Piano Lessons for Kids: Self-paced Instruction for Young Beginners, with Audio and Video Instruction. Ideal for kids ages 5-9, but great for younger and older kids; corresponds with Level A in the Thinking Tree and Dyslexia Games series, and Primer A in piano method books. Want piano lessons for the kiddos? At home? Without the drive? At a fraction of the price of private lessons? Piano Lessons for Kids is the inventive book that unleashes a student's imagination and love for music This self-paced, 168-page book spans a semester or a school year, depending how often you visit the subject - once or multiple times in a week. Adults need no prior musical training and are encouraged to learn right along with their kids. The audio/video materials make this possible. Students will learn not just to read notes, but also to hear music, compose, and tell a story with the piano - all with songs they really want to play. Separating it from other method books and online programs. This book - with essential audio/video instruction - solves the problem of having to purchase separate books for note reading, music theory, listening skills, and composing - it's all here, in one book. The instruction incorporates the hand shape and technique that classical pianists use, as your child learns familiar songs that everyone loves: Happy Birthday, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Ode to Joy, Minuet in G, Jingle Bells, Joy to the World, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Old MacDonald and more. Make use of PLAY and CREATIVITY, but most importantly a SEQUENCED LEARNING MAP to develop musicality and a solid hand technique, with influences from Kodaly, Orff, Takadimi, Suzuki, Gordon, Paul Wirth's Gravity Technique and Irina Gorin's Russian/Ukrainian finger-numbering system. Music Learning Map: Hear, Move, Speak, Sing, Tap, Play, Read, Write (With Improvising and Composing throughout) This is THE book to help your child begin to learn music. Excellent for all students, especially creative, struggling, and/or reluctant learners. Students with ADHD, Dyslexia, Asperger's and Autism especially thrive with this book - it utilizes the Open Dyslexia font to help with letter reversal and reading confusion.