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Publisher : Alfred Publ. (January 1, 1999)
Language : English
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Top Amazon Reviews
This is a great book for me. There are comparisons of similar books online and this book is consistently described as being chord oriented for people who want to play popular music instead of classical. I like the pace. The lessons are very well designed. This book is better than I expected and I recommend it.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2024 by R. Smith
I love the way it explains each lesson and makes it so easy because I've been struggling with the learning process but this book convinces me that everything is possible. Highly recommend!
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2024 by Manoucheka Pierre Manoucheka Pierre
A nice book. It covers all the basics. As soon as I got it, I read the first 20 pages. It gives you all the information you need to understand music, the keyboard, finger placement, etc. After reading, I started playing and practicing the basic songs on pages 21-24, which teaches using both hands using only one key on each hand at a time. I had them down perfect in probably 10 minutes. The songs after that were very easy to understand and play, but they involved 2 or 3 keys being pressed simultaneously by both hands at the same time. Now that took much more practice to get my fingers co-ordinated. I spent several hours trying all the songs in the book. Most of the songs are ones I like and are very familiar melodies, and therefore easy to play at the correct tempo, speed, and timing without being expert at reading the music. The songs being familiar helped in reading and understanding the music like Quarter Notes, rests, etc. This book contains everything you need to learn to play the piano. I think this is the Must Have book. The first day and I am already playing about half a dozen songs after just a couple of hours on the keyboard. Also, You definitely want to spend the extra bucks and purchase the spiral edition.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2023 by Amazon Customer
This book has been incredibly helpful in my piano learning journey. It presents lessons in a clear and organized manner, making it easy to progress from the basics. The selection of beautiful songs included is a bonus, enhancing the learning experience from the very beginning.
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2024 by Farnaz Farnaz
I’ve seen people giving the book poor reviews because it doesn’t come with the DVD anymore. You can find all the songs in a single playlist on YouTube if you search for the name of the book. I’m having a lot of fun with this book mostly because the songs are great. There are a few really fun blues riffs and some great traditional American (US) spirituals that are really fun to play. That said, I’m disappointed in its treatment of music theory. The book introduces concepts but doesn’t always explain why they’re important or how they relate to other parts of music theory. For example, there are 3 different types of minor scales - natural, harmonic, and melodic. The book introduces the types and explains how to make them in each key but it doesn’t explain WHY there are 3 different types of minor scales. The answer is super interesting and really helpful but I had to go onto YouTube to learn about it. It would be nice to have a course that you could trust was comprehensive in its explanations about theory so you could be sure you’re not missing anything. I haven’t found anything better, so I would still recommend the book for introductions to concepts. I would just suggest that you supplement the music theory component with other materials. Andrew Huang has an excellent introductory video on YouTube for those who are interested. Gracie Terzian has a more in depth playlist that I also recommend. The book also doesn’t offer much in terms of technique exercises. It offers a few but given how important technique is, especially for beginners to keep from developing poor habits, I would have liked to see more discussion of technique. If you’re looking for technique exercises, there are some wonderful channels on YouTube with really fun exercises that are great for training but also sound really beautiful. I recommend Learn Piano with Jazer Lee, for more advanced exercises and true-piano-lessons.com for beginners.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2024 by Michelle Wruck
This book has been wonderful for me as an adult beginner. I’m now actually reading music!
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2024 by Purple