Please note: you do not needs books to start these lessons, I provide music for the first week-two weeks of class! 
Please contact me if you don’t see a time that fits your schedule so that we can coordinate a time that will work.  English and Spanish lessons are available! Below are examples of what to expect in a lesson, but each lesson is custom to your learner and their experience with piano. I'm a fun and easygoing teacher, giving excellent private instruction since 1996.

Week 1 ( week of Feb 28th) Topic Theme: ABC's of Music: Teacher will assess level of musician, talk about good manners during lessons and expectations. For beginners: Introduction to Music Alphabet and Keyboard, Finding Landmark Notes, Play 3 Pre - reading pieces on the black keys, High and Low

Week 2: (week of March 7th)  Topic Theme: Rhythm:  Play 3 learned pieces, learn or review 3 new pieces. We will review music alphabet, keys on piano keyboard and learn basic note rhythms of quarter and half.

Week 3: (Week of March 14) Topic/Theme: Enharmonic Equivalents Learn what is a sharp or flat on the piano keyboard black keys vs. white keys, high and low pitch

Week 4:  Learn 3 new pieces (week of March 21) Topic Theme:  Articulations. Beginners will learn about bar lines and measures, and how to add dynamics and the terms forte and piano.



Repetition
Constant repetition is essential in learning to play an instrument. Children do not learn a word or piece of music and then discard it. They add it to their vocabulary or repertoire, gradually using it in new and more sophisticated ways.

Encouragement
As with language, the child’s effort to learn an instrument should be met with sincere praise and encouragement. Each child learns at his/her own rate, building on small steps so that each one can be mastered.



Each lesson begins with "I am ready to learn" and we end each lesson with "thank you for teaching me."  We learn new pieces is smaller chunks so that students can learn correctly and well.  We review pieces learned in the past in fun and engaging ways.  We may play a game or do a worksheet together that will help prepare you for the next piece in your book!
I may send other supplemental studio licensed material but learners MUST purchase their own Music For Little Mozarts Books as providing an electronic copy of this book would be illegal. I may also recommend other supplemental material and would work with the parent to find an affordable solution and provide direct links to those products.  I also love to make practice reminder videos for my students and post these on my Kids YouTube page and provide direct links to students.
 

For these individual private lessons, I work with each learner wherever they are at in the book.  I love teaching piano, and have been giving private and group instruction for over 20 years. I may suggest supplemental material after the first lesson or two, and post those in the classroom.

There will be no eating during this class.  

I will wait 10 minutes for the learner to arrive! 

Please contact me if you don’t see a time that fits your schedule so that we can coordinate a time that will work.