Your Piano. Illustrations: Miki Ben-Cnaan
by Mel Rosenberg - מל רוזנברג
Artwork: Miki Ben-Cnaan
After fruitful careers as a scientist and inventor I've gone back to what I love most - writing children's books
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What is a piano for?
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Television is for watching.
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Ice cream is for eating.
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Cats are for cuddling.
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Perfume is for smelling nice.
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But what is a piano for?
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Pianos have pedals.
Can you see them?
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Bicycle also have pedals.
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And so do cars.
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Many people drive cars…
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and ride bicycles.
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But who drives a piano?
Nobody I know.
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Look inside your piano.
Do you see the little wooden hammers?
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These are not hammers for
banging nails into the wall.
They are very special hammers.
Each piano has exactly 88 of them.
Are you surprised?
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There are many long wires behind the little hammers.
They are called piano strings.
But what are piano strings for?
Can you wrap a package with piano string?
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Can you put piano string on your yoyo?
Who would want to?
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A piano has keys.
Piano keys look like this.
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Not like this.
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Or this.
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You can’t open a locked door with a piano key.
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Or even a piggy bank.
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A piano has exactly 88 keys. You can count them if you like.
Why does a piano have exactly 88 keys?
I don’t know.
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Why are some keys white and some black?
Why aren’t they yellow and blue, or red and green?
That’s also a very good question.
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What do you think happens when we press down on the piano keys?
The keys push the hammers, the hammers bang on the strings, and then…
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Do you know what happens?
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Here is a hint:
A harp has strings.
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Guitars have strings.
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And so does a violin.
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What are pianos,
guitars,
harps
and violins for?
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What can they do that cars,
bicycles,
piggybanks,
packages
and yoyos don’t do?
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THEY ALL MAKE MUSIC!!!
OF COURSE!!!
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But what is music?
Can you see music? No.
Can you smell music? No.
Can you touch music? No.
Can you eat music? Certainly not!
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But can you hear music?
Of course you can.
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Music is fun to listen to.
Music is fun to dance to and sing.
Music is fun – just plain fun.
I don’t know anyone who
doesn’t like music.
If you want to make music,
you can learn to play the piano!
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Playing the piano is more difficult than playing
HOUSE
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or FOOTBALL.
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Playing the piano is more difficult than playing
FISH
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or CHECKERS
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You must practise if you want to play well.
Practising is not as much fun as playing games.
First, you must learn to read notes.
Can you read this? What does it say?
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You must learn to play without making mistakes.
Or almost without mistakes.
And when you do make a mistake,
don’t kick your piano (like I did)
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or bite it (I did that once too, and I’m sorry).
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or pound on the piano
just because you made a mistake and are angry (I did that many times. Very sorry, piano).
After all, it’s not the piano’s fault.
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Don’t give up!
Soon you will be able to play some of your favorite songs.
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So don’t just sit there on the piano stool
wishing you could make beautiful music.
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Now you know what a piano is for.
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So what are you waiting for?
The End
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Written By: Mel Rosenberg
Illustrated By: Miki Ben-Cnaan
Mel Rosenberg 1978 © All Rights Reserved
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Here is the original version from 1978
with the original text and illustrations:
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Thank you for reading my book!
If you like it, you might also want to read:
A is for Adults
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Published: Jul 16, 2014
Latest Revision: Mar 5, 2016
Ourboox Unique Identifier: OB-13360
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