Overview

Course Outline/Description!Video 1:Section goal: basics of technique, rhythm basics of reading music, especially CDEFG, sharps and flats, where everything is located on the piano, give a foundation for reading and being creative at the piano! Topics covered:Basics of techniqueBlack/white keys/high lowTreble and bass clefSharps and flatsKeyboard geography - ABCDEFG (repeats)Basics of rhythms - quarter, half note, and whole noteLearn C - D - E - F - G for the right handLearn CDEFG on paper Video 2:Section goal: Learn Jingle Bells (right hand) and play along!Topics covered:See how "Jingle Bells" is played including an introduction!Look at sheet music to "Jingle Bells" including an introductionSee how "Jingle Bells" is played on the piano (another option) - this one is good to play along!Sheet music to "Jingle Bells" (including the introduction)Listen to the "Jingle Bells" play along!Accompaniment track provided to play along and be creative!Play along with "Jingle Bells" if you would like!Kathryn plays "Jingle Bells"Sheet music includes: 7 different ways to play "Jingle Bells" Video 3:Section goal: learn finger exercises and left hand chords C major and G7Topics covered:Play through RH (right hand) finger exerciseSheet music to RH finger exerciseLearning left hand chords C major and G7Learn left hand chord exerciseSheet music to finger exercises Video 4:Section goal: C major scale for the right hand"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" both hands including chords!Topics covered:C major scale (fingering 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5)Sheet music to C major scale (going up and down)Eighth notes - (takes two eighth notes to equal a quarter note)!"Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" including RH scalesSheet music to TwinkleLH (left hand) chords to Twinkle Sheet music to LH chords to TwinklePiano both hands to Twinkle (looking at the piano or keyboard)Sheet music to both hands (various ways to play the song) Video 5:Section: Tools to improvise, to learn easy chords, and tools to write a song in the key of C!Topics covered:Major chords = sound happyMinor chords = sound sadLearning chords in C major (looking at the piano or keyboard)C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am, B dim C majorC major - CEGD minor (also written Dm) - DFAE minor (also written Em) - EGBF major - FACG major - GBDA minor - ACEB diminished (also written Bdim) - BDFHow to double a bass in a song! (Use 2 of the same note)!Tools to write a song in C major (C major, F major, and G7)Side note: The key of C means that there are no sharps or flats!

Skills

Reviews