MY PROFILE
Welcome, Guest.
Please sign in or you can click here to register an account for free.
Did not receive activation email?
Email:
Password:

Refer-a-Friend and earn loyalty points!
FORUM NEWS + ANNOUNCEMENTS
[6 Sep] Get the BEST of BrillKids at a VERY SPECIAL price (for a limited time only!) (More...)

[05 Apr] BrillKids HQ is relocating: there may be minor shipping delays (More...)

[17 Jan] Looking for WINK TO LEARN coupons? New coupons now available for redemption! (More...)

[22 Jul] More SPEEKEE coupons available at the BrillKids Redemption Center! (More...)

[22 Mar] Important Announcement Regarding License Keys and Usage of BrillKids Products (More...)

[26 Feb] MORE Wink to Learn coupons available at the BrillKids Redemption Center! (More...)

[08 Jun] NEW: Vietnamese Curriculum for Little Reader! (More...)

[15 May] Hello Pal Social Language Learning App Has Launched! (More...)

[3 Mar] Update: Hello Pal now Beta Testing! (What We've Been Up To) (More...)

[11 Feb] Sign up for our Little Reader Vietnamese Beta Testing Program! (Sign ups open until FEB. 15, 2015 ONLY!) (More...)

[26 Jan] More Wink to Learn coupons available at our Redemption Center! (More...)

[18 Nov] Get your Arabic Curriculum for Little Reader! (More...)

[21 Oct] EEECF News: Get 30% Off from Hoffman Academy! (More...)

[22 Sep] The EEECF is now registered in the UN and we now accept donations! (More...)

[13 Aug] The Early Education for Every Child Foundation (EEECF) is now a registered charity on AMAZON SMILE! (More...)

[12 Aug] ALL-NEW Transportation & Traffic Category Pack for Little Reader!(More...)

[21 Jul] Get 10% off our NEW Actions and Motions Category Pack for Little Reader! (More...)

[14 Jul] Get 10% off BrillKids Books! IT'S THE BRILLKIDS SUMMER BOOK SALE! (More...)

[25 Jun] BrillKids store and website now available for viewing in Arabic! (More...)

[09 Jun] Get your Russian Curriculum for Little Reader! 10% off introductory price! (More...)

[09 May] Free Little Reader, Price Changes, and Promotional Discounts! (More...)

[28 Apr] Get BabyPlus Discount Coupons at the BrillKids Coupon Redemption Center (More...)

[13 Mar] Get your FREE Chinese Curriculum Update for Little Reader! (More...)

[20 Feb] FINALLY, introducing our Spanish Curriculum for Little Reader! (More...)

[24 Feb] We're looking for Content Checkers and Testers for our Arabic Curriculum! (More...)

[10 Feb] Volunteer with the Early Education for Every Child Foundation (EEECF) (More...)

[24 Jan] Check out our NEW Thai Curriculum Pack for Little Reader! (More...)

[20 Jan] Get Discounts from BrillKids Product Partners! (More...)

[10 Jan] Introducing our New Category Pack: Exotic & Wild Animals! (More...)

[27 Nov] Sign up for our LR Spanish Beta Testing Program (LIMITED SLOTS ONLY!) (More...)

[19 Dec] Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! NOTE: BrillKids office closed on holidays (More...)

[16 Oct] Announcing the WINNERS of our BrillKids Summer Video Contest 2013! (More...)

[04 Oct] Get Little Reader Touch on your Android device! (More...)

[19 Jul] BrillKids products now available for purchase at our Russian Online Store! (More...)

[31 Jul] BrillKids Video Contest Summer 2013 - Deadline EXTENDED to August 31st! (More...)

[20 Jun] Join the BrillKids Video Contest Summer 2013! (More...)

[17 Jun] India Partners: BrillKids products now once again available in India! (More...)

[22 Apr] Little Reader Touch Version 2 Now Available (More...)

[21 Mar] French Curriculum available now for Little Reader! (More...)

[16 Apr] Spain Partners: BrillKids products now Online in Spain! (More...)

[07 Feb] Update to Little Math Version 2 now! (More...)

[07 Feb] Check out the *NEW* BrillKids Downloads Library! (More...)

[27 Feb] Singapore Partners: BrillKids products now Online in Singapore! (More...)

[20 Feb] Vietnam Partners: BrillKids products now Online in Vietnam! (More...)

[22 Jan] Important: About Sharing License Keys (More...)

[07 Nov] Update to Little Reader v3! (More...)

[19 Oct] We're Looking for Translators for our Little Reader Software (More...)

[15 Oct] More Right Brain Kids coupons available at our Redemption Center! (More...)

[25 Sep] CONTEST: Get A Free Little Musician by helping EEECF reach your friends and colleagues! (More...)

[17 Sep] Give a child the gift of literacy this Christmas: 20,000 children need your help! (More...)

[29 Aug] Little Musician wins Dr. Toy Awards! (More...)

[29 Aug] VIDEOS: Perfect Pitch at 2.5y, and compilation of Little Musician toddlers! (More...)

[09 Aug] Get Soft Mozart Coupons from the Points Redemption Center! (More...)

[03 Aug] Welcome NEW FORUM MODERATORS: Mela Bala, Mandabplus3, Kerileanne99, and Kmum! (More...)

[03 Aug] Winners of the Little Reader Video Contest (Part 5)! (More...)

[25 Jul] Bianca's Story - What happens 10+ years after learning to read as a baby/toddler (More...)

[27 Jun] Updates on our Early Education for Every Child Foundation (EEECF) (More...)

[27 Jun] Join the Little Reader Video Contest (Part 5) (More...)

[04 Jun] Being a Successful Affiliate - Now easier than ever before! (More...)

[18 May] LITTLE MUSICIAN - NOW LAUNCHED! (More...)

[30 Apr] Winners of the Little Reader Video Contest! (More...)

[28 Apr] The Early Education for Every Child Foundation - Help Us Make a Difference (More...)

[20 Apr] Little Reader Curricula on your iPad or iPhone - now possible with iAccess! (More...)

[12 Apr] LITTLE MUSICIAN - now in OPEN BETA TESTING (with a complete curriculum) (More...)

[12 Mar] *NEW* Little Reader Content Packs now available! (More...)

[01 Feb] Join the March 2012 Homeschooling Contest: Create a Monthly Theme Unit! (More...)

[27 Jan] Join the BrillKids Foundation as a Volunteer! (More...)

[20 Jan] BrillKids Featured Parent: Tonya's Teaching Story (More...)

[17 Dec] Dr. Richard Gentry joins the BrillKids Blog Team! (Read Interview on Early Reading) (More...)

[08 Dec] Little Reader Touch promo EXTENDED + Lucky Draw winners (More...)

[01 Dec] Affiliate Success Story - How Elle Made $4,527 in Sales in just 30 days (More...)

[22 Nov] Little Reader Touch now available in the App Store! (More...)

[09 Nov] Winners of the September 2011 Video Contest (More...)

[01 Nov] Another free seminar and updates from Jones Geniuses (More...)

[16 Sep] SPEEKEE is now a BrillKids partner product! Get Speekee coupons at the Coupon Redemption Center! (More...)

[02 Sep] Little Reader Wins Another Two Awards! (Mom's Best Award & TNPC Seal of Approval) (More...)

[05 Aug] Little Reader Deluxe Wins the Tillywig Brain Child Award! (More...)

[28 Jul] LITTLE MUSICIAN beta-testing NOW OPEN! - Sign up here. (More...)

[14 Jul] Little Reader Wins Another Award! (PTPA Seal of Approval) (More...)

[13 Jul] Jones Geniuses FREE Seminars & news of Fall classes (More...)

[30 Jun] Little Reader Wins 2011 Creative Child Awards! (More...)

[11 May] The *NEW* Little Reader Deluxe - now available! (More...)

[06 May] Do you blog about early learning? - Join the BrillKids Blogger Team! (More...)

[21 Apr] Aesop's Fables vol. 2 - *NEW* Storybooks from BrillKids! (More...)

[15 Apr] BrillKids Foundation - Help Us Make a Difference (More...)

[08 Apr] Get READEEZ Discount Coupons at the Forum Shop! (More...)

[06 Apr] The new Parents of Children with Special Needs board is now open! (More...)

[06 Apr] Join the Jones Geniuses online workshop for BrillKids members this April 21st! [FULLY BOOKED] (More...)

[04 Apr] Get TUNE TODDLERS Discount Coupons at the Forum Shop! (More...)

[21 Mar] BrillKids Discount Coupons - Finally Here! (More...)

[21 Mar] BrillKids on Facebook... We've MOVED! (More...)

[15 Mar] Get KINDERBACH Discount Coupons at the Forum Shop! (More...)

[08 Mar] WINNERS OF THE VIDEO CONTEST: You, Your Baby and Little Reader Part 2! (More...)

[07 Mar] Please welcome our NEW FORUM MODERATORS: Skylark, Tanikit, TmS, and TeachingMyToddlers! (More...)

[22 Feb] Do you BLOG? Join the BrillKids Blogger Team! (More...)

[11 Feb] Affiliate Program – Use BrillKids Banners to promote your affiliate link in your blogs and websites! (More...)

[31 Jan] Important: Please Upgrade to Little Reader v2.0 (More...)

[26 Jan] BrillKids Blog - Criticisms of Teaching Your Baby To Read (More...)

[21 Jan] Share your Little Reader Success Story! (More...)

[08 Jan] Little Reader available on the iPad today! (More...)

[17 Dec] Aesop's Fables vol. 1 - New storybooks from BrillKids! (More...)

[13 Dec] Infant Stimulation Cards - New at the BrillKids Store! (More...)

[08 Dec] Christmas Sale: Give the gift of learning with BrillKids! (More...)

[29 Nov] Upgrade to Little Reader 2.0 [BETA] Now! (More...)

[19 Nov] Get Discounts for products from JONES GENIUSES! (More...)

[17 Nov] Join the HOMESCHOOLING CONTEST: Create a Monthly Theme Unit! (More...)

[08 Nov] Piano Wizard Academy Offer - Exclusive to BrillKids Members! (More...)

[23 Oct] Should music be a birthright? Is music education for everyone? (More...)

[20 Oct] Introducing the BrillKids Presentation Binder Set! (More...)

[12 Oct]Get to Know Other BrillKids Parents in Your Area (More...)

[14 Sep] Teaching your kids about music - Why is it important? (More...)

[10 Sep] The new ENCYCLOPEDIC KNOWLEDGE Collaborations board is now open! (More...)

[10 Sep] Meet other BrillKids Members In Your Area! (More...)

[27 Aug] Traditional Chinese Curriculum Add-On Pack for Little Reader - Now Available! (More...)

[20 Aug] Little Reader Chinese Curriculum Add-on pack - Now Available! (More...)

[5 Aug] Take Advantage of our Special Affiliate Program Promotion! (More...)

[3 Aug] Encyclopedic Knowledge Categories for FREE, made by all of us! Please join in! (More...)

[16 Jul] WINNERS OF THE VIDEO CONTEST: You, your baby and Little Reader! (More...)

[24 Jun] Be a BrillKids Affiliate and Get Rewarded! (More...)

[24 Jun] Need help from Native Speakers of SPANISH, RUSSIAN and ARABIC for Little Reader curriculum!

[01 Jun] Deadline for Submission of Entries for the LR Video Contest - Extended Until June 30! (More...)

[19 May] Facebook "LIKE" buttons are now in BrillBaby! (More...)

[25 Mar] Introducing the all new Little Reader Deluxe Kit from BrillKids! (More...)

[18 Mar] More Signing Time Coupons available at our Forum Shop! (More...)

[11 Mar] BrillKids Discount Coupons - Coming Soon! (More...)

[09 Mar] Little Math 1.6 and Semester 2 are now available! (More...)

*

Pages: [1] 2   Go Down
Author Topic: Advice needed for supplementing piano lessons  (Read 21693 times)
Digg del.icio.us
akalori
****
Posts: 379
Karma: 104
Baby: 2




View Profile
« on: February 11, 2014, 02:09:50 PM »

My daughter ( age 6) takes piano lessons.  I've been wanting to add something like piano wizard or soft Mozart to the mix.  I want something that would give immediate feedback and let her progress at her own pace.  She is already reading music on the grand staff so I am afraid that soft Mozart might not be the best choice.  Is anyone else using both software and piano lessons together? She only has a 30 minute lesson once per week.  She loves learning new songs but hardly ever does the warm exercises.  I thought that one of those programs or another could give her more practice and enjoyment at the same time.  Any advice is greatly appreciated. 

thanks, Lori

Logged
Tamsyn
*****
Posts: 553
Karma: 128
Baby: 5




View Profile
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2014, 05:33:28 PM »

I'm using Piano Wizard to supplement the regular piano lessons I'm giving my kids.  One thing that I really love about Piano Wizard is that I can input any MIDI song I want into the system (not of feature of SM).  I've been doing the PW curriculum, but we are also doing the John Thompson books.  They can practice out of the book, and because I bought the books that came with the CD, they can practice with the software as well.  It has really helped them develop a steady beat, it gives them a score and feedback, and it gives them a chance to change things up.  But they aren't dependent on the software because they don't pass of their songs until they play it out of the book.  Piano Wizard is an excellent supplement to regular lessons for that reason.  Most piano curriculums (ie, Bastian, Alfred, Hal Leonard, Faber)  have MIDI disks or CDs available.  We also do flashcards and theory.  It has been really helpful to approach piano from more than one angle.  Good luck!

Logged

lzp11
****
Posts: 297
Karma: 60
Baby: 2




View Profile
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2014, 02:20:36 PM »

Hi, I think you could probably use either Piano Wizard or Soft Mozart to supplement your piano lessons.  I teach my kids with Soft Mozart using the sideways presentation but there are multiple different views within the program, both with and without the note stickers.  I teach myself using a standard black and white grand staff in Soft Mozart (presentation 5 or 6) and I also use standard music books without the computer.  I think both SM and PW are flexible and allow a lot of independence for the child which is great and sounds like just what you need.  My 4 year old will hopefully start lessons at school in September and we will continue using SM at home alongside this.

Logged
Skylark
*****
Posts: 1821
Karma: 328
Baby: 3




View Profile
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2014, 01:30:09 AM »

I wanted to share this free resource we found a little while ago.

https://www.hoffmanacademy.com/  Hoffman Piano Academy

It is absolutely free very nicely done music video lessons for children -- there are 3 levels with 20 lessons in each! And they are very child friendly and brief. I think they can serve as a great supplement.



Logged


http://livingwithkids.rocks Proud mommy of 3 early learners!
Hellene Hiner
*
Posts: 23
Karma: -12



View Profile
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2014, 11:02:55 PM »

I think, the best way to judge any method or product is very simple with Internet. I would go to YouTube and place there Piano Wizard, Soft Mozart, Hoffman, Thomson, Suzuki etc etc
After that I would watch JUST STUDENTS performances that refer to these methods.

The goal of any approach in teaching not to give students a fish, but the net to catch it. If students use the method as a tool to end up playing whatever they want with sheet music, this is THE way.

Otherwise, whether it is free or cost just couple of $$, it is a total waste of either money or time.

Logged
EKTeam
*
Posts: 2
Karma: 2



View Profile
« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2014, 06:18:36 AM »

In general, correct -- the best approach is to look at results  yes Nothing speaks better, then the fruit of the method.

That is why I am very impressed with Yamaha method, among a few others. But there are so many different schools and approaches out there and what works perfectly for some children might not be a perfect fit for others.

However I would be careful to judge success or failure of a certain method based on the presence of video recitals and success stories on youtube. Overwhelming majority of people would not be going out of their way filming themselves and posting their success or progress videos on the youtube. Unless it is part of their learning process or a condition to participate in the program  Wink So making conclusions based on the amount of video recitals of the students using a certain program would not be correct.

I met lots of amazing young musicians (interestingly, they followed different learning programs as young children or even none at all), but for the most part they dont even have an account with youtube :-) It is not about advertising. They enjoy their gift of music, they improvise, they sing. Some of them play from the sheet music, many - don't. They just hear the music and play it...



Logged
Tamsyn
*****
Posts: 553
Karma: 128
Baby: 5




View Profile
« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2014, 10:18:14 AM »

My sentiments exactly, EKTeam.  YouTube hasn't been around very long.  The only thing I would add is that I know a lot of professional pianists, and they seldom talk about what method they started with.  It's such a small part of anyone's music training anyway.  As a student, I only used a curriculum my first three years of piano lessons, after that I studied exclusively from classics and other selected music.

The biggest thing that great musicians have in common is not any given curriculum, but three other factors.  A student's desire to succeed coupled with hard work, supportive parents, and great teachers/mentors.

Logged

Skylark
*****
Posts: 1821
Karma: 328
Baby: 3




View Profile
« Reply #7 on: February 14, 2014, 10:22:36 AM »

Tamsyn, totally agree!

Logged


http://livingwithkids.rocks Proud mommy of 3 early learners!
Lappy
Mod Mom
*****
Posts: 1801
Karma: 986
Baby: 1



If the world is night, shine my life like a light.


View Profile
« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2014, 02:35:03 AM »

*** Just a special Valentine's love note from our Admins ***

To all of our lovely forumers here at BrillKids:  happy

I would personally like to apologize if you were looking for this topic in the past 48 hours and couldn't find it - it's because we had to take this thread in to "forum rehab" to sort of clean up the thread a bit. (Big thanks go to Skylark and Mandabplus3 for being quick to let us know about this!)

As much as I would looove to be on top of all the conversations in this forum, unfortunately I am sometimes not the fastest to police our little community, which is why I hold the help of our other volunteer admins in high regard.

Just to explain what I did:

I understand that some posts on this thread veered wildly off-topic; some have been reported as offensive (even mildly) or judgemental (even mildly). For the purposes of keeping the discussion ON-TOPIC, INFORMATIVE, and UNBIASED, we have removed some posts which may give cause for others to flame.

I would be the first to say that I love a good debate. And it is towards this belief that I am bringing this thread back. However, keep in mind that I am entreating everyone who wishes to participate in this discussion to stay the course, and to please refrain from hasty generalization.

Think this whenever posting anything in our forum: Might anyone get offended by this?

If you have to think twice, just pause and move away from the keyboard. blush  This thought may be a good thing to keep around even when you're not in the BrillKids forum.

Just in case you found that one or more of your posts have been removed, please note that it is not our intention to hurt you or to accuse you of wrongdoing. Understand that our goal is to keep the thread on topic, palatable, and encouraging of good discussion.

An also VERY IMPORTANT REMINDER:
Our BrillKids community is special because it is here where we encourage opinions and the exchange of ideas between parents and educators. Be very mindful that there is NO SINGLE RIGHT OPINION for all the people in the world. What this means is that a method or product which works for one family may not necessarily work for another. We have to be respectful of these differences in our forum, as we should be respectful of differences in real life.

Also understand: it is ONE thing to voice out an opinion, and ANOTHER thing to say that someone else's opinion is false, unfounded, and plain stupid.

Opinions are opinions. Take them as they are. Any and all accusations on libel and threats of lawsuit, I WOULD SINCERELY REQUEST THAT YOU LEAVE IT OUT OF THE FORUM.

Thank you very much once again for being understanding!

All the best,

Lappy

p.s.

So this doesn't leave a sour taste in anyone's mouth, let's have a little listen to HAPPY (because I just want to spread a bit of cheer around, and I think everyone can use 5 minutes of carefree dancing on this Friday).

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q2E5RSJhDHI&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/Q2E5RSJhDHI&rel=1</a>

*** My Valentine's love note ends here ***

And with that, the discussion may now go on!   happy

Logged

Hellene Hiner
*
Posts: 23
Karma: -12



View Profile
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2014, 07:14:08 AM »

Thank you for re-placing this topic back to the forum
I graduated 7 years of music school, 4 years of Music College and 5 years of conservatory. This is 16 years of strict music education.
Today I moved universities to follow my lead and invention.
If you need any help, let me know
PS
You all know who Peter Thaikovsky is. Right? Nutcracker may ring the bell
Well... to make the long story short: the schools where Peter was learning and teaching endorsed my invention




« Last Edit: February 21, 2014, 07:21:11 AM by Hellene Hiner » Logged
Mandabplus3
*****
Posts: 1772
Karma: 232
Baby: 3




View Profile
« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2014, 09:40:42 AM »

Lori, we have softmozart and my kids take lessons. What I find most often is that the lesson homework takes away time they would otherwise spend on soft Mozart. This is less noticeable in the early days but more and more as time goes by and their pieces get more complex.
Either program would work just fine for your needs. The games in softmozart would be very beneficial  in teaching the things that traditional piano lessons just don't teach very well. I have no idea what piano wizard offers as a substitute for these.
This year I am hoping to use a piano teacher to teach them from both softmozart and their lesson books. If the teacher is onboard with soft Mozart the progress would be much much faster.

Logged

Hellene Hiner
*
Posts: 23
Karma: -12



View Profile
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2014, 10:12:11 AM »

Thank you, Lappy.  And I'm glad you have been able to make some improvements to your program, Hellene.
Thank you, Tamsyn!
Need your advice with creating library for teachers. Would you like to help?


Logged
Tamsyn
*****
Posts: 553
Karma: 128
Baby: 5




View Profile
« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2014, 03:41:10 PM »

No thank you.

Logged

seastar
****
Posts: 339
Karma: 49
Baby: 2



View Profile
« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2014, 04:25:11 PM »

Sorry I missed all the drama! Wink

Logged
Hellene Hiner
*
Posts: 23
Karma: -12



View Profile
« Reply #14 on: February 21, 2014, 04:26:15 PM »

No thank you.
Could you advice here what songs are popular in yout church?

Logged
Pages: [1] 2   Go Up
 
Jump to:  

Recent Threads

by newassignmentau, September 29, 2023, 09:52:09 AM
by jasminfernandes, August 18, 2023, 05:42:02 AM
by Annasprachzentrum, August 02, 2023, 08:27:26 PM
by Brileydavis, February 07, 2023, 07:31:40 AM
by justin robinson, January 18, 2023, 12:01:12 PM
by justin robinson, January 18, 2023, 11:26:28 AM
by justin robinson, January 18, 2023, 11:17:08 AM
by justin robinson, January 18, 2023, 11:02:35 AM
by justin robinson, January 18, 2023, 09:45:06 AM
by Thepharmacity, January 04, 2023, 06:12:34 AM
by Sara Sebastian, December 20, 2022, 02:04:21 PM
by Kays1s, December 05, 2022, 02:02:24 AM
by ashokrawat1256, November 11, 2022, 04:54:21 AM
by farnanwilliam, October 22, 2022, 04:12:41 AM
by berryjohnson, February 05, 2020, 12:41:49 PM
Page: 1/4  

Recently Added Files

tamil - months by BhavaniJothi, Dec. 05, 2019
More Shapes - More shapes not originally included in L... by Kballent, Oct. 23, 2019
test1 - test by SSbei, Sep. 08, 2019
Purple Foods - I made some lessons with colored food f... by Kballent, Aug. 07, 2019
Green Foods - I made some lessons with colored food f... by Kballent, Aug. 07, 2019
Yellow Foods - I made some lessons with colored food f... by Kballent, Aug. 07, 2019
Orange - I made some lessons with colored food f... by Kballent, Aug. 07, 2019
Red Food - I made some lessons with colored food f... by Kballent, Aug. 07, 2019
White Foods - As part of Color Themes I made some less... by Kballent, Aug. 07, 2019
Fruits & veggies mascots - This is Polish \"must have\" mascots :) ... by Agnole, Feb. 24, 2018
Page: 1/3  

Members
  • Total Members: 214667
  • Latest: sejal01
Stats
  • Total Posts: 110526
  • Total Topics: 19136
  • Online Today: 134
  • Online Ever: 826
  • (January 22, 2020, 12:09:49 AM)
Users Online

TinyPortal v1.0.5 beta 1© Bloc

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.19 | SMF © 2013, Simple Machines

Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS! Dilber MC Theme by HarzeM
Home | File Downloads | Search | Members | BrillBaby | BrillKids | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2024 BrillKids Inc. All rights reserved.