Are you looking to join my "Taylor Swift Primer Level" or "Disney Primer Level" piano classes? This class is the ticket to get you ready to join up! 

This on-going, weekly class is part of an introduction to sighreading piano staff sheet music for young beginners, focused on reading in "middle C position." Students may join at any time. 

NEW beginners, please begin with the pre-requisite classes below (or send me a message!):
* Pre-reading Piano: Black Key Patterns (Memorized songs.)
* Piano Primer: Songs on the Black Keys A (Reading using finger numbers & kinds of notes.)
* Piano Primer: White Keys A ** (Reading using alpha-notes C, D, E or Do, Re, Mi & kinds of notes-- I recommend the "Black Keys" series afterward if you start here.)


ABOUT THIS CLASS
I will help propel your learner to the next level with serious music theory disguised as fun games, exciting song-writing activities, and easy tunes. I balance a fun, student-centered approach with more traditional models, often replacing arduous theory worksheets with games. In my music classes, my goal is to build a creative, stress-free environment so that my students enjoy the music-making process.

Practice between classes is highly recommended. Access to a keyboard/piano and view of the screen while playing is required to participate during class time. 


LESSON STRUCTURE
* Find and name the correct keys on the keyboard and the staff.
* Review types of notes.
* Learn at las short new songs. (See partial list below. List may also be supplemented by original songs written by the teacher.)
* Play a game to practice finding the piano keys and corresponding notes on the staff.
* Time permitting, we will compose original songs or share student 'solo' performances.

WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Week of 9/23 - CDE - Pease Porridge, Little Bunny Foo Foo
Week of 9/30 - ABC - Sakura, Sleeping Beauty Waltz
Week of 10/7 - BCD - De Colores
Week of 10/14 - CDE - Down by the Station
Week of 10/21 - ABC - Funeral March by Chopin / Piano Sonata in Bb minor, Op. 35,  Chinese Drum Song
Week of 10/28 - BCD - Christmas-Day Secrets* This list will repeat.
Week of 11/4 - CDE - Au Clair de Lune
Week of 11/11 - ABC - Boil Em Cabage Down
Week of 11/18 - BCD - The Happy Wanderer

AFTER 'GRADUATION':
Students who have attended all classes (or reviewed the recordings) and practiced well between classes should be ready to begin private one-on-one lessons. Graduates are also welcome in my Taylor Swift Crash Course 2, Taylor Swift Play Along Primer, Song-writing Crash Course or Song-writing for Beginners Part 1.

PRE-REQUISITES:
New Beginners
I prefer most learn to read using finger numbers, then white keys 'alpha-notes,' then on the staff (this class). 
New Beginners 5 and younger, please attend Pre-reading Piano Patterns and/or the Wunderkeys series first. Confident readers and students 6+, attend Piano Primer I: Part A, B and C: Songs on the Black Keys first. There are On-going and 5-day Camp versions at each level. Check my profile under 'classes' for the links.

'Transfer' Students:
For students who have previously attended lessons, if you know the names of keys (A, B, C, D, E or La, Ti, Do, Re, Mi) and/or your finger numbers, you are welcome to this class!

** Message me if you are unsure which class will best meet your learner's needs.**

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ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL):
Class is appropriate for (CEFR: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2)
Please message me to let me know if your learner is A1 or A2.
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SET UP
Please enable Original Sound setting (or Original Sound for Musicians) in your Zoom settings for all music classes!

For piano lessons, ideally the video camera should be positioned to face the keyboard/piano keys to show the student's hands *and* face. I will be screen-sharing sheet music for new beginners; it is essential that students log in a screen large enough to read the sheet music if they need help with eye-tracking development in reading. If this arrangement is not possible, please message me before class so you can print the sheet music ahead of time!

At the first lesson, I may ask to see your seating arrangement. Often, young children need a booster seat and a footstool in order to play comfortably at an adult-sized instrument.