This course is for students 8 and up who have an interest in piano.  All levels are welcome.  

Each week is structured to include a regular piano lesson and a specialty lesson. 

Note:  I do not post the second weekly lessons until we have agreed upon dates and times. THE  LESSON CAN BE SCHEDULED TO A DIFFERENT DAY AND TIME and must be during the same week, no refunds for missing the second lesson.   Private lessons are SET as first posted. 

 The regular lessons are what we accomplish in normal lessons:  Piano fundamentals, taught through a method book, nice pieces, some technique and theory.  There is just not enough time in a normal 30-minute lesson to cover the full range of what it means to play piano.  

The separate specialty lesson is our chance to fulfill that goal:  whatever is needed that week, we will cover, whether it is a song you want to learn, chord reading, improvisation, jazz, a pop song, technique or theory, composition, songwriting, you name it.  

In a regular beginner piano lesson, I will cover piano basics such as posture, positioning, fingering and note-reading using a method book which includes music that is fun to play and is set up in a progression that is best for learning quickly and well.  
In an intermediate lesson, we will build upon the knowledge the student already has from previous lessons and books.  Because basic note-learning has been accomplished we are adding the notes on the ends of the piano and the upper and lower regions of the staves.  We are working on making pretty music through good tone and more technically challenging pieces.  More details are involved and are worked on intensively.  
In more advanced lessons, we are working on repertoire, standard keyboard literature, technique appropriate to such, ornamentation, etc.