System and method for teaching piano

Abstract

A method for teaching reading of musical notes and playing the piano by introducing notes/keys in alphabetically sequential groups starting at the beginning of the musical alphabet with “A” in the middle set of seven alphabetical notes on the Grand Staff and middle set of keys on the keyboard and proceeding to a higher set of seven alphabetical notes/keys and then a lower set of seven alphabetical notes/keys. A separate page is devoted to each note along with an explanation of where the note appears on a musical clef. Notes are learned alphabetically in groups of seven alphabetically-sequential notes/keys rather than simply by finger position/patterns. Students are taught to play either clef (bass and treble) with either hand using musical pieces specifically designed to teach each note individually and in combination as it is added to the student's repertoire. The method initially teaches rhythm by reciting instructive phrases rhythmically in combination with tapping out rhythms. Eventually, rhythmic reading is expanded to include the use of visual/proportional representations of durational concepts relying on geometric shapes. Finally rhythm teaching includes time divisions along a continuum such as a measuring line and includes a discussion and explanation of counting symbols.

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