Method Book 1 – Sorting Sounds
Piano Skills

1. Symbol to Sound Recognition
2. Hand Weight Awareness
3. Keyboard Awareness
   1. High Notes and Low Notes
   2. Finding Black Notes
4. Aural Awareness
   1. Long Sounds and Short Sounds
   2. High Sounds and Low Sounds
   3. Same Sounds and Different Sounds

Math Skills

1. Classification
   Children organize sounds and symbols into groups based on similar traits. This can be as simple as labeling a sound as “high” or “low”.
2. One-to-one correspondence
   Children learn that one symbol indicates that one sound should be played; two symbols means two sounds should be played etc. Understanding one-to-one correspondence is essential for preschool children learning to count.
3. Seriation
   Children compare more than two things and put them into order. Students may order a group of sounds from highest to lowest or order groups of objects from smallest to biggest.