Listen to the great pianists of the past. You can hear short selections from all the recorded classical geniuses, such as Horowitz, Rubinstein and even 19th century legends, like Paderewski.
Let your child hear the Masters play! It's fun to listen to these historical recordings.
WALDEN POND PRESS
Walden Pond Press is the proud owner of the Piano by Number® trademark and is the exclusive distributor of Piano by Number products.
Our books, CDs and DVDs are only sold here in our online store.
Click here to view product descriptions of all our fine Children's Music Books, all designed to get you and your child happily started playing the piano.
Our colorful books are designed as a complete introduction to making music at the piano. You can use our books as part of your homeschool music program.
Let us help you find a piano or an inexpensive electronic keyboard. It's not necessary to spend a lot of money, in fact, it's better to purchase a simple model and save your money for a real (acoustic) piano that you can purchase later when your child shows interest.
Perhaps you will return to our site later and purchase one of our PIANO BY NUMBER books.
It's the best way to get your child interested in playing piano!
Electronic Keyboards
Yamaha PSR172
Write down the brand and model number above and do a search using that number on the following site:
We wish you good luck in your search. You may not be able to find these exact models at the locations above, but there are many excellent, inexpensive electronic keyboards that you can find to get your child started.
If none of the above locations can serve you, try doing a search on a search engine such as Google using terms such as "inexpensive electronic music keyboard under $100"
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Everything you and your child need to start having fun at the piano:
PIANO IS EASY BOOK PACKAGE
INCLUDES:
PIANO IS EASY (ISBN # 0-9718936-1-6) Sturdily bound, durable, colorful 107 page illustrated song book with 44 songs such as Jingle Bells and London Bridge, Play Along Audio CD and removable numbered stickers.
PLUS
Every book package order of PIANO IS EASY includes a copy of I CAN READ MUSIC. This fun, easy-to-understand music activity book is the best way to start children reading music. Click here for sample pages.
PLUS
Every book package order of PIANO IS EASY includes a FREE copy of the 56 minute DVD video from TEACH YOURSELF PIANO. This video will have you playing chords (three piano keys played with the left hand) and fun, familiar songs with both hands right away. That's a $16.95 value free! Click here for DVD samples.
Our Play Along Audio CDs are an important element in making the piano fun for kids, and are produced by Grammy Award winner (Sesame Street) Joe Castellon.
Our colorful books and videos have been created by Emmy Award winning composer and piano teacher John Aschenbrenner and are guaranteed to get your child happily started at the piano.
Inspire your children to play piano! Here's Vladimir Horowitz playing the delightful, bubbly finale to the Mozart Concerto #23. Watch as he playfully waves his arms in encouragement to the orchestra.
Adjust volume by using the slider to the left of the MENU button.
Inspire your children to play piano: visit the GREAT PIANIST VIDEO MUSEUM and watch all the videos! We have classical, jazz and comical film routines such as the great Chico Marx and many more!
John Aschenbrenner is an Emmy Award winning composer and leading children's music educator. Below is a selection from his many articles on Children and Piano.
THE PIANO WHISPERER "...There is a certain way that a piano teacher can act that a child will find delightful. This manner will inspire children to try things that they are sure they cannot do at the piano."
BRAINS, CHILDREN AND PIANO "...All that matters is your child's experience at the piano. It doesn't matter what other people think, what others expect, even what the piano teacher thinks is irrelevant."
THE
COMPLETE PACKAGE: $89.95 Includes all 6 basic books.
PIANO IS EASY, I CAN READ MUSIC, BIG BOOK OF SONGS, CHRISTMAS
CAROL KIT, TEACH YOURSELF PIANO, EASY CLASSICAL. 6 books,
3 Play Along Audio CDs, DVD and removable stickers.
Special thanks to these
schools recently joining our growing list of organizations
using PIANO BY NUMBER:Primrose Day School,
Jumping Jacks Preschool, Valley Elementary, Kid's Korner,
Play All Day Nursery School, Children's Development Center, Springfield
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