What I will learn?

• Repertoire & musical results
• 1)Play a curated set of beloved Christmas carols confidently (examples: Silent Night, Joy to the World, O Holy Night, Ding Dong Merrily on High, Santa Lucia, and more).
• 2) Perform each piece from start to finish with musical phrasing and appropriate tempo.
• 3) Produce a warm, full piano sound even at beginner level by combining simple melody and left-hand accompaniment.
• Technical skills
• 1) Right-hand melody control: smooth legato, clear tone, and even finger delivery for singable lines.
• 2)Left-hand accompaniments: practical patterns (broken chords, simple arpeggios, alternating-bass, and basic Alberti-style shapes) that create a rich harmonic foundation.
• 3) Hand independence: basic coordination of different rhythms between hands.
• 4) Finger technique: correct fingerings for common passages, safe hand position, and economy of movement.
• 5) Two-hand synchronization: cleanly joining hands in short sections and increasing speed with control.
• Rhythm & reading skills
• 1) Steady pulse and timekeeping: counting beats, using subdivisions (e.g., 2/4, 3/4 patterns) to maintain tempo.
• 2) Rhythmic patterns: reading and playing common rhythm groupings found in carols (e.g., quarter + two eighths, dotted rhythms).
• 3) Sight-reading confidence: improved first-read success using familiar melodies and clear notation.
• Harmony & basic theory
• 1) Basic chord knowledge: recognize and play I, IV, V (and common inversions) used in carol accompaniments.
• 2) Simple harmonic progressions: understand how chord changes support the melody.
• 3) Key signatures & scales: familiarity with major keys used in the book and simple scale awareness.
• 4) Chord voicings: practice simple left-hand voicings to enrich texture.