About this course
Perfect for parents or teachers guiding young beginner keyboard players.
Contains easy arrangements involving nine notes on the treble staff and seven notes on the bass staff. The student also learns the concept of five finger positions. This dynamic course features step-by-step guidance with real music examples, and comes complete with audio and video resources to make learning easy and enjoyable. Explore exciting topics like The Common Time Signature, The C Major Scale, and grow your confidence by playing music you’ll love.
Reads and plays simple melodies on the keyboard, covering classic children's songs and original compositions.
This course in a printable PDF format
Recognizes the role of quarter rests in silence and timing, introducing essential skills for musicians.
Covers various staccato note playing techniques for precise and detached performances.
Introduces the notation of lead-in notes and half rests, exploring their uses in music.
Introduces the fundamentals of music theory, including notation and basic chords, with a focus on playing the A note and F chord.
Playing the note A on the treble staff involves using the correct finger placement.
Eighth note rhythms, beam notation, and common time signatures are introduced and explained.
The fundamental 12-bar blues chord pattern is introduced, covering its widespread application in Blues, Jazz, and Rock music.
Legato technique is applied to produce smooth, connected note playing, distinguished from staccato execution.
Introduces the concept of the dotted quarter note, which prolongs a quarter note's length to 1.5 counts.
Introduces techniques for playing B above Middle C, including exercises such as Spanish Bee and Big Ben.
Covers the two fundamental right-hand positions for easy song playing, featuring examples like Michael Finnegan.
Song endings involve playing distinct parts on initial and subsequent iterations, highlighting variations in musical structure.
Note and rest values are introduced, covering their lengths and durations in music notation.
The concept of the Grand Staff and its distinctive characteristics are examined.
Introduces fundamental chord progressions and techniques for smooth playing.
