Curriculum

Your 12-week plan

What you should aim to achieve, two weeks at a time. The phase highlighted as Currentis where to focus next — it’s the earliest phase that still has incomplete nodes. Phases unlock as their prerequisites mature.

Mastered

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Hours

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Overall

Weeks 1-2
Current
Orientation
Find the keyboard. Find the beat. Match a single sung pitch.
0/12
mastered
Progress0.0h / 16.3h
By the end of this phase: By the end you can find any white key, tap a steady pulse, and sing back a single note in tune.
12 knowledge points · 0 mastered · 0 in progress · 5 ready · 7 locked
- Practice loop habits1.25h
  Ready
- Posture and bench setup1h
  Ready
- Finger numbers and hand shape1.25h
  Locked
- Keyboard landmarks1.5h
  Ready
- Two-black-key groups1h
  Locked
- Three-black-key groups1h
  Locked
- Middle C orientation1.25h
  Locked
- Pulse finding1.75h
  Ready
- Steady quarter notes1.25h
  Locked
- Vocal pitch match2h
  Ready
- Melodic contour: up, down, same1.5h
  Locked
- Black-key improvisation1.5h
  Locked
Weeks 3-4
Timing & pitch
Sing back short patterns, find the tonic, and feel meter in 2s and 3s.
0/14
mastered
Progress0.0h / 22.8h
By the end of this phase: By the end you can sing 3-note patterns, identify the tonic, and tell duple from triple meter.
14 knowledge points · 0 mastered · 0 in progress · 0 ready · 14 locked
- Subdivision and meter2h
  Locked
- Quarter and half-note reading1.5h
  Locked
- Eighth-note subdivision1.75h
  Locked
- Rests and silent counting1.5h
  Locked
- 2/4 and 4/4 meter1.25h
  Locked
- 3/4 meter1.25h
  Locked
- Metronome start-stop control1.25h
  Locked
- Hands-alone rhythm transfer1.5h
  Locked
- Short sing-back2h
  Locked
- Step vs skip hearing1.5h
  Locked
- Major 2nd, 3rd, and 5th color1.75h
  Locked
- Tonic finding2h
  Locked
- Do-re-mi-sol-la singing1.75h
  Locked
- Call-and-response phrases1.75h
  Locked
Weeks 5-6
Reading & touch
Decode the staff and play with controlled, intentional fingers.
0/16
mastered
Progress0.0h / 23.8h
By the end of this phase: By the end you can sight-read a 4-bar phrase and play it with even legato or detached touch.
16 knowledge points · 0 mastered · 0 in progress · 0 ready · 16 locked
- Treble staff landmarks1.5h
  Locked
- Bass staff landmarks1.5h
  Locked
- Grand staff orientation1.5h
  Locked
- Note values on the staff1.5h
  Locked
- Interval reading: 2nds and 3rds1.5h
  Locked
- Interval reading: 4ths and 5ths1.5h
  Locked
- Ledger notes near middle C1.25h
  Locked
- Four-bar sight reading2h
  Locked
- C five-finger pattern1.5h
  Locked
- Legato touch1.5h
  Locked
- Detached touch1.25h
  Locked
- Thumb-under preparation1.5h
  Locked
- Contrary-motion five-finger patterns1.5h
  Locked
- One-position hand shifts1.5h
  Locked
- Soft and loud dynamics1.25h
  Locked
- Two-note slurs1.5h
  Locked
Weeks 7-8
Harmony & scales
Build major scales and the I–IV–V chords that drive most music.
0/10
mastered
Progress0.0h / 17.0h
By the end of this phase: By the end you can play C and G major scales, build I–IV–V chords, and recognise authentic vs plagal cadences.
10 knowledge points · 0 mastered · 0 in progress · 0 ready · 10 locked
- Half steps and whole steps1.5h
  Locked
- Major scale pattern2h
  Locked
- C major scale, one octave2h
  Locked
- G major scale, one octave2h
  Locked
- Primary chords in C2h
  Locked
- Broken-chord patterns1.5h
  Locked
- Authentic and plagal cadences1.5h
  Locked
- Basic lead-sheet symbols1.5h
  Locked
- Question-answer phrases1.5h
  Locked
- C pentatonic improvisation1.5h
  Locked
Weeks 9-10
Two-hand coordination
Combine melody, accompaniment, and rhythmic independence.
0/8
mastered
Progress0.0h / 14.5h
By the end of this phase: By the end you can play a melody over an independent left hand and choose between drone, blocked, and broken accompaniments.
8 knowledge points · 0 mastered · 0 in progress · 0 ready · 8 locked
- Inner hearing before playing1.5h
  Locked
- Hands-together parallel motion2h
  Locked
- Melody over left-hand drone1.75h
  Locked
- Blocked-chord accompaniment2h
  Locked
- Alberti-lite pattern1.75h
  Locked
- Two-hand rhythm independence2.25h
  Locked
- Left-hand pattern choice1.5h
  Locked
- Transposition by pattern1.75h
  Locked
Weeks 11-12
Repertoire & performance
Learn full pieces, shape phrases, prepare to perform.
0/7
mastered
Progress0.0h / 15.8h
By the end of this phase: By the end you have three runnable pieces, can pedal cleanly, and can perform a complete runthrough.
7 knowledge points · 0 mastered · 0 in progress · 0 ready · 7 locked
- Phrase shaping and breaths1.5h
  Locked
- Pedal awareness without blur1.5h
  Locked
- Repertoire piece 13h
  Locked
- Repertoire piece 23h
  Locked
- Repertoire piece 33.5h
  Locked
- Memorization landmarks1.5h
  Locked
- Performance runthrough1.75h
  Locked

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