Suitable for children aged 5 years and over, this book facilitates a seamless transition from pre-stave reading onto stave reading, leading effortlessly into the highly acclaimed Get Set! Piano Tutor Book 1. Pianists can take Performance Grades at Initial Grade and Grades 1 to 8. There are no booking periods or exam sessions so you can choose when to book, record and submit your exam. More Piano Sight-Reading – use these comprehensive sight-reading materials to support your daily practice. Available for Grades 1 to 8. The new edition of Teaching Notes offers invaluable guidance for all piano teachers on the 81 pieces included in the Piano Exam Pieces 2023 & 2024 books for Initial Grage and Grades 1 to 8.

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I’ve been playing the piano since I was four years old. I successfully completed my bachelors’ in Music at a notable conservatoire, and I taught piano for some time. What I remember distinctly was that when I taught students, I struggled to find a way to keep them interested in the things they didn’t want to do. I’d thoroughly recommend getting your students a book of blank staff paper.This will help intrinsically with their music-reading and learning abilities. This really is a must for any student learning theory; without the ability to write down the things they have learned, it will make it much harder for the student to retain information. Sitting in front of the keyboard, explain that the right hand plays high notes, and the left hand plays low notes simply because it is more comfortable to do so. Encourage them to explore some high and low notes, and make sure they can tell the difference.Royal Academy of Music | Royal College of Music | Royal Northern College of Music | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland A little frustrating to have to jump between the books; would have preferred everything in one book at times A nice bass Squire Electric Bass recorded and edited to make it more interesting. Hope ya like it :P Scale Explorer for Piano – energise your scale practice through short pieces, improvisation, composition and exercises. Available for Grades 1 to 5. Karen Marshall must be one of the few people who has inspired as many teachers as she has students. It is always a pleasure to review her publications because they have clearly been tried and tested in practice. My First Piano Book is no exception.

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Again, this series is designed for children at the very beginning of their piano journey. It contains, as you would expect, colourful illustrations and a fresh, bright presentation to keep a child interested. However, one remark I would have to make is that this series is a little drier than the others I’ve mentioned. This is presumably due to the fact that it is a bit older. My First Piano Book introduces young children to the piano and music-making through fun activities, rhymes, songs and pieces.This is the first book that I’ve featured in this article that is geared towards the older beginner; either a teenager or an adult, it’s suitable for both. This is probably the best piano method for those piano students; it’s clear that most beginner piano methods are geared towards children, and these books are not suitable for more mature students who wish to learn the piano from scratch. What’s valued highly by one piano teacher isn’t necessarily valued by another, and as a piano teacher it would be unfair to include my biases in this assessment. I strongly suggest trying these books out for yourself, and coming to your own conclusions. Get Set! Piano is an exciting course by Heather Hammond and Karen Marshall, written specially for the twenty-first century child. The book isn’t too patronising; you could use this book for quite a wide age range without putting off some of the older students. The book also isn’t too long, which is always brilliant; sometimes this seems like a bit of a marketing scam to get you to buy more books, but in actuality I’ve found when I’m working from a large book with a student they can get disheartened as it seemingly takes forever to get through the book. It's also the first time Caillou wears a blue tuxedo and a red bowtie when he plays the piano, He also wears that on Caillou can count from 1 to 10.