This book was written to teach children ages 7+ how to play the kantele.
In addition to educational material, it includes 18 songs play-able on a 5 string kantele, videos to demonstrate techniques,
exercises to test knowledge (with an answer key included at the back of the book, sound files to practice counting and to play along with (slow and normal speed versions), flash cards, blank staff paper, (for budding composers),
and a collection of musical games to make learning even more fun.
Table of Contents
- Who is Väinämöinen
- Tuning Your Kantele
- Holding Your Kantele
- Finger Positions
- Let's Play a Song (includes 1 song)
- Feel the Beat
- Staffs
- Pitch
- Reading Notes
- Take a Rest (includes 1 song)
- Measures and Time Signatures
- The Half Note
- Let's Practice Counting
- Counting Exercises
- Let's Take a Break (includes 2 songs)
- Accidentals
- Songs With F# (includes 3 songs)
- Key Signatures (includes 1 song)
- The Dotted Half Note (includes 1 song)
- The Eighth Note (includes 2 songs)
- Dynamics
- More Songs (includes 3 songs)
- The Dotted Quarter Note (includes 4 songs)
- More Music Games
- Flash Cards
- Staff Paper
- Answer Key
- About the Author
Songs in This Book
- Learning the Notes
- Take a Rest
- Väinämöinen's Song
- Kantele
- Ukko Noah
- Lightly Row
- Kvadalog
- Vainö's Harp
- Oh How Lovely is the Evening
- Five Little Monkeys
- The Magic Sampo
- Kalevala Melody
- Kalevala Hymn
- Ukko Dancing
- Ode to Joy
- Yksi, Kaksi, Kolme, Neljä
- Baby Crocodile
- Spider Leaf
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