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I first used this when I took a beginning piano class in College. It is easy to use and extremely helpful. It takes you step by step through what you need to know. It is very easy to use if you are trying to teach yourself.
The book itself is great for learning. It teaches you chords early on which makes the sound so much richer. I started piano years ago, and then quit. When I wanted to pick it up again, I ordered this book and it has been great. You feel like you are really playing music rather than sitting there just using five fingers playing jingle bells. I highly recommend it.
I've never taken a formal music lesson in my life when I was seized suddenly with a wish to play the piano as an adult. The lessons are logically ordered and have helped me to gain confidence quickly. Well done and well designed.A strong recommendation for a well-organized self-teaching course. I just seem to learn better that way. Since I can't award a half-star, I gave it 4 stars, so my review is actually four and a half stars. I guess that's how my brain is wired. I've always managed to teach myself a lot in life, and have a pretty good track record (taught myself furniture building, sewing, calligraphy, home electrical repairs, and a bunch of other stuff. A real plus is the progressive series of books that introduce the learner to additional avenues or courses for study once a level of learning has been attained.
Maybe someday I'll take lessons or classes). This book has been a wonderful resource, and provides a smooth introduction to reading music, which I must admit at first intimidated me. Look for my budding concert performance career.(A teeny-tiny minus: all the exclamation points lends a kind of exaggerated enthusiasm, but others might not find it a distraction. Still an EXCELLENT product).
In my high school we can take a piano class as an elective, and the book that we use is this one. The teacher doesn't have to do anything because the books teaches us so well, in the past 4 weeks I have played through 1/4 of the book and love all the songs that I have played. I would definitely recommenced this book to beginners.
The best option is always to have a music teacher whenever you want learn a musical instrumnetexceptions is applied when you choose to read Alfred booksI ordered the three books and I just received my first book (LEVEL ONE) and I'm very happy with the bookstart with these 3 levels and then go to Carl Humphries's book (The Piano HANDBOOK)http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0879307277/ref=ox_ya_oh_productdon't go far, those are the books you need to learn piano. (excellent introduction to the piano world)Thanks
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