PIANO IS EASY and I CAN READ MUSIC are the best way to properly prepare your kids for success with piano lessons. See also THE BIG BOOK OF SONGS BY NUMBER.
READING MUSIC
After starting with PIANO IS EASY and THE CHRISTMAS CAROL KIT, kids make an easy transition from playing piano "by number" to reading music.
In I CAN READ MUSIC, the steps necessary to understand reading piano music are broken down into groups of fun activities that kids will enjoy exploring.
After putting six stickers on the piano, as in the above diagram from I CAN READ MUSIC, kids are ready to start reading music!
This is the easy "Fun Method" that we recommend using with all beginning students.
Usually introduced slowly while the child is still playing "by number," the concepts introduced in this book are easy to follow for anyone, and help build the simple, abstract spatial skills necessary to read music, one skill at a time.
I CAN READ MUSIC is intended as an easy-to-understand introduction to reading music for children, and thus includes songs which make use of only the WHITE keys of the piano.
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MY FIRST SONGBOOK
There is a section in I CAN READ MUSIC titled MY FIRST SONGBOOK which is equivalent to many standard beginning texts for children's piano, such as ALFRED, BASTIEN, or JOHN THOMPSON, but is presented only after the child has played musical games using the graphic elements of sheet music, and is comfortable with the geography of the piano.
This book is perhaps the best and most friendly introduction to reading piano music for kids currently available.
MY FIRST SONGBOOK, which is a section within I CAN READ MUSIC, includes these songs, presented in the format of simplified sheet music: JINGLE BELLS, WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN, MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB, ALOUETTE, TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR, LONDON BRIDGE, CAMPTOWN RACES, plus many more exercise pieces which teach your child the classic note patterns to expect in popular beginning sheet music methods such as ALFRED, BASTIEN, or JOHN THOMPSON. |
