Taylor Swift Piano for Absolute Beginners - Crash Course 1B
In this 4-lesson camp, students will continue learn to read basic piano alpha notation while playing Taylor Swift songs.
Elizabeth (BFA, MAE)
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What's included
4 live meetings
1 hrs 40 mins in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. Students who practice will develop stronger reading skills and perform their songs better.Certificate of Completion
Available upon requestClass Experience
Beginner Level
Join me in this 4-day CAMP intro to piano for NEW beginner pianists featuring fun Taylor Swift songs. If you are big fan of a Taylor Swift, and you want to start learning to play the piano, this is the perfect Summer Camp for you-- no music skills required!
⭐New to Outschool? Message me before you enroll!!!⭐
Over 4 days, we will learn how to play 4 fun Taylor Swift songs on piano:
Day 1: This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things (Reputation)
Day 2: I Can Do It with a Broken Heart (Tortured Poet's Department)
Day 3: Fortnight (Tortured Poet's Department)*
Day 4: Cruel Summer (Lover)
* - 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 and parent-approved!
Each lesson will include:
🎵 Introduction to new keyboard & sheet music reading skills
🎵 Song sing-along
🎵 Play Along (playing through the entire chorus)
Students will need to come ready with:
🎹 Sheet Music Purchased & Printed
🎹 Keyboard or Piano
🎹 In Zoom, turn on ORIGINAL SOUND.
https://support.outschool.com/en/articles/8230649-setting-up-music-lessons-for-zoom
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.
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Is this class the right level of difficulty for your learner? Please check the sheet music linked in the 'Supplies' section under 'Other Details' before enrolling in this course, or send me a message BEFORE enrolling. Check out the class sequence below:
→ 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 1 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 2 - introduces reading on the staff
https://outschool.com/classes/taylor-swift-piano-beginner-crash-course-2-VXXy9vqd
→ 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
→ Looking for fulll-semester or whole-year / full academic year curriculum? Check out the 14-week course!
https://outschool.com/classes/taylor-swift-intro-to-piano-full-semester-1-qEh2P7x2
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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 review rhythmic notation.Students will become more comfortable sight-reading in letter notation at middle C position with alternating hands.
Syllabus
4 Lessons
over 4 WeeksLesson 1:
This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
This lessons is a review of how to find middle C and play in alpha rhythmic notation. Focus on skips and steps in right hand (E to C and E to D). 25 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
I Can Do It with a Broken Heart
This lesson introduces high A in the right hand. Focus on skips between E and G with right hand 2 and 4 finger. 25 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Fortnight
This lesson practices repeated patterns in music. 25 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Cruel Summer
This lesson is a review of first ending/ second ending repeat bar. 25 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Parental Guidance
FOR NEW PIANISTS, AGES 9 & YOUNGER, enroll here first. →
https://outschool.com/classes/taylor-swift-piano-for-young-absolute-beginners-crash-course-BQoIyjFl?usid=xT93q5Wy&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link
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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:
iPads → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1pkirtPH9o
other platforms → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEZMRtrSsYY
Read here:
→ 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
Students must know how to play songs in letter notation or first attend:
https://outschool.com/classes/taylor-swift-piano-for-absolute-beginners-crash-course-1-part-a-disSmzM2
Supply List
Students will be required to purchase Taylor Swift sheet music: Nice Things https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/this-is-why-we-can-t-have-nice-things-22841788.html?aff_id=561671 I Can Do It with a Broken Heart https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/i-can-do-it-with-a-broken-heart-22840341.html?aff_id=561671 Fortnight https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/fortnight-22840339.html?aff_id=561671 Cruel Summer https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/cruel-summer-22743962.html?aff_id=561671
Joined March, 2022
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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.Reviews
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