Product Description

With clear and easy-to-understand exercises, The Piano Handbook is perfect for anyone interested in learning the piano or improving their skills. It provides fresh material and techniques in styles ranging from classical to jazz, rock, bebop and fusion, and gives new players everything they need to learn and enjoy the piano. This book's innovative tutorial approach covers classical and contemporary music styles in an integrated way, and the companion CD brings the playing techniques and concepts to life. A full-color photo gallery illustrates the history of the piano and its essential recordings. This hardcover, deluxe edition also features semi-concealed spiral binding so the book stays open on the piano. The Piano Handbook prepares you not just to play, but to perform - and not just as a pianist, but as a complete musician.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6170 in Books
• Published on: 2002-12-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• 290 pages

Customer Reviews

A Great Book!
The Piano Handbook is excellent. First, it's a hardcover book with a spiral-binding, making it perfect for the stand. The text is well laid out beginning with lots of great pics of ancient and historic pianos and their lineage into today's varieties. The pictures are superb and fascinating. It goes briefly into player history from classical to blues, a sincere show of appreciation for their character and contribution. Then the lessons begin and they are informative and wellplaced as far as its introduction of both theory and method. The book reminds me of hardbound college texts in its quality and informative teatise. And yet the price is not like that textbooks-it's very affordable. Bravo!

YAMAHA YPT-210 digital keyboard
This keyboard serves its niche extremely well. While it lacks some useful advanced features, it more than meets the beginner's needs.

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This book is great. It does cover a lot of topics but should not be used by a complete beginner, due to its pace. The readers that will benefit most have already read one or two theory books but consider their performance lacking. There are a lot of exercises; You should take care to perfect each one before continuing!