Online Keyboard Courses
Please note:
The following courses are primarily for the teen through adult student population. It is recommended that students up to 12 years of age take studio lessons. Please contact us with pertinent questions and for scheduling prior to purchase of a subscription for online lessons.
At this time, only a sample of the Self Evaluation Course is available. Mentored and Hybrid Courses are currently being offered.
I. Try an Online Self Evaluation Course (Complete Self-contained Courses Coming Soon!)
A. Description: Beginning students proceed from beginner through late intermediate levels by obtaining
full access to the following:
- Online training texts, exercises, and examples
- Access to music theory practice papers
- Audio and video examples of techniques and tunes
- Online tools for improving musicianship
B. Qualifications:
1. Internet access and computer
2. Instrument
3. Metronome
C. Pricing Options:
1.
Beginner- $19.95 (single fee)
2. Early Intermediate- $19.95 (single fee)
3. Late Intermediate- $19.95 (single fee)
II. Try our Online Mentored Course
A. Description: Individualized weekly assignments for beginning through intermediate students.
Students will also receive email consultations, grading of written theory papers, instructor evaluation of
recordings and videos.
- Instructor reviewed theory papers by email up to twice per month
- Video instruction and recorded examples related to student projects
- Play-along backing tracks for practice
- Emailed evaluation of student recordings and videos up to 3 times per month
- Timely email feedback on student questions up to 4 times per month
B. Qualifications:
1. Computer and printer
2. Internet access
3. Free Finale Reader ( free download from http://www.finalemusic.com/reader/ )
4. Midi connectible keyboard and audio recording software (such as Mixcraft or Cubase)
or
acoustic piano used with digital video recording through digital camera or high quality webcam
(Logitech C600)
C. Pricing Options:
1. $ 49.95 per month
OR
2. $ 134.86 per quarter (10% discount)
OR
3. $ 509.49 per year (15% discount)
III. Try our Online Hybrid Course
A. Description: Three, 2-way live video (30 minute) lessons via the internet and a
single (1 hour) lesson
per month at the studio or online for beginning through intermediate students. In addition, students
receive a weekly updated personal studio web page for assignments, lesson comments, useful
tools, backing track recordings, duet accompaniments, and audio visual demonstrations.
Plus:
- Critique of video performances up to 3 times per month.
- Unlimited telephone support Monday - Friday, 9 am - 4 pm.
- Access to our huge library of classical, blues, spiritual, and popular piano sheet music and lead sheets
- Optional studio recording and editing of completed projects (additional fee applies)
- Optional disc making (additional fee applies)
B. Qualifications:
1.
Computer requirements for live streaming video:
a. operating system of Vista, Windows XP,
or Windows 7
b. must have minimum of an AMD Dual Core
or Core Duo CPU
c. at least 2 GB of RAM
2. High speed internet access
3. High quality webcam (Logitech C600)
or
camcorder used as webcam
4. Adobe Flash Player 10 installed (free download)
5. Computer speaker headphones
6. Acoustic piano or digital keyboard and metronome
7. Access to printer and a scanner
C. Pricing Options:
1. $ 69.95 per month
OR
2. $ 188.66 per quarter (10% discount)
OR
3. $ 713.49 per year (15% discount)