PLAY and PLAY PIANO BOOK FOR BEGINNERS REVISED TEACHER'S EDITION: A Unique Approach to Piano Using Game Songs - Paperback

by Diane Engle (Author)

PLAY AND PLAY PIANO BOOK is a unique approach to teaching piano to beginners exclusively using game songs. Students play the singing games then play the music on the piano.

PLAY AND PLAY APPROACH

1. Exclusively uses game songs to teach beginner piano to children.
2. Music literacy progresses through game songs to music symbols.
3. Child developmental approach; follows the way a child learns.
4. Relates to the child's own physical and intellectual development.

SEQUENCE AND STRUCTURE

1. PREPARE: Students learn a new music concept through game songs that have the new concept in them.
2. PRESENT: The new music concept is presented to the students after they have experienced the game songs.
3. PRACTICE: Each concept is practiced through a variety of game songs and activities.

BENEFITS

1. The Teacher's Edition has a user-friendly design where the teacher instructions are displayed on the left-hand page, offering clear and concise instructions for both the game songs and activities as well as the music instructions.
2. The corresponding student pages are conveniently positioned on the right-hand side, allowing you to seamlessly reference and guide the students through each lesson.
3. You can say goodbye to time-consuming page-flipping. With TE instructions and student pages side-by-side, planning and conducting lessons has never been easier or more efficient.
4. Each lesson plan includes instructions for the singing games as well as the music instructions.
5. Reproducible activity pages are found throughout the book.
6. Each student page includes a picture to color, allowing the teacher to work with students individually while the others color.
7. Lessons can be adjusted if more time is needed for the concepts.