Online Course: How to Play the Piano - Certificate and CEUs
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Online Class: How to Play the Piano

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Basic Course: $40.00
with Certificate & CEUs: $65.00
This course introduces the keyboard skills and fundamentals you will need to become a successful pianist. It provides for a step-by-step explanation on how to play the piano. If you need help with the written theory and you want to learn more about how to read and write notes. All you need to do is to enroll in this class. This course includes activities that will help you use the musical alphabet to read and write notes on the staff, identify intervals, and write sharps and flats. Not only does this course emphasize note reading but will help you develop a keen intelligent understanding of the musical notes and alphabet. In no time you will be playing the piano or keyboard and most especially read and play any music as you appreciate it! Enroll today! This is a self-paced, online course. You have 6 months to finish. An instructor will monitor your progress and assess your body of work at course completion. UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools to help you get the most out of your online course, including an online portfolio service that manages all your course completions. This class has been officially reviewed by our Course Review Committee that scrutinizes course content and instructor participation. This course has received our Committee's highest rating: 4 stars.

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Continuing Education Units (CEU)
1.0 CEUs

Course Description

Have you ever started playing piano but got stumped and frustrated with the theory? Then you've come to the right class. This course introduces the keyboard skills and fundamentals you will need to become a successful pianist. It provides for a step-by-step explanation on how to play the piano. If you need help with the written theory and you want to learn more about how to read and write notes. All you need to do is to enroll in this class. This course includes activities that will help you use the musical alphabet to read and write notes on the staff, identify intervals, and write sharps and flats. Not only does this course emphasize note reading but will help you develop a keen intelligent understanding of the musical notes and alphabet. In no time you will be playing the piano or keyboard and most especially read and play any music as you appreciate it!


Music teacher Brenda Blanchard is offering this basic course on music reading and keyboard skills. At the end of her course students will accomplish 7 goals: 1. Students should be able to read all kinds of notes, identify the notes on the staff without difficulty. 2. Master the notes and kinds of notes. 3. Know and understand the different hand positions. 4. Have a working knowledge of the different musical terms like for example allegro and adagio or andante. 5. Understand the meaning of intervallic reading. 6. Memorized the different finger numbers and know by heart. 7. Pass the final examination by submitting their own recording of a song which has been assigned to each one in the class.
This course offers 1.0 CEUs upon successful completion. You may take this online course with or without CEU documentation. An online and hard-copy Certificate of Course Completion displaying your coursework and CEUs earned is included with the CEU Option. We also offer an expedited Transcript Service for sending your accomplishments to a third party.

Course Lessons

  1. The Grand Staff, Different Note Names and How to Identify them on the Staff - The lesson shall help the student gain an in depth knowledge and mastery of the different note names as they learn to locate where they are on the keyboard and on the piano as well.
  2. Movement, Time Value and Types of Notes - The student should be provided with the understanding of how notes move on the staff. This lesson aims to explain the movement of notes on the staff and the types of notes and number of beats each note receives.
  3. Understanding the Time and the Key Signature - It is important that the student understands the time and key signature. Learning to read notes and understanding the time and key signatures in music will make a good musical foundation in every student.
  4. Dynamics, Repeat Sign and the Different Rests - In order to be a good piano player, one must follow the dynamic markings and watch out for them in a piece.
  5. Articulation - This lesson aims to explain and describe the different ways of articulation used in piano playing so that the student will have the opportunity to learn and use them properly and in order for the student to become well rounded players.
  6. TEMPO - This lesson shall explain what tempo is in music and help the student understand the importance of tempo and how to observe it while practicing.
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  2. Certificate of Class Participation
  3. Certificate of Appreciation
  4. Certificate of Merit
  5. Certificate of Outstanding Achievement
  6. Certificate of Academic Excellence

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Additional Information

Course Title : How to Play the Piano
CEU Value : (Continuing Education Units)
Course Number : 15110
Course Type : How To
Course URL : http://pianotheory1.onlineclasses.com
Course Review :
Instructor : Brenda Blanchard
Syllabus : View Syllabus
Duration : Continuous: Enroll anytime!
Course Fee :
Basic Course: $40.00
with CEUs & Certificate: $65.00
NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT
This is a non-credit course. This course may not fulfill any local, state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.
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