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by john aschenbrenner
The transition from numbers to notes can take days or years. It depends on the age of the child and their temperament. In either case, don't rus...
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by john aschenbrenner
The best starting strategy at the piano is to start kids with numbers (or a similar, soft approach) and then later read music. Reading music is ...
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by john aschenbrenner
The truth about group piano lessons is that the teacher's attention is diluted.
It doesn't matter how much talent and charisma the teacher has. ...
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by john aschenbrenner
Resistance to reading music is age based. The younger you are, the more trouble you will have learning to read music. This causes kids a lot of ...
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by john aschenbrenner
Children are often confused when they try to correlate the notes on the page to the keys below. When kids read music, they look from the page to...
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by john aschenbrenner
Start with numbers, then read music. If you really want your child to play the piano, find some way of making the beginning enjoyable. If the ch...
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by john aschenbrenner
Looking for a good activity for kids?Kids play fun, familiar songs right away with our number system.Give kids a quick and happy start, and confi...
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by john aschenbrenner
The Piano By Number Method is an attitude toward children. And it is also a set of specific steps you can take to interest a child in the piano. ...
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by john aschenbrenner
Beginner piano requires you to decide what kind of music to play first. Classical and popular piano playing are quite different and require diffe...
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by john aschenbrenner
Piano stickers work for reading music because reading music is an inherently confusing system. It’s over 800 years old and was devised by monks t...
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by john aschenbrenner
I devised stickers for reading music because I was tired of kids guessing where the notes were. I wanted a system based on exactly what they co...
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by john aschenbrenner
If helping your child read music and enjoy the piano is the goal, think carefully about the piano book. And choose the right piano teacher. Do y...
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