Level A of the Cadenza Piano Method starts at the very beginning with finger numbers and black-key pieces, before students are introduced to the staff. The music is short, patterned, and approachable, giving beginners early success while building confidence at the keyboard.

This level follows a traditional pre-reading format but with a modern, simplified design that works equally well for children, teens, and adults in private or group settings.

Students will learn:

• Hands and finger numbers

• Off-staff pieces using black keys

• Quarter, half, dotted-half, and whole notes and corresponding corresponding rests

• Clefs, stem direction, bar lines, measures, double bar line, brace

• 4/4 and 3/4 time signatures

• Skipping-fingers (2 and 4)

• Early composition and improvisation on black keys

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The Level A Bundle combines the Repertoire and Theory books of the Cadenza Piano Method into one complete starting point for new pianists. Together, the two books provide a modern, simplified take on traditional pre-reading—flexible enough for children, teens, or adults in private lessons and group settings.

The Repertoire book uses off-staff notation on black keys, with short, patterned pieces that introduce finger numbers, steady beat, and basic rhythms. Each piece is simple and approachable, building confidence from the very first lesson.

The Theory book reinforces these same concepts through written activities while adding frequent composition and improvisation prompts to encourage creativity.

Students will learn and reinforce:

• Hands and finger numbers

• Off-staff notation using black keys

• Quarter, half, dotted half, and whole notes and corresponding rests

• 4/4 and 3/4 time signatures

• Clefs, stem direction, bar lines, measures, double bar line, brace

• Skipping-finger technique

• Composition and improvisation on black keys

This Studio License grants you unlimited printing rights for every student in your studio.

🖥️ Digital download - 2 books.

The Cadenza Piano Method – Complete Collection

The Complete Series Bundle brings together all three levels of the Cadenza Piano Method—Repertoire and Theory Books A, B, and C—into one comprehensive beginner curriculum. With a modern, age-neutral design, the series takes pianists from their very first lesson to confident reading on the grand staff, preparing them for a lifetime of music study.

Across Levels A, B, and C, students move step by step from finger numbers and black-key pieces, to pentascales, arpeggios, and solfege, and finally into fluent full staff reading with accidentals and triads. Each stage balances confidence-building repertoire with creative theory work, ensuring progress in technique, musicianship, and keyboard geography.

With this bundle, teachers gain a complete method sequence that works equally well in private or group settings for children, teens, or adults.

What’s Included:

• Level A – Off-staff notation using finger numbers on black keys

• Level B – Off-staff notation using alphanotes and white keys and introducing solfege, pentascales, and arpeggios

• Level C – Full grand staff reading with sharps, flats, and moving hand positions

• Level Completion Certificates

Each level features

• A Repertoire book with clear layouts and real keyboard images

• A Theory & Composition workbook to reinforce skills and encourage creativity

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🖥️ Digital download - 6 books.

The Level B Theory Book reinforces every concept from the Level B Repertoire through approachable written activities. Students solidify their knowledge of the musical alphabet, pentascales, arpeggios, and solfege while strengthening pre-notation reading skills.

Every unit includes a short composition or improvisation prompt, giving students a chance to apply concepts creatively at the keyboard and strengthen their musicianship before transitioning to on-staff notation.

Activities include:

• Labeling keyboards

• Step and skip recognition

• Writing counts in music

• Major and minor Solfege practice (Moveable Do)

• Harmonic composing using arpeggios

• Melodic composition and improvisation

This Studio License grants you unlimited printing rights for every student in your studio.

🖥️ Digital download.

The Level C Theory Book reinforces every concept from the Repertoire through written drills, intervallic exercises, and creative assignments. Students solidify their fluency on the staff by practicing note identification, intervals, and accidentals while also applying theory through short composition and improvisation prompts.

By the end of Level C, students will have the staff-reading skills, harmonic vocabulary, and musicianship to transition smoothly into early repertoire collections.

Activities Include

• Identifying and writing notes across full treble and bass staves

• Identifying and writing harmonic and melodic 2nds, 3rds, and 5ths

• Recognizing and notating sharps and flats on the staff

• Writing major and minor pentascales and triads (C, D, E, F, G, A)

• Clef writing and stem direction

• Composition and improvisation prompts

This Studio License grants you unlimited printing rights for every student in your studio.

🖥️ Digital download.