Music for Little Mozarts: Music Lesson Book 1 Review

When my four year old daughter started showing interest in playing our piano, I immediately set about to find a course of instruction for her (as an intermediate player, I chose to teach her myself).I checked out several books from the library, and browsed several local music shops.In total, I analyzed 6 different courses targeted for young children.I told my daughter she would start taking lessons when she turned 5 (two months away), and her anticipation started building.

Ultimately, I chose the "Music for Little Mozarts" series.The story-based flow of the lessons seemed intriguing, and the material seemed to progress at a good pace.

Well, we are now on the third book (the blue one), and I can say that these books are absolutely fantastic.As it turns out, my daughter hasn't shown much interest in the stories of the books (involving the different mice and other animal characters).She just enjoys working on the simple exercises.We work on the book for at least 10 minutes every day, and she volunteers to practice a little extra on some days.In the beginning, she was able to get through one exercise/page per day, but now it might take a little extra practice for her to learn the new notes.I bought some stickers at Staples, and every time she "passes off" a page, we put a little sticker on it.She really likes that.

Best of all, there has been very little discouragement (or boredom).Each exercise seems to be just the right difficulty.

The support offered with this series is also great.We work through the workbooks as well, and they provide excellent reinforcement for the concepts in the books.We haven't tried the flashcards or other materials offered (parent's guide, "Discovery Book", solo books, recital books, etc.), but I would expect them to be similarly helpful.The coloring books are just pictures of the characters, and don't serve to reinforce musical concepts.

If you're teaching a 4-6 year old how to play the piano, I highly recommend checking these books out!

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Lesson Book 1 is pre-reading. Concepts taught are: How to sit at the piano; Correct hand position; High and low; Loud and soft (forte and piano); Keyboard topography; Bar line and measure, Quarter, half, whole notes and rests; and Repeat signs. The first pieces in the book are played on the black keys. Later in the book, C D E for the RH and C B A for the LH (Middle C position) are taught with letter notes (the name of the note is written inside the note head).Song titles include: A BEAR'S SONG * A MOUSE'S MELODY * A THREE-NOTE SYMPHONY * BRIGHT STARS * CONCERT DAY * DOWN WE GO * E-I-E-I-O! * LEFT HAND WALKING * LITTLE DANCE * LOST TEDDY BEAR * MOZART MOUSE'S FIRST MINUET * MUSIC FRIEND WALTZ * NAP TIME * OFF TO BED * ON MACDONALD'S FARM * RAINY DAY * RIGHT HAND MARCHING * ROCKIN' PONY RIDE * THE A SONG * THE B SONG * THE C SONG* THE C SONG, AGAIN! * THE D SONG * THE E SONG * THE ELEPHANT SONG

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Disney Songs - Piano Duet Play-Along Songbook Volume 6 - Book and CD Package Review

I picked this book up and brought it home from a trip to Disneyland.The arrangements are put together very nicely and range from beginner to advanced beginner.The CD is nice to use when you are by yourself, but my family has a lot of fun figuring the pieces out together.It is the most used duet book we own.

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This great new series comes with a CD that features separate tracks for the primo and secondo partsperfect for practice and performance! 7 songs, including: Candle on the Water - Colors of the Wind - Feed the Birds - Go the Distance - Kiss the Girl - You'll Be in My Heart (Pop Version) - Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah.

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David Carr Glover Method for Piano: Lessons, Primer" [Paperback] Review

I grew up using David Carr Glover books when I took piano lessons myself.I still love them for the simplicity and ease of use.I like the way this method book does NOT start on the black keys.It starts right in with real notes in middle C position.This way the students learn the notes and what they look like on the staff.Other methods use the black keys and finger numbers--children end up relying on the finger numbers instead of on what NOTE they're supposed to be playing.
I highly recommend the Glover method--I would also recommend if you use this book to add the Primer level Technic, Performance and Theory books for a well-rounded experience.

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A sound approach to learning the piano, with emphasis on: reading music through interval and note recognition; clapping, singing and counting aloud for proper rhythmical performance; sight reading and ear training. Includes full-color illustrations. Also available from the DAVID CARR GLOVER METHOD FOR PIANO: Lessons, Performance, Technic, Sight Reading and Ear Training, and Christmas at the Piano for each level: Primer, One, Two , Three, and Four. Pre-Reading (Lessons and Theory) and other additional material are available as well.

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Michael Aaron Piano Course / Lesson / Primer [Paperback] Review

This book is excellent for young beginning pianists. It takes a slow, step-by-step process to teach notes on the piano, melody, and note names and beats. As a piano teacher who mainly deals with beginners, I love this book and would highly recommend it to anyone teaching children how to play the piano.

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The MICHAEL AARON PIANO COURSE Lesson books have been completely re-engraved, expanded (adding more definitions of musical terms and more musical pieces), updated (with modernized artwork), and re-edited (with less emphasis on fingerings and more on note-reading). Available from the MICHAEL AARON PIANO COURSE: Lessons, Performance, Technic, and Theory for each level: Primer, Grade One, Grade Two, Grade Three, Grade Four, and Grade Five. Also available are these supplementary books: Piano Album, Piano Technic (Book I), Piano Duet Book, Pieces to Play (Primer & Grade I), and Note Reader.

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