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Yamaha offers Keyboard Encounters for kids.


Yamaha Corporation “Yamaha” redirects here. For other uses, see Yamaha (disambiguation).

The Yamaha Corporation (ヤマハ株式会社
 of America, 6600 Orangethorpe Ave., Buena Park Buena Park (bwā`nə), city (1990 pop. 68,784), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1953. Food processing, the manufacture of aircraft, and tourism are important to the city's economy. , CA 90620; (714) 522-9011; infostation@yamaha.com; www.yamaha.com. See area music store for price.

Yamaha's Keyboard Encounters program, which gives students from age 10 and up an innovative hands-on way to develop musical creativity, is now available as a group piano program for younger students ages 7 to 9. Like the original program, "Keyboard Encounters Kids," students begin to play piano the very first day.

An easy-to-follow manual, "Teacher Kit & Kaboodle," defines the program, which also includes a teacher training DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc.
DVD
 in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc

Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology.
; a CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc.
CD-ROM
 in full compact disc read-only memory

Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser).
 with sample lesson plans, forms, student worksheets and more; a class accompaniment disk; and four nine-week student textbooks.

For more information about Keyboard Encounters Kids, contact Yamaha Keyboard Encounters Director Charles Anderson at (800) 962-6242 or chanderson@yamaha.com.
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Title Annotation:Music Merchandise
Publication:American Music Teacher
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Oct 1, 2004
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