I have been teaching piano for many years, and throughout those years I have had the opportunity to teach from a variety of different methods and supplemental piano books. I’ve gone out of my way to sample varying methods in order to make educated decisions about the best books to use when teaching my students. I am thrilled to be able to create this list of my absolute favorite books here- for you to browse. I do believe that “content is king”, and have seen students’ interest and enthusiasm grow immensely when they are given a book that really speaks to them. I use things like Notespeller coloring books, and dot-to-dot books using the musical staff as a fun supplement to method books. I use Disney books for kids who are a fan of Disney music, and movie scores for the movie lovers. There is so much fun music out there and I think it is important to follow the interest. Because of this, none of my lesson plans are the same. I also believe that all students have different learning styles, and do my best to direct students to books I believe will be the best fit for them. As as Amazon Associate, I earn for qualifying purchases. I love this system because I can use the income to buy more stickers, notebooks, binders, and even more books to try out for the students!
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John Thompson Books
1) Teaching Little Fingers to Play
Dozen A Day Exercise Books
7) Dozen A Day- Preparatory Book
Piano Adventures (by Faber)
12) My First Piano Adventure Book A(for young beginner)
13) My First Piano Adventure Book B (for young beginner)
14) My First Piano Adventure Book C (for young beginner)
15) Piano Adventures- Primer Lesson Book
16) Piano Adventures- Lesson Book 1
17) Piano Adventures- Lesson Book 2A
18) Piano Adventures- Lesson Book 2B
19) Piano Adventures- Lesson Book 3A
20) Piano Adventures- Lesson Book 3B
21) Piano Adventures- Lesson Book 4
22) Piano Adventures- Lesson Book 5
Faber- Fun Supplemental Material
24) Disney- Level 1
25) Disney- Level 2A
26) Disney- Level 2B
28) Disney- Level 4
33) Christmas 3A/B
34) Christmas 4
Fun Movie Music
35) Star Wars (beginner with optional teacher duets)
36) Star Wars Beginning Piano Solo Music
38) Pirates of the Caribbean (beginner with optional Teacher Duets)
Sight Reading Books
39) John Schaum Sight Reading Level 1
40) John Schaum Sight Reading Level 2
Bastien Coloring Book Notespellers and Dot-to-Dot Books
41) Coloring Book Notespeller 1
42) Coloring Book Notespeller 2
43) Dot-to-Dot Notespeller Book 1
44) Dot-to-Dot Notespeller Book 2
Hal Leonard Notespellers and lesson books
45) Hal Leonard Notespeller Book 1
46) Hal Leonard Notespeller Book 2
47) Hal Leonard Notespeller Book 3
48) Hal Leonard Lessons Book 1
49) Hal Leonard Piano Solos Book 1
50) Hal Leonard Piano Lessons Book 2
51) Hal Leonard Piano Solos Book 2
52) Hal Leonard Piano Lessons Book 3
53) Hal Leonard Piano Solos Book 3
54) Hal Leonard Piano Lessons Book 4
55) Hal Leonard Piano Solos Book 4
56) Hal Leonard Piano Lessons Book 5
57) Hal Leonard Piano Solos Book 5
Music from cultures around the world
58) Teaching Little Fingers to Play Songs from Many Lands
59) Teaching Little Fingers to Play Jewish Favorites
60) Teaching Little Fingers to Play More Jewish Songs
61) Chordtime Piano- Jewish Favorites Level 2B
62) Native American Songs for Piano Solo
63) Music from China Primer level
67) Music from China Level 3A-3B
The Beatles
69) Teaching Little Fingers to Play the Beatles- beginner book
70) The Beatles Super Easy Songbook
Classical Music
72) Classical Themes (Book 2)
Celebration Series- Robert D. Vandall
74) Celebrated Piano Solos Book 1
75) Celebrated Piano Solos Book 2
76) Celebrated Piano Solos Book 3
77) Celebrated Piano Solos Book 4
78) Celebrated Piano Solos Book 5
79) Celebrated Piano Duets Book 1
80) Celebrated Piano Duets Book 2
81) Celebrated Piano Duets Book 3
82) Celebrated Piano Duets Book 4
83) Celebrated Piano Duets Book 5
Theory Books
84) Hal Leonard Theory Level 1
85) Hal Leonard Theory Level 2
86) Hal Leonard Theory Level 3