LEVEL ONE

LITERATURE AND REPERTOIRE

LEVEL 2 & 3  FABER & FABER

MORE CHALLENGING PIECES 

WITH DUETS AND SOLOS.

MOST MUSIC MAY BE SECURED BY DOWNLOAD 

TO SITES THAT I KNOW ARE SAFE.

HIGH TIPPING

INTRODUCTION OF OCTAVE SCALE

RELATIVES, MINORS, MELODIC MINORS

FIVE FINGER SCALE-PENTATONICS

CONTRARY AND CHROMATICS

FURTHER MASTERY AT FLUIDITY AND PHRASING

FINGERPOWER  LEVEL ONE & LEVEL TWO

INTRODUCING COLORATION

WITH STORY TELLING ON THE INSTRUMENT.

SELECTED PIECES BY STUDENTS/ ANY GENRE, DESIRED

ANALYSIS CONTINUED

MAJOR/MINOR SCALES

KEITH SNELL, COMPILER OF MASTERS AND LITTLE KNOWN COMPOSERS OF: 

BAROQUE/  17th Century

CLASSICAL/ 18th Century

ROMANTIC/ 19th Century

POST ROMANTIC / MODERN/  20th / 21st Century

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND

THE  STUDY OF CLASSICAL PIANO CAN BE ARDUOUS, FRUSTRATING AND BORING.  

YET, THAT IS LOOKING AT THE LONG TERM

AVOID THAT TEMPTATION

SECOND BY SECOND 

NOTE BY NOTE

THEN, THE  INSTRUMENT IS APPROACHABLE. 

WHY CLASSICAL? 

AND, WHY LESSONS?

WHY NOT YOUTUBE CHANNELS

ON LINE TUTORIALS?

PHYSICALITY & TOUCH.

PHRASING,  TECHNIQUES ARE DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE

TO BE TAUGHT BY WATCHING A 

TUTORIAL

POSTURES, TECHNIQUES, THEORY

 MUST  BE A ONE ON ONE OR

WITH PRIVATE TUTORS.

EDUCATION WITH PROFESSION TEACHER

SUPPLANTS ON-LINE/YOUTUBE

REAL TIME EDUCATION IS CRUCIAL

THIS IS AN INSTRUMENT IS BEST LEARNED BY LIVING TEACHERS, ALONG SIDE WITH YOU.

WE ARE THE FOUNDATION

WE ARE THE BEDROCK

WE ARE THE SPRINGBOARD.