- Class Level: Beginner Intermediate Expert
- Age Requirements: All Age
- Average Class Size: 10
Level 1- Introduction to the Keyboard
- Note names(sharps and flats)
- Correct Posture and technique
- 5-finger scale on C
- Scales, chords and arpeggio: C, F and G Major (1 Octave)
- Understanding rhythmic indices: crotchet, minim, semi-breve
- Aural: Be able to clap a short 4 bar rhythm in 4/4 meter
- Song: National Anthem, London Bridge
Level 2- Theory: Major scales and chord formation
- Scales, Chords and arpeggio: D, A and E Major(1 octave)
- Single note chords
- Introduction to left hand chords and right hand melody
- Exercises: Hanon 1, finger walk
- Aural:4-bar rhythm in 2/4, 3 /4, 4/4, 6/8 metre
- Song:
Level 3:- Introduction to minor key
- Scales, chords, arpeggio: A, E, D minor and B major
- Inversions: root, first and second
- Introduction to rhythm accompaniment
- Theory: Minor scale formation, order of sharps and flats
- Aural: Tell the difference between major and minor chord
- Basic improvisation on major keys
- Song:
Level 4:- Introduction to Staff notation
- Theory: major scale chord family, dominant 7th chords , major 7th chords
- Chord voicing: 7ths
- Scales, chords and arpeggio: Bb, Eb, Ab major and F, C and G minors
- Piano skills: left hand accompaniment basics
- Pedal usage
- Introduction to voices: drums, strings
- Aural: Recognise the intervals till perfect 4th.
- More improvisation
- Song:
Level 5- Theory: circle of fifth, major chord family
- Chord Voicings: sus2, sus4
- Pentatonic scale
- Scales, chords and arpeggio: Db, Gb major and B, F#, C# minors
- Piano skills: sight-reading
- Voices: Electric piano, organ
- Aural: Recognise all intervals played till an octave and be able to tell a song’s metre
- Improvisation on pentatonic scale
- Song:
Level 6- Theory: blues, 7th chord family
- Chord voicings: added 9th and 11th
- Blues scale
- Scales, chords and arpeggio: G#, Bb, Eb minors
- Piano skills: sight-reading contd.
- Voices: brass and wind instruments
- Aural: Understand the style and structure of any composition, can imitate short melodies
- Improvise on blues and pentatonic scales
- Song:
Advanced(Level 7 and 8)- Remaining voicings
- Synthesis: ADSR
- Modal Studies
- Minor family
- Working with various keyboards(arranger, midi, synthesizer)
- Intro to recording and arranging
- Home recording (DAW)
- Aural: Recognise the key of any composition and figure out the progression.
- A 2 min self-composition to be recorded
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