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Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course: Lesson Book, Level One

A beginning course for adults who prefer a chord approach. It teaches chords for both hands so that the student can play more than single note melodies. It contains outstanding songs such as "The Entertainer," "Scarborough Fair," "Greensleeves" and "Amazing Grace."

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From: Amazon Posted: Aug 31, 2007 Type: User Review Love this book

I had knowledge on music and some self-studied skills on Guitar and Harmonica, but no experience with any keyboard instruments. I found this book very easy to follow and very well structured. After a little bit more than one month, I have finished...
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From: Amazon Posted: Aug 17, 2007 Type: User Review Great for Lessons

These books were required by my piano teachers. They were very easy to learn from and and use for more practice and fun.
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From: Amazon Posted: Aug 15, 2007 Type: User Review Highly recommended

I have no musical background whatsoever and this book makes me feel like I've got lots of talent. It is easy to navigate and learn the basics. A truly must have for every beginner.
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From: Amazon Posted: Mar 21, 2007 Type: User Review Just what I needed!

I am a thirty-something person learning the piano with no musical experience at all. This book has definitely taught me to play, and no other book I picked up came close. The Alfred book starts at the very beginning with pictures of numbered...
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From: Amazon Posted: Jan 09, 2007 Type: User Review CD Not Shipped With Book. Buyer Beware

I bought this book with a lot of excitement and was surprised when I saw that the CD was not shipped with the book. I don't know how I am supposed to purchase the CD or download the audio files. It's a little frustrating.

I have not...
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From: Amazon Posted: Dec 29, 2006 Type: User Review An excellent piano teaching book!

The last time I played piano was when I was 9 years old... I recently got a keyboard, and needed some help starting all over from level zero. Being that I knew nothing about music theory what-so-ever, this book really helped me get started. The...
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From: Amazon Posted: Nov 30, 2006 Type: User Review If you want to learn classical piano, this is the series for you!

Like so many other reviewers of piano books on Amazon, I have purchased enough books to replenish the rain forest, but unfortunately, very few were helpful -- except for the Alfred series -- My goal was to read sheet music/musical scores; not...
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From: Amazon Posted: Nov 10, 2006 Type: User Review too slow

I paid for express delivery and it still came one week later. Don't ever ever pay for exprss delivery through Amazon! Unless its under the individual companies themselves.
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From: Amazon Posted: Sep 29, 2006 Type: User Review good intro but boring

this course is good for beginners it is quite step by step. however, the songs are quite unattractive for repetitive practing. I am looking for other lesson of this level now.
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From: Amazon Posted: Aug 11, 2006 Type: User Review This is a very good book!

I bought this book along with the Adult All-In-One Course. And I love it. In one week I have learned to play four songs and can recognize the music notes by sight instead of trying to remember the letter/number of the keys. It also teaches...
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