Theory Made Easy For Little Children Level 1

A Good and Helpful Book

this book is really great for very little kids. It makes theory for 4-6 year olds really fun and easy. they love the book more than playing the piano! And they learn the theory really well!

I wanted to give my 7 year old some basic music lessons myself and wanted some material to help me as I am not a music teacher and didn't want to put her off with a dry boring approach. This first book first introduces some different length notes with their names and appearance, what stave and clef are and what simple time signatures mean. It goes on to show the pitch of a few notes and where to find them on a keyboard some basic fingering etc The first notes learnt are the cdefg below middle c. These are fine for piano of course but as we are learning guitar it is an octave below the notes beginner guitarists usually start with but not a big issue. I can't recommend the approach the book takes highly enough. The information is presented in tiny increments with lots of repetition and there are loads of colourful stickers to place in boxes, matching games, mazes etc giving the feel of an entertaining activity book. Would think it suitable for an interested 4 year old and still not too insulting for 9 or 10 year old. Obviously not for adults! My daughter has absorbed and retained all the information presented in a painless way and is thoroughly enjoying the game of clapping out rythms to many of mummy's simpler pieces of music. Will be buying further books in the series ASAP.

The book is very attractive and interesting for a beginner, although my daughter hasn't started yet, but i am sure that she will enjoyed it.

Well made, slightly repetitive