Cahier 1 Piano (avec portées)-Conceived for Piano beginners Le Voyage Magique - Niveau 1 D couvreur with staves (equivalent to the 1B) is really progressive and includes nice illustrations which enable children to get familiar with the instrument and with the theory. The second of a series of eight it introduces the reading of musical sheets and the positioning of the notes on the staves. Le Voyage Magique is the translation and adaptation by St phane Blet of the American series Piano Discoveries by Janet Vogt and Leon Bates. The pedagogy of this book has been studied to be quite close to the language ofchildren in order to develop their interest and concentration. A CD is provided to accompany the player while learning with Le Voyage Magique offering some small melodic pieces to develop a musical ear. Janet Vogt is an American pianist professor at the College-Conservatory of Music. She also composed pieces for Keyboards for Choirs and some pop music. <>br Leon Bates (born 1949) is a renowned American pianist who performed with the New York Symphony the Cleveland Symphony and many others. He is also a professor and participated to the conception of this method. St phane Blet is an international solo pianist who decided to focus on the composition of pieces and on teaching. He is currently professor in the cole Normale de Musique “Alfred Cortot”.
