Think of Simply Music© as being like learning to talk. We all talked for
years before we learned how to read and spell. It's the same with our program. We delay the music reading process and start
by showing you how to play fantastic music – immediately.
Beginning students, with no attention on having to read music, are free to
relate directly to the piano, and within months easily and naturally begin to establish a ‘hands-on’ and
personal ‘feeling’ for the instrument as they build a play-list that includes contemporary, classical, blues and
jazz styles, as well as develop the ability to play chords and modern accompaniments.
In addition to learning to play a large repertoire of mature and great-sounding
musical pieces, students are given "tools" and guidance to explore improvisation, composition and playing by ear.
This method is all about "learning a new way of learning" that will equip students to be self-generative in their relationship
to music for the rest of their lives.
After building a repertoire of 30 to 50 pieces covering a broad range of musical styles, students go on to learn
how to read music. Their ability to play so well provides a powerful foundation for learning the more formal
aspects of music education.
