
Meet Tony Kreitzer and start from the piano basics, practicing simple pieces while learning to read music, with family support optional and patient, paced instruction for ages 9 and up.
Identify your piano finger numbers (1-5) and distinguish right and left hands with fun practice that strengthens finger coordination for piano readiness.
Explore how the treble clef guides high piano notes and right-hand play, how the left hand explores low notes, and draw the treble clef alongside its bass clef partner.
Learn to read the bass clef for low piano notes and practice drawing it: circle on the left, half circle up and down, then two dots on the right.
Identify piano notes by recognizing two- and three-black-key groups, using fingers 2, 3, and 4 with both hands; picture three-black-key groups as the house and two-black as dog kennel.
Learn to locate middle C and the notes C and F on the piano using left and right hand positions, and practice identifying the door and front door notes.
Learn to find and name all piano notes from c through g, using right and left hand placement, with printable worksheets and a practice quiz to build fluency.
Learn Mary had a little lamb by identifying notes C, D, E, and G, starting with one finger and then using all fingers with a curved hand and thumb placement.
Learn to read notation by identifying long and short notes using the musical secret code, and recognize duration symbols that guide how long to hold keys.
Explore note values as a musical code by showing how long to hold notes with crotchets, minims, and quavers through a castle story of four and two-beat patterns.
This assessment course will give you and your child a good indication as to what is required to learn the piano. The course can be done with your child to determine if they are indeed ready to learn how to play the piano. The course starts at the very beginning and you and your child will be taken through a series of short videos which include some assessments and worksheets. The course teaches the fundamentals of music notation and your child will play some simple pieces. As a parent, you will be able to determine if your child is able to focus for the required amount of time, and if they manage with the given tasks. If this course is enjoyable for them and they've managed to learn these foundational concepts, then you can be assured they are ready to pursue learning the piano. This course is a great way to determine if your child has a musical aptitude and eagerness to learn the piano before investing in lessons and a piano, which can be an expensive undertaking if your child is not keen! The course starts right at the beginning & follows a systematic approach to teaching the fundamentals of music, learning to read notation & playing the piano. Learning to read music is a vital part of learning any instrument, and this course gives a fun approach to learning how to read music. We hope you and your child really enjoy this course! Helping our children develop a love of music at an early age is a wonderful gift we are able to give our children & learning an instrument will be a wonderful creative outlet for them, for years to come! We hope that this course ignites an excitement and desire to learn to play the piano & we wish you a fulfilling musical journey ahead!