5 ‘Easy Peasy’ Steps To Teach Your Child To Read Piano Music

5 ‘Easy Peasy’ Steps To Teach Your Child To Read Piano Music

5 ‘Easy Peasy’ Steps To Teach Your Child To Read Piano Music

In this post I thought I should give you the steps to teach your kids to read music notes in 5 easy steps. 

You have to have some knowledge of music to be able to understand this and be able to teach. 

This post is for the many parents who have leaned music but simply don’t know how to teach their kids or to break things down in easy steps. 

But if you have never learned piano or don’t know the first thing about music, don’t worry, I have you covered. Come join my FREE 5 piano lessons and I will give you all the tools and guidance you need to teach your kids to Read Music Notes and Play the Piano in just 5 Days. 

What are you waiting for sign up right here and get started. 

Those of you who already know music, please read on. 

 

Name The Key

First take your child to the keyboard and name the keys starting from Middle C. 

You can go C, D, E, F, G, A, B 

Or you can also teach them C4 (middle C), D4, E4 and so and when you come to the next C call it C5. 

With this method remember to teach them that the B before C4 is B3 and so on. 

This actually is my favourite method (C4, D4 and so on) as in the long run it helps when teaching ledger line notes and up. 

 

Line And Space Notes

Next take a music sheet and teach them to identify line notes and space notes. 

I have included worksheets with this post, that you can use to have them practice what they learn.

Remember to grab them. 

 

Treble And Bass Clef

Now teach them to identify Treble Clef and Bass Clef. 

Teach them to write it and also tell them what Treble Clef signifies and what Bass Clef signifies. 

Treble Clef notes are played with the right hand and Bass Clef notes are played with the left hand. 

 

Treble Clef Notes

Now teach them the treble clef line notes and then the space notes. 

 

Bass Clef Notes

Yes, you guessed it. simply teach them the bass clef line notes and space notes. 

 

You are done. 

How frequently or how fast should you teach these to your kids? 

Well that would depend on the age and learning capability of each of your kids. 

Don’t forget to grab the printable pack I have for you. 

 

If you are still unsure, but want to teach your kids to read music, then please join my Read Music Notes and Play the Piano in 5 days for FREE. 

Karen Cadera

Karen Cadera

Founder/Creator

Mom, Teacher, Minimalist, Zero Waste Enthusiast, Multi Pod.

Play Piano Today!

Teach your child to play piano, today.

Yes, in as little as 30 minutes I can show you how to teach your child to play the piano, for FREE.

What are you waiting for?

This program reminded me (and allowed me to teach my son) how to read music. To me, that was the most important thing that we learned together. Of course, it was very rewarding for me to watch my son play the piano with both hands at the same time, while reading sheet music. His favorite parts of the course were actually playing the songs and doing the worksheets provided.

Carrie M.

Stay At Home Mom

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Private piano lessons can be very expensive even under normal circumstance, however, over the years, while consulting and helping parents I have seen tons of really terrible mistakes that they make, which in turn end up costing them dearly. 

 

That is why I thought that it is high time I addressed these issues and discussed some of the most common yet terrible mistakes I’ve seen, in the hopes of helping piano parents reduce the cost of private piano lessons for their kids. 

 

Starting At The Very Beginning

This is a really big one. Most aspiring piano parents think that kids have to learn from a face to face teacher from the get go. 

And I’m here to tell you that nothing can be further from the truth. 

On the contrary, it makes sense to learn the basics from an online program and then proceed to a face to face teacher for the more advanced stages. 

For instance learning to sight read accurately can take many months and simply using a FREE course like Read Music Notes & Play The Piano In 5 Days, can shave off months of private piano lesson costs. 

 

Not Grouping Kids

Another common myth in piano parent circles and one that I’m ashamed to say many piano teachers (not all) advocate, is that the best and only way to learn piano is through one on one lessons. 

That is simply not true. 

While in some cases one on one does work, often group classes work even better. 

Therefore, when parents are dead set again group piano classes, they are setting themselves up for really exorbitant piano lesson costs. 

 

Buying An Expensive Instrument

This is another way that piano parents end up spending simply too much on piano lessons for kids.

As you know, the costs of a piano can be very expensive, therefore, this is not a decision that should be taken lightly. 

Nor am I saying that you should look for a cheap instrument, rather, don’t invest in a piano at once, wait and see. Use some of the strategies that I have explained in this post (Desperate To Learn To Play The Piano, But No Piano/Keyboard At Home?) for a few months before you decide and do your research and then go out and purchase a piano for your child. 

 

Buying A Cheap Instrument

Ok, first I told you not to purchase an expensive instrument and now I am telling you not to purchase a cheap instrument. 

What is wrong with me? 

Am I crazy?

No. 

All I’m saying is that purchasing a cheap instrument is not the answer. Rather, read the post, I pointed to in the previous strategy, give it a bit of time and then do your research, save up the money and finally buy a decent instrument. 

Still not convinced? 

Then read this post before you finally make up your mind The Number One Reason Why You Should Not Buy Musical Instruments.

 

Not Practicing

It is often impossible for me not to emphasize how much money you are wasting on private piano lessons for your kids, if your children are not practicing daily. 

I get it. I hated piano practice too. 

As a piano parent I have a hard time getting my kids to practice too. 

However, practice is essential and without practice, kids will not progress in their musical education. 

Not practicing will only slow down their learning speed and in the end, they will drop out of piano lessons in frustration without complete mastery of the instrument. 

Thus, if you don’t correct any of the mistakes you’ve made, you have to correct this one. 

Here are some posts I have written in the past, which will help you to encourage more piano practice at home. 

9 ‘No Fail’ Tricks For Happy Practice With Multiple Ages, 

3 ‘Absolute Must Know’ Tricks To Have Your Kids Begging For More Piano Practice, 

5 ‘No Fail’ Ways To Make Piano Practice Fun.

3 ‘Surefire’ Ways To Make Your Child Want To Practice The Piano

 

Not Being Creative/Involved Piano Parents

Parents who are involved in their kids education are able to identify and understand the challenges that are faced by their kids and thereby support their kids to succeed. 

This in turn will increase their level of success, and speed up their learning. 

Therefore, if you are a ‘hands off’ parent when it comes to piano, then you are doing your kids and yourself a huge disservice. 

For more information, please read my post, 3 Reasons Why You Should Be Involved In Your Child’s Music Education, to get a better understanding of why this is so important. 

 

Not Asking For A Family Discount

You would think that this is a ‘no brainer’, but I have been surprised at how many families never ask their private piano teacher for a family discount. 

If you are one of those piano parents, then please do it right now. 

 

Taking Studio Classes

While there is nothing inherently wrong in attending piano lessons in a private studio, it is important to know that lessons at a studio can be a lot more expensive than if a teacher visited your kids at home. 

This is because of all the overhead costs that are related to the studio have to be added to the tuition cost. 

Thus increasing the cost of private piano lessons. 

Also costs of many of the instruments and equipment that your children don’t benefit from, could also be included in the tuition. 

Even if the piano teacher does teach at his/her house, there could be overhead costs like a part of the mortgage, insurance and depreciation of the instrument etc, that you are paying for as part of the children’s tuition. 

 

Totally Ignoring Online Classes

This is a big one. For some reason, certain aspiring piano parents are dead-set against online piano lessons for their kids. 

While I do understand that there are many reasons why this may be the case, there are also many benefits to online piano classes that you may not have realized. 

So, before you make a decision either way, why not read the following posts that I wrote, for and against, online piano lessons? 

6 ‘Must Know’ Reasons Why Online Piano Lessons Are Not For Your Child

4 Benefits You May Not Have Known About Learning Piano Online

 

Not Looking For Cost Efficiencies

There are many cost efficiencies that you can look for and I have named two in this post alone, such as asking for a family discount if you have multiple kids learning from the same teacher or studio. 

Another cost effective strategy would be to reduce the frequency of the classes by half but increase the length of each class by 1.5 times, thus overall reducing the price of lessons. 

A third way, cost efficiency can be gained is by opting for group classes instead of one on one classes. 

Don’t be afraid to be creative, be continuously on the look out for ways in which, you can reduce the cost of piano lessons for your kids. 

 

Not Planning Ahead

I saved this for the last because this is a huge one and one where almost all piano parents I know have been terribly mistaken. 

When parents evaluate piano lessons and schools, they often only focus on the monthly cost of lessons and not all the many hidden and not so hidden costs. 

Some of the hidden costs include, annual registration costs (if going to a big piano studio), material and resource costs, costs of a new instrument (or upgrades to the current instrument), examination costs, competitions costs, concert and recital costs, mandatory lesson costs during the summer and much more. 

So what can you do?

Well, if you’ve been hit with these costs then you know what to expect, but don’t sit back and take it, ask your piano teacher how you can reduce these costs in the coming year.

If you just started and hadn’t thought about it, it is not too late, find out right now, ask for discounts and reductions and plan and budget ahead. 

On the other hand, if you are shopping around for private piano classes, then remember to ask about all these additional costs, and make a note of all of them, ask for discounts and reductions and make sure you get the best value possible. 

 

Are you making any of these mistakes currently? If so, I would love to know which one and what you hope to do about it. 

Karen Cadera

Karen Cadera

Founder/Creator

Mom, Teacher, Minimalist, Zero Waste Enthusiast, Multi Pod.

My daughter loved the games, but there were also worksheets and videos. The weekly lesson plans were complete, and I never questioned what I should be doing next.

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Learning to play the piano or any instrument for that matter sounds like fun, but can be a daunting task. 

One of the reasons many kids drop out from learning piano, is that it is not all fun and games. 

So it is important to keep expectations at a manageable level, be incredibly supportive and help them along. 

If your child continues to learn and stays on course, he or she will acquire so many life lessons on the way that you will be shocked at the transformation. 

So what are those life lessons and skills you can expect to see your child acquire?

 

Perseverance Does Pay Off

As one great composer said, the piano is the easiest instrument to learn and the hardest to master. 

That sums it all up doesn’t it?

Learning to play the piano is fun at the beginning, but can turn out to be utter drudgery sometimes, if it is not managed well. 

But, if your child is able to stick with it, he will soon learn that perseverance does pay off and he will be incredibly proud of the strides he makes. 

 

Progress Over Perfection

One way of managing to keep the expectations in line, is to teach your child that what matters is progress, not perfection. 

As Carol Dweck has stated, kids that are able to look at progress and focus on progress rather than perfection, are more likely to succeed. 

Therefore, learning to play the piano can be an amazing opportunity for you to cultivate a growth mindset in your child. 

 

It Is Okay To Make Mistakes

Your child is going to make many, many mistakes and get frustrated with learning piano. 

But if you can teach your child that it is ok to make mistakes, and that we all learn from mistakes, then he is less likely to drop out from piano lessons. 

In the process he will also gain the ability not to be frustrated from mistakes and to continue, to trudge along and get to the finish line. 

Isn’t that a life lesson worth learning? 

 

Anything Worth Doing Is ‘Hard Work’

Yes, as I have stated before, learning to play an instrument is hard and can take up a lot of time and effort, but kids who stick with it, often learn that hard work does pay off and anything that is worthwhile doing does take a lot of hard work. 

Don’t you think that this is another wonderful life lesson to learn? 

 

2% Inspiration And 98% Perspiration

Practice, practice, practice, is the only way that great musicians and sportsmen and women have got to where they are. 

It is true that many of them do have talent, yet, talent without practice and hard work, will not get anyone to the pinnacle. 

BUT, 98% practice, and only 2% talent has got loads of people to the top of their profession. 

Learning to play the piano, will definitely teach your child that 98% perspiration (practice) will always get him to the top, even if he only has 2% inspiration (talent). 

 

Do you agree with me? Do you think that these are wonderful life lessons to learn? 

Are your kids already learning to play the piano, but not loving it? 

Then read these blog posts to help make practice and learning piano a breeze and thus, increase their chances of sticking with it and learning these amazing life lessons in the process. 

5 ‘No Fail’ Ways To Make Piano Practice Fun, 

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Karen Cadera

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The games suggested here will work with kids of any age. 

What’s more? I’ve even included a printable to help you take their learning to the next level. 

 

Things You Will Need

– White board/paper/pen

– Drumsticks/chop sticks or anything similar

– Sheet Music (you can use the one included in the printable)

– Note and Rest Flashcards (if you have them)

 

Pre-requisites

Know at least two types of notes and rests, and their differences and nuances.

Not taught your kids Notes and Rests as yet? Not a problem, just read and follow the instructions the instructions in the following posts, download the flashcards and printables, included and then use these games to reinforce the learning. 

 

6 ‘Easy Steps’ To Teach Whole Notes

8 ‘Ridiculously Easy’ Steps To Introduce The Whole Rest

6 ‘Super Easy’ Steps To Teach Half Notes

8 ‘Shockingly Easy’ Steps To Introduce The Half Rest

6 ‘Ridiculously Simple’ Steps To Teach Quarter Notes

8 ‘Unbelievably Easy’ Steps To Introduce The Quarter Rest

6 ‘Shockingly Simple’ Ways To Teach Eighth Notes

8 ‘Ultra Easy’ Steps To Introduce The Eighth Rest

 

 

Notes And Rests Game 1

Call out the name of a note or rest and ask them to write it out. 

Eg. Call out Eighth Rest, and have them write it on the white board/paper and identify all the Eighth Rests in any piece of Sheet Music. 

If they write out the rest, make sure that the technicalities are accurate. 

If you have the flashcards available you can have them hold up the correct flashcard instead of writing out the rest. 

 

Notes And Rests Game 2

Hold up a flashcard of a note or rest and ask them to call out the name, the alternate name and the number of beats. 

If you don’t have the flashcards, simply write it out correctly. 

You can take this a step further and ask them to clap and count or play and count the note/rest. 

 

Notes And Rests Game 3

Call out the name of a note or rest and ask them to call out the alternate name. 

Eg. You say Semibreve and they have to call out Whole Note. 

 

Notes And Rests Game 4

Hold up a flashcard of a note or rest or write it on a paper or white board and ask them to play it on the keyboard and count the correct number of beats, play it with drumsticks/chopsticks or clap and count the correct number of beats. 

Eg. If you hold up a Whole Note Middle C, they have to either play it on the keyboard and count to 4 or clap and count to 4 etc. 

 

Notes And Rests Game 5

Give them a piece of sheet music and ask them to identify a specific note or rest. 

Eg. Use the sheet music provided in the printable and ask them to identify all the Quaver Notes. 

 

Notes And Rests Game 6

You play or clap and count a certain number of beats and ask them to call out the name. 

Eg. If you keep your hands together (instead of clapping) and count 1, 2, they have to call out Half Rest or Minim Rest. 

 

Easy and fun isn’t it?

Now, don’t forget to download the printable that i have made available for you. 

Karen Cadera

Karen Cadera

Founder/Creator

Mom, Teacher, Minimalist, Zero Waste Enthusiast, Multi Pod.

My daughter loved the games, but there were also worksheets and videos. The weekly lesson plans were complete, and I never questioned what I should be doing next.

Lisa Tanner

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This program reminded me (and allowed me to teach my son) how to read music. To me, that was the most important thing that we learned together. Of course, it was very rewarding for me to watch my son play the piano with both hands at the same time, while reading sheet music. His favorite parts of the course were actually playing the songs and doing the worksheets provided.

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Once your child is able to name all the notes on the keyboard, it is imperative to play games in order to reinforce the learning and also to ensure quick recall and build the foundation for reading music notes. 

Learning the names of the notes on the keyboard is the first step in learning to read music notes and once your child starts learning to read music notes, there are a variety of challenges he/she will face. However, one of those challenges should not be the inability to accurately know the name of the white notes on the keyboard. 

Therefore, working through this part of the journey, slowly and thoroughly will help your child in the long run. 

Unfortunately, when learning to play the piano kids are very eager at the start and therefore, slowing down the teaching can be hard. 

This is why when reinforcing concepts it is important to play games, as it will keep the enthusiasm levels high. 

Here are five games that you can play with your kids to keep the enthusiasm high, while also making them highly proficient in finding their way around the keyboard. 

Remember to download the music theory worksheet that I have made available with this post. 

 

Pre-requisites

Kids have to know all the names of the white notes on the keyboard. If you haven’t taught them the note names, please go to my post, The Absolute Best Way To Teach Your Child To Name Notes On The Keyboard – Step 1.

 

Things You Will Need

Paper/Whiteboard

Pen/Erasable Marker

Coloured Beads/Buttons/PebblesTokens/Mini Action Hero Figures

Flashcards (optional)

 

 

Learning Your Way Around The Keyboard – Game 1

Call out the name of a note and ask your child to play it on the keyboard. 

Eg. You call out G and your child can play any G on the keyboard. 

Repeat at least 11 more times with different note names. 

 

Learning Your Way Around The Keyboard – Game 2

Another variation of the above game is to call out the name of the note and ask your child to play all the notes with that name on the keyboard.

Eg. If you call out D, your child should play all 7 Ds on the keyboard starting with D1. 

 

Learning Your Way Around The Keyboard – Game 3

Call out a specific note with a number and ask your child to keep a bead/pebble/button on the note. 

Eg. If you called out E4, then your child should leave the pebble on the 4th E (starting from the left of the keyboard). 

 

Learning Your Way Around The Keyboard – Game 4

Leave pebbles/buttons/beads on different notes on the keyboard and ask your child to write down the names on the paper/whiteboard. 

 

Learning Your Way Around The Keyboard – Game 5

Call out or write 3 – 5 different names in quick succession and ask your child to leave pebbles on the notes that you named in the order you called/wrote. 

 

Bonus: Reverse And Repeat

Reverse the above exercise. Ask your child to call out or write 3 – 5 different names in quick succession and you leave pebbles on the notes.

Ask your child to check your work. 

Tip: Deliberately make a mistake (but don’t overdo it), to give your child the opportunity to correct you. The confidence boost he will get from it is priceless. 

 

Fun aren’t they?

You can play these games even when you are in the middle of teaching them to find their way around the keyboard. 

What other games can you think of playing with your kids to help reinforce their learning?

Karen Cadera

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Therefore today I’m going to give you the necessary tools and also explain the exact steps you can use to easily introduce the Eighth Rest to your kids. 

So what are Eighth Rests? They are similar in value to Eighth Notes, but no note is played. 

They basically extend the silence by half a beat. 

If you haven’t already introduced the Eighth Note, do that first, you can find the steps, flashcard and printable in the post 6 ‘Shockingly Simple’ Ways To Teach Eighth Notes. 

And here’s how you can introduce the Eighth Rest to your kids in the homeschool.

 

Show The Note And The Rest

Yes, it is as easy as that.  

Show them the flashcard of the note and the rest side by side. 

Tell them that the Eighth Rest (point to it) is similar to the Eighth Note and consists of 1/2 a beat.

 

Explain The Difference

Don’t forget to explain the difference. 

With an Eighth Note, we actually play a note, but with an Eighth Rest we don’t play a note, rather, there is silence for 1/2 a beat, wherever there is an Eighth Rest. 

 

Ask Them Both Names

Yes, ask them to tell you the alternate name for the Eighth Rest. 

Since they know that the Eighth Note is called a Quaver, it is very likely that they will make the connection and tell you that the alternate name for the Eighth Rest is a Quaver Rest. 

 

Clapping

Now comes the interesting part. Ask them to clap the Quaver Rest. 

Remember, a Quaver Rest means there is silence for 1/2 a beat, so there is no clapping only counting. 

 

Understanding The Eighth Rest

To make the previous step less confusing, you draw or show a Whole/Half or Quarter Note before two Eighth Rests. Then ask them to clap. 

So, they should clap for the specific note you drew, then count the correct number of beats for that note, and finally count 1 beat to signify the two Eighth Rest. 

 

On The Keyboard

Repeat the above step on the keyboard. 

Have them play the note first and count the corresponding number of beats and then count an additional 1 beat to signify the two Eighth Rests. 

 

Writing The Quarter Rest

Now teach them how to correctly write the Eighth Rest. 

Please use the printable I have included for this exercise.

 

Identifying The Quarter Rest

Finally it is time to look at different sheets of music and identify the Eighth Rests. 

Again you can use the printable I have included for this post. 

 

Easy, isn’t it? 

So what are you waiting for? 

Grab the printable and the flashcard and go get started. 

Karen Cadera

Karen Cadera

Founder/Creator

Mom, Teacher, Minimalist, Zero Waste Enthusiast, Multi Pod.

My daughter loved the games, but there were also worksheets and videos. The weekly lesson plans were complete, and I never questioned what I should be doing next.

Lisa Tanner

Homeschool Mom

Play Piano Today!

Teach your child to play piano, today.

Yes, in as little as 30 minutes I can show you how to teach your child to play the piano, for FREE.

What are you waiting for?

This program reminded me (and allowed me to teach my son) how to read music. To me, that was the most important thing that we learned together. Of course, it was very rewarding for me to watch my son play the piano with both hands at the same time, while reading sheet music. His favorite parts of the course were actually playing the songs and doing the worksheets provided.

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