The fun and easy way for kids to learn how to play the piano! 7 easy lessons for kids ages 6 and up to build their piano skills on their own schedule - 30 kid-friendly songs like Three Black Crows , The Itsy Bitsy Spider , and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star - Uses multi-sensory learning for young children: the book is not overladen with text or instruction and uses bright colors that appeal to young learners - QR code links to video and audio online resources for students, where you can see Emily play the songs - Color-coded stickers for the piano keys, Rainbow Chord flash cards, and practice journal pages are all included - Author Emily Arrow tours bookstores, festivals, libraries, radio stations and other venues around the county sharing the magic of music with young children Dive into the world of the piano and keyboard by not only hearing the difference in musical tones and chords, but also seeing the difference — with Rainbow Chords! Children learn best when they can learn through multi-sensory means. By using a simple and effective method, author and YouTube sensation Emily Arrow has created this easy and fun book for children to use as an introduction to learn how to play the piano! Inside this piano learning book for beginner musicians ages 6 and older, you'll find that Emily's process, which follows the Orff Schulwerk method, is very approachable. She walks young musicians through seven lessons learning musical notes and chords on a keyboard through a color dot method. Learn the colors, learn the keys! Included are colorful stickers to apply to your piano keys, flashcards to learn the rainbow chords, and video/audio links for students to access for further help. Kids will quickly learn how to play 30 fun songs, including We Love Reading , Row, Row, Row Your Boat , You Are My Sunshine , I Can Be a Rainbow , The Dinosaur Song , and more. Kids can even learn how to write their own songs! This instructional music book for kids also introduces young minds to important musical vocabulary, fun facts, and the history of the piano, as well as providing a practice journal and a place to write your own music. Online video and audio access of Emily teaching is included so kids can hear what the pieces sound like. Emily Arrow is a graduate of Berklee College of Music and is certified in Orff Schulwerk, an approach to music education for young musicians. An award-winning children's songwriter with more than ten years of experience working with children in music education, an official Kala Brand Music Co. artist, and a picture book author, she has been teaching piano for over 15 years. A very popular YouTube influencer, she has over 30,000 subscribers to her YouTube Channel and her videos have been viewed over 2 million times. She is also the author of Kids' Guide to Learning the Ukulele and Kids' Ukulele Songbook , both from Happy Fox Books. Help your child learn how to play the piano the fun and easy way, with Kids' Guide to Playing the Piano and Keyboard ! Visually appealing and intuitive, this book gives children access to the magical world of music and gets them playing and enjoying the instrument right away. - Paige Burzlaff, Owner & Director of The Children's Voice Studio Learn to Play the Rainbow Chord Way! Dive into the world of piano and keyboard by not only hearing the difference in musical notes and chords, but also seeing the difference. Author and YouTube sensation Emily Arrow uses a simple and effective, multisensory method to walk young musicians through her seven lessons to learn musical notes by matching the included color stickers to the keys. Learn the colors, learn the keys. Then build on those skills by learning four chords that will quickly get kids playing full songs. Gradually build your piano skills through 30 fun songs, a QR Code linked to Emily playing the songs, rainbow chord flash cards, and piano key stickers. You can even start to write your own songs! Learn to play... Three Black Crows - Going on a Bike Ride - Puppies Play Piano - Little Acorn - The Itsy Bitsy Spider - You Are My Sunshine - And so much more ...on your piano! EMILY ARROW is a graduate of Berklee College of Music and an award-winning children's songwriter with more than ten years of experience working with children in music education. An official Kala Brand Music Co. artist, picture book author, and popular YouTube personality, she is also certified in Orff Schulwerk, an approach in music education for young musicians. Praise for Emily's other books: " Kids' Guide to Learning the Ukulele is full of fun facts, inspirational advice, and colorful tips. Follow Arrow and you'll be singing and strumming in no time." —David Greenwald, music writer, Rolling Stone and Billboard "This colorful, visually inviting book by YouTube star Emily Arrow seems perfectly presented to open a floodgate of musical activity and creativity in the average kid." — Music Connection magazine Emily Arrow