Grab your alphabet letters and let's discover keys A through G, create melodies, and learn familiar tunes! 

Each class we begin with identifying all the keys on the keyboard. Students will use the alphabet letters to associate the letter with the music key on their personal keyboard. Then students follow a short melody or a simple song as given by the teacher. 

Repetition is key for early childhood learning, so after going through all the keys, we will continue to repeat the first warmup task of finding keys, learning a simple song, so that all students are welcome to join the class at any time and start playing!

We will also gain a musical understanding of musical terms through imaginative play, interactive games, and writing and drawing music notes (teacher will give advance notice of additional materials if needed).

Whether you have a piano or digital keyboard, this class is for little fingers to touch and explore the keyboard along with hearing and recognizing keys. Additional benefits include: motor skill development with practicing rhythms, fingering and key patterns, problem solving skills and cognitive development (e.g. sorting and matching alphabet letters to keys), and routine and structure with reviewing the same concepts regularly. 

NOTE: This class requires at least 4 learners in attendance over the course of 3 ongoing classes. If fewer than 4 learners, the Instructor may request students to transfer over to another group class or individual piano lessons.

Here is our syllabus for the upcoming weeks. Although we feature a key from the music alphabet, the beginning warmup activities and simple melodies are designed for students to be able to join the class at any week to learn the keyboard. The Ongoing class will always return full circle to reintroduce each musical key and how to locate them (e.g. if we start with A and end with G, we will return to A as review. ) That way when a learner joins at any time they will still have the opportunity to study keys, note values, etc. as reinforcement. The syllabus will be updated as we proceed weekly:

Week of July 4: 2s, 3s (Black Keys) and Finding C
Greeting Song - Hello and Welcome!
Routine Warmup - Walking up and down the Keyboard, black keys, then white (from left to right, exploring highs and lows)
Routine Activity - Black Keys Groups, then Matching Letters to Keys Exercise
Loud and Soft Activity
Mini Melody time - Students follow a short song (e.g. Row Row Row your Boat)
Appreciation Activity - Music Game Activity
Freestyle Keyboard Jam - students create and explore keys and sounds on the keyboard
Goodbye!

Week of July 11: 2s, 3s (Black Keys), and Finding D
Greeting Song - Hello and Welcome!
Routine Warmup - Walking up and down the Keyboard, black keys, then white (from left to right, exploring highs and lows)
Routine Activity - Black Keys Groups, then Matching Letters to Keys Exercise
Loud and Soft Activity
Mini Melody time - Students follow and learn to  play a short song (e.g. Mary had a little Lamb)
Appreciation Activity - Drawing Activity
Freestyle Instrument Jam - students jam with their favorite instrument (e.g. sticks, shakers, drums, etc.)
Goodbye!

Week of July 18: 2s, 3s (Black Keys) and Finding E
Greeting Song - Hello and Welcome!
Routine Warmup - Walking up and down the Keyboard, black keys, then white (from left to right, exploring highs and lows)
Routine Activity - Black Keys Groups, then Matching Letters to Keys Exercise
Loud and Soft Activity
Mini Melody time - Students follow a short song (e.g. Are You Sleeping)
Appreciation Activity - Music Game Activity
Freestyle Keyboard Jam - students create and explore keys and sounds on the keyboard
Goodbye!

Week of July 25: 2s, 3s (Black Keys) and Finding F
Greeting Song - Hello and Welcome!
Routine Warmup - Walking up and down the Keyboard, black keys, then white (from left to right, exploring highs and lows)
Routine Activity - Black Keys Groups, then Matching Letters to Keys Exercise
Loud and Soft Activity
Mini Melody time - Students follow and learn to  play a short song (e.g. Twinkle twinkle little star)
Appreciation Activity - Drawing Activity
Freestyle Instrument Jam - students jam with their favorite instrument (e.g. sticks, shakers, drums, etc.)
Goodbye!