Join Mozart Mouse, Beethoven Bear and their music friends as they learn about music. Follow their adventures from the Play Room and the Music Room to their Piano Lessons, their Music Class at school, the Talent Show and a Trip to the City. Written to provide appropriate piano instruction for 4-, 5-, and 6-year-olds, this series is a comprehensive approach to musical learning that develops singing and listening skills simultaneously with an appreciation for a variety of musical styles. The materials in the course combine to create an exciting and imaginative atmosphere both in the lesson and at home. Book 1 gives children a carefully paced orientation to the keyboard: low and high sounds, up and down the keyboard, and an equally careful presentation of groups of two and three black keys, left and right hands, and finger numbers. White key letter names are gradually introduced with letter names in note-heads. Children generally play one repeated note or two note melodies in one hand only per piece and learn the first three notes of middle C position for each hand by the end of the book. The Starter Set includes a vinyl bag printed with the name of the course, a music activity board (magnetic and dry erase), and two stuffed animals, Beethoven Bear and Mozart Mouse. The Deluxe Starter Set includes everything in the Starter Set plus Music Lesson Book 1, Music Discovery Book 1, Music Workbook 1, Lesson and Discovery CD 1, and Flash Cards for Book 1.

Book 2 continues with pieces dedicated to one hand only. The first half of the book provides pre-reading pieces with letter names in note heads, gradually introducing the child to all the notes in middle C position. The second half of Book 2 gradually shows the child those notes on either the treble or bass staves.

The first half of Book 3 has the child playing 4-8 measure tunes on the grand staff, one note at a time, first right hand and then left hand alone. C Major position is slowly introduced. The second half of this level continues with melodies alternating between the hands and gradually providing pieces where the melody is in one hand with one-note harmony in the other.

Book 4 slowly and carefully phases the student to playing in G Major position and introduces staccato, legato, flats, sharps, and harmonic seconds, thirds, fourths and fifths. At the end of the level, children are ready to progress to Alfred's Prep Course for the Young Beginner, Level C, or enter any series at the elementary level.

Join Beethoven Bear, Mozart Mouse, and their music friends as they learn about music in the Classroom and the Music Play Center. Written to provide appropriate classroom music instruction for young children, this comprehensive approach to musical learning develops singing, movement, and listening skills simultaneously with an appreciation of musical styles and concepts. The curriculum features detailed step-by-step lesson plans for ten weeks, a compact disc recording of all selections, a story and visual representation to reinforce musical concepts, coloring pages, Music Play Center ideas, an assessment checklist, and a suggested concluding musical performance. The Curriculum Book/CD contains teacher information, sequential classroom lesson plans and support materials, reproducible coloring pages, vocal/piano scores, and the Student Assessment checklist. Use the Big Music Book, with its large-scale, full-color depictions of ideas and concepts, to share the story with the entire class! The Deluxe Curriculum Kit contains the Curriculum Book/CD, a carrying bag, and plush characters Mozart Mouse, Beethoven Bear, and Clara Schumann-Cat. Children will enjoy this delightful, age-appropriate approach! Ages 4-6.

Designed to supplement the Music for Little Mozarts piano method, but appropriate as a supplement to any method, these pop books are arranged for very young children at the earliest level. These delightful books each include ten arrangements of popular music and an engaging story. The first book is arranged in pre-reading notation. The second book has music written on the staff. Both books include a duet accompaniment for a parent or teacher. Book 1 includes: Happy Birthday to You; Hooray for Hollywood; If I Only Had a Brain; Meet the Flintstones; The Lion Sleeps Tonight and more. Book 2 includes: The Chicken Dance; The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme); Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini and more.

This reproducible collection of eight early childhood music lessons is designed for the teacher or substitute with limited music background. Each lesson is theme oriented with a musical outcome and most songs are familiar or use piggyback lyrics. All of the songs, poems, dances, and games are recorded on the accompanying CD with instructions. Pre-Kindergarten.

This reproducible collection of eight early childhood music lessons is designed for the teacher or substitute with limited music background. Each lesson is theme oriented with a musical outcome and most songs are familiar or use piggyback lyrics. All of the songs, poems, dances, and games are recorded on the accompanying CD with instructions. Kindergarten.