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The book, The Picture of Music: The See C Piano Method introduces a renaissance in music teaching, opening the readers eyes to see written music as a picture. It reveals a revolutionary way of seeing the connection between musical notes and the piano. The book shows children and beginners how to read and play written music without naming notes, by illustrating how to look at written music as a picture of shape and distance - which corresponds with the shape and distance on the piano.The book is particularly helpful for parents or teachers who want to teach music to children without causing anxiety or boredom. It engages the child visually and emotionally with whimsical illustrations - so that seeing and understanding written music becomes fun, natural, and effortless. Grounded in sound musical principles, the book was written to show the student that making music is a delightful process, liberating ones capacity for distinctive and beautiful expression of the soul.After recognizing first hand how this method opened the door for the authors students to learn without apprehension, the book represents her vision for helping other beginners learn easily. It shows adults how to be set free from the dread of reading music a unique approach for those whose experience with their childhood piano teacher may have been unproductive. Punctuated with winsome drawings that reinforce the learning process, The Picture of Music reads smoothly, and is not cluttered with either gimmicks or thick, technical material. By the end of the book, the reader will be able to read and play simple music pieces in the key of C Major, and recognize that that which was learned applies to all keys on the piano! The Picture of Music is spiral bound, and therefore

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