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This book of short, fun activities reinforces note reading, trains the ear and eye, and encourages simple composing. There are eight units and each unit consists of five activities: Note Writing, Matching, Ear Training, You're the Composer, and Activity Time. This easy to use" book guarantees your students will enjoy this part of their lesson!

Kevin Olson writes in Notes from the Composer, I find it interesting that we use the word "keys" to describe the black and white levers on the piano that are pressed down and transformed into musical art. It's as if musicians have always understood that the piano has the ability to unlock our creativity an imagination. With these eighty-eight keys, pianists can open doors to new colors, images, and ideas, first by playing inspirational music b...

This is Book 4 of Kevin's latest series of fresh-sounding, exciting pieces. Most titles are four pages. There is the Nocturne romantique in 5/8 meter, a lazy blues piece titled Over Easy, a tarantella called Spiderdance and four others. All are pupil savers and will keep students practicing and performing!

Seven pieces in various genres---lyrical, rock, ballad, jazz, and more---offer your students motivating repertoire that will keep them playing and practicing. Kevin knows what teenagers want to play---these selections are fun to learn, fun to play and fun to perform! Titles are: Above and Beyond, Carousel, Color the World, High Five, Love Notes, Power Chords, and Tales from Madrid.

Book 2 packs a punch with nine original solos that are fun to practice, play and perform! Students will want to play every piece in this interesting and varied collection.

This exciting new series will unlock your student's imagination as they learn, play and perform these fun original solos! Six of the ten pieces are two pages in length, four are three pages long. Three have optional teacher/ sibling duet parts, and even sound great without them. Accidentals are used---no key signatures. Sure to be popular with boys and girls alike, all pieces are suitable for programming.

Each of the ten solos starts with an engaging intro and flows naturally into the familiar Christmas tune. Lyrics are included and titles are: O Christmas Tree, Good King Wenceslas, Still, Still Still, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, The Holly and the Ivy, Sing We Now of Christmas, Joy to the World, The First Noel, What Child Is This, and Deck the Halls. This book is suitable for any holiday performance.

The solo pieces teach students to play with artistry and expression and reinforce the positions used in the Note Reading book: G positions, F position, and D position. They are encouraged to tell a story" through the music as they follow the many changes in dynamics, tempo, pedaling, articulation and octave shifts. Pieces are one to two pages in length, some have lyrics. Titles such as Bernie's Banana Tree, Rockin' Rhythm, and Waltz of the Gi...

Students choose how to play short exercises (4 measures with a repeat) by checking a box under various icons. There are eight different icons that suggest variations in touch, dynamics, tempo, and use of the pedal---always with a rounded-hand shape. Develops listening skills and reinforces the concept that the gesture creates the sound. Creativity is sparked when students combine icons together!

Book 3 continues teaching and reinforcing note reading with short, simple pieces using a systematic, sequential approach. Notes in the G positions, F position, and D position are introduced. Each unit uses an animal theme-such as giraffes, cows, and ducks-to correlate with the new note introduced. The lyrics are fun and informative!

Notes in the C Position and Treble C Position are taught in this book. Some highlights are: new notes are gradually introduced, simple music that is easy to read, themed units and play-along recordings make learning fun and interesting, advice for parents regarding practice, blank manuscript paper for kids to practice writing notes or compose their own music. Recordings included.

Eight units cover C Position and Treble C Position, gradually adding one new note per unit. The 24 pieces are one to two pages in length---some with lyrics and some with alternate fingering suggested. Use of pedal, 8va, phrasing and staccato touch are incorporated in this easy-to-read book. Correlated with The Perfect Start for Note Reading, Book 2 this book is great for transfer students and general sight reading.

Simple, intuitive graphics make this book unique and user friendly. This innovative collection of technical exercises features four measure patterns that reinforce note reading and challenge students to play in an assortment of ways. Icons and check-off boxes encourage students to play with a rounded hand shape and varying tempos, dynamics, and touch. It is correlated with The Perfect Start for Note Reading, Book 2, or can be a companion to an...

The fun continues in the second book of this series with music by Kevin Olson and humorous lyrics by Kenn Nesbitt, recently named Children's Poet Laureate of the United States. Kids and audiences alike will enjoy the silly songs with titles that include Underwater Sandwich, My Dog Ate My Homework, The Turkey Taquitos Are Tasty Today and many others. Ideal for children's choirs or the classroom music teacher. Chord symbols are included to appea...

For Kevin Olson, colors suggest specific moods and emotions: red is energetic, orange is joyful, blue is peaceful, yellow is happy, green is balanced, indigo is intuitive, and violet is inspirational. This is an imaginative collection in a modern improvisational style.

Have you ever heard of an elephant playing in a band? A piano-playing puppy? Kids will get a kick out of these imaginative, silly songs by Kevin Olson, who put music to the clever humor and wordplay of poet, Kenn Nesbitt. This is the first book in a series that will get you singing and laughing! It's ideal for children's choirs or the classroom music teacher --- perfect for educators who need fresh ideas for school skits, or public presentatio...

Becoming proficient with five-finger patterns in all keys increases fluency in note reading, technique, theory, and sight reading. By playing pentascales in each major and minor key, students integrate improvisation, transposition, ear training, and other musical skills including composing their own original music. This book proceeds in order of ascending sharps and flats. In each unit, one new key is explored and a previous one reviewed. Feat...

Note names are taught with corresponding animal names, designed to make learning notes more fun and memorable. In each song, students sing about where the note sits on the staff. Notes Made FUN also goes with Note Reading Made FUN, Book 1.

Fundamental note values --- quarter, half, dotted half, whole notes and rests --- are introduced and reinforced with clever word combinations and practice pages. Students clap, tap and point to rhythms away from the piano during Rug Time." Large notation is easy to read, and fun pictures correspond to concepts presented. Children count beats in the first unit. Recordings are included to help parents practice with their children at home. Counti...

Book 3 of this effective series continues the modern sequential approach to note reading at the piano and focuses on notes in the G positions, F position, and D position. Sharps and flats of the respective positions are introduced, and intervals continue to be reinforced throughout the book. Includes lyrics and teacher duet parts.