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Or can all kids learn to play like this because they are naturally musical?

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Er... a lot of kids could probably learn to do this, if they were forced to do nothing but play an instrument for hours and hours each day. If they did nothing else, like playing with toys and other children and generally having fun. It would take some serious discipline, and not something I'd honestly recommend for three year olds.
 

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Posted by Tinros (Member # 8328) on :
 
All people, regardless of age, can learn music easily.

Simply Music, the method my piano teacher uses.

It works, too.
 

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Posted by Rich Lewis (Member # 9192) on :
 
I think the girl is amazing and so animated as she plays. Imagine what wonders she can create if she keeps that joy and talent throughout her life!
 

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Posted by Amanecer (Member # 4068) on :
 
That is amazing! Her adorableness combined with the music they chose makes her look like a marionette.
 

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Posted by lem (Member # 6914) on :
 
Part of me is in awe of the little girl. Part of me feels really sad for the kind of pressure she must be under to develop that skill.

Trinos, I looked at the site and was initially impressed. Can you tell me more about your experience with simply music?

Do you have a video? DVD? Teacher? How long have you been doing it? Et cetera?

Two things I know are that I will continue to expose my son to music and math. Reading is no problem--everyone reads. I know lots of good books and we read everynight together. I need to be a little more creative with appropriately introducing math and music to Toshi.
 

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Posted by Jack Bauer (Member # 9182) on :
 
I think that animatronic puppet was Imagineered by Disney.
 

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Posted by Tinros (Member # 8328) on :
 
Iem-

I've actually taken piano lessons for nine years, and about a year ago, my teacher met Neil Moore and switched to Simply Music. It's incredible- things that were SO hard to grasp in band and theory classes are actually REALLY easy. In Simply Music, for example, you learn rhythms by walking. Think about it- anyone who can walk at a steady pace can keep a beat. It's in your body to begin with. It's just a matter of bringing awareness to what you already naturally know how to do.

Each level(there are 18 total) comes with a book of "patterns", a book with all the notes(even though you don't learn how to read music until level five or six), a cd of all the songs, a video with the lessons on it for review, and since some people can't afford keyboards or pianos, a long, keyboard-shaped stiff paper to practice on. It's a bit expensive, but very, very worth it.

Myself, I'm in level four of the foundation program, level two of the accompanament program, and level one of the Jazz program. It's so much fun too- you learn a song "hands together" at your first lesson.

A lot of people question the fact that you don't learn to read music right away- but think of it this way. Children learn to talk before they learn to read and write. So, it's easier to learn how to PLAY, using patterns, than to learn to read and write music.

I'm really impressed- I've seen six years olds in a year get to where I was after two years of traditional lessons- and I have a "gift" for music.

I'll definately be teaching Simply Music when I get out of college.
 

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Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
 

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A lot of people question the fact that you don't learn to read music right away- but think of it this way. Children learn to talk before they learn to read and write. So, it's easier to learn how to PLAY, using patterns, than to learn to read and write music.

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