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doraleo
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I'd like to buy some piano books for my son, 5 years old, who is very interested in music. What kind of piano books are good for young beginner, to keep their interest in piano, and will take ABRSM piano exams in future? Any recommendation?
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lovepiano23
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I have teached piano for more than 10 years, maybe I can give you some advice. For young beginner to start, better to use the following piano books Music Flash Cards – Set A Josephine And Florence Koh: Rhythmatics Scales And Arpeggios For Piano - Fingering Method Grade 1 Improve your Sight-reading Grade 1 Paul Harris (Piano) POCO Ying Ying Ng: Music Theory For Young Musicians - Grade 1 Junior Hanon Hanon Complete Czerny Practical Method, Op. 599, Complete And if you're willing to take ABRSM piano exam, then you need to ABRSM exam books as well ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2019-2020 Grade 1 ABRSM Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1–3 ABRSM Piano scales and Broken Chords G1 ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight Reading Tests Grade 1 |
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StevenKoh
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Yes. The books that lovepiano23 listed are very popular, and we all have these books for sale. I have linked the books to music online book shop and you can add to shopping cart easily. Press the title of the book to view the book; Press “Add to Cart” to add the book to shopping cart? Finally, press here "Go to shopping cart to order the books and make payment". Press the title of the book to view the book; Press Add to Cart to add the book to shopping cart? Finally, press here "Go to shopping cart to order the books and make payment". Edited by StevenKoh - 13 Oct 2018 at 9:56pm |
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doraleo
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Appreciated. I think I have a rough idea now.
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Jessyyio
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Josephine's books are very helpful.
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Alice
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For the young beginners, I suggest to start with "My First Piano Adventure" series. Written for ages 5 and 6, My First Piano Adventure® captures the child's
playful spirit. Fun-filled songs, rhythm games and technique activities
develop beginning keyboard skills. Three distinguishing features of the
Lesson Book A make it unique and effective for the young 5-6 year old
beginner. 1. A strong focus on technique embedded in the book through
playful technique games, chants, and carefully-composed pieces that
gently lead the child into pianistic motions. 2. An outstanding CD for
the young student to listen, sing, tap, and play along with at the
piano. The orchestrated songs on the CD feature children singing the
lyrics, which has great appeal to the 5-6 year old beginner. The CD
becomes a ready-made practice partner that guides the student and parent
for all the pieces and activities in the books. 3. The fanciful art
features five multi-cultural children who are also learning to play.
These friends at the piano introduce basic rhythms, white key names, and
a variety of white and black-key songs that span classical, folk, and
blues. Young students will listen, sing, create, and play more musically
with Nancy and Randall Faber s My First Piano Adventure, Lesson Book A.
The Lesson Book introduces directional pre-reading, elementary music
theory and technique with engaging songs, games, and creative discovery
at the keyboard. Young students will enjoy the multi-cultural “friends
at the piano” who introduce white-key names, basic rhythms, and a
variety of songs which span classical, folk, and blues. Ear-training and
eye-training are also part of the curriculum. The Fabers' instructional
theory “ACE” - Analysis, Creativity, and Expression, guides the
pedagogy of My First Piano Adventure. Analysis leads to understanding,
creativity leads to self-discovery, and expression develops personal
artistry. The CD for this book offers a unique listening experience with
outstanding orchestrations and vocals. The recordings demonstrate a key
principle of the course: when children listen, sing, tap, and move to
their piano music, they play more musically.
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StevenKoh
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Good advice. My First Piano Adventure can be checked from here
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personal
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The following books are wonderful options for kid piano beginners.
John Thompson’s Easiest Piano Course Thompson’s Easiest Piano Course is not an overstatement: this series of piano lessons is perfect for beginners. Thompson introduces each note in his book one at a time and reinforces his lessons with colorful illustrations and characters. This lesson book, complete with writing and reading assignments, is a great supplemental resource when working with a professional teacher one-on-one. Alfred’s Basic Piano Course Lesson Series The Alfred’s collection of piano books is incredibly popular with students of all ages. The Basic Piano Course lesson series progresses in small steps, so that the information is easy to replicate and remember. As the lessons progress, students will learn the names of the piano keys: first white, then black. As one of the most sought-after piano books for beginners on the market, this book is a sure step toward practical piano skills! Edited by personal - 17 Oct 2018 at 12:30pm |
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Marcou
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My childhood piano teacher started everyone off with the same two books: John Thompson Grade 1, and A Dozen a Day.
What I did every time was to warm up with A Dozen a Day (finger exercises), and then proceed on to John Thompson (songs). When we finished John Thompson Grade 2, she moved us on to Michael Aaron Grade 3, up to Grade 5. And beyond Grade 5 ... we'd work on books instead, particularly those from the Alfred Masterworks series (random book). |
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jqq888
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For very small children, there is a set of Lesson books, also part of the Piano Adventures series, that is aimed at younger children.
They are known as "My First Piano Adventure" Books A, B, and C. Personally, I prefer the Piano Adventure series over the other piano methods. I know it really well and it is an old friend. I can anticipate which songs students are apt to have most trouble with, and which ones they will likely enjoy the most. Over the years I've developed "approaches" to each of the songs so that I can teach it most efficiently. The pictures are not distracting, disturbing, or too goofy, as some other method illustrations have occasionally been. That's my own preference; I don't like to look at illustrations that seem stupid to me! Some of the music is very pretty, some is exciting, and some is just cute and fun. Good music, in other words. And yes, the most important reason: progression from one technical skill or tidbit of music theory to the next is logical and smooth. Very few of the piano pieces seem like a huge or unexpected leap. Edited by jqq888 - 17 Oct 2018 at 12:42pm |
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