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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
Piano pedals have to be explained to kids. They are a great mystery to a child at the piano, and are among the first questions they ask. Kids lo...
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by john aschenbrenner
Hyperactive kids are very difficult to teach piano, especially using the standard methods. You will find very few piano teachers willing to take ...
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by john aschenbrenner
Music On The Mind is a series of articles in Newsweek magazine on the Shaw Report, the first study which documented the benefits of music study.
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by john aschenbrenner
Beginner piano sheet music for kids usually consists of exercise pieces which are neither recognizable nor fun. These pieces are created to illu...
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by john aschenbrenner
Why delay reading music? To allow the child to get used to the piano without the burden of reading music at the same time. It’s like asking, “Wh...
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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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by john aschenbrenner
Like the carrot and the donkey, your child has an interest in the piano because there is some reward. Take away the carrot, and there will be no...
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by john aschenbrenner
If your child is a piano prodigy, it will be obvious to any piano teacher. They are as rare as a four leaf clover, and raised like an orchid. Ri...
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by john aschenbrenner
Starting to play Piano By Number is an easy way for a child to get the idea of the piano keyboard. Reading music makes a poor start for most kids...
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by john aschenbrenner
Kids piano brands vary widely.
Schoenhut
At the bottom are "toy pianos," which are pianos in name only: they have no strings but make sound ...
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by john aschenbrenner
The best kids piano songs are those that use only the white keys. The reason for this is that kids find the black keys confusing at first. The ...
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