About this course

Learning piano should start from an early age, because piano is an art of finger movement. At the same time, piano is a keyboard art that both hands participate in at the same time. Learning piano from childhood can train the right brain's image thinking ability and coordination ability. This course is intended to systematically teach the basic knowledge of music theory, including basic rhythm form, basic hand type, fast running principle, singing legato, etc., and teach the basic movement principle and touch key method of fingers and wrists from the perspective of piano phonation principle. This course will combine theory with playing practice, give consideration to technical practice and music processing, and demonstrate the performance of multiple pieces of music through theoretical explanation, finger function analysis, performance and teaching demonstration, four hand joint play and other forms. This course can not only be used as a basic course of music for normal school and art college students, but also as a basic course of piano for music college students to make up and consolidate professional knowledge. At the same time, the vast number of basic social learners can master the basic piano playing skills and basic knowledge of music theory, enhance their interest in learning, cultivate their music sentiment, and feel the infinite charm of piano music through the learning of this course.

Requirements

upright piano or keyboard, exercise book, a metronome, knowledge of music history

Syllabus

• Chapter I Learn the basic knowledge of staff and recognize notes
• Chapter II Time value and rest, time sign and punctuation of notes
• Chapter III Recognize the Cautionary Accidental, and analyze the temporary signs and key signs
• Chapter IV: Syncopation rhythm, repetition mark and homophone connection, weak points starting measu
• Chapter V The first practice: touch key practice by single hand
• Chapter VI Five fingers in normal position exercise, high finger raising training method, thumb vert
• Chapter VII The correct playing method of the slur. Learn the theme and twelve variations by Bayer
• Chapter VIII: Learn Bayer’s theme and eight variations, and demonstrate the three hand joint play of
• Chapter IX how to play the quavers correctly, learn "John Thompson Easy Piano Course" 2
• Chapter X staccato and legato, preliminary understanding of dynamic mark and tempo change mark
• Chapter XI learn to sing on the piano
• Chapter XII practice of hand extension and hand ensemble in the range of one octava

Lecturer

Xu Yi

Sichuan Conservatory of Music Department of Piano

Professor

Xu Yi, pianist, Professor of Piano Department of Sichuan Conservatory of music, member of Sichuan Musicians Association, member of Chengdu Musicians Association, executive director of Sichuan piano Association, member of Hong Kong piano music tutor alliance, and judge of Spanish youth international piano competition. He has successively studied with Professor Dan Zhaoyi (1985-1995), Yang Hanguo (1995-1999) and Li Xiaoling (1999-2004).In 2001, he participated in Howard master class of International Piano Competition in Liszt, the Netherlands, which only 9 people were selected in the world.