High-Quality Practice Resources

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	Access to structured&nbsp;video content designed to help students practice details effectively
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	Practice online using hand digital instruments such as Tanpura and Surpeti 
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Progress Tracking

Regular assignments included as part of the course to track progress and enhance learning 
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Comprehensive Access

Gain full access to all educational materials, including practice content and assignments 
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Certification

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	Assessments contribute towards earning an Xcool certification
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	Certification provided by Xcool Music
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This beginner-friendly keyboard course is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of playing the keyboard. Over 12 week structured lessons, you&rsquo;ll explore keyboard basics, musical notations, beats, scales, chords, and more, while practicing with simple songs and poems. The course emphasises hands-on learning and gradual skill-building, making it perfect for aspiring keyboard players.

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	<li>Introduction to Music: Provides an overview of music as an art form and introduces the basic concepts of rhythm, melody, harmony, and timbre.</li>
	<li>Understanding Pitch: Explains what pitch is and how it is represented on a keyboard. Covers concepts such as frequency, tone, and tuning.</li>
	<li>Body Posture &amp; Approach for Keyboard Playing: Discusses proper body posture and technique for keyboard playing to minimize tension and fatigue and improve performance.</li>
	<li>Finger Exercises for Keyboard Playing: Provides exercises for developing finger strength, dexterity, and agility to improve keyboard playing.</li>
	<li>Basic Musicianship: Covers the fundamentals of music theory, including notation, rhythm, meter, and key signatures.</li>
	<li>Introduction to Musical Scales: Introduces the concept of musical scales and covers the most common scales used in Western music, including the chromatic, major, and natural, harmonic, and melodic minor scales.</li>
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	<li>Understand the basics of ledger, staff, clefs, signatures, note length, and rhythm.</li>
	<li>Read and write music notation for more complex keyboard pieces.</li>
	<li>Understand and play triad chords and broken chords.</li>
	<li>Understand and play chord inversions.</li>
	<li>Play more complex musical pieces on the keyboard.</li>
	<li>Apply music theory and harmony concepts to playing keyboard pieces.</li>
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	<li>Learn and play a variety of musical pieces on the keyboard, and perform with appropriate expression.</li>
	<li>Prepare for and take a theory exam, demonstrating understanding of key music theory concepts.</li>
	<li>Understand and use advanced rhythm concepts in keyboard playing.</li>
	<li>Practice and master exercises involving contrary motion playing.</li>
	<li>Understand and use different modes in music, and apply in keyboard playing.</li>
	<li>Understand and use the circle of fifths for chord progressions and transposing pieces in keyboard playing.</li>
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	<li>Understand the structure of different types of music and analyze music structure to enhance keyboard playing ability.</li>
	<li>Review and refine music reading skills, including note identification and rhythm, and improve sight-reading ability.</li>
	<li>Develop strategies for effective performance preparation, including mental and physical preparation, and use practice techniques to refine keyboard playing ability and prepare for performances.</li>
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