Who Is This Masterclass For?
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Absolute Beginners
Who want to learn how to read music from scratch.
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Self-taught Musicians
Looking to strengthen their reading skills.
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Music Students and Piano Learners
Who feel overwhelmed by sight reading or are just starting their first lessons and needing a solid foundation and a clear path.
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Singers or Choir Members
Who want to confidently follow sheet music and want to improve their sight reading in group settings.
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Parents of Young Musicians
Who want to better support their child’s practice and adults returning to music after a long break and needing a refresh.
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Instrumentalists (guitarists, violinists, pianist etc.)
Who struggle with reading notation
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Musicians and Anyone
Who never had a background on sight reading and dreams of picking up any sheet music and playing with ease!
Masterclass Outline
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Introduction to the course
- Importance of music literacy and how music is synonymous to learning a new language
- Aims and objective of the masterclass
- Understanding the basic music notes and rests and their values
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Fundamentals of Music notations
- Explaining the staff and clefs
- Basic musical symbols such as sharps, flats, naturals and dynamic markings.
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Time Signatures
- Introducing common time signatures e.g 4/4, 2/4, 3/4 etc
- Examples of these time signatures
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Introduction to the treble clef
- Knowing the lines and spaces on the treble cleff
- Identifying the treble cleff symbol with various images and key features
- Playing simple songs on the treble cleff
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Introduction to the Base cleff
- Knowing the lines and spaces on the base cleff
- Identifying the base cleff symbol with various images and key features
- Playing simple songs on the base cleff
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Combination of the Treble and Base Cleff
- Knowing how the treble and base cleff looks like together on a music staff
- Playing simple pieces with both hands
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Dynamics and Articulations
- Identifying Dynamic notations
- What "forte, crescendo and decrescendo" means
- Knowing Articulations with examples
- Differentiating between legato, staccato and accents.
- How these three contributes to musical expressions
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Approaching simple pieces & Certification
- Step by step sight reading
- Practical exercises
- Tips and tools
- Interactive Q & A and group exercises
- Conclusion and certification