Key details

Date: 15 January - 26 March 2025
Sessions: Wednesdays: 11am - 12pm
No. sessions: 10
Venue: Online Courses, Nottingham
For ages: 19+
Group size: 5 - 10
Cost: FREE - £35

About this course

Through attending this course, you will build up or improve your keyboard/piano skills and gain knowledge of Western music notation. We will work through different songs at individual paces – everyone will have the opportunity to play during the session.

Through guided practice and working through Alfreds Basic Adult Piano Course Book 1 (book 2 for advanced returnees), you will gain skills relating to playing the keyboard and interpreting music notation.

Resources required by attendees:

Keyboard or piano - if you do not have access to one, they can be hired from Inspire Music at a small fee. Please contact the music loan team on 0115 9773287
Alfreds Basic Adult Piano Course Book 1
As this course is online, a suitable device such as laptop, smart phone, tablet or computer will be required to access the course. The link for you to join the live sessions will be sent to you once your enrolment has been completed.

Please note: there is no session on 19/2/25

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our webpage for further information https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Greater London
Greater Manchester
Liverpool City Region
Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
Tees Valley
West of England
West Midlands
West Yorkshire

Any questions?

Check the FAQs page, or get in touch:

By phone: 01623 677 200
By email: learning@inspireculture.org.uk

Keyboards for Beginners - Online Course - Adult Learning