Premier Piano Course Lesson 1a (Alfred's Premier Piano Course) [Paperback] Review

When my 9-year old daughter decided she wanted to learn piano (and she wanted me to teach her), I took a look to see what was new in the world of Piano methods.I had learned 20+ years ago, and didn't have fond memories of the books I used.

Luckily, the local library had books from four different methods, and local music stores had several others.From browsing, I was most impressed by "Alrfred's Premier Piano Course", so I picked up the Lesson Book 1A and the accompanying Theory Book 1A.

I have not been disappointed.

Starting with the very basics, this method has steadily and smoothly progressed my daughter through the paces.Each page builds on the last one, and it seems perfectly paced so my daughter is learning to play without getting frustrated (but staying steadily engaged).The pages in the lesson book are directly referenced to the theory book, so there is no mistake where she needs to be.

As a young musician, I started on saxophone (treble clef only), and have always struggled with note reading on the bass clef.My daughter already played guitar, so I was concerned this might be a problem for her as well.But the "Premier Piano Course" focuses on the bass clef very early, and it is given equal time and focus from the get-go, which is different than many other methods.

We are now almost done with the 1B books, and I am still very pleased.I'm looking forward to exploring the other books in the series as she progresses (performance books, Christmas music etc.).Highly recommended!

(Alfred's recommends this course for ages 6-12, and I concur.It's too advanced for our 5-year old, and our 12-year old hasn't shown much interest in it.)

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Product Description:
Beautifully presented and intelligently paced, the Lesson Books combine unusually attractive music and lyrics. The books feature note reading, rhythm reading, sight-reading and technical workouts. Each piece on the CD was recorded at a performance tempo and a slower practice tempo.

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