Pros & Cons
Pros
It really is a very comprehensive book. The pieces selected are very entertaining and challenging. I wish i had bought it when my daughters still lived at home because the book is well-written enough that i could have guided them through lessons.
This book opens me up to full notation and two handed keyboard playing. It is very informative and helpful, though i wish some of the songs were the complete versions.
The course is a great bargain, it packs more information than most multi-volume courses out there which cost trice as mucn. It takes small pieces so you can learn concepts in chunks. Plan to retire as a mathematics teacher in a few years; looking forw... Read More
This book has a fairly unique spot on my bookshelf. Features a hardcover and is spiral bound so the pages lay flat. It's sort of a nuisance when you close the book, but great for actually using the book on a music stand.
The cd is a marvellous drilling tool. It comes with a cd so you can hear how the pieces included should sound.
Cons
To buy this book is to sit in wreckage. My bass side in sight reading is deplorable beyond description.
Highlights
Quality
This is a very good book specially concerning the quality of the material in both senses of the word
I didnt have any trouble with the european vs
As far as being a self tutor i would say only if the pianist is fairly familiar with the instrument and doesnt need to be spoonfed
Even then im still struggling with the pieces in the later units of this book
Price
This is piano course is a great bargain it packs more information it covers a greater range of skill levels than most multivolu... Read More
Excellent book great price love it
Shipping
I really got this book for shipping only so money wasnt a real issue
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I actually got it used cheap
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The recordings are available through the provided link in the book so it’s unnecessary to get a cd which is nice
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I think this book is probably better used as a supplement because it tackles small parts of a lot of concepts
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The beginning is good for beginners but it gets advanced very quickly
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Like others have stated theres not a lot of rampup to this book
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Theres no busywork each exercise teaches you at least two or three different skills sometimes all at once so if you dont know how to practice how to pick apart music how to slow it painfully down and do monotonous repetitions frustration is in store
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The title gives you the impression that you may learn to play with this book
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It is mostly the history manufacture etc