Piano Pronto: Keyboard Kickoff Review
Have you heard the good news? Jennifer Eklund recently added a brand new book to the Piano Pronto method series called Keyboard Kickoff. Keyboard Kickoff is great for all beginners under age 10 or those who need a slower pace to begin with. Letter names are included in the note heads. The purpose of this is to give an instant connection to the notes on the staff to the notes on the keyboard. Repeated patterns do not include the letter names, thus teaching students to recognize patterns.
When students advance into Prelude, the letter names in the note heads will go away. You will notice a little overlap when going into Prelude from Keyboard Kickoff. I like this because the students feel successful right away as they advance, plus reviewing a bit is always a good thing.
For older beginners and adults I would recommend beginning with Prelude. As with Prelude, students begin Keyboard Kickoff reading on the staff notation from the very beginning. There are theory exercises included throughout the book, many familiar tunes that students will love, plus you will still find my favorite Piano Pronto feature- Pronto Prep!
The Keyboard Kickoff Teacher Duets have just been released and are now available for teachers to use with their students! My students have already enjoyed playing along with me using the teacher duets. The duets are fun and very musical. They add quite a bit to the students piece. I highly recommend getting a copy of the teacher duets.
Keyboard Kickoff gives the perfect foundation for piano lessons! Jennifer Eklund has created a helpful note to the teacher in answering common questions in regards to Keyboard Kickoff. I would recommend taking the time to read it here. As with all the music on PianoPronto.com, you can view every page and listen to every piece before purchasing.
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96 Responses
Already using Prelude and ordering Keyboard Kickoff now, even if I should win a free one! Love these books.
I have used Jennifer’s music with some of my new Pre- K and K girls. They really like it.
I ordered Keyboard Kickoff and already using it.
Would love to win. I’ve just started using. Been a lifesaver for a couple of students. Planning to keep switching more students.
always looking for something fresh!
I’ve been wanting to try out Piano Pronto and this would be the perfect opportunity to start!
I have a six year old boy who was really difficult to motivate until I discovered KK!! It’s fabulous!!
After reviewing Jennifer’s music, I decided to go ahead and order 6 and 7 just for myself
I have been wanting to try some of the Piano Pronto books for a long while, but have yet to do so. Would love to win!
I love this series and would be thrilled to win a copy of the duets and extra copies of the regular Keyboard Kickoff book – I will surely be using it again!
Love Pronto Piano
I started a new student in Keyboard Kickoff today! It went really well. I loved it. Glad I found this series!
I have purchased quite a few of Jennifer’s piano pieces and my students (and I) really enjoy them so it would be great to try out Keyboard Kickoff. I find that playing duets with students is a great way to reinforce how important it is to count.
Would especially like the duets. Love her music.
I’ve been wanting to get this book!
My students love this series! I have a new students starting next week. I can’t wait to get her started!