The Music Tree series of piano tuition books encourages the development of complete musicianship by providing the beginner with delightful and varied repertoire. The student learns a variety of idioms encompassing folk, jazz and pop. And the creativity of students is emphasised by providing them with musical segments to rearrange, transpose, complete or to use as the basis for a new composition. Technical aspects are also addressed, including greater facility, blocked intervals and chords, and more hands together playing. Guided training steps are used to encourage intelligent practice skills.
Time to Begin, the cornerstone of the Music Tree series, is a unique and highly effective approach to beginning piano instruction. Starting with off-staff notation, it leads the student to reading direction and intervals, and climaxes with the discovery of the Grand Staff. Also included is a carefully designed program of rhythm, technical and creative work