Aprende a tocar el piano para principiantes, Piano Adventures, nivel 2A, versión FLEX

***All students must have completed Learn to Play Piano for Beginners Part 2.0(live or flex!) first or have permission from the instructor.

This course is a FLEX course with NO LIVE MEETINGS. While we do not meet live, interaction in our classroom is very important to help the students to receive feedback on their playing and to develop their ears. Students will be asked to regularly post videos and pictures of their performances and theory work. We will play theory games in the classroom (including rhythm telephone and guess that sound!) as well as sharing game ideas with each other to help learn the musical staff. The focus of our interactions and games in the classroom will be fun activities to reinforce our ear training, music history, and sight reading.

Students will continue to learn:
-finger numbers and how they relate to the position on the piano.
-melodic contour
-learning sharps and flats
-learn the value of practice and extension at home
-extending our rhythmic recognition
-proper piano position and posture
-reading notes on the staff
-focus on I, IV, and V chords and their importance to fingering and sound

Students will have a lesson video each week to follow. Part of the class will focus on keyboard skills and the rest of the class with focus on theory and reading music. Homework and practice will be assigned each week.

All students will require a keyboard or piano to practice at home. Regular weekly practice will be required in order to improve as with any instrument instruction. 

The teacher, Michelle, will be using the principles in the Royal Conservatory of Music piano teacher certification program to help students begin their piano learning with proper technique and knowledge to continue into the RCM exam program if they so choose. 


All students will be required to have the Faber First Piano Adventures Book B Lesson book and Theory book (blue covers). 

Class syllabus:
The following class syllabus is a simple outline to show the concepts taught in the class. Each class may progress slower or faster than the syllabus based upon learner abilities in the class.

Class 1
Unit 1: Eighth Notes

Class 2
Unit 1: Bach and Brahms

Class 3 
Unit 2: Transposition

Class 4
Unit 2: Circular wrist motion and new dynamics

Class 5
Unit 3: The phrase

Class 6
Unit 4: Half steps and whole steps

Class 7
Unit 5: whole steps and the whole tone scale

Class 8
Unit 5: D major pentatonic scale 

Class 9
Unit 5: continuing to practice pieces using the D major pentatonic scale

Class 10
Unit 6: A major Pentatonic Scale

Class 11
Unit 6: More pieces using the A major pentatonic scale

Class 12
Unit 7: Minor pentatonic scales

Class 13
Unit 7: Jazz time! 

Class 14
Unit 7: Learning lead sheets

Class 15
Review of Units 1-8, final questions/catch up and next steps.