Musicshikshan offers western classical piano training from the finest piano teachers and musicians who will introduce the basics of music notations, rhythm and musicianship while promoting a creative and comforting experience which helps children discover the piano in a much better way. The course follows the below syllabus.
1 . Introduction to the world of piano playing
In this initial set of introductory piano lessons, you will go through the basics of playing piano. There is no need for any prior knowledge of piano playing inorder to get started with these lessons. Along the way, you’ll learn how to play with proper technique, how to read sheet music, and how to play notes with the right and left hands.
2. Playing with both hands
You’ve practiced some notes with your left and right hand – now it’s time to put the two of them together! In this second set of lessons, you’ll follow some simple exercises to get comfortable playing with both hands and try out some new two-handed songs. You’ll also discover some new notes and musical symbols to add to your music reading repertoire.
3. Intermediate piano playing
Once you’re comfortable with the basics of piano playing, take your skills to the next level with these online lessons. You’ll cover more advanced playing techniques, including finger crossovers and key jumps. Plus, you’ll get to know new time signatures and even more musical symbols. Once you’ve made your way through these lessons, you’ll be able to play piano with much more flair and fluidity.
4. Mastering chords
Chords: what are they good for? A whole lot of things, as it turns out! This set of online piano lessons will teach you how chords are built and give you lots of opportunities to practice playing chords yourself. By the end of this section, you’ll know all about chord structure, arpeggios, chord inversions, broken chords and how to build any major or minor chord.
5. Improvising with chords
As soon as you have some chord theory and practice under your belt, that’s when the real fun begins. This section is all about harnessing the power of chords to break free from sheet music and start improvising. Here, you’ll learn some common chord accompaniment patterns and how to use them to create your own song accompaniments for different styles of music.
6. Music reading training
Think of this collection of eight piano lessons as your music reading bootcamp. You’ll shape up your note-reading abilities and work your way through interactive exercises to put those newfound skills to the test. By the time you reach the finish line, you’ll be able to read music with much more confidence.
7. Playing scales
Scales are the building blocks of piano: learn how to perfect them and they’ll do wonders for your playing technique. In this block of online piano lessons, you’ll cover 10 of the most common major and minor scales and practice playing them with both your left and right hand.
8. Playing scales II
This set of lessons includes 12 new scales for you to practice and takes the difficulty up a notch, introducing lots more sharps and flats.
Once you’ve completed this two-part series of lessons, you’ll know your scales inside-out – and your newfound knowledge will help improve your proficiency on the piano.
9. Learn to play piano pieces
In this section you will learn piano pieces of various difficulty levels from different eras such as Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern time period which are composed by famous composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin etc which will add to your repertoire.
