How to Play Popular Piano in 10 Easy Lessons: The Fastest, Easiest Way to Learn to Play from Sheet Music or by Ear
- 142 Pages
- Published by A Fireside Book/Simon and Schuster
Product Description
“Anyone who can dial a telephone can learn to play popular piano quickly and easily.”
So says Norman Monath, author of How to Play Popular Piano in 10 Easy Lessons. His no-frills, no-drills method will have you playing simple tunes within 30 minutes — even if you don’t know one note from another.
The secret? Learning the basic chords and how to adapt them. With lots of clearly illustrated chord examples, keyboard diagrams and practice pieces ranging from “Silent Night” to “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” Monath teaches you:
* the basic structure of music
* how to alter the basic chords for creative accompaniment
* how to read tunes from sheet music
* how to improvise
* how to play by ear
* how to create your own playing style — whether you lean toward pop, blues, jazz or rock
For everyone from rank beginner to experienced virtuoso, this step-by-step, uncomplicated guidebook makes learning to play popular piano the easy and enjoyable experience it should be.
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If you really want to learn to PLAY (not bang on) the piano, get a well-qualified piano teacher instead of a product like this. You really need a teacher to show you how to play with proper technique and style. There’s no such thing as a short-cut piano method; not if you’re serious about playing expressively, that is.
Rating: 1 / 5
How to Play Popular Piano in 10 Easy Lessons: The Fastest, Easiest Way to Learn to Play from Sheet Music or by Ear
I found this book is useless.
The author had a ridiculous idea that you can play piano with only your right thumb. Maybe a highly skilled pianist can. I can’t.
It’s frustrating to look at the music sheet, to search out where the key is and figure out which finger to use. I throw the book out in the first practice.
Rating: 1 / 5
How to Play Popular Piano in 10 Easy Lessons: The Fastest, Easiest Way to Learn to Play from Sheet Music or by Ear
Nothing here but a load of chords. Try one of those “how to play from fake books”, or the “pop piano book” to learn real ideas on rhythm and filling in. We middling pianists need some concrete ideas on how to accompany or fill in, let’s say “Candle in the wind”! Waste of money
Rating: 1 / 5
How to Play Popular Piano in 10 Easy Lessons: The Fastest, Easiest Way to Learn to Play from Sheet Music or by Ear
Easy and usefull. Just the essential for an absolute begginer explained in a plane manner.
Rating: 4 / 5
How to Play Popular Piano in 10 Easy Lessons: The Fastest, Easiest Way to Learn to Play from Sheet Music or by Ear
a good introduction to playing a piano.easy to follow but got a bit to techinal at the end as if the writer wanted to finish the book .
Rating: 2 / 5
How to Play Popular Piano in 10 Easy Lessons: The Fastest, Easiest Way to Learn to Play from Sheet Music or by Ear