Synopsis "Kids' Guide to Playing the Piano and Keyboard: Learn 30 Songs in 7 Easy Lessons"
The fun and easy way for kids to learn how to play the piano!
7 easy lessons for kids ages 6 and up to build their piano skills on their own schedule
30 kid-friendly songs like Three Black Crows, The Itsy Bitsy Spider, and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Uses multi-sensory learning for young children: the book is not overladen with text or instruction and uses bright colors that appeal to young learners
QR code links to video and audio online resources for students, where you can see Emily play the songs
Color-coded stickers for the piano keys, Rainbow Chord flash cards, and practice journal pages are all included
Handy spiral binding lays flat, making it easier for kids to play along
Author Emily Arrow tours bookstores, festivals, libraries, radio stations and other venues around the county sharing the magic of music with young children
Dive into the world of the piano and keyboard by not only hearing the difference in musical tones and chords, but also seeing the difference — with Rainbow Chords!
Children learn best when they can learn through multi-sensory means. By using a simple and effective method, author and YouTube sensation Emily Arrow has created this easy and fun book for children to use as an introduction to learn how to play the piano!
Inside this piano learning book for beginner musicians ages 6 and older, you'll find that Emily's process, which follows the Orff Schulwerk method, is very approachable. She walks young musicians through seven lessons learning musical notes and chords on a keyboard through a color dot method. Learn the colors, learn the keys!
Included are colorful stickers to apply to your piano keys, flashcards to learn the rainbow chords, and video/audio links for students to access for further help. Kids will quickly learn how to play 30 fun songs, including We Love Reading, Row, Row, Row Your Boat, You Are My Sunshine, I Can Be a Rainbow, The Dinosaur Song, and more. Kids can even learn how to write their own songs!
This instructional music book for kids also introduces young minds to important musical vocabulary, fun facts, and the history of the piano, as well as providing a practice journal and a place to write your own music. Online video and audio access of Emily teaching is included so kids can hear what the pieces sound like.
Emily Arrow is a graduate of Berklee College of Music and is certified in Orff Schulwerk, an approach to music education for young musicians. An award-winning children's songwriter with more than ten years of experience working with children in music education, an official Kala Brand Music Co. artist, and a picture book author, she has been teaching piano for over 15 years. A very popular YouTube influencer, she has over 30,000 subscribers to her YouTube Channel and her videos have been viewed over 2 million times. She is also the author of Kids' Guide to Learning the Ukulele and Kids' Ukulele Songbook, both from Happy Fox Books.
Help your child learn how to play the piano the fun and easy way, with Kids' Guide to Playing the Piano and Keyboard!
