Keyskills Centre was delighted when Sharon Goodey agreed to write a taster book for the Keyskills Pianos. Sharon is a talented pianist, music teacher and lecturer who has taught at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and has extensive experience teaching younger children.

“I was originally motivated to write this material in an effort to help a small minority of children (frequently dyslexic) who struggled with their piano lessons and often progressed extremely slowly or gave up after just a few terms. It became clear that a system of ‘child friendly’ notation was needed that would naturally progress towards a full understanding of written music. While testing these ideas it became clear that the books were perfect for very young beginners, offering an extremely simple way of presenting notation that can be easily grasped by any child. Conventional notation is taught in a clear and structured way throughout the series in order that children can make a seamless transition to standard teaching repertoire.” says Sharon

The taster book is available for free download here, and further information about Sharon Goodey and the Playing with Colour books can be found by visiting www.playingwithcolour.co.uk