Level 1B — For Elementary Students

Level 1B - CAROL MATZ'S INTERACTIVE PIANO METHOD

Level 1A - CAROL MATZ'S INTERACTIVE PIANO METHOD

Carol Matz’s Interactive Piano Method®

Level 1B of Carol Matz’s Interactive Piano Method® is designed to motivate students with an engaging, kid-friendly lesson book, fun online theory games and activities, ear training, sight-reading, and more!

Written for elementary-level piano students, the musical concepts learned in Level 1B include:

  • Legato and staccato
  • Half steps, sharps, flats
  • Intervals: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
  • Notes on the staff: Bass G to G above Treble C
  • C and G chords (blocked and broken)
  • Pick-up measures (upbeats)
  • Signs and symbols: fermata, slur, 8va, rit., accent

Interactive Piano Method® - 1B sample page "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"

Carol Matz's Interactive Piano Method® - Sample Recordings

Check out our virtual samplers!

Listen to recordings of Lesson Book pieces with teacher duets, while following the score!

• 1B Virtual Sampler

Online Activities:

1B Unit 6 Dashboard Elementary students

1B Unit 6, Activity 1 ("Faces in Spaces")

1B Unit 9 Activity 2 Keyboard Challenge

 1B Unit 10 Deliver the Letters - Elementary students

PDF Downloads:

Level 1B includes fun Activity Sheets, Sight-Reading Pages, and Performance Pieces.

Be a Compser

Free Your Fingers

1B Performances Pieces

Fantasy Impromptu