The main concepts taught in each level of the Interactive Piano Method®
Level 1A
- Note values: quarter, half, dotted half, whole
- Rests: quarter, half, whole
- Dynamics: p, mp, mf, f
- Notes on the staff from Bass C to Treble G
- Elements of the grand staff (tempo marking, time signature, clefs, repeat sign, etc.)
- Step, skip, repeated notes, octave, tie.
(The first half of the book is off-staff reading; the second half is on-staff reading.)
Level 1B
- Legato and staccato
- Half steps, sharps, flats
- Intervals: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
- Notes on the staff: Bass G to G above Treble C
- C and G chords (blocked and broken)
- Pick-up measures (upbeats)
- Signs and symbols: fermata, slur, 8va, rit., accent
Level 2A
- 8th notes
- Interval of a 6th
- C and G major scales
- G major key signature
- I and V7 chords in C and G
- Triads: D, Cm, Dm, Gm
- Natural sign, 1st and 2nd endings, crescendo and diminuendo, whole steps, a tempo, easy use of the damper pedal.
Level 2B
- Single 8th notes, 8th rest, dotted-quarter note
- Pedal changes
- F Major scale and key signature
- I, IV, and V7 chords in C, F, and G major
- Notes on two ledger lines
- 7ths, D.C. al Fine, pp and ff, Adagio, Moderato, Allegro, phrases, molto rit., waltz pattern, hand-over-hand arpeggios
Level 3
- Scales, key signatures, and cadence chords for D major, A minor, D minor
- 3/8 and 6/8 time signatures
- Triplets and swing rhythm
- Major and minor triads on white keys
- One-octave arpeggios
- Ledger-line notes (up to two ledger lines)
- Syncopation, D.C. and D.S. al Coda, poco rit., common time, Alberti bass, grace notes, Andante, Allegretto, Vivace
Level 4
- 16th note, 16th rest, dotted-8th note
- Chromatic scale
- Scales, key signatures, and cadence chords for E minor, A major, B-flat major, G minor
- C major scale in contrary motion
- Two-octave scales: C, G, D, and F major
- 1st and 2nd inversion triads
- 16th notes in 3/8 and 6/8 time
- cut time, poco a poco, dolce, cantabile, leggiero, octaves, sempre, subito