WP20 - Note Speller - Level 1 - Bastien Piano Library
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WP20 - Note Speller - Level 1 - Bastien Piano Library Details
About the Author Growing up as the daughter of piano teacher Gladys Smisor, Jane began her childhood lessons with Leota Anderson in Hutchinson, Kansas. After graduating from Barnard College of Columbia University, she continued her studies with Isabelle Vengerova in New York, and received a Master of Arts degree from Teachers College, Columbia University. Jane Smisor Bastien was formerly a pedagogy professor and director of the Preparatory Department of Music at Tulane University, where she had an opportunity to extensively research current methodology in developing the Bastien teaching materials for children.Because she still teaches a large number of students in her home in La Jolla (San Diego), Jane's composing continues to be directly related to her own students' experiences. She knows what appeals to contemporary children and writes music that they will find fun to play. In recognition of their significant contribution to music and music education, Jane and her husband James Bastien were presented with the 1999 MTNA Lifetime Achievement Award. Read more
Reviews
The book gives beginner players step by step instruction. With my third child, I may have accidentally skipped some information when I was teaching her. This book was a good review of basic notes and symbols in piano music. I think it filled my teaching gaps and now she's recognizing notes faster. It is "just" practicing drawing symbols and recognizing notes. If you you don't like that kind of paperwork, you probably won't like it. But it was just what my daughter needed.
