Tutorial for each component of SM Starter Pack?

Hi, BASM 11!

Welcome to our community!
Let me ask you: did you print the piano key guides out?
I would recommend to do it asap and place them behind your piano/keyboard keys.

Another important step is to print our Flash cards. You have audio song in your package and kids can listen to the song and place the cards in order like ir is shown on our instructional video:
softmozart.com/our-library/videos/9instr...old-kid.-part-1.html
In fact, here softmozart.com/our-library/videos/instructional.html 5 parts of the video.
Please, take a look at them and use the materials to work with your kids at home.

Also, please, let me know, what are you doing with the program now.

BASM11 wrote: Hello Hellene

Thanks for the welcome note. Followed your instructions. They are useful.

The remaining issue is the best way to use the starter program with a 3y and 5y old

Am I right in thinking that not all the components of the program use the keyboard (i.e some are just based on using computer keys ) and so would actually be away from the keyboard unless I had a stand to put above the keyboard as in the videos?

Yes, we have some games, where a computer keyboard is being used as a 'predecessor' of the piano keys. Usually I place it over the keyboard or piano keys on the stand.

Also I do not play myself and whilst I can easily identify basic keys, I might not be always able to identify flat/sharp keys etc

It is just a start. You will learn it pretty quickly!

Essentially it would be very helpful to have a step by step tutorial/example exercises to carry out on using the program, unless this is already somewhere and I have missed it?


Thanks

Did you check the file 'START HERE'? There you can find detailed lesson plan.

Also, there is a section in 'Our Library' with a lot of instructional videos. They explain, how to use the program in all different ways.

On the top of that we have extended community here, and always welcome to write your questions and to be helped!

I just wrote a post in my Russian post about the hints, how to teach very young children. It is going to be soon translated and polished in our English speaking section. Stay tuned!