I am very excited to offer this 8 week multi-day  piano class for students that have completed the previous class (and the "Faber Piano Adventures Lesson Book Primer Level" or the equivalent).  Before enrollment in this class, students should have knowledge of the piano, including black notes and white notes. They should be able to play melodies with each of their hands (separately) and have knowledge of the musical alphabet.  I am a retired public school music teacher and have taught private piano lessons in my home for many years.  Through music, children learn about other subjects, such as math, science, language, and history. Music is a wonderful way to share your feelings with others and it can definitely affect your attitude in a positive way!  My private piano students use the same teaching method that I will be using in this class. The method book used for this class will be the Faber Piano Adventures Primer Level Performance Book".  The price of this book is less that $10.00.   The basic goal of this class is to review the skills the students have already learned about music and the keyboard, as well as adding additional musical skills without being too challenging. We will have opportunities to practice the skills and note placement they have learned in a sequential method that will be fun and educational.  Basic skills are listed for each of the weeks in this session.  In addition to each of these basic skills, students will be given the opportunity to 
 play solos, clap rhythms, and draw musical symbols to reinforce and access their musical knowledge.  I will also be sending additional songs and activities that we will be working on in class. These activities/songs will need to be printed out prior to the class so that students have access to them during their lesson. Through all of these activities, the students will gain confidence in their knowledge and musical abilities. As they gain confidence, the students will find themselves more comfortable playing in front of others. Additionally, I want to remind the students that it is okay to make mistakes and that making mistakes and hitting wrong notes is okay. That is the only way that we learn!  

Week 1-  Students will review the basic musical knowledge they have already learned to this point. They will review basics, such as  
               finger numbers, note names and placement on the staff.
Week 2-  Students will learn/review Middle C,  Treble G and Bass F. They will practice identifying these on the keyboard, as well as on 
               the staff. They will use these 3 notes to play songs.
Week 3- Students will learn/review the "C 5-finger Scale" using the notes C, D, E, F, and G. They will be able to play songs using both 
               hands.
Week 4-  Students will learn/review the left hand notes C, B, A, G, and F.  They will practice naming these notes on the staff and 
               on the keyboard. 
Week 5-  Students will learn/review "skips" in music and how they are different that "steps". They will be playing more than one note at 
              a time (in one hand).
Week 6- Students will learn/review the notes Bass C, D, E, F, and G. They will learn  the basic sentences and words to help them 
               to identify notes on Treble Clef and the Bass Clef.
Week 7-  Students will learn/review the musical "tie" and the "rest". They will be able to play songs using ties and quarter rests.
Week 8- During this last lesson, students will have the opportunity to  review all skills they have learned throughout the session.  They 
                will have several opportunities to play solos.