How the Animal Notes Helped an Older Beginning Piano Student
A couple of weeks ago I started a 10 year old girl who takes violin at her school. She is a friend of one of my other students who started with me about two years ago, so knew about the Animal Notes. After discussing music her I discovered she was having a truly difficult time note reading and was really discouraged with her violin class. We decided to start piano with the Animal Notes. By the end of her first class she was excited and told me “This is finally making sense to me, thank you so much.”
The second week we were together I super-imposed the C cleft, that is used with many stringed instruments, upon the piano’s G (treble) and F (bass) clefts. With the animals notes we worked on the note reading she needs for her violin class. She was so excited and pleased. Suddenly music was not as intimidating for her. I was equally excited that the Animal Notes had helped open the door to her musical future.
I have found the Animal Notes are useful for any age beginner who has difficulty with the traditional note presentation. I have even used them for short periods of time with a couple of adults. There is so very much to learn as a student approaches the study of piano, and in some minds note reading is totally confusing. The Animal Notes are friendly and something familiar, thus removing one of the early frustrations to reaching the goal of mastering playing the piano or any other instrument. Initial success in playing even simple pieces in the beginning is encouraging to the student and helpful to the teacher.
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