The Music Workbook contains pages of coloring, tracing, matching, ear training and listening that have been carefully designed to reinforce the musical concepts introduced in the Music Lesson Book 4. In full color, 48 pages.
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Christine H. Barden shaped early childhood music pedagogy as co-author of Alfred's Music for Little Mozarts and served as Director of Curriculum and National Chief Instructor for the Yamaha Music Education System for 17 years. Her credentials span Vladimir Brenner's studio at San Francisco State University, four years of study and performance in Europe, and early training with Yamaha Foundation instructors in Japan. Today she maintains a private teaching studio in Reno, Nevada, where her students consistently earn recognition in piano performance and composition.
Barden's reach as an educator extends far beyond her studio walls. She has led workshops for piano teachers at major conferences across the United States, England, Norway, and Singapore. Her published compositions with Alfred, including the National Federation of Music Club's Junior Festival selection "Etude Toccata," reflect her gift for writing music that captures young pianists' imaginations while building genuine musicianship.
Why we love this
Workbook 4 reinforces the exact concepts your students just learned in the lesson book without feeling like busywork. The balance of coloring, tracing, matching, and ear training activities keeps engagement high while targeting specific musical skills, and full color printing makes every page inviting enough that kids actually want to complete the work.
What to expect
Playful and purposeful all at once. The full color pages feel like exploration rather than drill, inviting students to stay engaged across 48 activities designed specifically for how young ears and eyes work best.
Who it's for
Early elementary piano students progressing through Music for Little Mozarts Book 4 who benefit from reinforcement of lesson concepts through multiple modalities. Teachers seeking a structured, colorful workbook that holds young students' attention while building listening skills and notation understanding.
How to get the most out of it
Pair ear training exercises with short listening sessions at the lesson; students retain better when they immediately connect what they hear to what they write.
Work through matching activities together as a group before assigning them independently, establishing the visual and sonic vocabulary students need to succeed.
Encourage students to color carefully during tracing sections, treating fine motor control as part of musical training rather than separate work.
How to use it
Assign workbook pages in tandem with your Music Lesson Book 4 material so reinforcement happens while concepts are fresh. Use ear training pages during group lessons to develop listening vocabulary across your studio, then send matching and coloring pages home as week-to-week practice assignments.
Skills your students will build
Ear training and pitch discrimination
Music notation recognition and reinforcement
Fine motor control through tracing and coloring
Visual pattern matching in musical contexts
Listening and identifying musical elements from the lesson book
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