Level 1 (Pre-A): EarlyStart WITH Set of PRINTED BOOKS

For Children Aged 4-6

This is the 1st in a series of curriculum levels. A new student starts with either Level 1 (Pre-A): EarlyStart or Level 2 (A): WriteStart depending on the age of the student.

You will be amazed at how easy it is for young children to learn the basics of reading and playing music on the piano.  And you will all have fun at the same time!

Included in Level 1 (Pre-A): EarlyStart are the following curriculum items: 

MNM Kit with the MNM SimpleStart Songbook (printed)

EarlyStart Training Manual (printable)

6 electronic books:

• EarlyStart Musician’s Book
• EarlyStart Composer’s Book
• EarlyStart Songbook
• EarlyStart Coloring Book (printable)
• EarlyStart Musician’s Workbook (printable)
• EarlyStart Composer’s Workbook (printable)

4 printed books:

• EarlyStart Musician’s Book
• EarlyStart Composer’s Book
• EarlyStart Songbook
• EarlyStart Coloring Book

Basic Curriculum Explanations:

When you adopt the MerrieNan Melodies music curriculum, you will receive the complete MNM Kit with all of the support materials necessary to follow through with this innovative curriculum. Children’s eyes light up when they see their new kit!  And it’s one kit per family! The kit materials are easily shared.

Also included is the electronic Training Manual for that level that allows you, as the parent-teacher, to tailor each lesson to your child.  We have broken up this training into individual lesson-scripts where we walk you through all of the steps to address the particular concept included in that lesson. We have a purpose in our format; the reason we offer this training in a lesson-script format is so you may tailor the lessons to your child. With a script versus a video, you have the option of modifying the verbiage and pacing of the lesson.  Do all of the lesson or do a fifth of the lesson!  It’s up to you and your child to decide what works for the two of you. The lesson-scripts are available in an electronic format so you can download them, print them, and make notes during your lessons.

Each level of the program has at least three core books: a Musician’s Book which addresses music theory in a fun and accessible way, a Composer’s Book where your young musician is guided to compose music to play, enjoy, and reinforce learning of the music notation system, and at least one Songbook with songs to play.  The number of books varies from level to level depending on the content covered by a particular level.

Printable Books

All books with the word “printable” may be printed by you.  Should you want printed books, we can supply you with those for an additional cost.  See below*.

The two workbooks for each level consist of the consumable pages from both the Musician’s Book and the Composer’s Book. The printable workbooks are what make these materials family-friendly!  With the workbooks, you may use any level with as many of your children as you wish.  Just print off the pages from the workbooks that your child or children need to use.  You have permission to print any and all pages from the “printable” books you have purchased.

*Optional Printed Books

Some parents prefer to have pre-printed curriculum materials for their children to use.  We can supply those printed materials for an additional cost of $97 per level. All books are printed in full color on quality paper with a spiral binding for ease of use.

Optional at Level 1 EarlyStart are 4 printed books:

EarlyStart Musician’s Book

EarlyStart Composer’s Book

EarlyStart Songbook

EarlyStart Coloring Book

Book Unique to the EarlyStart Level:

EarlyStart Coloring Book:  Young children love to color and the repeated coloring  reinforces their learning.  You have permission to print the “printable” version, as you do with all of our books that are designated as “printable.” Repeated printings of the pages may give your students many opportunities to reinforce their learning by writing and coloring.