How To Play Piano: A Complete Guide for Absolute Beginners
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New from Amazon #1 best-selling music author Ben Parker !
How To Play Piano: A Complete Guide for Absolute Beginners is the perfect introduction to the piano, and ideal for the absolute beginner getting started with their first instrument.
With absolutely no musical knowledge required, this simple yet comprehensive guide is perfect for beginners of all ages.
*Easy to follow instructions and illustrations
*Simple exercises to follow and practice
*Learn at your own pace
*Fun and easy songs, chords and tunes to play
*Learn how to read and understand music notes and symbols
*Tons of playing tips and techniques
*Simply follow the tips and lessons in the book and you’ll be playing piano in no time!
Ben Parker is an established professional musician, songwriter and producer with over 10 years of musical teaching experience. His bestselling series of music tuition books for adults and children include Ukulele, Guitar, Harmonica, Banjo, Piano and Keyboard. He also tutors actors for fi lm and television — his credits include The John Lennon biopic ‘Nowhere Boy’, Robert Pattinson drama ‘Bel Ami’ and hit television show ‘Skins’. He also fronts his own band Chains, and develops young artists for major record labels.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Kyle Craig Publishing (16 Dec. 2013) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 48 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 190870716X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1908707161 |
| Dimensions | 21.59 x 0.28 x 27.94 cm |
by rob brion
I am all fingers and thumbs, which should be good for the piano right…… hmmm… This really is a beginner guide – very steady introduction finger by finger, so great. Now if only I could count and find the keys at the same time!
I am enjoying learning, and this is a useful book to get me going.
by Shazza
Requested by the school but seems easy enough for my 8 year old to understand and use for his piano lessons.
by Danilo
If you want to learn the piano, there are several books out there to teach you how to so, but I won’t speak about those, I will speak about this one right here, that you stumbled upon. First off, if you enjoy and are aching to learn music, you will inevitably love this book, because it allows you to start playing not long after the introduction. It gives very important advice at the beginning, which must be taken seriously – give this book at least 15 minutes a day, because this will eventually amount to a great performer with confidence, rather than straining yourself for an hour in unmeasured days and see barely any results, and end up giving up ultimately. It’s important that you realize that the act of playing is above every technical aspect – this will build and develop your muscle memory – which allows you to play more deftly, if you work gradually, slowly and intently, thus helping you to become a master of tunes, or in proper terms, comfortable. You just have to be persistent.
I had so much fun learning how to finally read and play and therefore, will purchase the intermediate book, if there is such a version.
Also: it’s important that you don’t rely on the notes present on the sheet. Use them as guidelines to know what to play. After you memorize a sheet section, practice playing without looking at it. If you are looking to become a musician, this will help you hearing the patterns, and consequently, translating them into your own music.
Thanks for reading
by Felicity Spence
Great book – thanks
by Dean Stockwell
Great product and great service
by Ellie Ainsley
I have learnt the odd song on piano previously but I’ve never learnt any of the technical parts about hand positions and have never read bass clef before, only treble. This book was really great for gradually building up the movements and timing, the only thing I would say that is that it is very short and it took me only a couple of days to complete it and be able to play the songs. It is a good book though, and I would recommend it as it has good explanations and is easy to follow
by Clare Scott
Music teacher had to change a few things as it was American symbols not english
by Corinne Rigby
When I started the book I had this impression in my mind – those notes are played with those fingers/thumb. It’s not the case & confused me when it told me to play a different note with that finger/thumb. Also, I felt, not enough different practice songs for the stage I was at and I also wrote the notes in to help me better.