My 5 year old loves messing around on the piano and trying to play tunes he likes. So, I’ve been making these colour-coded sheets of his favourite tunes for him to play (avoiding the boring nursery rhymes!). Each coloured sticker corresponds to a note on the piano, so it’s easy for him to work out what to play on his own, without having to know note names and position on the stave. All it requires is some small pieces of coloured paper to put on the actual piano keys so he can match what’s on the music, to which key to play on the piano. If you have a young child who is showing an interest in playing the piano, but is perhaps still a bit young for formal lessons, then using colours is a really great way of helping them to navigate the keyboard and “read” music.
