namaste wrote: Thank you for writing!
We are using the demo with intel. My 3 year old twins love it and are working on playing what is there of hot cross buns and happy birthday. They can play right or left hand, but can't do both. I was able to download the door rain etc printout so they can find the keys. They still point to the screen and then find the corresponding key on the keyboard. I've already seen improvement in their accuracy and speed in just 3 days.
Yes, the Demo for Intel is a little different: it has different samples and all the pieces are not early childhood friendly. Hope that you will receive the full version very soon.
You described your children's development absolutely right: at the beginning they learn how to determine the notes on the screen and on the piano keys and how to shift the eye - focus. After this skill is built, they have more room in their mind for the further development.
I found the curriculum under the academy portion of the forum and have also printed out the flash cards.
Great. It develops their music theory skills through the speech. After that will be speech to pitch stage. How exciting!
I can't get them to do any finger exercises or using more than 1 finger yet.
It is normal. They are building the fingers awareness. You can do some extra games by touching different fingers and naming them. You also can get playdough and deep child's fingers into it making holes and placing tiny pictures next to each hole according to do re mi fa soft notes name. Ask them to lift finger Do or Re etc. It will be FUN!
I tried it myself and the Hanlon ones are a bit of a challenge even for me. Just having them name their fingers hasn't worked yet from the first month of the curriculum. I'm just trying to take it at their pace. They just turned 3 in September.
Please, keep in mind that Soft Mozart is designed not for the sake of perfect Hanon or piano piece - we use the curriculum to build child's mind, self-esteem and self confidence. They WILL learn since we have 100% success rate. Your attitude is just perfect: let them do everything in their own pace
We started with the surprise symphony for music appreciation and really appreciate your curriculum on the academy section even if we can't implement it all yet. I am wondering if we should start with the earlier curriculum instead of the one for ages 3-5.
I think so.
I would appreciate your suggestions. I've watched a number of the videos and tutorials on this forum which is great.
Thanks so much.
You are welcome! I enjoy reading your posts and helping you