Piano 

Bob Vollmer

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Lesson Plans
 

 

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.

Beginner 1

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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