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by Doris Olsen (Illustrator), Dana Thynes (Author)
These short songs all on the black keys are SO EASY TO READ! Perfect for your little beginners and even older beginners, who will strengthen their fingers along with their counting abilities as they focus on just finger placement, and rhythm. Keyboard graphics help them decide where to place their hands. Very soon, they will be reading these little songs without any assistance from you! Very young beginners and special-needs students, too, will benefit from the relaxed pace possible with the songs in "Just the Black Keys."Lyrics in most of the songs help with the counting. Some of the songs are old-fashioned poems, such as Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky", and many are original lyrics written just for that song. Some of the music is traditional ("Old MacDonald," "Go Tell It On the Mountain,") and some is classical (Grieg's "Morning Song" from Peer Gynt). And some of the pieces are lovely, with harmony, even without the teacher accompaniment ("Morning Sun Upon the Mountain" and "One Star in the Darkness").What's NEW about this book that you won't find at the website? Teacher accompaniments are on the facing pages! Some of the accompaniments are very beautiful, some of them are ominous-sounding, and some are bouncy and cheerful! Together, the student parts and the teacher parts make great recital duets.You can go to HTTPS: //WWW.MUSIC-FOR-MUSIC-TEACHERS.COM/JUST-THE-BLACK-KEYS.HTML to see many of these songs for yourself. Many of the most popular method books start children on the black keys. That's excellent for hand posture and for learning basic music principles... but for some students, they need more reinforcement and time before moving on to the treble and bass staff notes.The feeling of success that comes with learning a new piano song quickly, with little teacher input, helps build confidence in young students.Lots of songs to choose from; your students will ask for a new one - or two - each week!
