Learning the Classical Piano Repertoire Online
Piano Teachers Connect believes that online classical piano students should take an active role in selecting the repertoire they learn in their piano lessons. It’s important to develop a strong sense of the history of Western classical piano music.
The Baroque Era:
The history of piano repertoire in Western classical music is generally thought of as starting before the piano was actually invented, in the Baroque era (1600 - 1750). Pieces that were written in the Baroque era for harpsichord, clavichord, organ, and other keyboard instruments, are now commonly played on the piano.
You will encounter Baroque era classical piano pieces written by: Johann Sebastian Bach, François Couperin, George Frideric Handel, Henry Purcell, Jean Phillippe Rameau, Domenico Scarlatti, and Georg Philipp Telemann.
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- Styles: Classical, Advanced Classical
- Accepts students ages 7 and above
- Exam preparation: Audition Preparation
- Languages: English, Montenegrin, Serbian
- Time Zone / Region: Europe and Africa
The Classical Era:
The Classical era (1750 - 1820) marks the birth of piano, and the first works specifically written for this “new” instrument. At the forefront are the sons of J. S. Bach - Carl Philipp Emanuel, Johann Christian, and Wilhelm Friedemann Bach - as well as other great masters, including Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Joseph Haydn, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
The Romantic Era:
The Romantic era (1820 - 1910) brings the piano into the spotlight, with piano virtuosity soaring to new heights, and solo piano concerts now coming into vogue. Among the most prominent composers for piano we find Johannes Brahms, Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy, Gabriel Fauré, Franz Liszt, Felix Mendelssohn, Sergei Rachmaninov, Maurice Ravel, Franz Schubert, and Robert Schumann.
The 20th Century and the Modern Era:
The 20th century brought a new degree of inventiveness to the piano repertoire, with composers experimenting, and exploring new sounds, at times taking dissonance and tension to their extremes. The master piano composers here are Béla Bartok, Charles Ives, György Ligeti, Olivier Messiaen, Sergei Prokofieff, Erik Satie, Arnold Schoenberg, Alexander Scriabin, and Dmitri Shostakovich.
Now it’s time to start listening! Discover your favourite classical piano composers, and discuss them with your online classical piano teacher!
Styles: Classical, Advanced Classical
Accepts students ages 13 and above
Other instruments and subjects: Clarinet
Exam preparation: ABRSM, Trinity, Audition Preparation
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- Specializes in classical piano
- Styles: Classical, Advanced Classical
- Accepts students ages 6 and above
- Other instruments and subjects: French Horn, Music Theory
- Exam preparation: Audition Preparation
- Languages: English
- Time Zone / Region: North and South America
- Specializes in classical piano
- Styles: Classical, Advanced Classical, Jazz, Pop/Rock, Advanced Pop/Rock
- Accepts students ages 6 and above
- Other instruments and subjects: Guitar, Recorder
- Exam preparation: ABRSM, Trinity, Rockschool, Audition Preparation
- Languages: English, Spanish
- Time Zone / Region: Europe and Africa
- Specializes in classical piano
- Styles: Classical, Pop/Rock
- Accepts students ages 4 and above
- Other instruments and subjects: Voice, Suzuki
- Exam preparation: ABRSM, RCM
- Languages: English, Italian
- Time Zone / Region: North and South America
- Specializes in classical piano
- Styles: Classical, Advanced Classical
- Accepts students ages 10 and above
- Exam preparation: Audition Preparation
- Has experience teaching students with special education needs
- Languages: English, Russian
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- Styles: Classical, Advanced Classical, Pop/Rock
- Accepts students ages 7 and above
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- Exam preparation: ABRSM, Trinity, Audition Preparation
- Languages: English
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- Specializes in classical piano
- Styles: Classical, Pop/Rock
- Accepts students ages 5 and above
- Languages: English
- Time Zone / Region: North and South America
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- Styles: Classical, Advanced Classical, Jazz, Pop/Rock, Advanced Pop/Rock
- Accepts students ages 6 and above
- Other instruments and subjects: Bass, Drums, Guitar
- Exam preparation: ABRSM, Trinity, Jazz ABRSM, Rockschool, Audition Preparation
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- Time Zone / Region: Europe and Africa
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- Styles: Classical, Advanced Classical, Jazz, Pop/Rock
- Accepts students ages 2 and above
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- Exam preparation: Audition Preparation
- Languages: English, German
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- Specializes in classical piano
- Styles: Classical, Advanced Classical, Jazz
- Accepts students ages 6 and above
- Other instruments and subjects: Harp, Organ
- Exam preparation: Audition Preparation
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- Specializes in classical piano
- Styles: Classical, Advanced Classical
- Accepts students ages 6 and above
- Exam preparation: Audition Preparation
- Languages: English, French, German
- Time Zone / Region: Europe and Africa
- Specializes in classical piano
- Styles: Classical, Advanced Classical, Pop/Rock
- Accepts students ages 4 and above
- Other instruments and subjects: Voice, Music Theory
- Exam preparation: ABRSM, Trinity, Audition Preparation
- Has experience teaching students with special education needs
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- Time Zone / Region: Europe and Africa
- Specializes in classical piano
- Styles: Classical, Advanced Classical
- Accepts students ages 7 and above
- Exam preparation: Audition Preparation
- Languages: English, Montenegrin, Serbian
- Time Zone / Region: Europe and Africa
- Specializes in classical piano
- Styles: Classical, Advanced Classical, Pop/Rock
- Accepts students ages 6 and above
- Other instruments and subjects: Guitar, Voice, Composition, Music Theory
- Exam preparation: Audition Preparation
- Has experience teaching students with special education needs
- Languages: English, French, German, Spanish
- Time Zone / Region: Europe and Africa
- Specializes in classical piano
- Styles: Classical, Advanced Classical, Jazz, Pop/Rock, Advanced Pop/Rock
- Accepts students ages 7 and above
- Other instruments and subjects: Suzuki
- Exam preparation: Audition Preparation
- Languages: English
- Time Zone / Region: North and South America
- Specializes in classical piano
- Styles: Classical, Advanced Classical, Jazz, Pop/Rock
- Accepts students ages 10 and above
- Exam preparation: Audition Preparation
- Languages: English, German, Portuguese, Spanish
- Time Zone / Region: North and South America
- Specializes in classical piano
- Styles: Classical, Advanced Classical, Pop/Rock
- Accepts students ages 7 and above
- Other instruments and subjects: Cello
- Exam preparation: ABRSM, Trinity, Audition Preparation
- Languages: English, French, Russian
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- Styles: Classical, Advanced Classical, Pop/Rock
- Accepts students ages 4 and above
- Exam preparation: Audition Preparation
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- Styles: Classical, Advanced Classical
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- Other instruments and subjects: Recorder, Voice, Music Theory
- Exam preparation: RCM, Audition Preparation
- Has experience teaching students with special education needs
- Languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin
- Time Zone / Region: North and South America
- Specializes in classical piano
- Styles: Classical, Advanced Classical, Pop/Rock
- Accepts students ages 3 and above
- Other instruments and subjects: Songwriting and Production, Composition, Music Theory
- Exam preparation: RCM, Audition Preparation
- Has experience teaching students with special education needs
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- Time Zone / Region: North and South America
- Specializes in classical piano
- Styles: Classical, Advanced Classical, Jazz, Pop/Rock
- Accepts students ages 6 and above
- Other instruments and subjects: Violin, Music Theory
- Exam preparation: ABRSM, Trinity, Audition Preparation
- Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Maltese
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- Specializes in classical piano
- Styles: Classical, Advanced Classical, Pop/Rock, Advanced Pop/Rock
- Accepts students ages 8 and above
- Other instruments and subjects: Suzuki, Songwriting and Production, Composition, Music Theory
- Exam preparation: Audition Preparation
- Has experience teaching students with special education needs
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- Specializes in classical piano
- Styles: Classical, Advanced Classical, Pop/Rock
- Accepts students ages and above
- Exam preparation: Audition Preparation
- Languages: English
- Time Zone / Region: Europe and Africa
- Specializes in classical piano
- Styles: Classical, Advanced Classical, Pop/Rock
- Accepts students ages 4 and above
- Exam preparation: ABRSM, Trinity, Audition Preparation
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- Time Zone / Region: Europe and Africa
- Specializes in classical piano
- Styles: Classical, Advanced Classical
- Accepts students ages 7 and above
- Exam preparation: RCM, Audition Preparation
- Has experience teaching students with special education needs
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- Time Zone / Region: Asia and Australia
- Specializes in classical piano
- Styles: Classical, Pop/Rock
- Accepts students ages 4 and above
- Other instruments and subjects: Voice
- Exam preparation: RCM
- Has experience teaching students with special education needs
- Languages: English, Mandarin
- Time Zone / Region: North and South America
- Specializes in classical piano
- Styles: Classical, Advanced Classical
- Accepts students ages 7 and above
- Other instruments and subjects: Composition, Music Theory
- Exam preparation: ABRSM, Trinity, Audition Preparation
- Languages: English, French
- Time Zone / Region: Europe and Africa
- Specializes in classical piano
- Styles: Classical, Advanced Classical, Jazz, Advanced Jazz, Pop/Rock
- Accepts students ages 10 and above
- Exam preparation: Audition Preparation
- Has experience teaching students with special education needs
- Languages: English, Spanish
- Time Zone / Region: North and South America
- Specializes in classical piano
- Styles: Classical, Advanced Classical, Pop/Rock
- Accepts students ages 8 and above
- Other instruments and subjects: Suzuki
- Exam preparation: ABRSM, Trinity, Audition Preparation
- Languages: English
- Time Zone / Region: Europe and Africa
So you already have a solid foundation in classical piano, but you have always wanted to play pop or rock or jazz. You’re an expert at playing classical pieces from sheet music, but you feel like a novice when it comes to improvisation. Maybe you even harbor a little bit of envy toward those who can just sit down with a group and start playing popular tunes!
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