Students begin their journey with Faber & Fabers’ Piano Adventures Piano Lesson series. Beginning at Primer Level, students readily absorb periodic demonstrations of key concepts such as Time Signature, quarter notes, and C-D-E-F-G. Students are repeatedly taught how to recognize musical intervals both by ear and by sight at this level. Improvisational opportunities abound for the young composer and delightful supplementary solos given at each level of achievement enhance the fun aspect of playing. Optional Recitals every 6 months are enhanced by “Make Your Own MP3 Week”, where every student makes a share-able digital recording of his or her performance.
Intermediate Pianists
After the completion of Piano Adventures 3B, students graduate to the “Big Time” where they learn Jazz Standards and vintage Rock & Roll along with the most famous and playable traditional Classical pieces. Included in the standard repertoire of a Kimberly Steele piano student is: Linus & Lucy (the Charlie Brown theme), Pachelbel’s Canon, Mozart’s Turkish Rondo, In the Hall of the Mountain King, Misty (Jazz Standard), and Rock Around the Clock. Memorization is emphasized and performance is <strong>strongly encouraged</strong> at this level. It’s a real golden age as piano study becomes constant piano performance, even if these performances are just for fun!