The Floyd Music School Curriculum
Beginner Piano – BOOK 1
- Learn the basics with Miss Jenny! Jen Brooke has been teaching the youth of Floyd (and some of their parents!) for the past 20 years. She is our community’s premiere piano teacher!
- Join us in the journey as Liam progresses through beginner piano lessons, book one. An ideal supplement to the Hal Leonard piano lesson books an an essential play-along for FMS students!
Our violin/fiddle curriculum is structured into five progressive levels, aligned with the American String Teachers Association Certificate of Advancement program.
Beginner Fiddle – LEVEL 1
- Focuses on establishing best practices for instrument and bow hold.
- Covers the first 16 pages of String Builder 1 for Violin by Samuel Applebaum (Belwin Pub.) through 23 lessons.
- Introduces fundamental music reading skills for aspiring players.
Beginner Fiddle – LEVEL 2
- Builds upon Level 1 techniques.
- Explores repertoire including fiddle tunes, Bach Minuets, and selections from the O’Connor method, book one.
- Introduces Wohlfahrt Violin and Sevcik Bowing methods.
Beginner Fiddle – LEVEL 3
- Delves deeper into fiddle tunes, traditional-classical and American music.
- Completes Wohlfahrt Foundation Studies, book 1, and progresses to Sevcik Bowing, Exercise 3.
Beginner Fiddle – LEVELS 4 & 5
- Continue using the same method books with increasing difficulty.
- Advance to playing in positions, mastering vibrato, and performing with musicality in jams, youth orchestras, or community orchestras.
COMING SOON!
