For homeschool students who have expressed an interest in learning to play the piano, this course will give them the foundation that they need. Piano Lessons 6-12 will take homeschool students through the basics of beginning piano, including learning to recognize the different keys, and proper finger placement. Homeschool students who take this course will become comfortable enough with the piano to be able to move on to the later course subjects, such as harmonies and playing melodies. This basic piano course will give homeschool students the foundation they need to move easily into more advanced piano classes. The academy does not supply pianos or keyboards for students.
1: Introduction to the Piano
2: Piano Chords and Practice
3: Tips, Types and History
4: Parts, Role and Maintenance of a Piano
5: More About Piano and Major Scale
6: Melody
7: Intervals
8: Scales
9: Test Review and Test
10: Warming Up and Practicing
11: Beat
12: Counting the Silence
13: F Sharp and B Flat
14: Octaves, Beats, and More
15: Dotter Quarter and Half Notes
16: The Left Hand and Sight Reading
17: The Grand Staff Using Two Hands
18: Working With the Left Hand
19: Syncopation
20: Right Hand Workout and Practice
21: Key of G
22: Key of D
23: Key of A
24: Tied Notes
25: Coordination
26: Key of F
27: The Bb Scale
28: Two Tunes and Rhythmic Reading
29: Fun Pieces
30: Chords
31: Broken Chords, Arpeggios, and Slurs
32: 6/8 Time
33: Two Tunes
34: Brahms and Rubinstein
35: The Can-Can, a Minuet, and Le Secret
36: Final Week!