Publisher's Synopsis
This book was written to help the absolute beginner, whether child or adult learn to play in a simple and easy way that requires no knowledge of reading music. If you are a beginner, playing by note can be difficult. It is easier to follow color-coded circles with note letters.
Important! The keys' color of your musical instrument must be the same as the color of the scheme below. The color chromatic scale in this book corresponds to the popular Chroma-Notes(R) color system. C (Do) - RedD (Re) - Orange
E (Mi) - Yellow
F (Fa) - Light Green
G (Sol) - Aquamarine
A (La) - Purple
B (Ti) - Dark Pink
C8 (Do) - Red There are 3 levels in this book. Level 1. Play by a color circle. Each song here is written with color circles and letter notes inside. The circles are grouped by rhythm. The duration of the whole, dotted half, and half notes are depicted by the arches after the circles (2, 3, or 4 beats). Level 2. Get acquainted with the musical staff. Learn the places of each note on a staff. No note durations (note length) here. Level 3. Play by a classic note on a musical staff. Here is the "adult" musical notation: clef, duration, rests, and connection of the notes, but the helpful color circles and letters are still above the notes. Each song was adapted for the newbie, just 8 notes (one octave).
At the end of the book, you will also find simple puzzles that will make reading notes easier. Contents Level 1
Hot Cross Buns
London Bridge is Falling Down
The Wheels on the Bus
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Row, Row, Row your Boat
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Are You Sleeping?
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Happy Birthday
Ten Little Fingers
Jingle Bells
La Cucaracha
Brahms Lullaby
Do You Know the Muffin Man?
Ode to Joy Level 2
Ding Dong DiggiDiggiDong
Acka Backa
Miss Mary Mack
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
A Hunting We Will Go
The Mulberry Bush
Old Mother Hubbard
Humpty Dumpty Level 3
It's Raining
Alphabet Song
My Hat
This Old Man
Five Little Ducks
Baby Bumble Bee
Cobbler, Mend My Shoes Appendix
Music Symbols
Music Note Values
Match the Letters to the Keys
Guess, What Songs Are They Singing?
What Songs These Trains Are Carrying?
