Comments on: Method Books for Young Students http://www.pianoteacherblog.com/2009/03/19/method-books-for-young-students/ Relax, Share, and Laugh! Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:39:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jill http://www.pianoteacherblog.com/2009/03/19/method-books-for-young-students/comment-page-1/#comment-3313 Jill Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:42:35 +0000 http://www.pianoteacherblog.com/?p=437#comment-3313 For students both young AND old or as a teach along and learn along method for parents and child, I really found value in The Bollywood Piano, which begins teaching by ear and gradually moves you into sight reading. But by the end of just ONE book you can begin to play familiar songs and even compose your own music and train your ear. http://www.bollywoodpiano.com/ For students both young AND old or as a teach along and learn along method for parents and child, I really found value in The Bollywood Piano, which begins teaching by ear and gradually moves you into sight reading. But by the end of just ONE book you can begin to play familiar songs and even compose your own music and train your ear. http://www.bollywoodpiano.com/

]]> By: Carol Hung http://www.pianoteacherblog.com/2009/03/19/method-books-for-young-students/comment-page-1/#comment-3174 Carol Hung Sat, 21 Mar 2009 06:36:45 +0000 http://www.pianoteacherblog.com/?p=437#comment-3174 I'm a piano teacher in Canada. I'm teaching a little boy who is almost 5. He came to me last year in June. He started piano when he was 3 and his former teacher used Leila Fletcher which I think is way too advance for a 3 year old. Then I used the Primer Piano Adventure. It works fine for him. Now he's able to read music and is using John Thompson's Easiest Course Part 2. He's using A dozen a day mini book for his technique and Bayer for his study. I have a set of "My First Piano Adventures for the Young Beginner” which I found too complicated for little ones. Too many characters and too many things presented in one page. I found it a bit distracting. I like the primer book more coz it's cleaner and clearer in terms of the presentation. I’m a piano teacher in Canada. I’m teaching a little boy who is almost 5. He came to me last year in June. He started piano when he was 3 and his former teacher used Leila Fletcher which I think is way too advance for a 3 year old. Then I used the Primer Piano Adventure. It works fine for him. Now he’s able to read music and is using John Thompson’s Easiest Course Part 2. He’s using A dozen a day mini book for his technique and Bayer for his study.

I have a set of “My First Piano Adventures for the Young Beginner” which I found too complicated for little ones. Too many characters and too many things presented in one page. I found it a bit distracting. I like the primer book more coz it’s cleaner and clearer in terms of the presentation.

]]> By: Jon http://www.pianoteacherblog.com/2009/03/19/method-books-for-young-students/comment-page-1/#comment-3171 Jon Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:28:53 +0000 http://www.pianoteacherblog.com/?p=437#comment-3171 Thanks for highlighting this series, Rebecca! Note to teachers and parents: visit http://pianoteaching.com/myfirst for a course overview and video lesson guide. Thanks for highlighting this series, Rebecca! Note to teachers and parents: visit http://pianoteaching.com/myfirst for a course overview and video lesson guide.

]]> By: Avriella http://www.pianoteacherblog.com/2009/03/19/method-books-for-young-students/comment-page-1/#comment-3170 Avriella Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:51:21 +0000 http://www.pianoteacherblog.com/?p=437#comment-3170 I also love My First Piano Adventures! It goes at such a great pace for pre-readers and some young readers, and the songs are FUN! Usually my students don't get excited about the words of piano songs, but with this book they come in laughing about the funny stories and characters. I've tried The Music Tree's "Time to Begin" with younger students as well, but with not nearly as much success---it lacks the variety (found in Faber) that my students seem to thrive on. I also love My First Piano Adventures! It goes at such a great pace for pre-readers and some young readers, and the songs are FUN! Usually my students don’t get excited about the words of piano songs, but with this book they come in laughing about the funny stories and characters. I’ve tried The Music Tree’s “Time to Begin” with younger students as well, but with not nearly as much success—it lacks the variety (found in Faber) that my students seem to thrive on.

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