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We have two teaching methods at KMS.
But for children under twelve we generally start
by teaching them to read notes. If they also
learn to play by ear later, then all the better. If a person
learns to play by ear first, it becomes harder to learn note
reading. It's hard to resist ignoring the notes and playing by ear once they become familiar
with the song. But keep in mind that God has the last word on
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And if He designs a
person to play by ear, forcing them to play by notes can be very
frustrating to the student. If a young child is already finding
songs on the piano on his own, chances are he'll only be happy
playing by ear.
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We use the ALFRED
lesson
book series. They are simply the best in our opinion. (Far
better than the JOHN THOMPSON books that bored me to tears as a
kid). The ALFRED
method introduces duets as early as the third song (the
kids are delighted) and easy classical as early as the second
book. FANTASTIC!
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