My Review of the Bastien Beginner Books: Primer A and B

My Review of the Bastien Beginner Books: Primer A and B
I love the Bastien Beginner Primer books, and whether you are an adult or a child, these books teach the progression of learning the piano from finger technique to music vocabulary and note reading.
If you are an adult learner, the take away from these books, is that you need to develop your finger technique before you jump head on into reading the music staff. Adults can jump start finger technique by learning and practicing scales
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[@organic527]

Whoo hoo Racheal ….Many Thanks for this video.We are on the same page 🙏Bastien piano basic books and starting a piano journey whether you’re an adult or a child are very helpful and teach progression.

[@organic527]

Totally piano is learning a musical language and all parts go together to form the structure in the foundation,Thank you 🙏

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Excellent…..really enjoyed your review 😊🩷

[@ambercavanagh2768]

This was really helpful. Thank-you! My daughter is 6 and has started learning the piano. The teacher is using John Thompson's Modern Course for the Piano 'Teaching Little Fingers to Play'. She is learning every song by memorisation as every note has the number of the finger she needs to use. Yes, she is improving her finger technique, but I'm not sure with this programme when she will start to learn to read the notes. It's not anywhere in this first book. Do you know much about this course? I am going to. buy the Bastien Beginner Books Primer A & B after watching your video and use those at home.

[@musicclass101]

Dear Ms. Amber, thank you for your comment. I began my piano journey with John Thompson's method, and although the finger numbers are vital for learning finger independence, there needs to be supplemental music to ensure that the note reading is happening. However, at the age of 6, most early childhood music teachers will recommend "sound before structure." Even with the Bastien series, one needs supplemental "sigh-treading" to fill in the gaps. Every situation is different. If you can afford lessons, I would recommend, talking to the teacher and seeing if supplemental songs could be added, such as a note-alphabet page where the child is finding the alphabet letters on the piano of easy familiar songs. You can find lots of these songs on the internet. Here's an example that is a free download from my teacherpayteacher store:
www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Your-First-Piano-Note-Alphabet-Page-8135395
In education today, we do a lot of differentiation so that children learn at their own pace and according to their learning style. It takes years to achieve the skill of note reading. Keep piano fun for your child! Don't get discouraged if you think she is not advancing as fast as you think she should!
Taking a break from formal lessons to try the books at home will not hurt your child's journey. If you get to the point, in trying the books out at home, where you reach a road block, you'll know that it will be time to get back into formal classical lessons with a trained pianist. Good luck!