‘Play and create music’ by Piano Comics, fun music theory and piano playing for young beginners

Description

‘Play and create music’ by Piano Comics is a book that introduces the principles of music theory and basic piano skills to children aged 4 to 12. It is designed for piano teachers and beginner students. ‘Play and create music’ was created to help children embarking on their musical journey discover that music already exists in our everyday lives, in the world around us, and in our thoughts, feelings and show them that its building blocks -namely music theory- are simple to understand, exciting, and fun.

This book contains 5 chapters across 97 pages, along with 10 additional blank music sheets.

• The first chapter teaches students to draw clefs and notes on lines and spaces.
• The second introduces rhythm through three note values -whole, half, and quarter- as well as rests, while encourages students to practice counting aloud.
• The third demonstrates three forms of articulation, six dynamics, six tempos and their variations.
• The fourth presents semitones, whole tones, sharps and flats.
• Finally, the fifth chapter introduces six famous composers and two of their well-known works, transcribed for late-beginner students.

All chapters include games, drawing, colouring and matching activities, exercises and humorous musical pieces related to the concepts being taught.

What makes ‘Play and create music’ unique and effective is the humour with which musical concepts are presented, making the learning process both captivating and memorable.

Because learning with fun is learning that lasts.

5 free samples are available from all chapters to try with young beginners on the piano here. To better understand the teaching method of Piano Comics and the material ‘Play and create music’ try the 6 free samples of ‘Piano method for beginners’ by Piano Comics.