Course Guide
Week 1 (Piano Basics)
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Posture
How the piano works/electric vs. acoustic
Black Keys intro and Worksheet
Identifying white keys
Half Notes/ Whole Notes
Play Ode to Joy for credit
LH C Position
RH C position
Quarter Notes and Rests
Repeat sign
Counting in 4/4 (measures)
Play Aura Lee for credit
Music Reading
Week 2 (Book Work)
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Grand Staff Lesson and Worksheet
Rockin’ Intervals Credit
Test #1 Review
Blank Composition Worksheet
Test #1
o Labeling the Keyboard
o Whole, Half and Quarter Notes
o Whole and Quarter Rest
o Electric vs. Acoustic Piano
Week 3 (Book Work)
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Jingle Bells for Credit
How will you Remember Worksheet
Tied notes
Labeling the Staff methods
Dynamics p, mf, f
C Major Chords RH and LH
G 7 Chords RH LH
Largo for credit
Lesson 6 review (note labeling WS)
Test #2
o Label Staff and Keyboard
Week 4 (Book Work)
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Slur
Legato
Mary Ann for Credit
¾ time
Dotted Half note
Test #3o Finger numbers
o Notes on Staff
o Quarter note, Half note, Dotted
Half note, Whole Note
o Dynamics: p, mf, f
o Tie
o Slur
o Legato
Week 5 (Book Work)
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Dynamics Activity with whole class
Eighth Note and Rest
Rest Symbol Group Activity
G position
Love Somebody for credit
Key Signature- finding sharps and flats
Label the Black Keys Worksheet
Time Signature
Repeat Sign Review
Money Can’t Buy Everything for credit
Test #4
o pp, p, mp, f, mf, ff English/Italian
o Time Signature
o Key Signature
o Repeat Sign
o Treble vs. Bass Clef
Week 6 (Recital Unit)
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Pick Recital Pieces- Solo Music
Distribute Music- No more Hand position
Identifying your Time and Key Sig.
Fermata
Notes above Chords aren’t important
Discovering your piece w/ a group WS
Week 7 (Recital Unit)
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Baroque Listening Activity
Week 8 (Recital Unit)
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Students choose and prepare a recital piece
in any genre. This performance will calculate
30% of the quarter grade.
Create your piano composition- Due week 9
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Week 17-20 (Duet/ Book Work)
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Week 9 (Recital Unit)
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Repeat Sign
D.S. al Coda
D.C al Coda
Review for Test # 5
Test #5
o Mapping Music
o Key Signature
o Time Signature
o Fermata
o Identify Tie or Slur
Piano Composition Due
Week 10 (Recital Unit)
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Solo Recital Performed for Grade
Week 11-12 (Chords/ Book Work)
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3 Chord Progression Songs
Multiple Chord Songs
Students Choose a song to perform with CD
Chord Performance-Graded
Classical Period Listening Activity- Week 11
Comparing Baroque and Classical
Week 13-16 (Book Work)
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Romantic Period L.A.- Week 13
Comparing Baroque, Classical, Romantic
Damper Pedal Discussion
Harp Song for Credit
Figure out the Rhythm Group Worksheet
Waltz Time for Credit
Contemporary Style L.A.- week 15
Comparing all 4 styles of music
Standing in the Need for Credit
Alouette for Credit
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Students spend two weeks learning their
duet at their own piano. The following two
weeks, students will match up with their
partner and practice performing their duet
together. Partners will be picked by teacher
based on skill level at the time.
Duet performed for grade.