Finger Number Games for Beginner Piano: 4 Off-Bench Activities That Work
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Finger Number Games for Beginner Piano: 4 Off-Bench Activities That Work

I've started a new group of beginners this summer.

And within the first few lessons — finger numbers.

I told one six-year-old we were going to learn our piano finger numbers. He lit up immediately.

"Oh, I already know that! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10!" — pointing confidently at each finger as he counted.

I pulled out my finger number graphic. The one where thumb = 1, pinky = 5.

He looked at it. Paused.

"Oh. I didn't know that."

And there it is.

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Meet the Cat, Dog, and Elephant: A Story to Teach the Piano Keys
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Meet the Cat, Dog, and Elephant: A Story to Teach the Piano Keys

Teaching little ones to find their way around the piano keys becomes pure magic with this “Music Street” story—an imaginative way to help kids remember where C, D, and E live on the keyboard.

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