This course provides musical instruction at the piano for beginners. The course is equivalent to 1.5yrs of private piano lessons, and consists of 35 packed lessons, each with its own video-lesson, worksheet, and multiple pieces to learn - styles ranging from classical to folk, to boogie and blues. By the end of this course, students will play at an advanced beginner level.
This course includes:
7 UNITS DIVIDED INTO 35 HANDS-ON LESSONS
20 WORKSHEETS
2 MUSICAL PUZZLES
15 ONLINE QUIZZES
90 PIECES OF MUSIC
18 FINGER STRENGTHENING EXERCISES
OVER 11 HOURS OF VIDEO-LESSONS
Course Goals
Upon course completion, you will be able to play the piano at an advanced beginner level, using proper technique, posture, and musical expression. You will also have a good knowledge of music theory and be able to read notes and count out rhythms.
By the end of the course, you will be able to 1)play the piano with both hands 2)read music on the staff (up to 2 ledger lines above and below each staff) 3)understand various time signatures 4)be able to count out note values ranging from eighth notes to whole notes 5)use the pedal 6)play six different scales and triads and 7)play I-V7-I chord progressions in several keys.
Target Audience
This video-course is primarily intended for students ages 6-14 who have little to no previous musical experience. However, older beginner students, even beginning adults, would also benefit from taking this course.
Course Requirements
Students will need to have a piano at home, preferably an accoustic piano, although a good digital keyboard with 88 weighted keys will also work.
SECTION 1: Pre-staff & Piano Orientation
Piano Orientation, Posture, Directional Reading, Quarter Note
Half Note, Songs on the Black Keys, Piano Alphabet
Forte and Piano, Bar lines, Measures, Quarter Rest
Treble & Bass Clefs, Skips, Counting beats, Dotted Half note
C scale, C Position, Staccato & Legato
Intervals of a 4th & 5th, Songs in C Position, Mezzo Forte dynamic
18 short pieces of music
SECTION 2: The Staff, Intervals, Flats & Sharps
Whole Note, the Staff
The Grand Staff
Tied notes, Time Signatures, 3/4 and 4/4 Meter, Sharps, Whole & Half Steps
C triads, Ritardando, Major Scale Formula
G major scale & triads, Flats
12 pieces of music
SECTION 3: Minor Scales, Eighth Notes, More 5-finger Positions
A minor scale, New Notes in Bass Clef
A minor triads, New Notes in Treble Clef, Eighth Notes
F major scale & triads, Key Signatures
G 5-finger position in RH & LH
E minor scale, the Natural Sign
Octave Leaps
Interval of a 6th, Decrescendo, 5-finger positions in F and d
14 pieces of music
SECTION 4: Tempo markings, Upbeats, Tonic & Dominant
Upbeats, Accents, Scale of d minor
5-finger positions in D and b, Tempo Markings
Tonic & Dominant Chords for C and G major, Dotted-quarter note
Tonic & Dominant Chords for a and e minor
Tonic & Dominant Chords for F and D major, New Notes in Both Clefs
9 pieces of music
SECTION 5: Scales (Hands Together), 6/8 Meter, Damper Pedal, Triplets
8va sign, D major scale & triads
6/8 Meter, Musical Terms, C major scale Hands Together
A minor scale Hands Together, 6/8 Practice
G major scale Hands Together, Pedal Usage
E minor scale Hands Together, Triplets
11 pieces of music
SECTION 6: More ledger line notes, Grace Notes, Phrasing
D major scale Hands Together, New Ledger line notes in Treble Clef
F major scale Hands Together, New Ledger line notes in Bass Clef
Grace Notes, 1st & 2nd endings
G major scale Hands Together, Phrasing
9 pieces of music
SECTION 7: Showing off our new skills!
A minor scale 2 octaves, Cross Hands Technique
E minor scale 2 octaves, 12-bar Blues
Wrap up, Where to go from Here
6 pieces of music
