Piano Foundations: Rhythm & Range
CoursePianoRockBeginnerPart 1 of 3
Part ofPiano

Piano Foundations: Rhythm & Range

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Duration33m
Modules23
LevelBeginner
LanguageEnglish

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About this course

Rockschool Limited is the UK's leading awarding body for popular music exams. This course follows the Rockschool syllabus and pieces.

This is Part 1 of the Rockschool Piano Method Pt 2, the second-volume intermediate-beginner course, picking up where the first volume left off. You'll establish solid practice habits, learn tied notes and eighth-note rhythms, work through syncopated phrasing, and extend your playing past the octave (whole-step hand moves and crossings).

By the end of this course you'll have a working rhythmic vocabulary with eighth notes and syncopation, plus the technique to play across more than one octave.

Who it's for

  • Pianists who completed Rockschool Piano Method Pt 1
  • Self-taught players ready for eighth-note rhythms
  • Returning players extending across multiple octaves

What you'll learn

  • Read and play tied notes and eighth-note rhythms
  • Apply syncopated phrasing to short pieces
  • Move your hands across more than one octave with thumb crossings

What you'll need

  • A piano or weighted-key keyboard
  • A music stand (or tablet) for the notation
  • A few minutes most days at the keys

Explore the series · Rockschool Piano Method · Pt 2

Based on Rockschool Piano Method by Rockschool

  1. Piano Foundations: Rhythm & Range
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    Piano Foundations: Rhythm & Range
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  2. Piano Foundations: Theory & Expression
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    Piano Foundations: Theory & Expression
  3. Piano Foundations: Harmony & Performance
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    Piano Foundations: Harmony & Performance

Meet the Guru

Talia Girton

Talia Girton

Talia Girton is a musician and HCPC-registered music therapist, and the founder of The Cycling Music Teachers. Her work brings together music therapy, counselling and education, and she tutors internationally on the music therapy training course at UDELAS in Panama as well as contributing to professional development with the European Piano Teachers Association (EPTA). On MusicGurus she teaches the Piano Method and Piano Foundations courses, guiding complete beginners from first steps through rhythm, both hands, theory and performance.

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