The lesson plan for each class is left to the discretion of the teacher, and will probably not be the same as what you see here. I will try earnestly to stick with the lesson plan you see here, mainly because I want each student to get "at least" this much theory and practice.
This lesson plan for teaching a Group Piano Class is based on
“Alfred’s Basic Adult Piano Course”,
Lesson Book Level One, Book #2256.
This Alfred’s text is excellent for teaching group classes. Because there is too much material in the text for an 8 week class, the 96 page text has been divided into four lesson plans of eight lessons each. This “Piano Beginner” lesson plan uses the first section, pages 1 through 29.
Piano Beginner 1 Lesson Plan
Lesson 1
Introduction to Playing |
4 |
How to Sit at the Piano. |
5 |
Finger Numbers. Piano Tones. |
6 |
The Keyboard |
7 |
Name That Key! |
C Position |
8 |
Right Hand C Position. Treble Clef Sign. RIGHT HAND WARM-UP |
9 |
Quarter Notes & Half Notes. Measure. Bar Line. Double Bar.
ODE TO JOY |
10 |
Left Hand C Position. Bass Clef Sign. LEFT HAND WARM-UP |
11 |
The Whole Note. AURA LEE |
Lesson 2
The Grand Staff |
12 |
The Grand Staff. Time Signature, whole rest, repeat sign |
Playing C-G on the Grand Staff |
13 |
ROCK-ALONG. MEXICAN HAT DANCE. |
14 |
Melodic Intervals, 2nds, 3rds. Dynamic Signs, p, mf,
AU CLAIRE DE LA LUNE.
TISKET, A TASKET. |
Lesson 3
15 |
Harmonic Intervals, 2nds, 3rds. Quarter Rest. f.
ROCKIN’ INTERVALS. |
16 |
Melodic 4ths, 5ths.
GOOD KING WENCESLAS. MY FIFTH |
17 |
Harmonic 4ths, 5ths. JINGLE BELLS |
Lesson 4
Introduction to Chords |
18 |
The C Major chord |
19 |
Half Rest. BROTHER JOHN
HERE’S A HAPPY SONG! |
Lesson 5
20 |
Introducing B for LH. Two Important Chords for LH – C Major, G7 |
21 |
Tied Notes. MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
LARGO (from “The New World”) |
Lesson 6
22 |
Introducing B for RH. C Major, G7 Chords for RH. |
23 |
MARY ANN |
Lesson 7
24 |
Time Signature, ¾. The Dotted Half Note.
ROCKETS |
25 |
Slurs and Legato Playing.
WHAT CAN I SHARE? |
Lesson 8
26 |
Introducing A for LH.
F Major Chord for LH. |
27 |
Warm-Up using C, G7 & F Chords for LH.
WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN |
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