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Adult All-In-One Course: Lesson-Theory-Technic: Level 1 29 reviews
Willard A. Palmer, Morton Manus, ...
Alfred Publishing Company, 1994
The Best---And I should know, I've tried them all.
I started piano later in life. Oh well, I took about six months worth in the 3rd grade. But, I love music and I sing. No, I mean I really sing, like classical!! So, I read music. Of course, you still have to get it from your brain to your fingers so it was like starting from scratch. I am in the last book of this series and play rather well for a late bloomer. I began and went through the ...
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Virtuoso Pianist in 60 Exercises - Complete: Piano Technique47 reviews
G. Schirmer, Inc., 1986
Done a 180 on this book
I used this book in grade school when I took piano lessons and HATED it with a passion. Some decades later, I'm picking up the piano again, and my weak fingers made me think about these exercises. I acquired the book, and have been working through the exercises again, and over just the space of 6 weeks have noticed dramatic improvement. It's taken a while because I don't practice every day, or ...
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Teaching Little Fingers to Play: A Book for the Earliest Beginner (John Thompsons Modern Course for The Piano)12 reviews
John Thompson
Willis Music, 2005
Solidly organized and effective
Beyond the simple enjoyment of playing a song, learning to play music is a catalyst for discovery and learning in life. Rudiments such as fractions are learned by understanding the key signature. Motor skills are developed in both hands. Processing of symbols into piano keys and then piano keys into musical tones that, when played together, create a song. We often forget this as adults, or ...
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Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course: Lesson Book, Level One 40 reviews
Willard A. Palmer
Alfred Publishing Company, 1983
Songs available online
For those who didn't find the CD with the book, I found the songs online at http://www.sonicx.com/Alfred/
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A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano 14 reviews
Katie Hafner
Bloomsbury USA, 2008
deserves the raves
Like several of the other reviewers, I was skeptical that there was a need for another book about Glenn Gould. Before reading 'A Romance on Three Legs', my impression was that Gould is already well-represented on the printed page. After all, his own prolific words are still in print. As well, there is Kevin Bazzana's articulate, insightful and (seemingly) all-inclusive biography 'The Life and ...
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The Piano Handbook: A Complete Guide for Mastering Piano55 reviews
Carl Humphries
Backbeat Books, 2002
Great for my purpose
I am a professional pianist who wanted to get out of some bad habits.
Mr Humphrie's book takes you back to the beginning so you can undo bad habits and weaknesses you did not even know you had.
The CD is a marvellous drilling tool.
Set your CD player on repeat and you can drill until you get the the exercise right.
Yes,he progesses rapidly but if you are determined and dead serious about ...
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Wicked - Piano/Vocal Arrangement38 reviews
Stephen Schwartz
Hal Leonard, 2004
Wicked Music
Great collection with plenty of challenge for the intermediate piano player. Several songs are written in keys with many flats/sharps thus requiring patience and practice. Includes a few pictures from the play, also. Label on the front calls this a "standard piano/vocal format with the melody in the piano part."
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The Jazz Piano Book26 reviews
Mark Levine
Sher Music, 2005
lousy shipping
The product was fine. More than fine. Your shipping department needs some training. They put this book in a box 15 times times larger than the book (I measured) with a few air bags. The book bounced around in the box during shipping and arrived damaged. Pretty annoying for a $30+ purchase. I received a few dollars credit for the damages. Would have requested a new book but it would have ...
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John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course Part 16 reviews
John Thompson
Willis Music, 2005
Great for young beginners
I love it. Students learn the notes one-by-one in songs with duet accompaniment. There are work pages to do along with songs to play. The book is colorful and fun to look at. The progression moves along slowly so that each concept is learned; while at the same time students are playing songs each week and feeling much success. I like it a lot better then the old Thompson series.
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The Piano Lesson27 reviews
August Wilson
Plume, 1990
"The Ghosts of the Yellow Dog got Sutter."
Winner of the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, August Wilson's sensitive story of a family's struggle to reconcile the past with the present centers around the carved piano which dominates the living room of Doaker Charles and his niece Berniece. The legs of the piano are carved with faces of their slave ancestors, carvings made by a distant relation who was owned by the Sutter family and working ...
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Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course : Lesson Book, Level Two12 reviews
Manus Morton, Amanda Vick Lethco, ...
Alfred Publishing Company, 1984
GOOD SELF-TEACHING AID
I took piano lessions years ago {now 64} i wished to start back so i bought a keyboard. Looking at Amazon for some lession books I came across these three volumes by Alfreds and decided to buy. Very glad I did. If you stick with it and practice, you will do well and teach yourself how to play some good music. My wife got interested and now she is playing. You will love the progress of the ...
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Alfred's Group Piano for Adults, Book 1 (Adult Piano Course)10 reviews
E. L. Lancaster, Kenon D. Renfrow
Alfred Publishing Company, 2004
Group Piano
It took Amazon almost a week to even ship my book. However, the book was in like new condition.
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Player Piano82 reviews
Kurt Vonnegut
The Dial Press, 1999
Shocking through and through
This book is a 5-star book for engineers and technologists, particularly those working for big corporations, but probably only a 3-star book for anybody else. (You can guess from my rating what I do.) Vonnegut creates hybrid eu/dystopia brought about by the ultimate success of American ingenuity and capitalism. Dr. Proteus is brilliantly and complexly written as a successful technologist ...
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Play Piano in a Flash! Play Your Favorite Songs Like a Pro--Whether You've Had Lessons or Not! 62 reviews
Scott Houston
Hyperion, 2004
Perfect piano learner - just the right amount of content
This book will give you everything you need to get started playing the piano. The book is a very easy read with concise, right to the point instructions and doesn't offer you anything but the basics, hammering home the key points.
You should find that (assuming you have at least some basic knowledge of music) that you will be able to play a few recognizable songs within a matter of days! I ...
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My First Book of Classical Music: 29 Themes by Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin and Other Great Composers in Easy ...15 reviews
Bergerac
Dover Publications, 2000
One of the best piano books ever !
When I bought "My First Book of Classical Music..." I was and still am amazed by how great this piano book has turned out to be. It has 29 themes by the true masters of Classical music. The songs are beginner level but the author Bergerac has to be commended for his great work to these classical piano songs !!! in bringing out the very best in each song. You will be playing each page from start ...
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Suzuki Piano School, Vol. 13 reviews
Alfred Publishing Company, 1995
Excellent
I started my 3 1/2 year old in this program and she is now five. She is playing unbelievably! This program is for everyone! Make sure you buy the companion cd or cassette with this. Also get Nurtued by Love, by Dr. Suzuki.
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Pride and Prejudice: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack45 reviews
Hal Leonard Corporation, 2006
Soundtrack from Pride and Prejudice
The soundtrack was very clear and precise to the movie. Some of the songs were repeated but the music was beautiful.
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Alfred's Basic Piano Library: Lesson Book Level 1A (Alfred's Basic Piano Library)5 reviews
Willard Palmer, Morton Manus, ...
Alfred Publishing Company, 1981
Perfect for a young student
I chose this book to teach a 6 year old new student. It's a wonderful book because it progresses slowly- each page introduces one new concept and has the child practise it in small steps. It is perfect because the child does not become overwhelmed. The illustrations are really nice too. And the print is big and spacious-looking. You can also get it with a CD that goes along with it for $1 more.
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Piano for Dummies37 reviews
Blake Neely
For Dummies, 1998
easy to read
This is an excellent book for teaching yourself piano. All the reviewers who slam this book for corny humor can go jump in a lake. There are plenty of serious music books that just shovel out the facts in a dry manner, so if that is what you want, fine, no reason to get uptight about a book that trys to use a more human touch. I want to also make it clear that the book does not tell jokes per ...
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John Thompson's Modern Course for the Piano: First Grade Book13 reviews
John Thompson
Willis Music, 2005
A classic
I actually didn't need this for my 7-yr-old daughter, whom I am teaching piano, because I finally found my old copy from 30 years ago (after I ordered). Doesn't look like anything has changed, which is fine. Easy to see why this book is still in such common use.
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