Prerecorded Course

Piano Safari Friends

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Introduction

  • Materials related to Piano Safari Friends
  • Types of pieces and activities
  • Teaching students ages 4 – 6
  • The importance of environment and repetition
  • Practice expectations

unit 1

  • General principles
  • Objectives for Unit 1
  • Opening lesson activities
  • Improvisation
  • Animal Rhythm Patterns
  • Technique: posture
  • Keyboard orientation: black key groups
  • Teaching steps for pieces in Unit 1
  • Sample Lesson Plans

Unit 2

  • Recap of Unit 1
  • Objectives for Unit 2
  • Keyboard orientation: the Letter C
  • Technique: hand position and Lion Paw
  • Teaching steps for pieces in Unit 2
  • Sample Lesson Plans

Unit 3

  • Recap of Unit 2
  • Objectives for Unit 3
  • Keyboard orientation: the Letter D
  • Technique: Tall Giraffe
  • Teaching steps for pieces in Unit 3
  • Sample Lesson Plans

Unit 4

  • Recap of Unit 3
  • Objectives for Unit 4
  • Keyboard orientation: the Letter E
  • Teaching steps for pieces in Unit 4
  • Playing different parts in an ensemble
  • Sample Lesson Plans

Unit 5

  • Recap of Unit 4
  • Objectives for Unit 5
  • Keyboard orientation: the Letter F
  • Technique: Zechariah Zebra
  • Teaching steps for pieces in Unit 5
  • Sample Lesson Plans

Unit 6

  • Recap of Unit 5
  • Objectives for Unit 6
  • Ear training ideas
  • Keyboard orientation: the Letter G
  • Teaching steps for pieces in Unit 6
  • Sample Lesson Plans

Unit 7

  • Recap of Unit 6
  • Objectives for Unit 7
  • Keyboard orientation: the Letter A
  • Technique: Kangaroo
  • Teaching steps for pieces in Unit 6
  • Sample Lesson Plans

Unit 8

  • Recap of Unit 7
  • Objectives for Unit 8
  • Keyboard orientation: the Letter B
  • Syllabic counting system
  • Teaching steps for pieces in Unit 8
  • Sample Lesson Plans
  • Recap of course material

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