Beginner
Piano Lessons are Still in
Demand
Learn to
Play Keyboard
Learning to
play an instrument can be a
daunting prospect. Perhaps you
had piano tuition when you were a
child and gave up? Help is at
hand with a number of books
containing beginner piano
lessons. Adults and children can
have a lot of fun, learning the
instrument from easy to follow
guides.
How to Play
Popular Piano in 10 Easy Lessons
by Norman Monath is a fine
example of a user-friendly book.
Step by step instruction takes
the novice through the basic
chords and scales and explains
the concept of harmony and
melody.
Soon, the
budding pianist will be able to
play simple tunes and there is
information on how to play in a
specific style. Keyboard diagrams
make everything understandable.
There's also a section on
improvisation. The instruction is
suitable for playing by ear or
from following sheet
music.
How to Play
the Piano Despite Years of
Lessons:
What Music
Is and How to Make It at Home is
written by Ward Cannel. The
author understands that some
people have struggled with
beginner piano lessons in the
past and he sets out to demystify
music. The book's ten sections
chart the pupil's progression
with notations and keyboard
diagrams. Scale exercises are
avoided, to the delight of all
those people still having
nightmares about doing their
scales as a child!
Those Dumb
Beginner Piano Lessons
The Dummies
series of books is very popular
and Piano for Dummies, written by
Blake Neely, is a welcome
addition to the series. It's an
ideal format for teaching the
fundamentals of music theory and
it doesn't require the novice to
read music.
There is a
play along CD to accompany the
book with favorites from
childhood, blues and classical
tunes. Chapters also include
advice on buying a piano,
maintaining a piano, a history of
piano styles, and a Top 10 List
of Pianists. This book is also
suitable for anyone who has
played piano in the past but
needs a refresher
course.
It's Never
Too Late to Play Piano by Pam
Wedgwood is a tutor book with a
CD. The book explains playing
technique and music theory, a
history of piano music, fact
files, technical information and
a recommended listening list.
Pupils
learn how to play familiar
classics, pop songs, show tunes
and the author's own jazz tinged
compositions. The CD contains
more than 90 backing tracks and
there are interactive activities.
This beginner piano lesson book
has been revised and
updated.
It
shouldn't be a chore for anyone
to learn piano and children can
be encouraged by making lessons
fun. Lisa Child's Piano 1 is the
first in a series of four books,
designed to be used on its own or
with the help of a teacher.
The book is
respected by piano teachers and
the series is often used in
schools. Usborne is a popular
publisher of children's material
and the First Book of the Piano,
by Eileen O'Brien is in a fun
cartoon presentation, suitable
for any age. The book comes with
a CD.
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Piano
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Piano
Music Lessons and
Reading Sheet Music
Notes
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It's
called a piano or
keyboard but it doesn't
matter if you don't know
how to play it. Reading
sheet music can be a way
along with taking
lessons but you can
learn through other
methods
too!
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New
Ways of Listening to
Keyboard
Music
- Piano music is
fantastic but did you
know there is a whole
new world revolving
around acoustic and
keyboard music? Listen
like never before
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