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by Sarah Janisse Brown (Author), Alexandra Bretush (Illustrator), Anna Kidalova (Illustrator)
Piano Lessons for Kids: Self-paced Instruction for Young Beginners, with Audio and Video Instruction.
Ideal for kids ages 5-9, but great for younger and older kids; corresponds with Level A in the Thinking Tree and Dyslexia Games series, and Primer A in piano method books.
Want piano lessons for the kiddos?
At home?
Without the drive?
At a fraction of the price of private lessons?
Piano Lessons for Kids is the inventive book that unleashes a student's imagination and love for music! This self-paced, 168-page book spans a semester or a school year, depending how often you visit the subject - once or multiple times in a week.
Adults need no prior musical training and are encouraged to learn right along with their kids. The audio/video materials make this possible.
Students will learn not just to read notes, but also to hear music, compose, and tell a story with the piano - all with songs they really want to play. Separating it from other method books and online programs.
This book - with essential audio/video instruction - solves the problem of having to purchase separate books for note reading, music theory, listening skills, and composing - it's all here, in one book.
The instruction incorporates the hand shape and technique that classical pianists use, as your child learns familiar songs that everyone loves: Happy Birthday, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Ode to Joy, Minuet in G, Jingle Bells, Joy to the World, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Old MacDonald and more.
Make use of PLAY and CREATIVITY, but most importantly a SEQUENCED LEARNING MAP to develop musicality and a solid hand technique, with influences from Kodaly, Orff, Takadimi, Suzuki, Gordon, Paul Wirth's Gravity Technique and Irina Gorin's Russian/Ukrainian finger-numbering system.
Music Learning Map:
Hear, Move, Speak, Sing, Tap, Play, Read, Write (With Improvising and Composing throughout)
This is THE book to help your child begin to learn music. Excellent for all students, especially creative, struggling, and/or reluctant learners. Students with ADHD, Dyslexia, Asperger's and Autism especially thrive with this book - it utilizes the Open Dyslexia font to help with letter reversal and reading confusion.
