初學者鋼琴 - 悠閒 - 入門書 2

This class is for beginners/early beginners ages 6-10!  It uses the amazing Wunderkeys Primer Book 2 (see the link under Supplies to purchase it on Amazon). If your child hasn't completed the Wunderkeys Primer Book 1 class, they can still enroll in this course if they can play songs in middle C position. (Please contact me with any questions or if you'd like an initial private lesson to evaluate which class is best for your child).

Why did I switch to the Wunderkeys piano series for beginners?  The biggest reason is because of their scaffolding approach! That's a fancy way of saying that new concepts are introduced in the proper order and students are given time to master them before moving on. A lot of piano methods introduce several new hand positions within just the first book - Wunderkeys ensures that students KNOW their notes before adding new ones. By the end of this class students will be able to:

* play songs in middle C position easily
* play songs in "regular" C position
* sightread steps/skips on the staff
* incorporate dynamics (piano, forte, mezzo piano, mezzo forte) into their playing
* figure out "where to put their hands" by themselves before playing a song!

The Wunderkeys Primer series is also FUN. Each lesson contains a game, clapping rhythm, real songs to practice, and extra activities that can be completed at home. This series is interactive, students don't just sit and listen. They are involved in learning the songs, drawing, clapping, practicing, and playing games. In this book students will gradually learn how to read rhythmic notation, use correct piano posture and hand shape, use the musical alphabet, identify notes for the right and left hands, play songs, and start ear training. There are 3 books in the Wunderkeys Primer series, each book takes 10 lessons to complete. The Book 3 class will be offered once this class is over.

To learn more about the Wunderkeys Primer series, please visit this website to see inside the book and gain more information:

https://wunderkeys.com/piano-book/wunderkeys-primer-piano-book-two/

Week 1 - Highline Hangout

Week 2 - Cool Cousins

Week 3 - Surf's Up Skunk

Week 4 - Gobble Up the Garden

Week 5 - Bedtime Brouhaha

Week 6 - Friends in Flight

Week 7 - Rooftop Pop

week 8 - Rabbit Rancher

Week 9 - Soccer Ball Storm

Week 10 - Catch up Week (finish any needed lessons, review concepts, possibly play for each other).