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Self-Teaching Adult Piano Course

Alfred

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Alfred's Self-Teaching Adult Piano Course provides an engaging instructional experience for beginner pianists. This expansive 192-page course book with included audio CD gives aspiring musicians the tools to teach themselves at their own pace. Continuing Alfred's tradition of creating approachable educational materials, this course adapts the friendly tone of Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course for independent learners. Five bonus pieces, including classics like "Over the Rainbow" and "Singin' in the Rain," offer motivation to progress through the curriculum.

65 Step-by-Step Lessons With Audio Support

Alfred's Self-Teaching Adult Piano Course contains 65 lessons to guide students from the basics to playing full pieces. The course book introduces skills and techniques through explanatory "study guide" pages before each piece. An included CD provides recordings of each musical example and arrangement for reference and play-along. With these comprehensive resources, learners will feel as though they have an instructor beside them through each step of their piano journey.

Popular and Familiar Songs Keep Practice Engaging

Alfred's Self-Teaching Adult Piano Course focuses on teaching skills and techniques through well-known songs, keeping practice lighthearted and fun. Students will learn to play familiar favorites like "Ode to Joy," "Amazing Grace," and "Scarborough Fair. By basing lessons around recognizable melodies, the course fosters motivation to continue progressing to more advanced pieces.

A Lifetime of Skills in One Convenient Package

Alfred's Self-Teaching Adult Piano Course provides all the resources needed to establish a lifetime of piano skills. The course book offers a comprehensive curriculum to take students from beginner to intermediate level. With the included audio CD, learners can play along, hear how pieces should sound, and check their progress. For a fun, engaging and self-motivated way to learn piano, Alfred's Self-Teaching Adult Piano Course is an unparalleled resource.

Alfred Alfred's Self-Teaching Adult Piano Course

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  • Contributors: Willard A. Palmer and Morton Manus
  • Instrument: Piano
  • Page count: 192
  • ISBN: 0739052055

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  1. It'll take you a year to play like in the video.1
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  1. I've been playing 4 months, no teacher1
  • Highly recommending it

    5

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    submitted9 months ago

    byLidia

    fromNew Jersey

    Submitted as part of a sweepstakes

    I bought this book for my daughter. She would like to teach herself how to play piano. Now we just have to pray to win the lottery so we can afford that instrument #sweepstakes

  • INTERESTING

    5

    submitted2 years ago

    byOscar

    fromSan Bernardino, CA

    If you are looking for a self teaching course this one and the one by Fabers are your two best choices. You should also buy a sight reading book and one another book to strengthen your fingers.

  • Adult trying to learn Piano later in life.

    5

    submitted6 years ago

    byPK63015

    fromPennsylvania

    This Book and CD are very easy to read and follow, My problem is that my Left Hand and Right do not work in Tandem. This is what I have to work on, it is not the fault of the boom :)

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