Confusion On The Page Is Confusion On The KeysД¬onfusion on the page is compounded by confusion on the keys. Thus you have doubled their confusion by presenting the song in this manner. Adults get out their problem-solving tools, but the child doesnвЂ™t yet have those tools fully under their control. When a child sees something too complex, they simply shut down. The average child will be confused by the notation alone, and that is before the confusion of translating the notation below (five horizontal lines in the graphic) onto the keys of the keyboard (at the bottom.) While MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB is not a difficult song, imagine a five year-old presented with the information in the above arcane format. WeвЂ™ve removed most of the symbols that would confuse a child, and have left just the bare bones of musical notation. HereвЂ™s MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB expressed in a simplified version of sheet music:ДЇrom my experience, the child will be bewildered by the circles, both on and in between the five lines, and the circles connected to vertical lines. LetвЂ™s examine the difficulties involved for a child who is starting to read music and play the piano at the same time. If a child has fun with a piano, that isВ respect. You need to establish the toy aspect first before you endow respect for the greatest musical instrument on earth.

Unless a child has fun with a toy, itвЂ™s over. Most kids are defeated before they have a chance to have any fun at the instrument. Reading music is so confusing that children often give up. Give kids a quick and happy start, and confidence at the piano.Д«eginning piano with numbers instead of reading music prevents early frustration for kids. Kids play fun, familiar songs right away with our number system.

Piano notes for beginners with numbers