Piano curriculum
What to expect to learn at a certain level.
Nonetheless will our teachers always provide individual learning tailored to You.
Beginner level
at beginner level, pianistic and musical basics are developed.
At the same time, an intuitive and creative approach to music is promoted.
We develop rhythms and melodies with the voice.
We develope elementary playing techniques like different phrasings, dynamics, pedal.
We learn to transpose melodies in the 5-tone space into other keys
We will learn to play imple song accompaniments (IV-V-I progressions)
Make music together with the teacher - yes - it is possible now also online.
You learn to read music and to compose simple songs.
Improvising with black keys and other pentatonic scales are introduced.
Basic notation will be taught.
Intermediate level
at intermediate level, improvisational and compositional skills
as well as musical and pianistic basics are deepened.
You will learn to create your own accompaniments to songs.
And we will work in building Your individual repertoire of songs.
You will learn to compose songs in various styles and you will develop
Your improvisation skills with pentatonic, major-, minor-, blues- scale and
rhythm training with body percussion.
We will be working on improving Your sight reading by this stage will improve greatly.
Regular ear training will dramatically improve your musical skills.
Upper intermediate level
At upper intermediate level specific jazz/rock/pop lessons begin,
according to the student's inclinations.
Working on basic pianistic skills such as accompanying soloists
and expanding the sound material for your own improvisations
are just as important as the experiences that the students gain
in jamming with the teacher in different genres.
We will work on developing technique and phrasing
You will be introduced to simple 2-part II-V-I voicings
and different styles like jazz, jazz-rock, rock, pop, latin
Parallel to instrumental lessons You will have music theory lessons
that deepen Your understanding of Your creative performance.
We will teach You how to create your own compositions and arrangements
and we will be steadily working on expanding
the sound material for your own improvisations.
Semi Pro level
At semi pro level, the students are supported
in becoming a musically independent personality.
As many jams with the teacher as possible
are of great importance in this part of the training.
At the same time, the skills required for a successful
entrance exam at a university are developed.
You will be taught sound material like church keys,
melodic minor, symmetrical scales and polyphonic voicings.
You will have musictheory courses as well as instrumental lessons.
We will work on the expansion of Your repertoire
which is to be performed both from memory and by sightreading.
#trainingyourears is an essential and existential step
in becoming a better musician.
What your ears don't hear is simply not playable
for you as a musician on your instrument.
analyzing popular songs is a lot of fun.
understanding global song- ,
#chord-structures and #scales
and learning various strategies
on how to begin to write a song
and overcome worrys and anxiety
will make you a better #songwriter -
and finally enable You to be
the songwriter You want to be.