Thursday, February 15, 2024 | Uncategorized

There are so many method books out there for new piano beginners…but I have a favourite! I have recently been recommending “Piano Safari” for my brand new beginners. It’s so versatile. We:

- play fun songs,

- get lots of practice with initial piano techniques through rote pieces and improvisation (so my students can look at their fingers to see what they’re doing - so important!), 

- and get to grips with some finger coordination before reading notation gets too hard. Notation reading is initially intervalic, which me and my students find really logical, and there’s lots of opportunity for my students to use their own creativity. It’s not the only material I use with my new students, but we’re certainly enjoying it 🙂

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