{"product_id":"the-musical-looking-glass-hollie-thomas-9781959675129","title":"The Musical Looking Glass: Note-Reading \u0026 Early Piano Fluency Through Singing, Guided Discovery, and Creative Play","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Musical Looking Glass is designed to build musical understanding for musicians of all instruments through solfege singing and piano keyboard fluency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNovice musicians without a piano background face a variety of apparent puzzles: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Why is B to C a half step, when F to G is a whole step?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Why are there two note names between G and A, but only one note?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How is an arpeggio the same as a chord? (And what exactly is a chord?)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe piano offers a visual clarity for understanding music theory which is unrivaled by any other instrument. Even a basic piano knowledge brings transparency to concepts such as note names, intervals, and chords. This understanding is essential for players of not only melody instruments - e.g. strings and winds - but also of other harmony instruments such as guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this method, young players journey into the heart of music as a language. Rather than confronting the math and memorization of traditional theory instruction, students enjoy a rich playground to explore sounds, discover the hidden relationships of melody and harmony, and begin speaking the language of music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Musical Looking Glass equips musicians of all ages for a lifetime of joyful and creative music-making.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eALL INSTRUMENTS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e76 full-color pages 25 full-page illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hollie Thomas,Elise Winters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1959675125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781959675129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kaleidoscopes for Violin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 11.00w x 0.20d","brand":"Hollie Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743060406527,"sku":"9781959675129","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-musical-looking-glass-hollie-thomas-9781959675129","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}