Now Hear This: Student 1B: Piano Book

This workbook pairs perfectly with the Teacher's Book 1B to create a structured ear training curriculum that works alongside any instrument study. Clark's method respects that ear training benefits every musician, regardless of what they play, and this student book captures exercises that build listening habits without requiring independent mastery of theory notation.

Working through these pages feels like building a musical vocabulary one listening experience at a time. Each exercise invites focused attention to sound, transforming abstract hearing into concrete recognition of musical patterns.

This workbook is designed for piano students (or any instrumentalist or vocalist) using the Now Hear This curriculum with a qualified teacher. It functions as the student's written record of dictation exercises and ear training drills that correspond directly to the Teacher's Book 1B lessons.

• Work through exercises in sequence with your teacher; the Teacher's Book 1B provides the dictations and instructions that make each workbook page meaningful.
• Sit actively while listening to dictations rather than passively filling in answers; this mental engagement accelerates your ear development.
• Review completed exercises regularly to reinforce patterns and strengthen your ability to recognize interval relationships and melodic contours.

Use this workbook as the core component of your studio's ear training program when teaching from Now Hear This. The 24-page format makes it manageable across a full year of lessons, and its instrument-agnostic approach means you can assign it to pianists and any other students working through Level 1B simultaneously.

• Dictation of melodic intervals and contours
• Recognition of harmonic progressions by ear
• Transcription of rhythmic and melodic patterns
• Development of absolute and relative pitch awareness
• Connection between listening and notation