Roll over image to zoom in
Tunes for Ten Fingers (Piano Time)
£7.10
An introductory book for absolute beginners, with attractive colour illustrations. Tunes for Ten Fingers is the perfect book for very young children – it encourages security at every step and uses material that makes learning fun!
Read more
Additional information
| Publisher | OUP Oxford (10 Sept. 1992) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 48 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0193727382 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0193727380 |
| Dimensions | 0.41 x 30.51 x 22.91 cm |
by vinay
Piano teacher at school asked us to buy this for our six year old who is starting to learn to play. The pictures are cute and the first few pages concentrate on one note each time. He enjoyed using it…though it’s not made him Mozart. However, he’s got the Middle C song down!
by PlantsAndDaughter
My child likes this book。
by Katinka
This is a great book for kids. Got it for my 7 and 10 year old.
by PlantsAndDaughter
Got this for my small child who is just starting her piano journey, as recommended by her teacher. It’s an easy to read and use book. Suitable for small children
by Meixia Wang
Good value
by Rose G
This book is a good alternative to the more fast-paced Piano Time series. One note is introduced at a time, with plenty of supporting material. Details are given on a need-to-know basis, e.g. explaining the semibreve as a 4-beat note and introducing the term “semibreve” later in the book. There are simple colour pictures, but on a white background, which I think is much clearer and less distracting than books that include colours and pictures all over the page.
My single issue with the book is that it introduces the pulse of the music as being divided into “beats or counts”, and then goes on to use the term “counts”, and later in the course, the term changes to “beats”, which is usually the term that musicians will use for the rest of their lives. Why not simply use “beats” all the way through? Why create the need of a transition from “counts” to “beats”? I have gone through the book and whited out “counts” by hand and written in “beats”. That may be just my personal preference, but I think it is important to be consistent.
That is my only problem with the book. It is otherwise an excellent book for beginners who find the Piano Time series too fast.
by Jo
As a piano teacher, I have used this book over many years for younger beginners. It never fails to work well and has an engaging presentation. It moves seamlessly to the next book in the series ‘More Tunes For Ten Fingers. The progressive steps are well thought out.
by Triss L.
This is the first ever review I’ve felt compelled to do, despite having purchased lots of items from Amazon.(so good is this book!) Whilst waiting for our 2nd hand piano to be delivered, I ordered a total of 5 beginner piano books for both myself and my 8yr old daughter to learn from. This is the easiest one, and the only one my daughter wants to use – she loves it! As soon as she sits at the piano, she grabs this book! She has no previous musical ‘training’ so cannot read music at all, nor has she ever had a piano lesson. However, this book is so easy to understand, fun and clear, that she is able to work through the lessons without adult help. Although the book is aimed at younger children, I personally would recommend it to anyone who needs a basic, simple and clear book to learn from. (I have been using it myself and I have A-level music!) It teaches you a new note per page, the correct fingering, and basic music theory. However, if you are looking for a fast-moving book that will teach you quickly, this is NOT for you! It will NOT have you playing 2 hands simultaneously by the end! PS – Because of the shape of the book (landscape), it sits on the stand better than other books.