I Can Play: The Nutcracker

With a keyboard that plays the sound of a piano, enchanting illustrations from The Story Orchestra’sThe Nutcrackerstory book, and colour- and shape-coded instruction,I Can Play The Nutcrackershows young musicians how to play 8 famous classical tunes from the famous ballet.

From the The Story Orchestra series, a beautifully illustrated first piano sound book! Press the keys to learn 8 famous classical tunes fromThe Nutcrackeras you follow the story.

While other books in the series play famous pieces of classical music, in thisnew Story Orchestra format, young readers can nowplay the tunes themselves!

Color and shape codes correspond to the 14 keys, sokids can learn easy 8-bar, one-finger melodies, so even the youngest child can learn to play music with this simple method. For best results,playing readers the original piece first is recommendedso children can familiarise themselves with the pacing of the tune.

Each song includesan enchanting illustration and description of the part of the story that the music is telling, along with playing tips. All the favorite characters from The Nutcracker story are there toencourage young musiciansas they play their first notes withthe sound of apiano.

I Can Play: The Nutcracker

1. Grandfathers Dance
2. Claras Dream
3. Waltz of the Snowflakes
4. Russian Dance
5. Dance of the Reed Flutes
6. Waltz of the Flowers
7. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
8. Finale

Readers shouldpress firmlyon the pages to activate the keys, encouraging them toexplore the possibilities of making music!