Piano beginner students
Learn how to play with good posture
Start with off-the-staff note reading (keyboard letter names & rhythms)
Develop hand and finger coordination by practicing basic finger exercises
Familiarity with rhythms and note names
Improve sight-reading
Basic ear training
Basic music theory concepts
＊Expect beginning piano students to practice 15-30 minutes each day (5-7 days a week)
Piano Advanced Students
Improve playing technique by practicing scales / arpeggios, finger and rhythm exercises, and other technical exercises
Sustain a good tone quality
Explore musicality:
1.Understanding phrase / dynamic / tempo markings
2.Musical expression
3.Playing duets with the instructor
Extend knowledge of music literature
＊Expect advanced students to practice 45-60 minutes each day (5-7 days a week)
Clarinet Beginner Students
Learn how to breathe correctly (deep inhale / controlling exhale)
Understanding embouchure:
1.Lip position
2.Building the embouchure from the clarinet by inserting the mouthpiece
3.Building air support and using diaphragm (practicing with long-tone)
4.Building the muscles of the lips
5.Tongue position
6.Good posture and the correct angle of the clarinet
7.Fingering with left hand --> adding the right-hand fingering
Articulation / Tonguing
1.Legato tongue
2.Articulate in different registers
3.Staccato tongue
4.Producing a good staccato and articulate precisely
Over-blowing / Partial exercise
1.Over-blowing exercises
2.Practicing in higher register
＊Expect beginning clarinet students to practice 30-45 minutes each day (5-7 days a week)
Clarinet Advanced Students
Sustain a good tone quality
Perfect playing technique by practicing scales / arpeggios, finger and rhythm exercises, and other technical exercises
Produce good intonation
Transposition
Explore musicality:
1.Understanding phrase / dynamics / tempo markings
2.Musical expression
3.Playing duets with the instructor or playing with the piano
Extend knowledge of music literature
＊Expect advanced students to practice 45-60 minutes each day (5-7 days a week)
Theory and Ear Training Lessons:
These lessons are designed for students who are interested in taking music theory or aural exams for ABRSM
(Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music)
