
In this lesson, students will learn:
- How to use the course videos and downloadable materials
- How to sit at the piano
- Finger positions used to play the songs in the book
- Finger numbers
- Black key groups
- 5 easy songs to play piano and sing
- Bar line
- Double bar line
- Theory section: music alphabet
In this lesson, students will learn:
- Semibreve or whole note
- Repeat sign
- How to play loudly
- How to play softly
- 5 easy songs to play piano and sing
- Theory section: note values
In this lesson, students will learn:
- How to play moderately loud
- How to play a crotchet rest or quarter rest
- How to play a minim rest or half rest
- How to play and sing a slur
- 5 easy songs to play piano and sing
- Theory section: dynamics, rest values and clapping rhythms
In this lesson, students will learn:
- 4/4 Time Signature
- Dotted minim or dotted half note
- Semibreve rest or whole rest
- How to play a slur smoothly and well connected (legato)
- How to play moderately soft
- 5 easy songs to add your own lyrics to play piano and sing
- Theory section: clapping rhythms, note and rest values, music maths
In this lesson, students will learn:
- 3/4 Time signature
- Staccato
- Tied notes
- Crescendo
- Decrescendo
- Dynamics
- Intervals
- 5 easy songs to add lyrics to play piano and sing
- Theory section: dynamics, music alphabet, music maths, clapping rhythms
In this lesson, students will learn:
- Accent
- Fermata
- 8 notes higher
- 8 notes lower
- Treble clef
- Bass clef
- 5 easy songs to play piano and sing
- 8 short exercises to play staccato and legato while playing piano and singing
- Theory section: draw accents, music maths, clap rhythms, explain meaning symbols
In this lesson, students will learn:
- Ledger lines
- Ritardando
- Note stems
- Quavers or eighth notes
- Semiquavers or sixteenth notes
- 5 easy songs to play piano and sing
- 7 short exercises to play piano and sing
- Theory section: fill in the missing notes, music maths, clapping rhythms
In this lesson, students will learn:
- Harmonic intervals and chords
- C major chord in the right hand
- C major chord in the left hand
- 8 easy songs to play piano and sing
- Theory section: clapping rhythms and music maths
In this lesson, students will learn:
- Itsy bitsy spider
- Pop goes the weasel
- Jingle Bells
- 6 short piano exercises to play piano and sing
- Theory section: music maths
In this lesson, students will learn:
- Ode to Joy
- Good King Wenceslas
- Largo
- C major chord exercise
- Brother John
- Summary symbols learnt for lessons 1 to 10
- Theory section: dynamics, missing notes, miss rests, notes values, explain symbols, music maths
This beginners course is suitable for students from 8 - 16 years of age who are interested in learning all the fundamentals required to start preparing for the Australian Music Examination Board (AMB) Preliminary Piano and AMEB Theory of Music Grade 1 exam .
This intensive course covers 3 years of piano and music theory learning materials.
In the AMEB Piano and Theory of Music exams, students will be asked to:
- Perform a few pieces of contrasting styles
- Show technical ability through short exercises and scales
- Name and explain music symbols
- Sing short passages of music
- Clap rhythms
- Sight read a short line of music
- Write short songs
In this course we cover everything students need to know to build the confidence to progress onto our AMEB exam preparation courses or start preparing for AMEB exams with a private piano teacher.
Each lesson has two parts. Part 1 covers piano songs and exercises. Part 2 covers music theory.
Throughout the book, students will see icons that give useful tips on how to practise and creative performance ideas. Let these icons be your guide.
We have included many colourful illustrations in this course to help make music learning fun and exciting for primary and secondary school students.