Abstract: An apparatus, teaching method and composing method are disclosed as part of a kit to teach playing the piano. The kit incorporates special arrangements of music notation symbols on cling sheets. The cling sheets cling to a piano keyboard and to a music stand that has a presentation surface. The size of the spaces between the five staff lines on the cling sheets are such that musical notes on the staff lines accurately define finger placement on standard piano keys. The static cling sheets with music notation symbols are used as manipulatives and not just labels or identifiers as has been used in the past. The apparatus and methods do not require that students memorize letters, symbols and the music staff before they can play music; rather it allows students to manipulate symbols printed on cling sheets to learn how to play piano.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and a teaching method, and a composing method; and provides Music Cling™ sheets printed with Berry Musical(© 2014 Carol Caldwell-Edmonds and Shannon Edmonds) music notation symbols. The Music Cling™ sheets cling to a piano keyboard, and to an apparatus that is an object of this present invention. The size of the spaces between the 5 Berry Musical staff lines comprise an exact match between placement of notes on said staff and finger placement on standard piano keys. The use of static cling vinyl sheets printed as described above as manipulatives, not as labels or identifiers is new and unique. This invention does not require that students memorize letters, symbols, and the music staff before they can play music; rather it allows students to manipulate symbols when printed on Music Cling sheets as described to learn how to play piano.