Piano: Learn to Play - Keyboard Club (Adults)

There are currently 5 different Keyboard Clubs to choose from, some offered online and others in person. Read course descriptions below or choose your class now. 
 

Keyboard Club I

Adult Keyboard Club I is a group piano class for adults who are working within a range of repertoire comprised in Levels 5, 6, and 7 of the RCM Certificate Program. We are currently working through the second part of Czerny's piano studies, opus 853, as well as Hanon exercises 1 to 30 from the Complete Hanon. We also do sight reading and ear training drills as well as scales and chords. 

This course is for adults who may not want the intensity of private instruction and who appreciate the dynamics of group learning. The emphasis is on the study and enjoyment of great repertoire, rather than the pressure of having to prepare for examinations and live performance. 

Pre-requisite: Students will be required to have access to an 88-key piano for practice and to purchase course materials. More information about materials will be provided in the first class.
 

Keyboard Club II

Adult Keyboard Club II is a group piano class for adults working with repertoire ranging in difficulty from Levels 1 to 3 of the RCM Certificate Program. We are currently working through Czerny studies, Hanon exercises #'s 1-30, and other arrangements of both classical and popular music as seems fitting for the class at the moment.

This course is for adults who may not want the intensity of private instruction and who appreciate the dynamics of group learning. The emphasis is on the study and enjoyment of great repertoire, rather than the pressure of having to prepare for examinations and live performance.

Pre-requisite: Students will be required to have access to an 88-key piano for practice and to purchase course materials. More information about materials will be provided in the first class.
 

Keyboard Club III

Adult Keyboard Club III is a group piano class for adults who are working within a range of repertoire comprised in Levels 1 and 2 of the RCM Certificate Program. We are currently working through the second part of Czerny's piano studies, opus 853, as well as Hanon exercises 1 to 30 from the Complete Hanon. We also do sight reading and ear training drills as well as scales and chords.

This course is for adults who may not want the intensity of private instruction and who appreciate the dynamics of group learning. The emphasis is on the study and enjoyment of great repertoire, rather than the pressure of having to prepare for examinations and live performance.

Pre-requisite: Students will be required to have access to an 88-key piano for practice and to purchase course materials. More information about materials will be provided in the first class.
 

Keyboard Club IV

Adult Keyboard Club IV is a group piano class for adults who are working within a range of repertoire comprised in the 2nd book of the Faber Adventure Series.  We are currently at page 148. This repertoire would fit into the first grade of the RCM Certificate Program Piano Syllabus.

This course is for adults who may not want the intensity of private instruction and who appreciate the dynamics of group learning. The emphasis is on the study and enjoyment of great repertoire, rather than the pressure of having to prepare for examinations and live performance.

Pre-requisite: Students will be required to have access to an 88-key piano for practice and to purchase course materials. More information about materials will be provided in the first class.

Keyboard Club V

Nothing learned is ever truly lost. Rekindle your passion for the piano! Designed to reacquaint former students with the instrument, Keyboard Club V (formerly called Brush Up Your Piano Skills) will allow you to brush up on your skills while steadily building up your repertoire with fresh pieces. Practice scales and technical elements, play solo, duets, and ensemble pieces, and reconnect with music in a comfortable and creative environment.

Prerequisite: Students should have the ability to play within the range of levels between Levels 6 to 8 of the RCM Certificate Program, or permission of the instructor. Students will be required to have access to a 61-key piano for practice, though an 88-key weighted acoustic piano is preferred, and to purchase course materials. More information about materials will be provided in the first class.
 

Keyboard Club VI

Introduced in Fall 2021, Keyboard Club V is for students who have recently completed Piano: Learn to Play - Level 1 who wish to further explore beginner repertoire.

Prerequisite: Piano: Learn to Play Level 1, or permission of the instructor. Students will be required to have access to an 88-key piano for practice and to purchase course materials. More information about materials be provided in the first class.