Nowadays a great variety of methods for teaching piano beginners are being used in Japan. As to Japanese piano methods used between years 1984 and 1987, there were 3 major Japanese piano methods: Yamaha, Suzuki and Kawai....

Among foreign piano methods quite used for teaching beginners in Japan, by the time of study, we found the North American, German and French ones. Mainly, two teaching approaches were used: the middle C method, and the multiple key method....