Master basic articulations like legato and staccato to bring your playing to life
Read and interpret notes across the entire grand staff
Develop proper use of the damper pedal for expressive performance
Identify and play intervals ranging from seconds to octaves
Discover the art of keyboard choreography to play with ease and flow
Navigate the black keys confidently by learning about sharps, flats, and enharmonics
Understand and identify half steps and whole steps
Improve rhythm with lessons on counting with upbeats
Incorporate tempo changes like ritardando, accelerando, and a tempo into your playing
Once you reach these milestones, you’ll be ready for the Preparatory Level.
Articulations, octaves, ties, slurs, and rests are more of the essential elements of music. Learn what they are and how they are used in music.
This course requires a course book. Visit the Course Books page to download a free digital copy or to order a printed book.
Expand your reading range farther up the treble clef. Learn to play music using more notes.
Learning to move your hands with ease around the keyboard is a crucial skill. Learn the art of keyboard choreography.
Learn the names of the black keys and understand how they are used as you play music that uses both the black and white keys.
Put the skills you have learned to use as you sharpen your skills on some classical piano music.
There are many elements involved in learning to read music and play the piano. Understanding these concepts will allow you to move to the next level.