🚓 🎹 Group Piano Class for adult beginners, Monday 6:15 PM (45 mins) Fall Term 2024

Your Arrival at Piano Buds & Stroller Parking:

Please enter the classroom only 5-minutes before the start of the class. The class will take place at Piano Buds in a Pod located inside Knickerbocker Plaza, via door entrance on 2nd Avenue, between 91 Street & 2nd Avenue – UES in New York. Subway station nearby: Q to 96 Street then take the exit at 94 Street & 2nd Avenue.

Please be advised that all strollers will be parked at the concierge desk or community hall where there are security cameras at the entry doors. Upon arriving at the building:

1 At the concierge desk, ask for Piano Bud’s designated stroller parking space.
2 The concierge will direct you to the stroller parking space on the same level.
3 Take your valuables with you.
4 Take the elevator to Floor 1.
5 Attend the class.

You may either drop off the student or wait in the classroom, following these rules:

Creating a sound-free learning space is our top priority, as students learn to play the piano through attentive listening. You are welcome to wait inside the classroom; however:

1 Silence is mandatory for the entire duration of the class.
2 Any noise, including talking, disrupts the class and is not permitted.
3 If disturbances continue, you will be asked to leave immediately and wait outside the classroom.
4 Due to class size, the green rug is reserved for students to do their theory work, group activities, and participate as the “audience” during performance sessions. Please remain seated either on the wooden bench or on the blue rug by the door.

Sample Class Structure:

✏️ Learn or review finger numbers/notes on the grand staff, 🎹 play a 1-octave C-major scale on the mini pianos, 🎵 select a digital piano, 📕 open your books to page ___, 👋 find your finger position, 🌈 play on black keys or white keys CDEFGAB, 🎧 wear headphones while you practice a piece from Alfred’s Books or ABRSM Initial to Gr. 1-5 books, 🎭 learn about the roles of the artist & the audience,🏅 perform in class on the grand piano ⭐ take a bow 🤖 sight-read Beethoven Symphony 'Choral'

Required Books:

Please order all the required books for the Group Piano class before the first class. These books are available on Amazon.com:

1 x Alfred's Piano 101 Book
🛒 https://a.co/d/1ZwreiZ
1 x Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory, Complete
🛒 https://a.co/d/3pSp2k4

Attending a Class:

If you can't make it to a class, please let us know, and we will transfer the class to another Group Piano class within the course start and end dates. We recognize other holidays as important to our community. Please let us know if you cannot attend your lesson due to a holiday observance.

Make-up Classes:

Make-up classes (up to 2 classes) for missed Group Piano sessions are available until the last day of the course. Students are welcome to attend other class timings within the course dates for the make-up classes based on seat availability. Note: Missed make-up classes are non-transferable to another course.

Cancellation by the Studio:

In the event that the studio cancels a class for any reason (e.g., teacher illness, inclement weather), a full refund will be issued to the students.

No Classes on the Following Dates:

11/25/2024 - 11/30/2024: Thanksgiving Recess
12/21/2024 - 1/3/2025: Winter Recess