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The Beginner Course: Establishing Strong Foundations for Young Pianists (Self-Guided)
“I loved the professionalism of each and every one of the teachers in this course. I just graduated college with a music degree, and am looking to begin teaching beginner piano students. […] I found it to be extremely helpful, and I took 40+ pages of notes along the way. THANK YOU for all of the wonderful information!” – Grace W.
“The course was thorough and concise. A good balance between theoretical background and practical advice. I particularly enjoyed that the videos of students were not perfect, they were real: students responding/understanding sometimes immediately, and sometimes not, just the way it actually happens in everyday teaching.” – Karen P.
ABOUT THE COURSE
The Beginner Course: Establishing Strong Foundations for Young Pianists is a comprehensive online course designed to provide the knowledge and skills necessary for working with beginning pianists (age 5-8 years old) in the most important year of piano study–the first. Participants will gain an awareness of how elementary concepts and skills lay the foundation for future advancement and success. Applicable to any beginner method, participants experience an overall curriculum that is concept-based with a wide range of approaches focused on student-centered learning.
- Organized in 5 clearly-defined modules
- Designed to be completed at your own pace
- Full course completion time is approximately 36 hours
TOPICS INCLUDE
- Understanding how children learn
- Nurturing musical skills and development
- Exploring creativity through improvisation
- Building effective collaborations
- Introducing pieces with purpose and imagination
- Building successful music reading
- Creating holisitic experiences with rhythm and movement
- Inspiring artistry: Developing expressive playing
- Structuring lesson time and successful goal setting
- And much more!
Course designer: Sara Ernst. Course contributors: Steven Brundage, Scott Donald, Diana Dumlavwalla, Sara Ernst, Amy Glennon, Janet Hart, Lesley Sisterhen McAllister, Rebecca Mergen Pennington, Scott Price, Angela Triandafillou, Craig Sale (senior editor), Todd van Kekerix.
Did you know? Piano Inspires subscribers receive 20% off all full-length course purchases! Email teachereducation@francesclarkcenter.org for discount code.
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