Zack Ferris

Lesson OUTLINE KIDS

 

General Course Information

 

Course Title: Private Study for kids

Instructor: Zack Ferris Phone: (415-305-7942)

e-mail address: funktofugue@gmail.com

Class schedule: TBA

Credit: N/A

Lab manual: Room:

Course Description

 

Private Study is a course designed to prepare the ages 6-18 for the bandstand and mastery of the piano.

 

Objectives

 

1. Understand rhythm:

2. Write notation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requirements

 

Each child will be able to sightread a basic level 2 piece of music. The child will thoroughly understand rhythm.

 

Syllabus by week

 

Week Topic

 

I)                        Class I Introduction

A)     Meet each other

B)   Outline the sketch of the lesson plan

1)    Pinpoint the level of the child

C)   START the WORK Advanced

1)    Hanon

2)    Intro to CLAVE

II)                      Lesson Rhythm

A)    Quarter notes, eight notes

1)    Triplets

B)   Rests

III)                     Lesson II Reading

A)    Clefs

a)    E G B D F

i)     FACE

B)   Reading notes

1)    PRACTICE

2)    Advanced work with metronome

IV)                    Lesson IIa Arpeggios ADVANCED

A)    WEB SOURCE  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak09cu42KC0

 

V)                      Lesson III Basics in IMPROVE

A)    Playing around with 2 3 5 6 7

1)    Combinations

VI) Transpose

A) Take exercise in NEW key

VII) SOLFEO

A) Start the student on reading

1) Make sure the rhythm is right before moving on to next measure

 

 

 

 

 

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