Parents can prepare their young child to read music with prior piano or keyboard lessons at home. It’s easy to teach young children the basics of the keyboard that will prepare them for piano lessons.
Parents who don’t play the piano or read music often feel they’re not qualified to help their young children get a musical edge at home. Is not true. Everyone who learns to play the piano or keyboard learns the same. It doesn’t matter if you are 4 years old, 40 years old or 64 years old. Children, however, benefit most from keyboard lessons because their brains are wired to absorb language, and that includes the language of music.
By teaching pre-music skills to your young children at home, they will gain even more from piano lessons when they are ready for formal music training. Piano or keyboard lessons have many benefits for children, such as improving reading and math skills, improving language skills, and improving overall educational performance. So don’t leave out music when you’re getting your young child ready for school. Find a keyboard or piano that your child can feel comfortable with and experiment with. Start by helping them identify the names of the white keys on the piano. C, D and E are the white keys surrounding the groups of 2 black keys. C is to the left of 2-Black Keys, D is in the middle of 2-Black Keys. E is to the right of 2-Black Keys. Help your child locate all the groups of 2-Black Keys. Then ask them to find all the C’s on the piano. Then all the Ds, and finally all the Es. You’ll notice that all the Cs, for example, sound the same. Help your child find the highest C on the piano and the lowest C on the piano. Now you can start playing ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ on the piano. First use the 3 upper fingers of the right hand (index, middle and ring). Three fingers for three keys makes it simple.
E,D,C,D,EEE—- D,D,D—- EEE—– E,D,C,D,EEE—- D,D,E,D,C—-
Just as parents teach their children to read, you can give your young child a head start on the piano. Get started today and you’ll be amazed at how much you and your young child can learn about the piano.