John Thompson’s Easiest Piano Course 1

This course is designed to present the easiest possible approach to piano
playing, complete with an amusing family of characters and illustrations to
help emphasise the information being taught.

Part one is devoted to developing fluency in reading by note, the biggest
hurdle for most young children. The range is purposely limited. Only five
notes up and five notes down from middle C are presented andtime values do
not go beyond crotchets. Each book of the course contains its own writing
exercises, sightreading drills, review work and later, technical studies.
Accompaniments for teacher or parent are supplied with most of the examples.