Level

Age

Lesson Length

Notes

Elementary

6-7

30 minutes

Can switch to 45 minutes after 1 year of study if recommended

Elementary

8 and up

45 minutes 

Can start with 30 minutes for 1–2 months if recommended

Intermediate

45 minutes 

60 minutes if recommended

Advanced

60 minutes

75 minutes if recommended

Level

Content

Materials includes but not limits to:

Elementary 1-2

Letter names, Finger numbers, Note Value, Dynamics, Coordination, Solfege

Faber Piano Adventures Primer Level Lesson and Theory Books, Poco Music Theory for Young Children Book 1

Elementary 2-3

Legato, Staccato, 5-finger Major/Minor Scales, wider range of the keyboard, longer pieces to memorize, Intervals

Faber PA Level 1 Lesson, Performance and Theory Books, Hal Leonard Notespeller 2, Poco Music Theory book 2, and John Thompson Modern Course Grade 1 (When ready)

Late Elementary

Eighth-note and its coordination, Scales, Tonic, Dominant (and their triads)

Faber 2A, John Thompson 1, OMTA Syllabus Scale book, (Czerny 599, ABRSM Initial Grade to Grade 2)

Early Intermediate

Czerny 599, Bach First Lessons, Burgmüller 25 Pieces, OMTA Syllabus Scale book

Intermediate

Late Intermediate

Early Advanced

Advanced 1

Starting at the Late Elementary

level, students will be introduced

to classical repertoire from the

Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and

Modern periods, along with scales

and technical exercises.

Advanced 2