{"title":"Merlin B. Thompson Sheet Music","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore sheet music by Merlin B. Thompson, a trusted resource for piano students. The \u003cem\u003ePlay \u0026amp; Read\u003c\/em\u003e piano book is designed to help Suzuki Piano School Volume 2 students transition from memory-based playing to music reading. Through six lessons with seven units each, students encounter familiar melodies presented in new ways—including four-bar scrambles that encourage active score reading rather than reliance on memory alone. Ideal for beginner and early-intermediate pianists working with the Suzuki method.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"play-read-00-47757","title":"Play \u0026 Read: Piano Book","description":"Play \u0026amp; Read is a reading program designed to introduce \u003ci\u003eSuzuki Piano School, Volume 2\u003c\/i\u003e students to reading music. Six lessons with seven units each are based on the simple principle that students learn to read music most naturally by reading pieces they already know how to play. To ensure that students don't just play from memory without looking at the score, \u003ci\u003ePlay \u0026amp; Read\u003c\/i\u003e uses scrambles of four-bar segments from six selections from \u003ci\u003eSuzuki Piano School, Volume 1\u003c\/i\u003e repertoire to engage students in active reading. Students learn to read music as entire bars or groups of notes, and through singing, playing, pointing, saying, and writing. Titles: Little Playmates * Lightly Row * French Children's Song * Go Tell Aunt Rhody * Mary Had a Little Lamb * Cuckoo.","brand":"Alfred Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44597812822152,"sku":"00-47757","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/6104\/0520\/files\/00-47757_large_a0bcd82b-428d-48c0-b27e-672b4a746032.jpg?v=1779254872"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.alfred.com\/collections\/merlin-b-thompson-sheet-music.oembed","provider":"Alfred Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}