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(FREE!) VIRTUAL PIANO LESSONS

An online mini-course that teaches you the basics of playing piano!

This course is designed for beginners who want a taste of what it's like to play piano before committing to lessons with a teacher. Over the course of 10 different modules, you will learn how to read sheet music, how to translate the sheet music to playing piano, and a bunch of fun songs along the way!

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MODULES

Explore each module in order, making sure to complete all activities before moving on to the next module

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MODULE 1

Layout of the keyboard; C position; introduction to reading music

Concert Hall

MODULE 2

Rhythm; quarter, half, whole notes and rests; time signatures

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MODULE 3

Dynamics; C scale

Piano B&W

MODULE 4

G position and scale; sharps; playing hands together

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MODULE 5

Eighth notes and rests; dotted half notes; ties; 3/4 time signature

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MODULE 6

D position; natural signs; articulation (staccato and legato); dotted quarter notes

Grand Piano

MODULE 7

2/4 time; F position; flats; triads

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MODULE 8

Key signatures; circle of fifths; scale patterns

Concert Hall

MODULE 9

Melodic and harmonic intervals; repeats; first and second endings; introduction to jazz

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MODULE 10

3/8 time signature; sustain pedal; introduction to pop music

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ABOUT THIS PROJECT

This course was created as an honors capstone project through the Edgar Fellows Program at the State University of New York at Geneseo. The course is designed to be easily accessible and a culmination of the Piano Pedagogy minor at SUNY Geneseo.

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