First Piano Lesson for a 4-Year-Old: Easy Lesson Plan
You've agreed to teach a four-year-old piano.
Now what are you actually going to do for the entire first lesson?
A traditional beginner piano lesson probably isn't going to work. Four-year-olds need to move, touch, listen, explore and change activities frequently.
The good news is that you don't need dozens of activities.
For this first preschool piano lesson, we're going to do just three things: move with sidewalk chalk, explore long and short sounds, and play a game with the black keys.
That's enough for a great first lesson.
Finger Number Games for Beginner Piano: 4 Off-Bench Activities That Work
I've started a new group of beginners this summer.
And within the first few lessons — finger numbers.
I told one six-year-old we were going to learn our piano finger numbers. He lit up immediately.
"Oh, I already know that! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10!" — pointing confidently at each finger as he counted.
I pulled out my finger number graphic. The one where thumb = 1, pinky = 5.
He looked at it. Paused.
"Oh. I didn't know that."
And there it is.