift-piano-for-beginners-4dfC3tO2 → Taylor Swift Piano for Intermediate & Advanced - for piano students in level 3 lesson books or higher https://outschool.com/classes/taylor-swift-piano-for-intermediate-advanced-3Byc0nHc ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LANGUAGE This class is appropriate for (CEFR: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2) Please message me to let me know if your learner is A1 or A2. I can also speak basic conversational Spanish.
Learning Goals
Students will be able to read staff sheet music in middle C position, associating the letter names of white keys with their location on the treble and bass staff.
Students will be able to clap and play to standard rhythm notation with eighth, quarter, half, dotted half, and whole notes.
Syllabus
14 Lessons
over 14 WeeksLesson 1:
Anti-Hero
Intro to / review of playing songs using finger numbers on the white keys
25 mins online live lesson
1 assignment
Lesson 2:
Blank Space
Review letters in middle C position, Intro to reading and playing on the staff (treble C,D,E, bass C,B)
25 mins online live lesson
1 assignment
Lesson 3:
Blank Space (part 2)
Intro to reading and playing on the staff (treble F, G), 1st ending/2nd ending repeat
25 mins online live lesson
1 assignment
Lesson 4:
Delicate
Introduction to staff bass A. Review of rhythmic notation, repeat bars.
25 mins online live lesson
1 assignment
Other Details
Parental Guidance
To fully participate in any music class, it's best to check your audio settings in Zoom first! Watch below to find out how to turn on ORIGINAL SOUND on your device:
https://support.outschool.com/en/articles/8230649-setting-up-music-lessons-for-zoom
Parents must stay off camera as much as possible but will need to assist as necessary during class time to help their young learner find the correct keys, clap along to the rhythm, and control the mute button in Zoom. Parents will also be expected to assist with at home practice throughout the week.
Absolutely NO EATING during class. Learners will need the constant use of both of their hands as well as to engage with their full attention. Learners who are eating on camera may be asked to leave.
I will screenshare games I have made in Google Drive and Scratch to review music theory concepts if we have time in class.
Please make sure your learner has purchased-- and preferrably printed-- all sheet music linked under 'Supplies.'
Pre-Requisites
I recommend students attend Taylor Swift Crash Course 1A and 1B or the Taylor Swift Intro to Piano - Full Semester 1 before attending this class.
Students should already be able to sightread songs using the alpha names of the white keys.
Supply List
Required book: Andrea Dow's Noteprinting Activity Book https://www.amazon.com/Andrea-Trevor-Playing-Printing-Activity/dp/B08BDVN351/ Recommended book: Andrea Dow's Technical Exercises for Notereading Success https://www.amazon.com/Andrea-Technical-Exercises-Reading-Success/dp/B08KSK87W9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please purchase the songs below and print before class. To buy sheet music for print, please purchase from Sheet Music Plus. For virtual sheet music, please purchase a Sheet Music Direct's PASS subscription then scroll to the bottom of this section for links: https://help.sheetmusicdirect.com/hc/en-us/categories/360002886713-PASS-Subscription ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SHEET MUSIC PLUS - PRINTABLE SHEET MUSIC Anti-Hero https://www. sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/anti-hero-22934052.html?aff_id=561671 Blank Space https://www. sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/blank-space-22743179.html?aff_id=561671 Delicate https://www. sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/delicate-22732241.html?aff_id=561671 White Horse https://www. sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/white-horse-22731181.html?aff_id=561671 Is it Over Now? https://www. sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/is-it-over-now-22731180.html?aff_id=561671 But Daddy I Love Him https://www. sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/but-daddy-i-love-him-22758823.html?aff_id=561671 Tortured Poet's Department https://www. sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/the-tortured-poets-department-22753562.html?aff_id=561671 Wildest Dreams https://www. sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/wildest-dreams-22934047.html?aff_id=561671 You Need to Calm Down https://www. sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/you-need-to-calm-down-22934053.html?aff_id=561671 Lover https://www. sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/lover-22934046.html?aff_id=561671 Don't Blame Me https://www. sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/don-t-blame-me-22731178.html?aff_id=561671 All Too Well https://www. sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/all-too-well-22934045.html?aff_id=561671 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SHEET MUSIC DIRECT / PASS - VIRTUAL SHEET MUSIC Anti-Hero https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1674483/Product.aspx?affiliate=66980 Blank Space https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1519276/Product.aspx?affiliate=66980 Delicate https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1507943/Product.aspx?affiliate=66980 White Horse https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1507025/Product.aspx?affiliate=66980 Is it Over Now? https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1507024/Product.aspx?affiliate=66980 But Daddy I Love Him https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1532051/Product.aspx?affiliate=66980 Tortured Poet's Department https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1528665/Product.aspx?affiliate=66980 Wildest Dreams https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1674479/Product.aspx?affiliate=66980 You Need to Calm Down https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1674485/Product.aspx?affiliate=66980 Lover https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1674476/Product.aspx?affiliate=66980 Don't Blame Me https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1507022/Product.aspx?affiliate=66980 All Too Well https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1674475/Product.aspx?affiliate=66980
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Virginia Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts
Master's Degree in Education from Virginia Commonwealth University
I teach classes on a variety of arts-related subjects:
* piano, sight-reading, song-writing;
* realistic drawing techniques;
* comic book creations & anime drawing styles;
* digital arts, Photoshop, graphic design.
Look at the bottom of my profile to find my other classes.
→ https://outschool.com/teachers/Elizabeth-Essex ←
As a teacher with over twenty years of experience, I have been running my own piano studio full-time for the last decade. I started learning music in piano lessons when I was four years old and am currently teaching my 15th academic year as a piano teacher. I also am a former public school art teacher, university adjunct professor, swim instructor, dance teacher, and math tutor.
The Suzuki method is at the core of many of my ideas about teaching music. Shin’ichi Suzuki believed that music is like a language and therefore should be taught like one-- learning to speak before reading and writing and that learning should take place in a loving and supportive environment, with constant repetition, and with helpful modeling from the parents. Like Montessori, the Suzuki philosophy is student-centered, includes lots of learning games and enjoyable activities, and demands that learning activities be planned according to the student's needs and level of development.
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Live Group Course
$18
weekly1x per week, 14 weeks
25 min
Completed by 13 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-14
2-4 learners per class