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His piano methods, Modern Course for the Piano, Teaching Little Fingers to Play (the first part of the Modern Course), Adult Piano Course and Easiest Piano Course are published by the Willis Music Company.

The JT is the best, I have checked most methods. I also love the JT supplements, studies etc. I hate the Alfred too, the pieces are trash for the most part, cannot hold of candle to JT s pieces, no question. I have studied advanced harmony, Alfred pieces are weird in many ways. The current "popular piano" series, supposedly by JT, has nothing to do with his Modern Piano course, I.e. the popular piano books, although nice, are WAY easier, for example the JT popular piano third grade is way easier than JT modern piano second grade

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I also think the JT modern piano course is definitely more challenging than the Alfred and others. The JT is a complete piano course, goes from zero to hero,NOT a beginner book, unlike the Alfred. JT has many great supplements, for example the young recitalist has easy recital pieces that sound and look more difficult than they are. As some one else, I too like the Leila fletcher course, but more for the music than the technique. The JT is more difficult, as you wrote it introduces crossed hands etc from start, also many keys. Not a piano method for slackers.

Okay, all you music people, help! Dd has not been getting piano. She's taken lessons for a year and a half, and doesn't seem to be grasping it. She likes it-when she can figure it out. Dh always has to help her, and then it seems like she memorizes the pieces; she has a hard time with the notes & actually playing while she's looking at the music. Part of it probably is the teacher, so we're going to switch. We are taking a break right now, but then someone told me about the John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course. My dh could probably help her with that until we actually get a new teacher. (summer)

I would go with Faber Piano Adventures. Get the level she is at. At the very least, get the method book, the theory book, and the technique book. This is the best method out there, IMO. You can find them at any music store, and they have TONS of fun supplementary books of all styles of music. PA uses the landmark/interval approach to teach note reading, so kids will learn C and G first, then High and Low C, and it goes from there. They get kids moving all over the keyboard early, so that kids don't get mentally stuck in C or G position and can't read any music otherwise. I would use some note flashcards for a few minutes a day. Put the note on the music ledge, and have her name it and play it. Start with the ones she already knows well, and go from there. The best way to learn to sightread, just like reading books, is to read lots of easy readers. The theory books in PA will have little sightreading exercises in them, and will teach how to sightread. Use these steps with some fun pieces in a couple books that are below her learning level. Always keep a couple fun *easy* books around to do this with. Even if you have to get a silly little pre-primer off staff book. It is funny to me that no one questions the wisdom of having lots of easy readers around when kids are actually learning to read books, but when it comes to music lessons, many parents don't even think about buying some extra easy reader piano books just for fun, as their kids progress. Anyway, just some tips. YMMV.

I second the suggestion to use Faber. I also believe it is the best piano method available for most students. I would suggest starting with the Primer level, you may be able to complete the first half of the book in one or two days, but it is worth it to start at the very beginning.

My dd just started getting piano about 4 months ago. She just turned 8 this week. I am a pianist, so she has always had some instruction, but was not interested. I went to a local music store and went through their recital music. I picked out some early elementary solos for her to work on. I was amazed at how quickly she picked it up. All along, she just needed something interesting to work on. She is just starting Alfred's 1B, so I am talking about VERY easy recital pieces.

We've used these books too. (All four kids) I do not think it is the books that are the problem. What makes a difference is the patience of the parent sitting down consistently with the student and playing piano. Even if it is only 15 minuets a day, but every day, you should see some improvement. Also, the attitude of the parent/teacher needs to be upbeat and enthusiastic. Enthusiasm is contagious. Learning to play music is like learning a new language, it takes time.

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Time-tested bestseller around the world! The legendary Modern Course series provides a clear and complete foundation in the study of the piano that enables the student to think and feel musically. It may be preceded by Teaching Little Fingers to Play and/or Teaching Little Fingers to Play More . NOTE: The latest reprint of Grade 1 features less fingering.

I would say it's nowhere near as far ahead as Grade 3 (I've been a piano teacher for 20 years). My pupils are about ready to do Prep test once they've finished book 2, so I'd say that's more or less where your daughter is. By the end of book 3 you are probably touching Grade 1 standard. She is probably just about ready to make a start on some scales and arpeggios now, so you could mention it to the teacher if she is keen.

People really underestimate just how hard Grade 1 is on the piano. It sounds so basic, too! You need to be able to read at least an octave and a half of notes in both treble and bass clef, be able to play confidently hands together where the left hand does more than just add a few accompanying chords and have a good secure sense of rhythm, dynamics and articulation to do well at Grade 1.

seeline I do wonder if your son's teacher allowed him to work on Grade 3 too early. This can make the practice too daunting and the scales next to impossible, leading to pupils becoming discouraged and giving up.

OP, I'm not saying this to discourage you, by the way! It's just that parents can sometimes think their child is doing less well than they actually are when it takes a little while to achieve Grade 1. And yes, most of my pupils learn from a variety of sources as I find it makes better sight readers and more well-rounded musicians. But that doesn't mean the teacher is necessarily wrong if the method is suiting her. :)

Also a piano teacher and totally agree with Musicposy. It's very difficult when people assume a kind of one-grade-per-year-rule. That might be about average once someone is going with the piano (IF, and ONLY IF focusing on grades happens to be the best learning progression for them anyway), and it might be true of grade one on some instruments. But it certainly isn't true of Grade 1 piano. I normally suggest two years minimum from starting, and wouldn't be at all fazed about taking three. Not because it's necessarily impossible to take it earlier, but just because there's so much else worth exploring, in terms of deeper grounding in musicianship and really hearing what they're doing.

The sheer fact of having to play two lines of music at once totally sets the cognitive demand of grade 1 piano apart from grade 1 in other instruments.

Absolutely agree 100% FastLoris :) I always reckon on 2 years to Grade 1, though younger children often take three and that is absolutely fine. You need to set good foundations if you are not to fall down at the higher levels. I read somewhere that it takes the same time to get to Grade 1 on the piano as Grade 3 in other instruments.

Thanks for all your input! I feel very encourage by it :o DD has been learning for two academic years, just starting her third year this September. She started in Y2 and is now Y4.

Her teacher asked her if she would like to try an exam this year. I think she is verging on ready to start working towards Grade 1, to work for the prep test.

I am without any musical experience and her peers are all on Grade 1 or 2 for their instruments (flute and clarinet) so I was a tiny bit concerned DD wasn't progressing. I had no idea about the difference in musical ability for piano so its really useful to know that.

From your posts here and from looking on line I think she right on track and doing well :o

She seems to quite like John Thompson but I have a couple of Christmas Carol books for her to enjoy for variety, one is Pam Wedgewood's UpGrade Christmas which is just the right level and has some fun songs as well as traditional.

John Thompson was famous for his sincere efforts to interest young pupils in pianism. This series is a clear, correct and complete foundation in the study of the piano to enable the student to think and feel musically. All of his books teach, in the simplest language possible, interpretation and expression. One ideal is "to use in miniature the same attacks as those used by the concert artist.".

The Modern Course series provides a clear and complete foundation in the study of the piano that enables the student to think and feel musically. It may be preceded by the Teaching Little Fingers to Play series. Proceeds in all directions from the point of advancement reached at the end of the Third Grade book with particular emphasis given to style. ff782bc1db