Piano & music theory basics
"I took the Piano and Music Theory Basics class with Adrian and highly recommend it to anyone interested in building a foundation for playing the piano. I left the course feeling more experienced and invigorated to continue practicing. It’s not your basic piano course, with simplistic exercises void of connection to playing songs. The scope of the course delivered musical theory concepts in a digestible way while challenging participants throughout. It was highly informative and personal with small class size you can get all your questions in and time to build on areas you need to develop. Week after week there was a nice balance reflective exercises and new material. It helped me; understand basic piano layout, musical notation, put musical theory concepts like pitch, rhythm, tempo into action, built my musical lexicon, and practice physical techniques. It was a fun and rewarding experience. Well worth it!"
COURSE OVERVIEW
8 Week Sessions
Beginner Level
60 minute classes on Mondays or Wednesdays 7pm
Max 4 people per class
$570 full course, or pay in monthly installments
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Keylab's Piano & Music Theory Basics adult group piano class is an affordable and fun way for complete beginners or people with some background looking for firm up their musical foundation and learn the piano in a casual, social setting.
Students in our adult group piano courses will learn to read music, play chords, and understand the building blocks of music by playing individual and group piano pieces in a variety of styles.
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In each 60 minute class you will work on developing piano technique, learning how to read music, and practicing playing songs in a variety of styles.
By the end of the course, you will understand a lot more about basic foundational music theory concepts and will be able to play simple piano pieces with confidence.
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Some of the topics covered in this course:
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Reading music - pitch and rhythm reading
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Chords - Major and minor triads
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Scales - the C major scale
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Piano Pieces - Music used for this course will consist of a variety of pieces from different styles and eras
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Song Form - learning to recognize the different sections of a song, and how to understand basic song form​​​
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Our low pressure adult group piano classes are the perfect fit for complete beginners or rusty players looking to shore up weaknesses or make improvements to their piano playing.
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Although we do play some pieces as a group, our class setup allows for piano students to play along with the instructor without being heard by other students, so this is a great fit if you're shy or not quite as confident about your playing as you would like to be.
In order to gain the most benefit from this adult group piano class, students should have a keyboard at home, and should plan to practice piano at home a minimum of 3 times per week for at least 20-30 minutes each practice session. By the end of each course, we guarantee that you will be a better piano player and hopefully you'l have made some friends as well!
WHY SHOULD YOU TAKE AN ADULT PIANO COURSE?
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Our adult piano classes are highly effective, fun, and inspiring!
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You don't have to be talented or brilliant to play piano.
You just have to want to play.
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Most adults have at least a reason or two why they feel like they can't sign up for a new class. Do any of these sound like you?
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"I used to play piano, but I forgot a lot and it might be really hard."
"I don't want to feel like a little kid and play uninspiring beginning piano music from a method book"
"I'm just too busy and I won't have time to practice piano"
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"I can't make every piano class in the course session, so why should I pay for the course?"
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Our adult group piano classes are designed to help you create a strong and solid foundation with playing piano and understanding basic music theory. We use songs and pieces that are fun to play, and we don't use method books.
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We send class recap emails with helpful info, links, and more after every class, so you'll be able to continue your piano progress week to week, even if you miss a class here and there.
With some basic foundational knowledge, and the proper guidance on how to use that knowledge, most people can learn to play piano well enough to have fun and continue learning about music and piano on their own.
Taking an adult piano class is fun. It's social. And at it's an affordable way to get on track with your music ambitions right away!​
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if you don't have an piano or keyboard, you can go to this page for information and links to our recommended pianos and digital keyboards​​