This is a weekly, ongoing class for a small group of piano students who have completed Part 1 or have a little piano experience and want to continue to develop their piano skills. Students should already know the letter names of notes on the keyboard and on the treble clef staff, and recognize quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, and eighth notes.
I use a lot of visuals and engaging activities where each student gets to participate multiple times during each class. Learners may use a piano or electric keyboard. Students will learn a different song each week, as well as focus on different musical concepts. After each lesson I will post practice slides and a practice video for ongoing learning.
There will be a cycle of 12 "episodes," each featuring a new song. Students may join at any point in the series as the basic concepts will be reinforced throughout.
Week 1 Jan 15-21  C Scale, Repeat Signs
Week 2 Jan 22-28 3/4 Time, Dotted Notes
Week 3 Jan 29-Feb 4  Bass Clef, Grand Staff
Week 4 Feb 5-11  3/4 Time, Octaves
Week 5 Feb 12-18  6/8 Time, C Chord
Week 6 Feb 19-25  Chords, Chord Roots, and Broken Chords
Week 7 Feb 26-Mar 4  3/4 Time, Verses
Week 8 Mar 5-11  Flats, DC al Fine
Week 9 Mar 19-25  Melody, Grand Staff
Week 10 Mar 26-Apr 1  6/8 Time, Chords and Chord Roots
Week 11 Apr 2-8  Dotted Notes, Verses
Week 12 Apr 9-15  Melody, Grand Staff