Teaching Little Fingers to Play - Beginner Piano Book with Audio CD | Perfect for Kids Music Lessons & Early Childhood Education

When I tell them they're going to get to play with a band, they are so excited! This works well with my 5 to 9 year old beginners. Even if they have trouble playing along with some of the more advanced pieces, I really like that they get a chance to hear the music at home to get an idea what their part will be. Sometimes I assign "listen ahead" pages and have them just see if they can follow along on the printed page before even trying to play. Sometimes it takes a week or more before they're ready to play along with the slow track.As a teacher, I appreciate the variety of the tunes- I have used this book for over 30 years and, while it's not the only beginner book I use, it is the one I use the most and have not tired of it.I also use the John Thompson Easiest Piano Course book 1, which has a cd. It has more familiar tunes in it and I often use the 2 together.