Programs

Kids Piano! Volume 1 ⭐️ 

Foundations of Music

Best Starter Course for Young Beginners Ages 5-12

Description: In this course, give your kids a FUN start to piano with 33 famous and familiar melodies that will start making your home more PLAYFUL from day 1!

You'll Learn Playful Songs Like... Hot Cross Buns, OUCH! We Will BOCK You, BA-KAW! Mary Had a Little Lamb, BAA!, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Jingle Bells, Baby Shark, Spring (Vivaldi), Ode to Joy, Fur Elise, Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven), In the Hall of the Mountain King (Grieg), and 20+ more!

You'll Learn Music Theory Like... Keys A-G, fingers 1-5, octaves 3-5, naturals/sharps/flats, repeats, fermatas, time signatures 4/4, 2/4, 3/4, 6/8, rhythms whole notes, 1/2 notes, 1/4 notes, 1/8 notes, triplets, dotted rhythms, and rests.

Main Goal of this Course: An engaging, confidence-boosting, creativity-inspiring introduction to piano!

Duration: Structured-pace / self-paced; 18 weeks

Recommended Supplies: A piano or keyboard with 61+ keys

By the end of this course, students have a solid foundation for Kids Piano Volume 2 or any of the Youth Favorites courses (below)!

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Kids Piano! Volume 2 ⭐️ 

Harmony & Expression

Best Course for Graduates of Kids Piano! Volume 1

Description: Continue your journey with 10 new levels of melodies enhanced with simple to progressively more complex harmonies enriched with 19 new expressive techniques as your student begins one of piano's most difficult challenges: playing with both hands!

Pieces You'll Learn: New arrangements of melodies from Kids Piano! Volume 1, plus the theme to Prelude in C (J.S. Bach)

Techniques You'll Learn: Staccato & legato strokes, piano/pianissimo, forte/fortissimo, accelerando/decelerando, 8VA/8VB, trills, grace notes, rubato, and more.

Main Goal of this Course: Learn to play piano with both hands, fundamentals of harmony, and techniques for emotional expression.

Duration: Structured-pace / self-paced; 18 weeks

Recommended Supplies: A piano or touch sensitive digital keyboard with 61+ keys & sustain pedal.

By the end of the course, graduates are prepared for beginner and intermediate steps in any Youth Favorites course, or may begin the entry piece to the Masterworks Series, Prelude in C by J.S. Bach (see below).

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Kids Piano! Volume 3 ⭐️ 

Chords & Complex Harmony

For Graduates of Kids Piano! Volume 3

Description: In this course, students complete their foundation in the fundamentals of music with a survey through one of the most unique and powerful aspects of piano as a solo or  accompaniment instrument: it's ability to produce melodies plus chords and complex harmonies.

Pieces You'll Learn: Fully harmonically enriched arrangements of melodies from Kids Piano! Volumes 1-2, including all three voices of the theme to Moonlight Sonata; the complete theme to Fur Elise (Beethoven), & the advanced counterpoint to Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star composed by W.A. Mozart!

Main Goal of this Course:  Adding rich left-hand expression using chords & complex harmonies like Alberti bass and counterpoint

Chords & Harmonic Techniques You'll Learn: Block and broken 3rds-8ths; Triads; Root position chords, 1st & 2nd inversions; the Alberti bass pattern; 3-voice harmony; a Mozart counterpoint.

Course Duration: Structured-pace / self-paced; 18 weeks

Required Supplies: A piano or touch sensitive digital keyboard with 61+ keys and sustain pedal.

By the end of the course, graduates are fully equipped for intermediate and advanced steps of any piece in any Youth Favorites course or the Masterworks Series (see below)

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Disney Favorites ⭐️ 

Journey Through Time: Ancient World

Best for beginners comfortable with basic notes and rhythms for one or both hands, or students at Kids Piano! Volume 1 Level 4 or higher

Description: In this course, learn a new popular Disney piece each month with a short sequence of 4 lessons over 4 week!

Main Goal of this Course: To increase enthusiasm to learn and practice with songs from favorite Disney movies; To build on skills taught in Kids Piano with songs in fun and meaningful new contexts.

Songs You'll Learn: Lava (Pixar short), Hakuna Matata, How Far I'll Go (Moana), Reflection (Mulan) 

Challenge Level: Choose your difficulty with easy, medium, and hard sheet music and lessons provided for each song. 

Course Duration: Structured-pace / Self-paced; 16 weeks

Recommended Supplies: A piano or touch sensitive keyboard with 61+ keys and sustain pedal.

By the end of the course, students will have a new collection of ancient-world pieces they'll be proud to play!

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Music of Minecraft ⭐️ 

Volume Alpha

Best for Minecraft fans comfortable with basic notes, rhythms, sharps & flats

Description: In this course, students learn their favorite familiar background music from one of the most popular games of all-time! The music of Minecraft was originally written and performed on piano, therefore, students get to learn each piece exactly how it's performed in the game!

Main Goal of this Course: To harness the obsessive enthusiasm students have for Minecraft for educational gain.

Pieces You'll Learn: Moog City (main screen theme), Living Mice, Calm 1, Mice on Venus, Wet Hands

Difficulty: Choose your challenge level with easy, medium, and hard sheet music and lessons for each piece. This course is slightly harder than other Youth Favorites courses so is recommended for graduates of Kids Piano Volume 1 or higher.

Course Duration: Structured-pace / self-paced; 12 weeks

Recommended Supplies: A piano or touch-sensitive keyboard with 61+ keys and sustain pedal.

By the end of the course, students will have a new appreciation for the role of music in Minecraft and the greater role of video game music as a modern genre.

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Star Wars! ⭐️ 

Battle Across the Universe

Best Course for Star Wars fans comfortable with basic notes and rhythms

Description: In this course, students embark on a journey across the universe of Star Wars music to learn some of this world's most popular modern classical music written by a composer who rivals the fame of Beethoven in his own lifetime: John Williams!

Main Goal of this Course: To use the power of the Force for the benefit of piano Padawans!

Pieces You'll Learn: Star Wars (main theme), May the Force Be With You, Cantina Band, Across the Stars, Yoda's Theme, Duel of the Fates, Imperial March

Challenge Level: Choose your difficulty down the light side or dark side with easy, medium, and hard sheet music and lessons for each piece.

Course Duration: Structured-pace / self-paced; 18 weeks

Required Supplies: A piano or touch-sensitive keyboard with 61+ keys & sustain pedal

By the end of the course, you'll have a deeper understanding of the various roles music plays to enhance cinematic effects, and a greater appreciation for cinema music as a modern classical genre.

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Prelude in C ⭐️ 

Secrets of Bach: Piece #1

Best for beginners ages 12-to-adult or graduates of Kids Piano Volume 2+

Description: In this course, you'll learn the first piece of the most important keyboard work ever written: The Well-Tempered Clavier by J.S. Bach. With each measure, you'll share in the same learning experience as Beethoven himself while also discovering the first of many secrets hidden in this collection that contributed to the making of the world's most celebrated musical genius.

Main Goal of this Course: A unique and rewarding introduction to classical music; To begin learning piano with the same method as Beethoven and Chopin; Introduction to symbolism in music and the vital role of the Doctrine of Affect

Challenge Level: Easy for recommended ages. Sheet music options will be provided both with and without note name aids.

Concepts You'll Learn: Basic pedaling, efficient practice techniques, pattern recognition, improvisation, finger challenges

Theory You'll Learn: Standard notation whole notes, 1/2 notes, 1/4 notes, 1/8 notes, 1/16 notes, dotted rhythms, ties, rests, points, phrases, periods, arpeggiated and block chords, intervals, tritones, octaves 2-5

Course Duration: Structured-pace / self-paced; 8 weeks

Required Supplies: A piano or touch-sensitive keyboard with 61+ keys and sustain pedal

By the end of the course, you'll have a performance piece appropriate for a variety of events or enjoy for your own pleasure, and be prepared to learn more pieces built on this Prelude - including Moonlight Sonata and Fur Elise - and to learn the secrets they possess.

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