The piano-teaching story book
Learn piano basics the fun way.
Spark joy in 10 minutes a day. A rhyming story, a built-in keyboard, and real piano technique, all inside one book. No piano needed.
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Piano lessons are hard to start well.
Busy parents tell us the same three things.
Weekly lessons cost a lot
Fees add up fast, before you know if your child is ready.
The wrong teacher drains enthusiasm
A bad first match can turn a child away from music.
Formal lessons too early squash curiosity
Young children learn best through play and story.
Piano Beach starts at home, at your child's pace, with you beside them.
How it works
Turn story time into piano time
Built-in keyboard or stickers
No piano? Play on the true-to-size soundboard keyboard in the book. Own a piano? Put the stickers on the keys to match the story.
Story-based learning
A rhyming story builds hand shape, listening skills and finger dexterity. Children play by finger numbers, not by reading notes.
Grown-ups need no experience
Clear instructions on each page show you how to guide your child. Ten minutes a day is enough.
What families say
“Hard to convince Asher to stop playing from his Piano Beach book to get ready for swimming this morning.”
Please bring out Book 2!
“We adore this book! So engaging and easy to apply the concepts.”
This is such a fabulous idea
“A lovely story, with clear instructions on how to use.”
Inside the book
Seven songs they already love
Each song is written in finger numbers. Your child plays a real tune on the first day.
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Happy Birthday
- The Wheels on the Bus
- The Muffin Man
- Old MacDonald
- Incy Wincy Spider
Made by hand, by people who teach
Created by Emma Stephenson PhD
Emma is a piano teacher, jazz pianist, songwriter and mum. Piano Beach puts years of teaching into a book a family can use at home, with no experience needed.
Every picture is a photograph of ceramic art by Australian artist Madeleine Hayes. The beach huts, the waves and the smiling fingers are all made of clay.
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Piano Beach Story Book
Part One: Playing by Finger Numbers
- Built-in soundboard keyboard, true to size
- Sticker sheet for a real piano or keyboard
- Seven songs, a rhyming story and a grown-up guide
- No screens, no subscription