Alfreds Basic Piano Library, Duet Book 2: Learn How to Play Piano with this Esteemed Method

I have been a pianist for the last 25 years, and my 5 year old daughter decided she wanted to learn. We don't have any instructors in our city, so I decided I could teach her in the beginning.

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I remembered using the Alfred books when I began lessons, so I was happy to see they were still in print! They are meant to go together. The books are well laid out and simple for a child to follow. My 5 year old is an early reader, and with me, she has no problem following these books.

They are illustrated and the print is large. The books will let you know when to incorporate the lessons from the Theory and Technic books, as the lessons taught will coincide and help build on each other. In the beginning, your child will learn the basics on reading music, but for the first half of the books, a numbered finger system will be used in place of a traditional staff. This is to build your child's ability to use their separate fingers correctly.

If you are using this as a parent to teach your own child, my only advice is to go slowly and patiently. Make sure that the child understands and is using the correct technic before moving ahead. It is a simple book, but speed is not key. This takes time and practice in order to build confidence.

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This is the perfect first lesson book. These basic piano teaching books are easy to follow, easy to read, and easy to teach. The pages are filled with a good use of white space. The book itself is made of good quality and I do not feel that they will easily deteriorate. I believe that these books by Alfred's Basic Piano Prep are the basic books for piano knowledge and a great place to start a beginner.

I have already purchased other of the Alfred's Basic Piano Prep Course books and will continue to purchase from this publisher. I have also steered my student's toward purchasing their own sets of these books to help with practicing outside of the classroom setting. These books will definitely stay around in my teaching library for years to come!!

I look forward to seeing what other prep books are written and how they supplement the current books!

Alfred's Basic Piano Library: Duet Book 2: Piano Book: Dennis Alexander

I have been teaching private piano lessons for 15 years and I am delighted with the Alfred series. This book specifically has quite a few songs that the kids will recognize. It starts by introducing the dotted quarter not, which is often difficult for students. It ends with great coverage of the primary chords, I, IV, V7. I love the approach Alfred takes to introducing those chords, then using them so much for the accompaniment. At first the kids are always very confused by it, but by the end of the book, they recognize them easily in all their pieces and can name them without any trouble.

Be aware that some of the supplements in the series are substantially harder than the corresponding lesson book. I would call myself a beginner piano teacher, as I play the piano myself but have had no instruction as to how to teach others to play. I now have four beginner students, whom I have been teaching for a little over a year. I love the Alfred method. The songs coordinate with each other, so for each new concept taught in the lesson books, the student has a warm-up, a solo piece, and some theory work to back it up.

I find this to be very effective. It gives the students a chance to see several examples of each concept, and practice each new concept in different ways until they achieve perfection with it.

It also really walks the teacher through each concept very clearly, giving definitions for musical terms and clear instructions for which songs go together. I feel like the order in which concepts are taught also makes a lot of sense. Suggested supplemental books you may use as you proceed through Level One are: However, each book provides additional practice with new songs, and at the level of skill you have already achieved.

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They are not expensive, so I bought all but the first four. I hadn't played piano for over three decades! However, after a few weeks, I realized that if I wanted to really get things right -- and not just imagine that they were correct -- I would need a teacher. I found a wonderful teacher, someone who has guided me through each piece in the book, and helped me perfect it.

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There are some really beautiful songs in the book, so the student doesn't get discouraged as often happens when playing stupid, simplistic pieces intended for children. Oh, yes, let's not forget "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"! After one year and four months, I am almost ready to tackle the next book -- with my teacher. It has been slow going, but I've enjoyed every minute. But if you're an adult and just want to play and don't care about the theory like note-reading and writing , then this book would be great. I am a beginning keyboard player, still learning my scales Thanks, Hanon! With this book, I feel I'm getting the chance to really learn to read, as well as learn the harmonics of the keys.

It's easy to follow and simple to understand without it feeling condescending or patronizing. Tons of little tunes to get you exercising your fingers, which are well designed where the first bar has the letters in the notes - then those letters disappear and you're expected to know which are which or recognize the patterns they create. I'd definitely recommend this one to anyone just starting out.

It's really well done and will get you playing in no time Just restarting piano as an adult and loving this whole system. I am finding the pacing to be good and like the way the concepts, chords and lessons build on each other. Finding this just challenging enough to be interesting. I've also been thrilled to discover some great resources on YouTube with teachers providing "video" lessons that go along with each lesson in this booklet - would be great for someone using this book for self-teaching.

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