This intermediate-level piano course is designed for learners aiming to enhance their fluency, control, and artistic expression. Aligned with Trinity and ABRSM Grades 3–5, it focuses on two-hand coordination, expressive phrasing, advanced finger techniques, and stylistic interpretation. Students explore a mix of Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern genres, while also strengthening ear training, sight reading, and optional composition skills.

Each module is designed to gradually expand the learner’s technical foundation and musical confidence - whether for exams, recitals, or personal growth.

Key Benefits:

Play with both hands using proper technique and fluency
Interpret and perform pieces across various genres
Strengthen theory, aural skills, and sight reading
Prepare for music exams or stage performances
Compose and improvise using structured approaches

What You’ll Learn:

Technique Development

Major & minor scales (2–4 octaves) hands together
Arpeggios, broken chords, and inversions
Finger independence and flexibility drills
Hanón, Czerny, or Burgmüller etudes

Repertoire Building

Baroque: Bach Inventions or Minuets
Classical: Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven sonatinas
Romantic: Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Burgmüller
Contemporary/Jazz: Einaudi, Bartók, blues pieces
Emphasis on dynamics, pedaling, memorization, and tone

Sight Reading & Theory

Reading music in various keys and time signatures
Recognizing intervals, modulations, cadences
Understanding binary, ternary, and rondo forms
Chord progressions, scales, and rhythmic reading

Aural & Ear Training

Interval and triad recognition
Singing back melodies and rhythmic dictation
Identifying dynamic and tempo changes
Basic chord progression playback

Improvisation & Composition (Optional)

Melody creation over I–IV–V chords
Improvisation in emotional tones (happy, sad, suspense)
Writing 4–8 bar structured mini compositions
Exploring ABA and theme & variation structures

Performance & Stage Skills

Final refinement of 1–2 recital-ready pieces
Stage presence and expressive delivery
Simulated recital with feedback
Trinity/ABRSM Grade 4–5 exam prep (optional)