Sept/Oct

Nov/Dec

Jan/Feb

March/April

May/June

Texts

Selections from Adult Beginner Materials, Easy Piano Classics, Junior Hannon

Hearing and Reading Major Intervals, Playing Major Scales from C to Ab and E Major, 1 and 2 part counterpoint

Basic Chord progressions in Major, Hearing Progressions in Simple Songs, Reading Chord symbols

Minor Scales, intervals and chord progressions

Choose and practice songs for the recital.

Post recital: Keyboard recording functions.

Skills

Basic Rhythm reading where a quarter note = 1, Reading in Treble and Bass Clef, Basic Right and Left Hand Positions, Keyboard Navigation

Playing in other keys than C Major. Two Hand Coordination, All Playing Hannon exercises, Basic composition from two single lines.

Playing a song by using a melody and chord symbols

Vocabulary

Staff, Barline, Measure, Time Signature, Key Signature, Ledger Lines

Relative minor

Coached Projects

Students will write and play their own compositions in one and two part counterpoint. Advanced students may experiment with four part counterpoint.

Students will pick a simple song and write an accompaniment for it.

Piano Student recital