by Ying Ying Ng & Margaret O’sullivan Farrell

With its developmentally appropriate, pedagogically sound, learner-focused presentation, this series encourages young children to take the first steps on a difficult, but thoroughly rewarding journey. It leads the child from the very beginning to Grade 1 level.

Philosophy: Student challenged to learn through preparation, discovery, interaction and reinforcement.
Motivation: An appealing layout of double-page spreads, with attractive stickers, colour-coded notes and big note notation to keep the student engaged.
Technique: Beginning with a braced 3rd finger of each hand to develop a natural, balanced hand position.
Musicianship: New chapter beginning with preparation activities to provide a simultaneously experience on note reading, rhythm patterns, music analysis, and theory.
Music Concept: From known to unknown, use of Performance Directions in music first introduced in simple English and then replaced with Italian to avoid “knowledge overload”.
Aural Development: Familiar nursery rhymes, folksongs and tunes with lyrics to encourage singing and retain the interest of the child.
Musical Playing: Interesting information about music using Illustrations appropriately matching the title and story of the pieces to encourage musical playing.