Beginner training plan
Your first lesson“What does music mean to you?” This opens up the student to tell me what he or she thinks of when hearing the word music and will show me what their interests are. We will also cover the very first basics of the piano; how many keys does it have, correct fingers to play with, and most importantly, just having fun!
Lesson 2-3On lessons two and three. we will dive deeper into piano basics mainly focusing on correct hand positions, knowledge of all the notes and their names, as well as choose the first song they will learn. At the end, we will do some active listening. This means that we will listen to songs and write down everything we can hear, even if just one thing.
Lesson 4-10For lessons four through ten, we will further improve upon the piano basics while starting to incorporate musical theory and composition. This could mean learning the major scales or even writing a 10 note song. We will have weekly checks for progress on the learned material. When coming to the end of our lesson, I will give a homework assignment for the student to complete before the next week’s lesson.
Lesson 11+After lesson eleven, we are in full swing! We are learning the major scales and all of the correct finger combinations, working on multiple pieces to play, and how to perform, further developing their new found life long love for music. In addition, we will be learning more complex theory studies such as song form and instrumentation. By this lesson, they no longer feel like lessons, but just an amazingly fun and enriching time for the student.
