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Alfred's Kid's Piano Course Complete Book, DVD & Online Audio, Video & Software
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063954
ISBN
9781470633066
Grade K-3
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Publisher's Description of Alfred's Kid's Piano Course Complete Book, DVD & Online Audio, Video & Software
Alfred's Kid's Piano Course is a fun method that teaches you to play songs on the piano right away. This complete edition combines levels 1 and 2 with the activity pages of the Notespeller, and includes online access to recordings of each song and exercise so you always know how the music should sound. Each lesson on every colorful page is explained in plain language that's easy to understand; plus, you get to learn from three irresistible piano experts---a clever, classical dog, one cool jazz cat, and a friendly alligator who loves the blues. They draw attention to what's important on each page and help you learn by making music fun! Parents can be effective guides to help you through this course, even if they've never had any musical training themselves.
The companion DVD to this edition features a live instructor to make learning the piano even easier! Hosted by expert teacher Gayle Kowalchyk, this video demonstrates the fundamentals of piano playing, teaches you how to read music, and helps you play lots of fun songs! The DVD features live performances that demonstrate how the music should sound, and includes bonus MP3 audio tracks of all the examples for listening and playing along! Online access to the video and MP3s are included free with the DVD kit as well.
Get ready to take your first and best step toward a lifetime of musical enjoyment!
Category Description for Alfred's Kids's Piano Course
Although similar to other Alfreds Piano courses that we have offered, this one is especially designed for parental instruction. It is simpler than the Prep or Premier course and very easy to use. Book 1 starts at the very beginning, with how to sit at the piano, understanding the keyboard, and learning quarter, half and whole notes before learning the names of the keys. Rests, time signatures (4/4 and 3/4) and the music staff are also covered. By the end of the book, young students will be playing simple but familiar songs like "The Wheels on the Bus." Book 2 spends a few pages on review for Book 1 and then continues into seconds, thirds, melodic and harmonic intervals, fourths, fifths, the G position, flats, sharps and tied notes. A CD or online audio access is included with each book containing all of the songs so students know what they should sound like. Each of these levels has 47 softcover pages and sets are transitioning to DVDs with MP3 audio. These new sets also include online access to audio/video content. The DVD follows the book exactly and is great for the student who learns better from a video lesson than from a book alone.
The Complete books contain everything in both the first and second book in addition to worksheets to help cement musical concepts. These 139 softcover page books are available with or without the DVD, which is a combination of the Level 1 and Level 2 DVDs. DVDs contain video lessons and MP3 audio demonstrations.
If you have little to no musical experience yourself, but you want to teach your child piano, you might want to opt for Teach Your Child to Play Piano, which features the same content as Book 1, but with teaching instructions for the parent on the left-hand pages. The parent guide page is divided into steps for introducing the page, practice suggestions and tasks for review and reinforcement.Billed as "The Easiest Piano Method Ever!" this is a great choice if you'd like to start your early elementary child on piano but aren't sure about signing them up for lessons yet.
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Alfred Publishing |
| Grades: | K-3 |
| ISBN: | 9781470633066 |
| EAN/UPC: | 038081516431 |
| Length in Inches: | 11.875 |
| Width in Inches: | 9 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.375 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.1 |
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