January 28 - May 20, 2025
Beginning Piano for Adults
MacPhail Center for Music - Mpls • 501 South 2nd Street Minneapolis, MN 55401 Organized by MacPhail Center for MusicAbout this event
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Description
This class is designed for students with no experience with the piano. Basic piano technique and music notation will be taught in a nonjudgmental and encouraging environment.Learn to play easy classical and popular songs, sight-reading, improvisation to accompany melodies and more! Build keyboard skills through note-reading, ear training, playing by ear, improvising, transposing and individual and ensemble playing. Plus, hang out at the keyboard with other adults – like you – who have decided it’s finally time to tickle those ivories. Access to a piano is required.
Students should purchase the following materials:
- Adult Piano Adventures by Nancy & Randall Faber (Piano Adventures Publishing)
- Fundamentals of Piano Theory, Preparatory Level, by Snell & Ashleigh (Published by Kjos Music ISBN: 0-8497-6253-7)
- First 15 Lessons - Piano - A Beginner's Guide (Hal Leonard): First 15 Lessons – Piano - A Beginner's Guide, Featuring Step-By-Step Lessons with Audio, Video, and Popular Songs! Piano Instruction (00252000) by Hal Leonard
Next steps:Continuing Piano for Adult (spring term) or Individual Instruction lessons.
Other Course Category
Adult Programs
Skills
Piano
Location
Room 213 - Piano Lab at MacPhail Center for Music - Mpls
Instructor
Barbara Henry
Age and Gender
Ages 19-255 · Co-Ed