Chua Alice - Playing Piano is Fun Book 1

'Playing Piano Is Fun' is a keyboard tutor series for beginners. It is designed to meet the developmental needs of children as they journey through the wonderful world of music. The tunes are specially composed by Alice Chua, and are based on the characters and subjects from the classic stories of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll. The literary experience is translated into the language of music with the intention of awakening the musical interests of children.

'Playing Piano Is Fun' is a novel approach developed through the author’s practical experience derived from teacher-pupil interaction. The large music font size captures the students’ attention and helps them to focus. Meanwhile, pages are left intentionally without pictures to encourage students to further express their creativity by providing illustrations for the songs themselves. New elements are introduced incrementally and are incorporated progressively. Teacher’s accompaniment is encouraged to enhance the musical experience, thus inspiring and motivating students. Some suggestions for the enhancement of the teaching elements can be found inside the front cover. In addition to playing piano, this series’ unique approach includes listening, singing, transposing, harmonising, improvising and composing at an early stage.

• Pages: 64 (+stickers)
• Editions: Rhythm MP

Pages include: 
Cheerful stickers simply for FUN as the series are called! 

1. Title page and copyright notices 
2. Foreword 
3. About the Author 
4. Dedication 
5. Contents 

Introduction: 
6. Finger Numbers 
6. The Piano 
6. Finding D Note 
7. The Stave 
7. Treble Clef or G Clef 
7. Correct Sitting Posture 
9. The Keyboard 

Part One: 
10. Middle C 
10. Time Name & Time Value 1 
11. Mummy Dinah Washing The Kittens 
12. D Note 
12. Bass Clef or F Clef 
13. Kitty Playing With Snowdrop 
14. E Note 
14. Bar Rest 
15. Curiouser and Curiouser 
16. Notes C, D & E 
16. Rhythm Name 1 
17. The Garden of Live Flowers 
19. The Large Flower Bed 
20. Rhythm Name 2 
20. Octave 
21. The Willow-Tree 
23. Tiger-Lily Says ‘We Can Talk’ 
24. F Note 
24. Bars & Bar Lines 
25. The Willow-Tree Barks 
26. Notes C, D, E & F 
26. Time Name & Time Value 2 
26. Rhythm Name 3 
27. The Willow-Tree Says ‘BoughBWough’ 
29. The Daisies’ Shrill Voices 
30. G Note 
31. The Pink Daisies 
32. Notes C, D, E, F & G 
32. Time Signature 
33. Sleepy Violet 
34. Notes C, D, E, F & G 
35. She’s Redder 
38. Nine Spikes Crown 
40. Crotchet Rest 
41. Happy Talking Flowers 

Part Two: 
42. Notes G, A, B & Middle C on the Bass Clef 
43. Larkspur’s Announcement 
45. Thump, Thump, Thump 
46. Time Name & Time Value 3 
46. Rhythm Name 4 
47. The Arrival of the Red Queen 
48. Phrase Marking 
49. The Tall Red Queen 
50. The Game of Looking-Glass Chess 
52. The White Pawn 
54. The Fourth Square 
56. The White Knight 
58. All Shall Be Queens (Duet) 
60. Games 
62. Manuscript