MUSEEKHO KEYS SYLLABUS

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Course 1:

THE PIANO ESSENTIALS - I

1. Introduction to Music and Key Instruments

A. Difference between Piano and Keyboard
B. Types of Keyboards
C. Notation of Keyboard/Piano

2. Hand Independence Exercises

A. Fingers Exercises – I (Five fingers hand position)
B. Fingers Exercises – II (Eight fingers hand position)

3. Introduction to Scales

A. Major Scales theory
Major Scales using Circle of Fifths
B. Songs using Major Scales (that combines both finger exercises and learning)
C. Minor Scales theory
Difference between Major Scales and Minor Scales
Minor Scales using relation between Majors and Minors
D. Songs using Minor Scales

4. Introduction to Chords

A. Major Chords theory
Understanding how Chords are built
Finding and Learning Major Chords using Scales
B. Minor chords theory
Difference between Major Chords and Minor Chords
Deriving Minor Chords from Major Chords

5. Family chords

A. Understanding how Chords are structured in a Scale
B. Learning Major Family Chords using theories
C. Understanding the relationships between Major and Minor Family Chords
D. Deriving Minor Family Chords using Major-Minor relation

6. Understanding Chord Progressions

A. Understanding how Progressions are built
B. Knowing why Chord Progressions are so important
C. Major Chord Progressions
D. Minor Chord Progressions

7. Learning Songs using Progressions

8. Ear training Lessons

A. Lesson - I (Sarali Swaras)
To identify notes or pitches
To enhance playing style and improve performance
B. Lesson - II (Janta Swaras)
To identify number of pitches in a Song/Music piece
To improve the playing speed

9. Pitch Identification Activities

10. Building Chord Progressions for Songs and Music

11. Songs using Chord Progressions

12. Finding the scale of a song or a music piece by ears

13. Finding the notes of a song by ears

14. Finding the chords of a song by ears

15. Accompanying both hands together

Course 2:

THE PIANO ESSENTIALS - II

1. Dhaatu Swaras

To train ears to understand and recognize the distance between Pitches

2. Chord Inversions

A. Major Chords Inversions (includes theory)
B. Minor Chords Inversions (includes theory)
C. Building songs using Inversions and Progressions

3. Implementing Dhaatu Swaras Exercises in Creating Melodies

4. Alankaraas (Rhythmic patterns)

To understand how Scales can be structured in Rhythmic patterns and how we can enhance a melody

5. Types of Minor Scales – I

A. Minor Scales theory
B. Harmonic Minor Scales

6. Ear Training Exercises I

Higher position notes (Hechu Sthahi Swaras) exercises by using Harmonic Minor Scales

7. Implementing Harmonic Minor Scales practically in Songs and Music

8. Types of Minor Scales – II

A. Difference between all types of Minor Scales
B. Melodic Minor Scales

9. Ear Training Exercises Arpeggios

Middle position notes (Madhya Sthahi Swaras) exercises by using Melodic Minor Scales

Understanding different types of Motions

A. Contrary Motion
B. Parallel Motion
C. Similar Motion
D. Oblique Motion

Introduction to Arpeggios

A. What are Arpeggios
B. How Arpeggios are made

Learning Basic Arpeggios

Implementing Basic Arpeggios in Songs and Music

Accompanying Both Hands together

Course 3:

THE PIANO ESSENTIALS - III

1. Understanding how Advanced Arpeggios are made

2. Building different patterns of Arpeggios

3. Implementing Advanced Arpeggios in Songs and Melodies

4. Accompanying both Hands together

5. Advanced Finger Exercises

Gamakaas

6. Introduction to the Double octave scales

7. Major Scales using double octaves

8. Minor Scales using double octaves

9. Accompanying both Hands together of double octaves

10. Introduction to Staves and Staff notations

11. Understanding how notes are arranged on staves

12. 6th Chords (Major and Minor)

13. 7th Chords (Major, Minor, Dominant and Diminished)

14. 8th Chords and Power Chords

15. 9th Chords (Majors and Minors)

16. 11th Chords (Majors and Minors)

17. 13th Chords (Majors and Minors)

18. Creating and learning own Melodies and Music

19. Learning 72 different types of Mela Kartha Raagas

That includes Blues, Lydians, Phrygians, Pentonics and so on