I have always had an interest in learning to play the piano, but I was never able to take conventional lessons because of a lack of time (and money). After looking around for a comprehensive beginner's course, I decided to give this DVD lesson a chance, and I am glad I did. It is very thorough and is
an excellent starting point for those wishing to learn the basics of piano playing. I was taught the proper finger positions along with some beginner scales, and all were introduced in a manner that I could understand - which was vital since I have had no sort of training beforehand. In fact, I can now play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" on the piano! For the price, I think that the quality of this video is amazing, and the length is perfect to keep you engaged in the lessons. I would highly recommend this DVD to anyone thinking of taking piano lessons, or just wanting to learn piano basics for fun.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2013 by David M.
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Scam. Would give zero stars.
This is the absolute worst thing I've ever purchased on amazon. The quality is horrendous with a guy literally shaking over a piano with his personal camcorder. Amazon should be ashamed to even ship this. Such a waste of nearly $20. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone. Youtube tutorials are shot bett
er than this heap of dung. Thank you for ruining a bundled Christmas gift to my wife.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2022 by Landon Atterberry
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Not a Bad Way to Get Started
Bought this DVD because the piano we have is just sitting around collecting dust and it's about time somebody used it. When the family gets together, it's sad that we can't do anything with the thing. I've bought books and "instructional" videos before, but they were complicated, and just like our pi
ano, they just sat around collecting dust after a while. This DVD has gotten me further than anything I've used before. It's simple, straight-forward and no-frills. Literally, the steps are: Put the DVD in, and press play. Extra bonus: David Brogan's slight accent somehow catches my attention most of the time. It's like having that kind Celtic uncle you've never had taking you step-by-step. I'm almost done viewing all the Christmas songs, and it's only been two days since I've received the DVD. I'm hoping in the next couple of months I can learn all the Christmas songs so I can play them this season. Great Deal for what you get, would highly recommend.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2013 by Last Glacial Maximum
While you can learn from this DVD it could be much better. The DVD skips in several spots and the earlier footage appears to be done while the camera is hand held. DVD provides a basic understanding of the piano, teaches a few simple songs, and a few chords. The content is just okay. It's difficult t
o apply the lessons unless you can watch while sitting in front of the keyboard which in my opinion makes an instruction book a bit more useful. Excellent idea but the technology limits capability. If the content was transferable to a phone or tablet so that it could sit on the keyboard during practice I might have given it a higher rating. Unlike the piano, DVD is nearing its end of life and this lesson format may already be obsolete. I'd recommend looking at a more up to date teaching medium.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2015 by Kindle Customer
The nature of the songs should be more neutral. Not everyone follows tradition re birthdays Christmas, religion, etc. Very disappointed. Plan to return
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2022 by Ms Jozi
Great for my kid easy to understand and follow.
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2021 by Eric
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A place for a beginner to start !!!
This is great to encourage a beginner to play the piano. But it is missing one important item, a copy of the sheet music with the practice songs so the beginners can see how the notes look like that they are learning too play. That's why only four stars.
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2016 by Wild Bill
I found this video easy, understandable and not boring at all. The piano teacher, Matt Brogan teaches all the basics from holding your hands on the keyboards, playing the keys and putting the chords together to play great songs. As a beginner learning piano, he starts with simple directions to learni
ng your notes A through G from the left side of the piano. With his step by step instructions you will be playing great songs like “Let It Be” by the Beatles and “Jingle Bells”. I would recommend this DVD to anyone who wants to learn how to play piano. Easy to follow lessons with a great instructor!
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Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2013 by Gloria
Too simplistic. Taught a few songs by rote technique. I expected from a music professional at least a better connection from the keyboard to a page of sheet music.
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2021 by Roger D Reeves
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It came on time with no scratches. Only problem ...
It came on time with no scratches. Only problem I had was that it didnt show how to place your fingers or what keys were what.
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2017 by Amazon Customer
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Very Enjoyable to Watch - Loved learning Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Very easy video to full with learning how to play the piano. My favorite part was learning Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. He stars with the right hand then moves to the left hand. I wish the video had a table of content so it would be easy to find where he teaches each song. For Twinkle Twinkle Little
Star it is around the 30 minute mark.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2016 by Riza
good instructor but he tends to go a little fast and i needed to pause and go back a couple of minuets quite often
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2017 by david evans
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Excellent introduction to piano playing
I was hopeful this disk would provide useful lessons for beginners, and it easily met my expectations and more. Irish pianist David Brogan takes you through the basics, from learning the most basic songs to slightly more challenging works. I found his approach, zeroing in on the finger work and pulli
ng back to discuss larger concepts, to be most helpful. I'd recommend this disk to anyone just getting started who'd like a qualified instructor to take them through introductory technique and concepts.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2013 by Shawn Humphrey
Excellent intro to learning the piano; reasonable cost
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2020 by James H. Gazda
It was a good beginning dvd but have a week or so it stopped an wanted me to pay for the program upgrade to play the dvd. This means I will never buy from this company again.
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2020 by Russell