Download Alfred Basic Piano Library Lesson Book Bk 1A Book CD Willard A Palmer Morton Manus Amanda Vick Lethco 0038081196435 Books

Product details Series Alfred's Basic Piano Library Paperback 64 pages Publisher Alfred Music; Pap/Com edition (March 1, 2002) Language English ISBN-10 0739024833

Alfred Basic Piano Library Lesson Book Bk 1A Book CD Willard A Palmer Morton Manus Amanda Vick Lethco 0038081196435 Books Reviews

• Nice size and seems geared toward kids. The book does not include the CD even though it advertises it does. I already knew that from other reviews, though. The first page shows you how to sit and how to number your fingers off, also shows where middle C is on your piano. The first large part of the book teaches the black keys. I had hoped it would teach the white first. I think this book will be a great addition, and really help our 9 year old learn. She will for sure need someone to help with some of the directions. Which, is what i would expect. But, just saying that, so you know what to expect when buying it. I plan to look into other series of teaching books as well. 4 stars for not coming with cd and correctly describing the books content.
• I love, love, love this series! I have been teaching private lesions for many years and Alfred does a respectable job of introducing students to piano. It uses an interval approach, helping students recognize where note are relatively, but also insisting on a recognition of note names. The lessons are very logically ordered and new concepts are revisited for weeks in the subsequent pieces, really solidifying them as you go.my only complaint would be their introduction of eighth notes seems a little short. I would like a lot more clap and count style exercise that have very simple notes, but lots of different rhythms using the new eighth notes, similar to what is found at the beginning of Book 2 with dotted notes.
• I have been teaching piano for 23 years. This is my go-to book for beginners ages 7-10. At the very first lesson the student is playing Jolly Old St. Nicholas and Old MacDonald which gets them excited to learn.
• Truly for the beginning student I am not a pianist nor have I ever learned to read music, so I cannot teach my children.
  My 8 year old has proceeded through this book on her own, at a pace of about 30 minutes a day for 6 days.
  My rule is that she practice each lesson 5 times. She can't get enough and keeps sneaking back to the piano to do the lessons over and over again. I'll be ordering the next book.
• Love this book. I am using it to teach my 6year old, and we are cruising through. This the very first book I used as she had never had piano lessons before and I am glad I started with this one. I bought a few other books, but I thought they would be a little difficult. I would definitely recommend this one here for beginners.
• Teaching my little ones with this trusty book. Remember this book when I was training on a Steinway and bound for some symphony one day. Didn't make it but understand its utility now, teaching my little tykes on our weighted key Yamaha keyboard.
• This book really knows how to teach young and beginner pianists music theory, and the songs in this book are appropriate for young children. It's a thin book with large display, so you won't have to squint your eyes to read the book. I totally recommend it!
• Perfect for beginning piano, easy to understand, the CD is fantastic for timing, I found it actually enjoyable and as I could play a few songs in a very short while, I felt like I had actually started to accompanish something I had always wanted to do.