Theory & Aural Skills Course Using The Piano
This practical course uses the piano in a way that enables students to SEE & HEAR the relationships between the notes that go together to form intervals, scales and chords. One of the best ways to learn about harmony and develop your aural skills is to learn and practise with the piano. Being able to see the intervallic relationships between the notes that make up chords and scales is key to understanding how harmony works. Likewise, being able to play the intervals, chords, and scales on the piano is key to improving your aural skills. The visual and aural work at the piano combined with singing and internalisation (developing your "inner minds ear") of intervals, chords, and scales makes for great aural skills practice.
This course is designed to be presented in a clear, logical, and progressive way that starts with the fundamentals and builds from there. This course is great preparation for VCE & AMEB exams, or for any musician who would like to improve their harmonic knowledge and aural skills.
The Combined Theory & Aural Skills Course Using The Piano is available for individuals or small groups of 2-3 people.
Overview of topics covered in Combined Theory & Aural Skills Using The Piano course:
- The Major and Minor Scale
- The cycle of 5ths and key signatures
- Modes & other types of scales
- Intervals
- Triads
- 7th chords
- Chord extensions and alterations
- Thinking in numbers rather than letter names
- Reading & writing music notation
- Reading & writing chord charts and symbols
- Aural skills and singing
- Transposition
- Rhythm & meters
Preparation for VCE & AMEB
The Combined Theory & Aural Skills Course Using The Piano is great preparation for VCE and AMEB exams. It is also suitable for musicians who would like to delve deeper into harmonic theory while developing their aural skills.
Specific areas of study for VCE & AMEB exam preparation:
- Aural Skills & Theory: intervals, scale & chord tonalities, the cycle of 4ths/5ths, key signatures, transposition, melodic & rhythmic dictation, chord progressions, singing, counting & clapping.
- Music Notation: reading & writing traditional music notation, figured bass, and chord charts.
Further Information
Course Structure & Pricing:
5 x 1 hour individual lessons over 5 weeks. Small groups of 2-3 people are available.
School student discount: $390
Full price: $450
A deposit (School student price: $78. Full price: $90) will confirm the students enrollment in the piano course and their start date/lesson time. Payment of the deposit implies agreement of the terms and conditions (terms and conditions will be emailed with the invoice). The full payment for the course is due at least one business day before the course commences.
After the Course:
Once a course has been completed students can enrol in one of the other piano courses, or you can book a one off lesson, or ongoing lessons when you feel the need for some more "Aha" moments to keep the musical creativity flowing. One-off and ongoing lessons will be at the hourly Aha Music School saxophone & piano lesson price ($74).
Cancellation:
Due to time limitations and a highly variable timetable, no make-up lessons will be given unless at least 24 hours notice is given. Only 1 make-up lesson per 5-week course will be granted at the discretion of the teacher. Make up lessons will be made up either during the 5-week period of the course, or if needed, in the following 1-2 weeks once the 5-week course period has finished. The 5 x 1 hour lesson course must be completed during a 5-week period, a grace period of 2 extra weeks to complete the course will be given in exceptional circumstances.