‘Soft Way to Mozart’ - piano teaching for little kids and beginners.
www.doremifasoft.com
Ayesha Nicole pointed to this site in another thread - thank you Ayesha so much and karma point to you. I researched this method and I like it very much. I am really reconsidering my previous choice and I am thinking about buying this software.
But I would really love to know what others think about this method and if someone has any experience or references. I would appreciate any input.
Thank you.
Martina
This is from their website about thier method of teaching piano:
Learn piano gradually by small stepsThe general approach of the Soft Mozart teaching method to piano learning consists in dividing the complex technique of piano playing into a set of simple skills, breaking the learning process into small stages and providing maximum support of the progress of the student in each stage. Any new information needed to learn piano is introduced in small portions, in the most intuitive visual way, and only when it is really needed for the successful advancement in the piano playing. The student never faces a task that can’t be accomplished after short training, and that could discourage him from further studies. This gives the student the confidence and enjoyment during the piano learning process.
Music reading as a basis and a goalSoft Mozart teaching method focuses on the most important part of music education - learning to read music notes. Music reading skills support extensive music practice with or without the teacher, and ensure the student’s unlimited progress. The method uses transformed note and staff representations to simplify the whole music score and emphasize particular features of it. With a support of the Soft Mozart piano learning software, all beginners intensively read music notes from the very first lesson, even 2-year-old children. Different learning exercises improve essential skills needed for fluent music reading.
Learn piano by playing real music
A very effective approach of Soft Mozart to piano teaching is to enable any beginner to read and play real music from the very start of their piano learning. Playing music is the best music exercise for a student as well as strong motivation for further music practice. In order to avoid months of abstract memorizing, the method introduces a revolutionary music score representation and special key stickers to allow any beginner, small children as well as adults, to read and play songs from the first piano lesson. The interactive learning software gently guides the student during piano playing, and the gradual transition to a normal music score provides the most effective and painless method of learning to read music notes.
Development of basic skillsAn efficient approach of the method is in determining and developing in the student such simple basic skills that are crucial for music reading and piano playing. Special exercises provide intensive practice for particular skills, including ear training.
Providing more practiceIn order to provide a student with effective music practice, all exercises are implemented in the form of colorful computer games, attractive to adults as well as toddlers. Total interactivity and visual hints provide a comfortable environment during music activities, playing songs as well as exercises, and reduce the need of a music teacher’s involvement. That gives the possibility for productive training in music classes, or at home. With our learning piano software, any beginner plays in several times more during a piano lesson.
This method uses no lectures about music theory, and needs no essential verbal or written introduction. All piano learning software uses a very simple intuitive user interface, utilizes no explanations during a game, and demands no reading skills from the player. That eases the teaching process and gives the possibility to involve very young children in it.
We are sure that the approaches used in Soft Mozart are capable of producing a breakthrough in music education and of forming a music literate society.
