I am so excited about Alfred’s new series for busy teens, but brokenhearted because I don’t have any students who could use it yet!

Alfred’s “Piano For Busy Teens”  incorporates many different styles of music to appeal to teenagers- jazz, classical, duets, showstoppers and more.

But the ingenious thing about this series is that it takes into account how busy teenagers are.  This is for the teenagers who still want to play piano, but only have a short time to practice each day.

Each piece first has a “1 Minute FYI,” a brief introduction about the piece with historical and practial information. 

Following the “1 Minute FYI,” there is a “5 Minute Warmup” to help students get the feel of the piece- the rhythm and coordination. 

After that, there is a “15 Minute Practice Plan,” where the piece is divided into 4 weeks.  During Week One, the student is to spend 15 minutes each day on Section 1 of the piece.  Week 2 covers a new section and so on, until Week 4 when the student practices the entire piece. 

There is also a “5 Minute Finishing Touches” portion which points out impressive rhythms and dynamics that a student should pay attention to.

After 4 weeks, the student should be able to play the entire piece, even though he/she only practiced about 15-20 minutes a day!

What’s even better is that the pieces are very impressive sounding and very fun to play!

Alfred’s ”Piano for Busy Teens” is a great and realistic way to keep teenagers at the piano when life just gets too busy.

Please tell me if you try this series.  I would love to know how it works for you!