Online Piano Classes

May 2nd, 2009 lvs Posted in In The Spotlight | 2 Comments »

Brian Goddard, the Music/Piano instructor at LVS Online Classes, learned the piano when he was attending Junior High School. He usually managed to find a piano to play on, through someone’s kindness in most towns where he was posted. Brian has always been interested in the arts, and left Australia Post in 1978 to pursue a career as a private music teacher. In 1986 he was awarded the Diploma in Teacher Of Music, Australia (T.Mus.A.) of the Australian Music Examinations Board. In 1989 Brian was awarded the Performer’s Certificate in Pianoforte at the Trinity College of Music London.

Brian continues to have several students in his retirement and now plays piano duets with Barbara Pearce from Armadale Western Australia. In 2004 they were awarded the Associate Diploma of the St. Cecilia School of Music in Pianoforte Duet Performance. The duet repertoire includes mainly classical including works by Mozart,Brahms, Debussy and Faure, also a work for two pianos by Mozart.

Brian teaches the Music – Piano/Keyboard Intro and Music – Piano/Keyboard Advanced courses at LVS Online Classes.

The Music – Piano/Keyboard Intro class is for beginners who would like to learn to play the piano or keyboard. Students learn to read music and play some notation which may be heard and played along with short sound files.

If one of the items on your “To Do” list was to eventually learn to read music, why not try a stess-free instructor led online course? With this online course you’ll be astonished at the level of creativity you possess just waiting to be released!

Below is the course outline for the Music – Piano/Keyboard Intro class:

Lesson 1

  • Posture
  • Finger Numbers
  • Musical Alphabet
  • Keyboard
  • Playing on the black keys
  • Natural Hand Position
  • Correct Finger Actions
  • Developing a Firm Touch

Lesson 2

  • Whole Tone Scale
  • Treble Clef
  • E G B Treble Lines
  • Crotchet (Quarter Note)
  • F A Treble Spaces
  • Theory Work

Lesson 3

  • Review of Treble Lines and Spaces
  • Using 4th & 5th Fingers without reading notes
  • E Major Chord RH & LH
  • Direction in Music
  • Processing
  • Reading the Contours
  • Theory Work

Lesson 4

  • Bass Clef & Bass Staff
  • Bass Spaces A C E G
  • A Major Five Finger Position
  • Notation to Read & Play RH & LH separately
  • Theory Work

Lesson 5

  • C Major Five Finger Position
  • Notation to Read & Play RH & LH separately
  • Creative Work
  • Theory Work
Lesson 6

  • Notation to Read & Play RH & LH together
  • Theory Work
  • Course Review

 

The Music – Piano/Keyboard Advanced class is for students who have already started to learn to play the piano or keyboard. Each week will include a number of short pieces to learn. These pieces may be heard on sound files, which occasionally include a duet or piano accompaniment.

Below is the course outline for the Music – Piano/Keyboard Advanced class:

Lesson 1

  • Four Four Time Signature
  • Minim Note, Minim Rest
  • Legato
  • Two Note Slurs

Lesson 2

  • Three Four Time Signature
  • Dot after a Note
  • Quaver note
  • Crotchet Quaver and Semibreve Rests
  • Staccato
  • Three Note Slurs

Lesson 3

  • Two Four Time Signature
  • Semibreve Note
  • Tie
  • Phrase
  • Metronome
  • Dynamics
  • Expression and Articulation
  • Theory, Aural

Lesson 4

  • Six Eight Time Signature
  • Five Finger Exercises & Finger Independence
  • Solving Rhythm Problems – Make Each Beat into a Mini Bar
  • Theory
  • Aural

Lesson 5

  • Sight Reading, Gesture
  • Reading Treble Line & Chord Symbols
  • Technical Work
  • Theory
  • Aural
Lesson 6

  • Course Overview
  • Challenging Pieces
  • Theory
  • Aural

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