Piano Lessons: Group Piano Lessons
Why Small Group Lessons?
The many benefits of group piano lessons include:
- Students experience the joy and challenge of playing music with others
- Students learn from each other, through listening, observing, and interacting
- Students gain confidence by regularly performing for one another
- Students support and inspire each other on their piano journeys!
Group Piano FAQs
Q: How long are group lessons? What activities are included?
A: Group lessons are 60 or 75 minutes. Students spend time singing and moving to music to develop their core musical ability, learning solos, playing duets, performing for peers, improvising and composing, and working on theory projects during one-on-one time.
Q: How do you meet individual learning needs in a group lesson?
A: Material is presented in ways that can be practiced differently by each students. In addition, a significant portion of each group lesson is reserved for project time/one-on-one time. Each student gets one-on-one time with me at the piano while the other students work on theory projects.
Q: How many students are in a group?
A: Groups are small, with a maximum of 4 students for 75-minute lessons, or 3 students for 60-minute lessons.
Q: Do you have a keyboard lab setup?
A: No. One of the core benefits of group instruction is that students learn by listening to each other play. Even during project time, students are listening to the musical work of their peers who are getting one-on-one time at the piano.
Q: What is the age range for group lessons? Are they just for young children?
A: I offer 60 and 75-minute group lessons for elementary, middle school and high school students. Both age and level are considered when grouping students. Approximate groupings by year in school: grades K-3, grades 3-5, grades 5-8, and grades 8-12. I also offer shorter group lessons for Pre-K/K aged students.
A: Group lessons are 60 or 75 minutes. Students spend time singing and moving to music to develop their core musical ability, learning solos, playing duets, performing for peers, improvising and composing, and working on theory projects during one-on-one time.
Q: How do you meet individual learning needs in a group lesson?
A: Material is presented in ways that can be practiced differently by each students. In addition, a significant portion of each group lesson is reserved for project time/one-on-one time. Each student gets one-on-one time with me at the piano while the other students work on theory projects.
Q: How many students are in a group?
A: Groups are small, with a maximum of 4 students for 75-minute lessons, or 3 students for 60-minute lessons.
Q: Do you have a keyboard lab setup?
A: No. One of the core benefits of group instruction is that students learn by listening to each other play. Even during project time, students are listening to the musical work of their peers who are getting one-on-one time at the piano.
Q: What is the age range for group lessons? Are they just for young children?
A: I offer 60 and 75-minute group lessons for elementary, middle school and high school students. Both age and level are considered when grouping students. Approximate groupings by year in school: grades K-3, grades 3-5, grades 5-8, and grades 8-12. I also offer shorter group lessons for Pre-K/K aged students.
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Group Piano Testimonials
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"Ms. Lauren integrated movement, art, music theory, group play, and individual focus into a single, cohesive lesson."
“The entire approach encourages cooperation and mutual celebration, skills that are valuable well beyond the classroom."
Sonder Music Piano Studio is the home studio of Lauren Sonder in Norman, Oklahoma. Whether teaching children or adults, I believe in providing a well rounded approach to music learning that emphasizes training the ear, learning music in different styles, and being creatively engaged at the piano.
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