Class description:
This is an introductory keyboard lesson for beginners. The goal is to prepare student to continue with private piano lessons after the group class. Basic music theory will be introduced. Students will learn the followings:
- Sitting Posture
- 2 black keys / 3 black keys
- Finger Numbers
- Music Alphabets
- Rhythm: Quarter note, half note, whole note...etc
- Singing in Solfege
- Music Staff (Line / Space)
- Time Signature
- Barline, repeat sign
- Treble / Bass Clef
- Music Pattern - Stepping Up / Down, Skipping Up / Down
- Reading Basic Staff Notes / Finding Middle C
My son and daughter are both taking Piano lessons with teacher Mark. He comes to our house in the evening for the lessons and the experience has been wonderful. He is a very caring, calm and dedicated teacher. His ability to adapt his teaching style to each of my children has been key in making these sessions a success. He knows how to motivate both of them and find pieces that will be fun/interesting for them. He also teaches a good balance of music theory, technique and musicality. I can't comment to the other teachers but if you are looking for a great teacher for your kids, I would definitely consider teacher Mark.
My 9 years old daughter and I have been taking piano and violin lessons at Opus 1 for over a year now and we couldn't be more pleased! We study Piano with teacher Doris, Violin with Richard and Theory with Celeste. Opus 1 facilities are great, the staff is friendly and the music lessons are fantastic. My daughter not only passed ABRSM theory Grade 5 with Merit, and CM exam piano level 7, but also won the American Protege Competition and will be performing at Carnegie Hall in New York this November. I would highly recommend Opus 1 Music Studio to aspiring musicians of any age and level
We LOVE the Music for Young Children program here taught by Teacher Irina. I've heard the the owner, Doris, is also an amazing teacher. We had another woman for a MYC course here who was not as terrific, but overall, wow. We tried piano lessons at several places and this is the only program that kept my daughter's interest. The kids play the piano then sing then put stickers on a sheet, then dance around and all the while they are learning a ton about music--reading it, theory, and playing the piano. As the owner, Doris, said, the program is spunky enough that kids never get bored in class--which is a revelation to me. As a kid I thought that piano HAD to be boring. :) In any case, my daughter loves the piano and I owe Opus 1 a lot of thanks for that!