Alfred's Basic Piano Library: Notespeller Book 2: Piano Book

This Notespeller directly reinforces the exact material students encounter in their lesson books, eliminating the guesswork about what skills to target. Thirty-two pages of focused written activities mean students strengthen note-naming and interval identification without filler, and because it correlates page-by-page with Alfred's lesson sequence, it integrates seamlessly into weekly practice without requiring separate planning.

Straightforward and purposeful. Every page focuses on one clear task without distraction, building confidence through manageable, achievable activities that make note reading feel within reach.

Students working through Alfred's Basic Piano Library Level 2 who need structured, targeted practice beyond their lesson book, or those using other piano methods where note-naming fluency has stalled. This workbook serves pianists who benefit from repetition and written reinforcement of music reading concepts.

• Assign pages strategically alongside new material in the Lesson Book so students practice identifying the same note patterns they're reading in pieces.
• Have students verbalize their answers aloud before writing them down, turning note-naming into an active recall exercise rather than a passive fill-in task.
• Use incomplete pages as a diagnostic tool during lessons to pinpoint which intervals or staff positions need more reinforcement before moving forward.

Assign one to two pages per week as part of regular practice, timed to correspond with the Lesson Book page your student is studying. For students who struggle with staff reading, this becomes an essential supplement that prevents them from falling behind while their peers advance.

• Identifying notes on the treble and bass staves
• Naming intervals by letter name and distance
• Recognizing note patterns and staff position relationships
• Building automaticity in note reading