Centre of Excellence – Piano for Beginners Diploma Course

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COURSE INFORMATION
10 Modules

What Will You Learn?
If you want to learn to play the piano but don’t know where to start or are returning to the instrument and need to revisit the basics, the Piano for Beginners Diploma Course will help you to learn everything you need to know, with relaxed, easy to understand guidance and video demonstrations for the trickier areas.

You can take the course using either a piano or keyboard with only a small amount of content being applicable to pianos only and even this will be of academic interest to anyone learning on a keyboard.
You’ll begin by getting to know the instrument itself, the differences between pianos, keyboards, and synthesizers, the layout of the piano, and how it works.

It’s then on to reading music, as you learn to translate musical notation into notes and their corresponding keys on the keyboard. We’ll look at chords and scales, what makes them so important to learn and understand, and how to develop the skill of utilising both the left and right hands when playing.

You’ll combine what you’ve learned to take on longer, more in-depth pieces, and discover how to learn pieces more quickly and efficiently. We’ll look at important things a pianist needs to know in order to progress, such as essential scales, key changes and the concept of relative major and minor scales.

We’ll examine how to apply your new piano skills to the genres of pop, rock, and blues and delve into the more complicated world of jazz. We’ll also explore some musical ideas that are rare in western popular music and how to use them to grab the interest of listeners.

By studying this course, you will:

• Get to know the piano
• Be able to read and play simple sheet music
• Learn how to play notes, scales, and chords
• Play simple pop, rock and blues music
• Become familiar with some advanced concepts in piano playing

Course Syllabus
What will I learn on the course?

• Module 1: The Basics
  Introduction
  Part 1: Pianos, Keyboards, Synthesizers and MIDI Controllers
  Part 2: How to Play
  Test Your Knowledge
  Key Learning Points Exercise
  Module 1 Assessment
• Module 2: Reading Music 
  Part 1: Taking Note 
  Part 2: Got Rhythm?
  Part 3: First Pieces
  Test Your Knowledge
  Key Learning Points Exercise
  Module 2 Assessment
• Module 3: Chords and Scales 
  Part 1: Chords 
  Part 2: Scales 
  Test Your Knowledge
  Key Learning Points Exercise
  Module 3 Assessment
• Module 4: Left and Right Hand 
  Part 1: Synchronicity
  Part 2: Left-Hand Octaves 
  Part 3: Octave Pieces 
  Test Your Knowledge
  Key Learning Points Exercise
  Module 4 Assessment
• Module 5: Learning Pieces 
  Part 1: How to Learn Music 
  Part 2: Brain Hacks
  Test Your Knowledge
  Key Learning Points Exercise
  Module 5 Assessment
• Module 6: Return of the Chords 
  Part 1: Chords 
  Part 2: Chord Construction
  Part 3: Extended Chords 
  Test Your Knowledge
  Key Learning Points Exercise
  Module 6 Assessment
• Module 7: Pop, Rock and Blues 
  Part 1: The 12 Bar Blues 
  Part 2: Talk About Pop Music
  Test Your Knowledge
  Key Learning Points Exercise
  Module 7 Assessment
• Module 8: Jazz 
  Part 1: All That Jazz… 
  Part 2: Just a Little Theory
  Part 3: Back to Playing 
  Test Your Knowledge
  Key Learning Points Exercise
  Module 8 Assessment
• Module 9: Technical Development 
  Part 1: Scales 
  Part 2: Key Signatures
  Test Your Knowledge
  Key Learning Points Exercise
  Module 9 Assessment
• Module 10: Exotic and Unusual Styles, Scales and Tonalities 
  Part 1: Unusual? 
  Part 2: Melody and Harmony
  Test Your Knowledge
  Key Learning Points Exercise
  Conclusion
  Module 10 Assessment

Who Would Benefit from This Course?
 
Designed for those wishing to take their first steps in learning to play the piano, the Piano for Beginners Diploma Course provides structured, but accessible, guidance that makes it enjoyable to get to grips with the instrument and reading music.

Similarly, lapsed pianists wishing to get back up to speed with their playing will find the course’s concise approach helps to rebuild a strong foundation of the basics and provide the confidence needed to advance.

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