Product Description : Poco Piano for Young Children, Bk 1 (Poco Studio Edition, Bk 1) Book 1 introduces the child to the keyboard staves clefs simple time signatures note values and rests Reading encompasses notes to a 5th above and a 5th below Middle C The notes A and E are introduced first played by a braced 3rd finger of each hand This encourages free movement of the whole arm from the shoulder and develops a natural balanced hand position before the 5finger position is gradually mastered The first line of the treble staff and the fifth line of the bass staff are highlighted and further lines are similarly treated as the child learns more notes Staccato slurs ties upbeats and repeat signs are all experienced in Book 1 Tempo and dynamic markings encourage musical playing and are in English in order to avoid knowledge overload ( it is an used product )