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Title: How To Play Popular Piano In 10 Easy Lessons by Norman Monath ISBN: 0-671-53067-4 Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: November, 1984 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.92 (26 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This book should be called "Piano Playing for Dummies"
Comment: This book is really wonderful! It is so easy to understand and very organized. You'll be playing a song within 10 minutes! Everytthing you need to know about music theory (just background information, you really don't need to know), chords and scales. Even how to play by ear! Get this book! You will not be disappointed.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great Book for Pianists Wanting to "Play by Ear"
Comment: Having taught piano the "traditional" way for 20 years, I bought this book for a student who already played by music but wanted to learn to play off a chord sheet (used a great deal by Christian Praise Bands). Mr. Monath uses very clear terms to describe how to play on the piano basic chords found in most fake books. I have too often found that the pianist who learns by using a traditional piano course method, can't play basic chords or play by ear. This book gives examples of songs to try to play using the right hand melody line and chords. I wouldn't recommend this book for someone who doesn't read music at all, but for anyone who's had traditional piano lessons and can play basic right hand melodies, it's a great way to learn to play chords and fill in from fake books or praise music.
Rating: 4
Summary: Pop piano made easy
Comment: While this title is somewhat dated (1984) it represents one of the best pop piano tutorials presently in print. The author clarifies early on the purpose of the book and delivers the rudiments of treble clef plus chord playing styles. As the author properly notes, this book will do nothing toward developing a classical repertoire but will allow the student (assuming the requisite practice) to play numerous pop/jazz standards from fakebooks or sheet music.
Authors of this genre tend to avoid music theory like the plague and this book is no exception. By including just a little more information on note/finger selection Mr. Monath could have put the student in a much better position to avoid the often alluded to "bad habits" critics of these books are quick to mention. However, it's still a very good and accesible book that will have the student playing with confidence by the end of Chapter 3.
I would also recommend purchasing a book such as "Total Piano" by Terry Burrows. Not only does this book fill in some of the theory/technique missing from "..Play Pop Piano in 10 Lessons..", but it does so along with easy classical pieces and historical information that is entertaining in a much more polished package. Buy both!
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Title: Piano For Dummies® by Blake Neely ISBN: 0764551051 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Instant Scale and Chord Guide for Keyboards by Gary Meisner ISBN: 0793500087 Publisher: Hal Leonard Pub. Date: September, 1990 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Play Piano in a Flash! by Scott Houston, Scott The Piano Guy Houston ISBN: 0971286108 Publisher: Houston Enterprises Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Easy Adult Piano: Beginners Course by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation ISBN: 079350242X Publisher: Hal Leonard Pub. Date: February, 1991 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: How to Play the Piano Despite Years of Lessons: What Music Is and How to Make It at Home by Ward Cannel, Fred Marx ISBN: 0385142633 Publisher: Hal Leonard Pub. Date: January, 1991 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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