The John B Clare Piano and Keyboard Course

Online Piano and Keyboard tuition from an Internationally known Pianist - John B Clare, CT ABRSM, over 25 years teaching experience. The John B Clare Online Piano and Keyboard course is brand new for 2020. I am excited to be able to teach you techniques that I use every day with my private students. While many piano courses centre on getting you to play popular tunes - the ultimate aim of this course is for you to be able to play a version of one of my original compositions called “By the Moonlight” on a Piano and Keyboard. From the very first lesson I show you how to sit correctly at the piano and teach you how to locate Middle C and then how to play Legato. By the time you have completed the first Module, you will be able to play a simple right hand tune - just as you would if you had been one of my private students. We cover the basics of Music Theory, including how to read the Line and Space Notes. Throughout the course, there are preparation exercises that will help towards you being able to play “By the Moonlight". There are printable workbooks for each Module that are fully downloadable which you can use alongside the video lectures. This is much more than just a piano learning course, I will also share with students my knowledge of how the piano works. I have included interactive quizzes with many of the video lectures to help you assess what you have been learning. Here is an overview of what you will learn: Sitting correctly at the piano Locating Middle C Playing Legato Music Theory, Line and Space Notes, Treble and Bass Clefs First Tune “By the Moonlight” Right Hand “By the Moonlight” with Counting The Metronome Finger Fitness Introducing the Eighth Note Piano casework terminology A brief history of the Piano Line and Space Note Melodies Playing with your Left Hand Tour of the Piano and How it Works, the Piano Action Tones and Semitones Dynamics Rests, “By the Moonlight” Both Hands Together Finger Prep exercises Key Signatures How to Read Music Building Chords “By the Moonlight”, Left Hand Chords Introducing the Pedal Pedal Technique, Exercise “By the Moonlight” with dynamics There are eight Modules in total with 1 hour and 28 minutes of video content. In the later Modules you will learn: Introducing Crescendo and Decrescendo Slurs and Phrases Introducing the 16th Note Other Time Signatures, Counting Other Time Signatures Introducing the Dotted Half Note Tied Notes, Playing Staccato “By the Moonlight” Full Version Reading Ledger Lines Chord Finger Strength Builder There is a section which includes some arrangements of popular tunes by myself. Recommended Reading List, Glossary of Music Terms used in the Course. Song arrangements of popular tunes, including Amazing Grace, Hava Nagila, Hush Little Baby and When the Saints Go Marching In. There are printable versions and also MP3 versions for you to listen to. How to Practise I have included a Video Lecture and report teaching you how to play “By the Moonlight” on the Keyboard. I look forward to welcoming you in the first video lecture to start your Musical Journey.

Requirements Access to an acoustic piano, digital piano or electronic keyboard