Piano Book for Adult Beginners

This book is amazing. I bought it as someone who loves the piano but could barely play chopsticks and now a few months later I can play portions of amazing songs and I can actually read music. You have to put the work in. You have to read the instructions, sometimes rely on the videos provided but this is amazing and im having so much fun. I love this book. Thanks so much. Im about halfway through and I cant wait to try the next one.

Great so far. I like how it starts with the absolute basics. Highly recommended. 😃

Very good for beginners like me. Very easy to read and practice but I’m giving 4 star for the book condition. I always love to read brand new books. I don’t wanna return for this though.

I got this book because my mom was going to give away her keyboard and I took it to my house even though I’ve had no formal lessons. I can read music and play some very basic songs, but with no sense of what I’m actually doing. This book starts at the very beginning and I’ve taken the time to read through every word and watch every video even if it’s something I already know. I’m a little more than halfway through and already feel way more knowledgeable and skilled. I never understood how pianists could play all those notes with just 10 fingers, and figured my hands were too small to ever do it, but I was wrong! There is an art to finger placement, and this book teaches and guides it. The pace of the book is great, it gradually gets more complex, and in an order that makes sense to me. One piece of advice I have for anyone who gets this book is PRACTICE! Sure, I can sloppily get through some of the songs with no metronome, but I won’t move on until I feel like I have perfected a piece, timing and all. I practice every day, and can feel the muscles in my hands learning. Often, I tell myself I’ll practice for 20 minutes, and the next thing I know and hour+ has passed.

Easy to learn.

Bought this for teenage daughter to learn piano. She loves it. Easy to follow lessons.

I don't particularly appreciate giving things bad reviews, especially if I did learn something from it. So, do I think this is a good book you can learn something from? Yes, there is definitely a lot of good things to learn from this book, But would I recommend it to someone who is just learning to play the piano? NO. The reason for that is that although there are many songs in the book, it would help even more if I had an idea where I could find an example that I can listen to of every song the book is trying to teach me, that way I can practice while I hear them at the same time. I am someone who wants to learn from 0, not only it goes kind of fast, but how could I double-check If what I'm playing matches the real song. That's about my only complaint about the book. Again i don't want to discourage anyone from picking up this book as I do think is good, this is only feedback on the hope that whoever is selling this book realizes what they could do better for those who would purchase this book in the future. I am not getting paid or anything for what I am about to say, I'm just a regular customer but if someone wants to compare this book to another I suggest you compare it to "Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Course, Book 1" That's how I realized what one book is doing better over the other, in Alfred's songs you will find where you can find them in youtube (by name, page of the book in which the songs are located).

Just starting, looks good so far.

Progresión lógica y fácil de seguir

Just startes piano from scratch as an adult. Bought this as I didn't feel like I was making much progress with my other book. This book has step by step exercises and progressions to teach basic theory and get you comfortable with hand positions and reading music. It then gives plenty of sheet music but has guidance for each which is super helpful. Wound absolutely recommend to other beginners.

Easy to follow, but still a serious teaching aid.

A great book to come back and relearn lost skills

Indispensable entre los numeros cursos que se ofrecen. Muy completo.