Lessons for All Ages, Beginner to Advanced
Matt Safley Music offers piano and keyboard lessons for children and adults and advanced players. Never played the piano before? No problem—beginners welcome.
In an introductory lesson, you'll learn:
- Hand placement
- Recognition of simple music notation
- How to play a simple melody
Progress is evaluated regularly, and when it's time, students move up to amplified and more challenging intermediate to advanced piano/keyboard techniques.
What Students Learn
During a school year of private piano or keyboard lessons, a student will:
- Study basic concepts and skills like finger placement, scales, pedaling, key differentiation and rhythm
- Learn multiple pieces and progress to more challenging pieces
- Improve in reading music notation
- Advance in proper piano technique
- Master how to memorize a passage of music
- Learn how to prepare for a performance
Matt Safley Music aims for students to immerse themselves deeper into music to further develop their skills and learn the ins-and-outs of the piano and keyboard through private lessons and performances.
Advanced Piano Lessons
Advanced piano and keyboard lessons offer an in-depth curriculum focusing on technique and music theory. Students will learn:
- How to add more layers and textures into your playing
- Hand distribution and fingering techniques
- Pedaling methods
- Techniques to gain speed and avoid tension
- New scales and chord sequences