My First Piano: Learn To Play: Kids

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From Collins Music come a set of books in the popular Get Set! Piano series: My First Piano Book and My First Piano Pieces, Puzzles and Activities. New here? Make sure you visit our Introduction to First Piano Lessons before you start! First Piano Lessons Animal Memory Game

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I’m sure anyone teaching for any length of time has figured this out by now, but it’s worth mentioning here. When you teach the piano, working from any one book does not work. You need not only to have a series of beginner piano books to work from, but you need to be prepared to cultivate your own piano method based on what you believe is most valuable from each individual book.

A popular series of books in the UK, I’m not sure how widespread this series is, but if you can get hold of it wherever you are it’s definitely worth evaluating. Pauline Hall has written numerous books in this series, including a complete piano course from the very beginning, to seasonal editions such as Piano Time Christmas Carols, which can certainly add a lot of interest to your piano lessons.

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What also sets this series apart is that it seems to have been designed for busy people who might not have 30 minutes to an hour each day to sit down and practice. This could be a working professional, or a teenager with exams to study for; this course makes learning the piano accessible for those with significant demands on their time. Piano Time is an excellent series, that provides progression through various abilities, and should keep a child engaged and interested in learning the piano. However, I had noticed gaps, and it’s best not to just rely on this series. I’ve always found this series works best in tandem with another piano method, to the point where you’re working from two books at the same time from different methods.

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What’s also interesting is that this book doesn’t really focus on other aspects of playing the piano, such as technique or theory. It seems very focused on getting the student to play pieces, which can get a little boring after a while as there is no variance in the lessons if you just get the student to work from this book.

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The series is designed in such a way that you can personalise which books you work from for each student. For example, you can mix and match between the courses based on what you think would be most beneficial to your individual student. This is a real bonus in my view, because a student will get used to the style and presentation of these books, and should you choose to work through any four or five of the twenty or so books produced, it allows for a seamless learning progression. The last one is B for BEAR– repeat the process, and all the notes have been named, as we have reached C again! Memorising Sitting in front of the keyboard, explain that the right hand plays high notes, and the left hand plays low notes simply because it is more comfortable to do so. Encourage them to explore some high and low notes, and make sure they can tell the difference. Drawing on the Kodály approach, there is a strong emphasis on singing. Students are initially encouraged to sing short melodies before going on to play them. Divided roughly into four sections, the book covers: This is probably one of the best books I’ve come across for teaching note reading. So many of the beginner piano courses that I’ve used leave note-reading as a supplemental concept, and don’t introduce it until the student has a firm grasp of other basic concepts.He originally played the piano in the episode Caillou's Got Rhythm (even though he tried before he played the drum that Grandma made for him). He played the piano again in this book and the song Caillou can count from 1 to 10 Karen Marshall must be one of the few people who has inspired as many teachers as she has students. It is always a pleasure to review her publications because they have clearly been tried and tested in practice. My First Piano Book is no exception.