Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Piano (Teach Yourself Series) [Audiobook] [Audio CD] Review

The major component of this software is just a collection of short videos.Based on the popularity of the Alfred's series, the production quality of the videos is not what you would expect.The content of the videos is similar to instructional videos found on YouTube.

Considering the cost of a piano lesson with a teacher, you might think of this as worth a single lesson.

If you are going to buy this software, being able to play your piano while using this software would make the experience more beneficial.

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Everything you need to know to start playing now!This step-by-step approach to learning the entire keyboard is perfect for beginners of all ages.Learn how to form the most important chords and scales with the interactive PianoView song player.With the player, pianists can see exactly how each song should be played, including note names, finger numbers, and scale degrees.The piano keyboard syncs note-for-note with the music notation, with the lessons featured in full-motion video.Start learning today with high quality digital audio sound, not unrealistic MIDI sounds.Get your copy and teach yourself to play piano!

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How to Play Piano Despite Years of Lessons: What Music Is and How to Make It at Home (Instructional) [Paperback] Review

Many of those who have reviewed this book here mention that it is a book on music theory. Yes there is some theory in this book and some of it is hard to find in other beginning piano books. I find the section on harmonic progression particularly enlightening. But rather than a book on theory, this is a cookbook with recipes for creating full sounding music out the vocal lines of sheet music, lead sheets, and "fake books".
One criticism I have seen of this book is that the style of playing is only suitable for playing old standards, like those by Cole Porter or Rogers and Hart. This is partially true, but if you enjoy the kind of music that is the background in so many movies, particularly Woody Allen films, this book is a gold mine.
If you have taken lessons, you will find it fairly easy to pick up on the method here, even if you can't sit down an play anything right now. A lot of it will come back quickly. If you are a rank beginner, this will be a lot of work. Even so, if you put the effort in learning this method that you would put into getting through an adult beginning piano book, you will come away with so much more. That said, I will recommend that you also invest in a beginning piano book and work through that at the same time.
There is, or was, a companion VHS video for the book. It is extremely entertaining and allows you to see and hear examples of the methods taught in the book. It is about two hours long and very well done. I haven't seen it around lately, but if you get this book, try to find the video also.Same title as the book.

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This method is a truly entertaining approach to learning how to play the piano. Written by Ward Cannel of the Piano Consortium, the method breaks down music theory into visual concepts which are fun and easy to grasp, so you can learn to play the music you want to play! Perfect for those piano lesson dropouts!

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