My Piano Book, Book A: Piano Book

Bright, encouraging, and full of discovery. The four-color presentation and embedded ear-training keep each page tactile and musical rather than academic. Young pianists experience melody and listening as natural parts of learning to play.

Early elementary pianists (approximately ages 5-7) beginning their formal keyboard training. This book works well for students in their first year at the piano who are ready to move beyond pure readiness activities into actual note reading and playing.

• Sing the ear-training patterns aloud before playing them on the keyboard to anchor the pitch relationships in your ear.
• Work through the illustrations as visual anchors; they're designed to help you remember where you are on the page and what comes next.
• Play the patterns slowly enough that you can hear the color and shape of each melody, not just mechanically move your fingers.

Use this as the primary text for beginning piano students in your studio or school music program. The 48-page length makes it manageable to complete within a school year while building a genuine foundation in reading and listening. Pair it with supplementary repertoire pieces as students progress.

• Reading notes on the treble clef staff
• Understanding pitch relationships through ear training
• Hand position and basic keyboard geography
• Note-to-key correspondence
• Recognizing melodic patterns by sight and sound