MELODY & CHORDCreative learning

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Family resources / Music at home

A little practice.
A new possibility.

The studio’s original curriculum, companion books and play-along resources, together in one place.

Ask the studio

By Kerri Keng

Charting Through Music.

01 / Adventure Book

Build the musical language.

Charting Through Music with Melody & Chord — Adventure Book: A Step-By-Step Introduction to Piano Basics, Music Patterns, and Composition Tips for Everyone New to Music

By Kerri Keng. A step-by-step introduction to piano basics, patterns and composition.

View the Adventure Book on Amazon

02 / Audio Song Book

Put the patterns into practice.

Charting Through Music with Melody & Chord — Audio Song Book: To be used with accompanying Adventure Book

By Kerri Keng. Use alongside the Adventure Book and the play-along exercise index below.

View the Audio Song Book on Amazon

The books are designed for adult self-learning, or for children learning with an adult who has elementary to intermediate music knowledge. Check the retailer for current format, availability and pricing.

Between lessons

A rhythm for learning.

The original between-lesson worksheet sets out five practice days, at 15–20 minutes per day. Set a goal, listen to the song, review yesterday’s work twice, read the new section’s notes twice, get your hands ready, practice that section 10–15 times, then play from the beginning twice.

Use the worksheet with your teacher’s guidance. The current creative music page recommends a consistent routine of about 15 minutes daily.

Open the original practice-flow worksheet (PDF)

The original worksheet’s PDF creation metadata is October 6, 2017. It remains linked from the original school website; the routine is a source reference to use with your teacher’s guidance.

Audio Song Book / 69 original links

Listen. Try. Repeat.

These numbered links open the original school-hosted exercise files in a separate tab. Numbering follows the original index; omitted numbers have not been invented.

For in-home learning only. Commercial use is prohibited. These practice materials remain on the school’s original host.

  1. Exercise 1
  2. Exercise 2
  3. Exercise 3
  4. Exercise 4
  5. Exercise 5
  6. Exercise 6
  7. Exercise 7
  8. Exercise 9
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  10. Exercise 11
  11. Exercise 12
  12. Exercise 13
  13. Exercise 15
  14. Exercise 16
  15. Exercise 17
  16. Exercise 18
  17. Exercise 19
  18. Exercise 21
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  20. Exercise 23
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  24. Exercise 28
  25. Exercise 29
  26. Exercise 30
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  46. Exercise 51
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  50. Exercise 57
  51. Exercise 58
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  62. Exercise 69
  63. Exercise 70
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  65. Exercise 72
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  68. Exercise 76
  69. Exercise 77