Just seen this : well done Cyrilla and all involved in the publication

Aww...thanks, noodle and barry!

I shall very much look forward to adding that to my collection in due course, although the Beginners Big Book is sitting at my piano teacher's house at the moment for her to have a good look at it and to use it with her teacher's handbook.

EDIT: My one-click finger on Amazon couldn't help itself; books soon to be despatched.

Got mine this just now! It looks great. I'm really looking forward to using this during the year. The methodologies are so logical in these books and they just work a treat! Can't wait to see my kiddies making more big leaps this year.

Big congratulations Cyrilla! I hope the work is going well on the next one!

Awww!!!

Thanks, pianodub !

SO overworked at the moment but just managed to plan Lesson 15 of the next book...now to find two hours in which to write it up...

I just received my copies of the new Level 2 Big Book - aw, it looks GORGEOUS! The person who does our illustrations (Karen Lamb) has done some really beautiful new ones for this book.

Just as I expected; yet another beautiful Jolly Big Book and Handbook. I was not quite expecting to use it yet. It was delivered to work. The first hearing I was due to attend was cancelled and I had a two hour wait before my next one. The MD asked me if I would entertain a two year old (3 in October) as her father needed to bring her to work. She was rather shy and would not say a word until I thought, "Ah. Let's open my parcel." On showing her the first picture, there was an immediate response and a lighting up of the face when I asked her what she could see. She said "hearts". I said to her that in music we have beats and then showed her what I meant by reciting "Bobby Bingo" and tapping the beats. After all I wasn't going to sing it in my office. I sat on the floor in my office (in my suit) showing this delightful little girl some other pages and saying the words to her. She told me what she could see in the pictures and always included "hearts". Then I got excited and saw "Hot Cross Buns in it" and I was telling two colleagues about solfa. One of the guys said, "Sulphar" is a chemical. You can't give that to children. I then demonstrated in a low voice using the signs. This edition for children aged 6 to 9 was certainly a hit with a rising three year old.

oh oh oh! what an opportunity! fantastic.

WOW!!!!

Delighted to hear about this, PianoNotes!!!

Slightly off-topic...when I did a day with teenagers on the York Youth Choir Easter Course this year, apparently one of them wrote in his evaluation how much he had enjoyed learning about 'sulphur'...

... atomic sulphur, of course!

Oh no!! Out of stock on Amazon!

You could order it direct from the publishers, Jolly Learning - 020 8501 0405.

Express Yourself, I thought you were expressing dismay at Amazon being out of stock of atomic sulphar. I have just woken up and clicked.

Well they haven't got any of that either!!

LOL!!!

Glad to see big plan no. 1 continue to make progress with *gulp* me in a promo video...

Lol - I loved that video!! And your guest appearance!!

That barry-clari gets everywhere!!!

http://www.facebook.com/#!/video/video...43&comments

But I don't want ANY more videos with me in!

But I've got such wonderful footage of you in action! I can't deprive the world of that.

Congratulations Cyrilla. I really hope that your book is able to make a difference to the music teaching in schools.

Same from me, too

Thanks guys. Much appreciated.

Btw if you can't access the link because you're not on facebook the Jolly Music video is now on youtube.

Muffinmonster...ewwww...!!!

The video link appears to work whether you're logged into Facebook or not.

Yes, I was suprised that I managed to see it. And it was lovely! Next question for Cyrilla - where do you get all those nicely behaved children? By comparison mine are little monsters - despite my "how dare you do that" stare!! Perhaps it the latin temperament down here!!

LOL Aquarelle!!!

Actually they're just a lovely class (Year 2 - 6/7 year-olds) - and I have a fantastic line in Paddington Stares anyway (hardly ever do I get anyone play up).

Thank you for your kind comments!!

Just wanted to add my (slightly late) congrats on the books Cyrilla. I'm starting up some pre-piano classes in September and bought the Beginners book to help give me some ideas. I absolutely love it and cannot wait to try it all out with the kids Also looking forward to getting the next level!

I've just caught up with these. I wish more people were aware of them Cyrilla.

Congratulations!

Thank you!! Hope you find using it easy/interesting/helpful - oh, and fun! Levels 1 and 2 are (obviously!) continuations of the Beginners' Level. Level 3 is being edited at the moment (just finished proof-reading it today..*mops brow*) and should be out by January. We've just started writing Level 4...




Thank you!

I believe Cyrilla wanted this thread dug out of the archives...

I've used the Beginner book with ds1 and a couple of his friends. They absolutely loved it. Since then he has started piano lessons (few months before his 5th birthday) and he's whizzing through My First Piano Adventures. I'm sure it's because of the excellent preparation.

Now I'm doing it with ds2 (age 3) and again, they love it!

Well not only is it out, but it has been winning all sorts of prizes.

It is one of those things that has a 'like' link clicked on my facebook status and with good reason. It is an extremely good Primary Music Course and the material is very well presented.

It also fits in with the 'house style' of Jolly Phonics, which many schools are using already, and is compatible with the Sing-up programme.

I was talking with my colleague who is a Kodaly Specialist about this only the other week and saying some very favourable things about it.

In particular:

How it engages Aural, Visual and Kinaesthetic Learners.

How sound the Principles are behind the ideas.

How it fits in with her recorder tutor and piano tutor books.

How it fits in with the National music plan.

How much more imaginative it is than Music Express.

How it is compatible with the way both of us think and work as musicians.

Thanks, Baz!

I just wanted to say that the next book - the fourth, called 'Level 3' is now out - resplendent with a photo of some of Hammerklavier's Year 3s on the front!

Ooooooooooooooooh, what a useful reminder. My brother is currently training to be a primary school teacher for the youngest years, and he is Not A Musical Type I think I may have just thought of a graduation present for him

How many more to go, C?

Officially, three...but it looks as if this might be the last one... .

LOL Maizie!!!

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Oh dear. Why's that?
(if you can say on here)