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Consolidate your skills at a grade 4 standard and gain experience by playing in front of others. Achieve greater confidence in hand co-ordination, rhythmical work and a dynamic range. Improve your musicianship, keyboard harmony skills and aural awareness. You will also develop your theoretical knowledge in order to fully understand the pieces you are playing. You need access to a full-sized digital or acoustic piano for practice.
What will we cover?
Developing dynamic range
Increasing co-ordination skills in a variety of articulations
Technique, style and performance skills will be discussed
Developing a practice routine and strategies for effective practice.
Course repertoire will be of a grade 4 standard, anticipating elements of the grade 5 syllabus as appropriate
Scales: all major scales starting on white keys plus Bflat and Eflat majors and A, B, C, D, E, F and G minors (harmonic and melodic, three Octaves, hands together)
Arpeggios in the same keys (two Octaves, hands together)
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
Perform at least 3 pieces on the piano from the class repertoire
Be able to use gradual dynamics
Perform 3 major scales and 3 minor scales from the selection for this level
Play using staccato in one hand and legato in the other
Use technical exercises to deal with a number of technical problems.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
Students should have completed a City Lit Piano/keyboard 4 class or its equivalent as this course draws on material of Grade 4+ standard. You need to be able to follow written and verbal instructions in English and engage in class discussions.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
All courses use Google Classroom to share materials and messages, including any homework tasks. You will learn through:
tutor explanation and demonstration
group playing and individual demonstration tasks
To make good progress a regular practice routine is essential. We recommend a minimum of 30-40 minutes, 4-5 times per week.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Students should have access to a digital or acoustic piano for practice between classes plus material, usually one or two printed books (approx. cost £10 each). To see the repertoire and any required music books you will need to bring to this course please refer to our list as follows: City lit piano repertoire books. A notebook and pencil is also useful.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Depending on your experience, after completing Piano/keyboards 5A, B & C, you can repeat Piano/keyboards 5, continue with Piano/keyboards intermediate, which will offer increased emphasis on playing in front of others whilst consolidating your new grade 4 standard skills, or you may wish to move directly to a Level 4 piano workshop. For workshop classes you need to be able to prepare your grade 4 standard pieces independently, in advance. Your tutor will advise you further. City Lit offers a wide range of piano classes from beginner to advanced levels. If you are new to City Lit piano classes, please take a moment to read our Piano Department page, which lists our full sequence of piano classes.
You may also like to support your piano playing with one of our musicianship courses to boost your music-reading and listening skills. For more details please visit our blog: Musicianship and music theory at City lit which lists our full sequence of musicianship and music theory classes.
Jonathan Wilson BMus MMus studied Piano Performance and Electroacoustic Composition at Goldsmiths College, University of London under the tutelage of internationally acclaimed musicians such as John Tilbury, Alexander Ivashkin, and Colin Lawson (currently director, Royal College of Music). During this period he won 1st place at the Blackheath Music Festival in the Piano category, and has had his pieces performed at the Saatchi Gallery, London. Jonathan is a multi-instrumentalist and is equally proficient in playing electric guitar and drums; as a regular live performer and accomplished session musician he has toured with major label recording artists and performed at prestigious venues such as Glastonbury Festival, Isle of Wight Festival, Reading and Leeds Festivals, Latitude Festival and the Royal Festival Hall. He is currently an in-demand tutor who teaches both privately and at a number of educational establishments across London.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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If you are new to City Lit piano classes, please take a moment to read our <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/blog/choosing-piano-class-city-lit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Piano Department page</a>, which lists our full sequence of piano classes.</p><p><br/>You may also like to support your piano playing with one of our musicianship courses to boost your music-reading and listening skills. For more details please visit our blog: <a href="http://www.citylit.ac.uk/blog/musicianship-music-theory-courses-city-lit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Musicianship and music theory at City lit </a>which lists our full sequence of musicianship and music theory classes.</p>MusicPiano/keyboards classesvirtual279279195ME235CNONEFri16/04/27 - 02/07/2709:45 - 11:1509:4511:1512 sessions (over 12 weeks)1211 weeks or longerWeekdayKSKeeley StreetJonathan WilsonSome experienceAvailable courses2027-04-16T00:00:00+00:00DaytimeApr 2027Performing arts279279Piano/keyboards 5Cpiano-keyboards-5c/me235c-2627<p>For pianists with around four to five years' experience. Improve your pianistic technique, coordination, phrasing, music<br/>reading, and your confidence.</p>0000-Available|2027-04-16 00:00:00<p>Consolidate your skills at a grade 4 standard and gain experience by playing in front of others. Achieve greater confidence in hand co-ordination, rhythmical work and a dynamic range. 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Improve your pianistic technique, coordination, phrasing, music<br/>reading, and your confidence.</p><ul><li>Developing dynamic range</li><li>Increasing co-ordination skills in a variety of articulations</li><li>Technique, style and performance skills will be discussed</li><li>Developing a practice routine and strategies for effective practice.</li><li>Course repertoire will be of a grade 4 standard, anticipating elements of the grade 5 syllabus as appropriate</li><li>Scales: all major scales starting on white keys plus Bflat and Eflat majors and A, B, C, D, E, F and G minors (harmonic and melodic, three Octaves, hands together)</li><li>Arpeggios in the same keys (two Octaves, hands together)</li></ul><ul><li>Perform at least 3 pieces on the piano from the class repertoire</li><li>Be able to use gradual dynamics</li><li>Perform 3 major scales and 3 minor scales from the selection for this level</li><li>Play using staccato in one hand and legato in the other</li><li>Use technical exercises to deal with a number of technical problems.</li></ul><p>Students should have completed a City Lit Piano/keyboard 4 class or its equivalent as this course draws on material of Grade 4+ standard. You need to be able to follow written and verbal instructions in English and engage in class discussions.<br/> </p><p>All courses use Google Classroom to share materials and messages, including any homework tasks.<br/>You will learn through:</p><ul><li>tutor explanation and demonstration</li><li>group playing and individual demonstration tasks</li></ul><p>To make good progress a regular practice routine is essential. We recommend a minimum of 30-40 minutes, 4-5 times per week.</p><p>Students should have access to a digital or acoustic piano for practice between classes plus material, usually one or two printed books (approx. cost £10 each). To see the repertoire and any required music books you will need to bring to this course please refer to our list as follows: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a0zAXTERFh-iDm-UaX50OdGAXx3FbwyKHwx8vK2PPSg/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">City lit piano repertoire books</a>. A notebook and pencil is also useful. </p><p>Depending on your experience, after completing Piano/keyboards 5A, B &amp; C, you can repeat Piano/keyboards 5, continue with Piano/keyboards intermediate, which will offer increased emphasis on playing in front of others whilst consolidating your new grade 4 standard skills, or you may wish to move directly to a Level 4 piano workshop. For workshop classes you need to be able to prepare your grade 4 standard pieces independently, in advance. Your tutor will advise you further. City Lit offers a wide range of piano classes from beginner to advanced levels. If you are new to City Lit piano classes, please take a moment to read our <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/blog/choosing-piano-class-city-lit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Piano Department page</a>, which lists our full sequence of piano classes.</p><p><br/>You may also like to support your piano playing with one of our musicianship courses to boost your music-reading and listening skills. For more details please visit our blog: <a href="http://www.citylit.ac.uk/blog/musicianship-music-theory-courses-city-lit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Musicianship and music theory at City lit </a>which lists our full sequence of musicianship and music theory classes.</p>MusicPiano/keyboards classesconfigurable
