But Jennifer Eklund uses the basic chords and building blocks of music in a beautiful way that is just so intuitive and super helpful for further education as they progress on their musical journey. I grew up on Alfred and Bastien books and I see their value. A lot of other common composers are not as intuitive. I LOVE this for my students because it helps them to identify those patterns and makes it so much easier to pick up on the music when they do. Jennifer Eklund also writes her music with a lot of basic chords. The notes and the flow just make sense for the fingers, making it intuitive to practice. The songs are fun to play and I really like how Jennifer Eklund is intuitive in her songwriting. The best part for me as a parent and as a teacher, is that the kids are motivated to practice because they love the songs! Seriously, even as I write this article, I want to go play some of these songs myself! There are so many songs in these books that they come to love. Songs I Love to Play! Volume 1 and Songs I Love to Play! Volume 2 by Jennifer Eklund are some of my kids’ favorite songbooks. Songs I Love to Play! Volume 1&2 (Late Beginner) I don’t love them as much as I love her Method books, but I think they are worth having. In case you are interested in her theory books (she calls them Power Pages) I have had success with them as well. I just have to say that I am SO glad to have found these method books because they have become game changers in my studio! They are well liked, but still coming into popularity. Teachers from their program have now started to refer people to these method books of Jennifer Eklund’s as their students graduate from their program. You may have heard of the nationwide children’s music classes called Let’s Play Music. I have found my kids to enjoy this method and as a teacher, I like it so much more than anything else I have ever taught from! Theory is throughout the pages as well as music history and other tidbits of useful info. The kids are learning chord patterns and progressions without even realizing it. Her Piano Pronto books teach by discovery just as much as it teaches intentionally within the pages. Gone are the days of Alfred and Bastien! Jennifer Eklund has not only modernized method books, she has brought fun and applicable music education to the forefront. Jennifer Eklund has definitely found her way into my studio’s musical library. Piano Pronto (Early Beginner to Advanced Method Books)
I will start out with beginner and move towards more advanced music.
So what is the best piano sheet music? Take a look and I will give you some of my favorite and best affordable piano sheet music not only for my students, but for me as an adult as well. I know it works for my kids, cause it always works for me! I have taught piano for years and years and the trick to getting a student “going again” is to set a good piece of music in front of him/her and just let her take it away. There is nothing better than having some new sheet music to just dive into and start playing! Nothing seems to help with practicing as much as a new, exciting song to play.
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