Placing the Color Strip From time to time, a parent will call with a question about the placement of the color strip on their piano or keyboard. So, I thought I’d describe here how to place the color strip and explain why the strip is placed behind the keys.

Piano for Preschoolers Basic Course comes with two color strips; one fits a piano or keyboard with full-size keys and the other fits a keyboard with mini keys like the Casio SA-75. Both strips come on one 8 ½ x 11 card. The card is perforated where the two strips separate. Once the strips are separated the strip with the Piano for Preschoolers logo goes on a keyboard with mini-keys and the other one fits a piano or keyboard with full-size keys.

Lesson One in the Parent/Teacher Guide shows exactly where to place the color strip on your piano or keyboard. It describes how to find middle C and align the green space on the color strip with that key. The colors on the color strip correspond with the notes in the music book and guide the children to the correct key for each note.

It is a very important distinction that the color strip sits behind the keys rather than putting stickers or labels on the keys themselves. Children are able to transition easily from Piano for Preschoolers to further study because they have learned from the very start to read where a note is on the musical staff and which key plays that particular note.

In the beginning, the color guides them and allows them to play songs they recognize right away. This success motivates them to continue learning. However, the whole time they are reading notes on the appropriate line or space (they’re just different colors) and they are seeing and feeling the keys of the piano or keyboard. (Stickers don’t cover them.)

For a child to master beginning piano concepts they have to learn to read music. To receive all the benefits of early music instruction children need to actually learn to play the piano. Piano for Preschoolers gives parents the confidence to teach this terrific skill even if they don't have any musical background. Our Basic Course equips parents with all the tools they need. This engaging and fun method encourages both parent and child as they learn. That’s why kids as young as three years old are learning to play the piano and having a ton of fun with Piano for Preschoolers. 0 comments