6 Months of Piano Lessons. Taught by a 6 year old!

This course covers what I often teach young children for 3-9 months of beginning piano lessons. What a 6 year old do it.

Created byMicah Blake

Last updated 1/2022

English

What you'll learn

Play simple songs
Know the notes, finger numbers, and parts of the piano
Read basic lead sheets (sheet music)
Play muscle memory building exercises
Play a C Scale
Play Chords
Play and create basic Rhythms

Course content

7 sections • 34 lectures • 1h 25m total length

Congratulations on starting2:21
Parent Participation2:46
This is a short video that describes what the parent or influential person should be doing to make this experience great for our musicians.
How to use the download and practice features1:33
Music Theory Intro3:33
Find Music Theory Resource at speakingmusic.studio

Info about this course0:28
Parts of the piano1:41
Gabriel will show you what the different parts of the piano are.
Finger Numbers0:53
Gabriel will show you what your different finger numbers are.
Name the keys1:37
Knowing the names of the keys is an important part of playing piano and Gabriel will show you how to learn that.
Finger Numbers Game1:55
This is a game to help you learn your finger number. You can play it by yourself and find a friend to play with you.
Note Game6:45
This Game will help you learn your notes in a fun way. It includes a few ways to play.
Flash Cards3:19
Some students learn things much better with Flash cards. I will show you how to print them up and play them with the kids. You can also use it as a type of memory game too.

5 finger exercise4:30
This is a simple exercise that just gets your fingers moving and playing notes consistently.
Five Fingers (download)4:07
Thumb Flip example2:15
I show you a little trick called the thumb flip which will help you with the next exercise.
C Scale1:09
Learning your scales well will help you out a ton in the future. This is the easiest scale and a good one to get used to. "Remember use the correct finger numbers."
Chords2:55
In this lecture we show you how to create chords in whatever key you are in. Chords are the building blocks of our modern music.
Chords (Download)2:19
Triads1:51
This exercises combines both the chords and five finger exercise together to help out with both at once.
Practice and where you should be right now1:24
Everyone learns at different speeds so where should you or your child be right now in their learning. I will show you the key points to look for.
Two Hands1:38
Working with two hands at the same time is very helpful. Here is a few ways to make it easier for you.

Rhythms; How they are used1:32
This lecture just lets you know how and why we are going to be using rhythms and why they are important.
Easy Rhythms quarter notes2:33
This exercise deals with a quarter notes rhythm
Easy Rhythms 1,3,5,32:02
This exercise deals with an easy rhythm called 1,3,5,3
Easy Rhythms back and forth2:43
This exercise deals with a back and forth rhythm found in a lot of songs.
Adding and creating rhythm with a shaker or tapping1:38
This video shows you different ways to add in rhythm. It also shows you different ways to create rhyhms.
Rhythms (Download)4:09
Two Hands (Download)0:52

Requirements

You should have a keyboard or at least a piano app to practice on with this course

Description

Learn the basics of piano before you even go to a teacher.

We will teach you good practice habits and easy ways for your kids to do them everyday. In this course we will show that a 4,5, or 6 year old can learn how to do this because a 6 year old will be helping to teach it.

What you learn in this course;

Scales (Scales are the building blocks of almost all our modern songs, in this course we show them their first scale and how to build off of that)
Chords ( Under every melody we have chords. In this course they will learn to play them and sing along with them.)
Finger Exercises (We will show them how to do basic exercises that will strengthen their fingers for the upcoming songs)
Simple Songs ( Everyone plays better with something that they like. We picked four songs that are easy and fun for them to play.)

Who is this course for:

This course is perfect for anyone who is interested in learning piano. It is ideal for children ages 3-8 but can be beneficial for any age. It can also be a great additional practice for your children even if they are already taking lessons.

What you will find in this course;

You will have over one and a half hours of video with instructions and practice sections. We also include downloads of Flash Cards, Songs, and Exercises for you to print out.

Why take this course;

Everyone learns in different ways and this course covers many different ways to learn. This gives kids the ability to independently practice whenever they want and I have found that they learn much better that way. Most people will pay this much for a single day of classes and this course they can have forever to look over and practice with.

This will be a great chance for you to save money and your child to get ahead in piano right away. The average cost of a half hour class is $25 so for the cost of just trying out a class you will have the information of 3-9 months.

Who this course is for:

Anyone who is thinking of starting piano or has a child (As young as 3) who wants to learn
Adults who know a little bit about piano or music would probably not enjoy it very much
People who want to save money on private lessons for their kids should get this course (up to $1000 of savings)

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Introduction4 lectures • 10min

Foundation and Basics7 lectures • 17min

Finger Exercises9 lectures • 22min

Rhythm7 lectures • 15min

Teaching others1 lecture • 1min

Songs to Play5 lectures • 19min

Conclusion1 lecture • 1min

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