Accelerated Piano Adventures for the Older Beginner Performance Book 1
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| Publisher : | Faber Piano Adventures; Illustrated edition (January 1, 2000) |
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| Language : | English |
| Paperback : | 40 pages |
| ISBN-10 : | 1616772077 |
| ISBN-13 : | 978-1616772079 |
| Item Weight : | 5.8 ounces |
| Dimensions : | 9 x 0.15 x 12 inches |
| UNSPSC-Code : | Report an incorrect code |
| Best Sellers Rank: | #264 in Music Instruction & Study (Books) |
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| Customer Reviews: | 607 ratings |
53 reviews for Accelerated Piano Adventures for the Older Beginner Performance Book 1
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Excellent blueprint, here are some tips…
This is not a “so you want to rock” book you find at the music store chain, this is to drumming what sanding and joinery is to a woodworker. Anybody that calls themselves a drummer has this hurdle to climb, a must for a serious drummer. My 1st teacher gave me this and “Stick Control” in the 1981 when I started taking drum lessons. I wasn’t sure why I was learning to swing when the trend was rock, but I soon found myself deconstructing every song into these patterns. This book is written in jazz notation, meaning that it does not include the ride cymbal and hi-hat patterns in every bar. You should be able to play all of these patterns with a swing ride (dotted eight note) and the hit-hat on 2 and four. It sounds easy, but playing straight 8th or 16th notes on the left hand while swinging in triplet time on the right can really be frustrating. Make sure to reverse your hands after you’ve mastered your dominant technique, this breaks the limb dependance. My teacher told me that I should be relaxed enough to be able to play all of these patterns and recite the gettysburg address at the same time. This book unravels rhythm in a way that has been duplicated, but never matched over the years.
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A Classic Drum Book
This book is a must for any serious drummer. It was written a long time ago but has stood the test of time.
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Great Book.MANY MANY Professional SESSION drummers have worked out of this book, and teach from it as well.Page 38This page most session guys know by heart. Just take a lesson from one and ask them about it. Theyll play it off of the top of their head.OK – why is this book great?First: It very much gives you Jazz phrasing / rhythms in a nut shell. These rhythmic figures are very Jazz language based / representative. There are MANY ways to use these rhythms – you need a GOOD teacher to show you how. There is so much to apply this to, it just goes on and on.Buy this book and The Drummer’s Complete Vocabulary As Taught by Alan Dawson. Alans book goes into detail on the MANY ways to use Ted Reeds syncopation.Ask any professional Jazz drummer, and theyll say the same (OR MAYBE) they WONT until YOU PAY THEM FOR A PRIVATE LESSON. Well, now you know for free. Go knock yourself out and woodshed. When it pays off thank me for this review.best of luck, have fun with it.
8 people found this helpful
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One of the best
I started using this book when I first took lessons about 45 years ago and after 2 years of lessons I got tired of reading and just wanted to play by ear which I have done on and off ever since. About a year or so ago I decided to start learning how to read again and started taking lessons to do so. We use a variety of different books and when I am having trouble playing something I find that I will constantly come back to this book to practice the exercises that pertain to the problems I am having. I probably refer back to this book more than any other book I have and I think it is great for any level of skill or ability that you have. I regret not keeping up on reading like I should have years ago but it’s never too late to continue to learn and I highly recommend this book to anyone just beginning or who has been playing for years. It’s only 8 bucks!
5 people found this helpful
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I bought this copy of the book as a gift to a friend who is interested in percussion playing and he is getting great use out of
My first copy of this book dates back to 1978. I’ve been playing drums for 36 years and still find this book helpful. The book contains the basics, but it is incredibly versitile and limited only by your imagination. One can take the patterns and split them up between different limbs. The book can be used as snare drums parts over a jazz feel beat. You can take some of the patterns and play them on the bell of the cymbal while playing a samba beat. You can use the patterns as drum fills at varying speeds, drums and styles. I reccomend this book to both the beginner and expert drum players. I bought this copy of the book as a gift to a friend who is interested in percussion playing and he is getting great use out of the book.
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Indispensable
The thing I love about good drumming instructional books is they never go obsolete and are always adaptable to different systems and methods of teaching. For example one can play through the book using Moeller strokes or orchestrate the exercises around the kit to make the manual endlessly helpful.
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Classic
A classic book for drummers.
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An essential addition to the drummer’s “biblical” cannon.
Reed’s Syncopation is an endlessly challenging method book. It teaches control of time, feel and dynamics. It is especially useful for drummers who can use the various syncopated figures to play “against” ostinato rhythms.Other musicians can also benefit from the contents of this text. Although percussion notation (e.g. snare drum note heads in the “c”space) is used throughout the book, any player can adapt the figures to their own instrument, e.g. interpreting the rhythms as progressions within a scale or mode.Another aspect of this book is its suitability for all levels of players. Beginners will appreciate its “progressive” difficulty (easy to challenging) and more advanced players will see endless possibilities for rhythmic adventures.Beginners should use this book with a competent teacher, as it is easy to imagine that there is not much going on with each example.Highly recommended.
7 people found this helpful
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One very important thing to note is that no book can take the place of a good teacher. The book even states this
Yes. This book on syncopation has helped me understand beats and measures.Understanding beats and measures helps with timing. One very importantthing to note is that no book can take the place of a good teacher. Thebook even states this. I am currently taking lessons with a good teacher.The book, teacher, and practice all go together. The book has lessonsand practice sections which the teacher and I go over together.
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MUST HAVE
Must have book for anyone serious about mastering their rhythm skills. Originally created for drummers but applicable to many instruments. I use it for guitar playing. Challenge yourself and better your playing.
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With this book I can use different styles of music with the drums using most of the rudiments with all the parts of the drum set!! I bought a 27 inch Wohan China Cymbal specially for this book this is another book with Alfred on the cover like on most of his previous books!!!
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Must buy
Must buy for new drummers
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Stay with it! Your sound will improve
I would imagine once I’m intermixing this with the Stick Control I’ll be well on my way to getting some quality gigs
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Recommended to me by my music professor at school
Recommended to me by my music professor at school. Not only for snare drum, this can apply for almost any percussive instrument! On drum set, try playing the melody rhythms with the right hand, then left foot, then right foot, etc. Vary your practice with these rhythms
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For any musician who wants to be ON or IN …
For any musician who wants to be ON or IN BETWEEN the exercises apply to any instrument not just drum, find a drummer friend to do those with iand it could turn into e a hell of a learning session
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The Best Place To Begin Drumming
A best selling book for 50 years. Excellent.
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Classic
This book is eminently adaptable to all music styles. It’s a must-have.
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All music students could benefit from this book.
I am currently using this book to teach my son basic drumming with a roland practice pad. It has been a fantastic help.This book would be helpful to any beginning student learning to read music, not just drummers, since it so clearly breaks down rhythmic notation. The exercise progressions make a lot of sense, and there are quarter note guides that align the drum notes relative to the downbeat, which is very helpful for learning syncopation.
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Study for every drummer
I learned about this book through story about Bill Stewart saying that he used this book among others. This study book is really a step by step method to teach your brain syncopation. If one knows the introductory drills you only do the excercises at end of chapter. Great book. Methodical and a road map for teachers!
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Bought it for the second time
I was out of the musicians world for about 35 years. I am making a come back and bought this book again. It develops your mind into recognizing patterns of syncopation so when you encounter them, its just as a if you were reading a novel. Very effective!
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A great book of rhythm and syncopation for all musicians
This book is great study for all musicians. It developed progressively and becomes more complicated. As an educator of over 35 years I have always used this along with other supplemental materials to assist my students in understanding rhythm and syncopation.
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Highly recommend
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Thank you
excellent
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This is my second go round, used this book years ago when I was a beginner. So glad I’m using it again. There are so many ways to apply these exercises. Great for developing independence, phrasing, and all around drumming skills. Ted Reed did such an intelligent job here; he gave us an incredible learning tool.
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The best, not 2nd best …
or maybe I’m being unfair … but I first used Syncopation back when I first took drum lessons (1965 or so) … and I remembered many of the instruction beats to the point where I entered my 4th or 5th childhood at age 52 and bought the book again (and there they were — 1 e & a, etc.). Between this and […] (nate brown, instructor), relearning to read and getting my chops back was a breeze (and nostalgic).If you’re thinking about drumming, you gotta have this … which is rated the 2nd best all-time book behind “stick control” … I never used stick control but will probably take a look-see down the road.
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At first I didn’t get it.
At first I didn’t understand how to use this book. Just glancing at the pages, I was like “why would anybody write a book like that? And why would anyone buy it?” Then a friend showed me how to use it – and later I immersed myself in the subculture of YouTube drummers who have developed endless ways to mash up these exercises. No drummer should be without this one.
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Excellent book.
I got this for a drum studio class that am taking Arizona State University and so far my reading has been challenged. I personally would recommend this book if you plan to get into big band chart reading and sight reading. There are very helpful written charts that are most commonly seen in big band music and excellent exercises that you can use for left hand comping in swing music. Its a hard book to learn but this is going to jump your reading big time. Take your time with book, don’t rush through it. There are simple steps to take when approaching this book. So have fun and keep swinging. 🙂
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Important book for a percussionist
I’m still not done with the book haha. I have a long way to go
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This was about the 50th copy of this book that …
This was about the 50th copy of this book that I bought for one of my drum students. Anyone who wants to learn to play the drums should have a copy of this book. I learned to play using this book and I have been using it to teach others to play for twenty years.
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Learn This and You Will be Great
The book shows snare and bass drum notes. I practiced those notes while playing the basic jazz swing pattern on the hi-hat and ride and it really helped me increase the independence of each limb. It also significantly improved my left hand control. Buy this book and practice it! You will not be sorry.
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My instructor recommended this book and “Stick Control for the Snare Drummer”
My instructor recommended this book and “Stick Control for the Snare Drummer”. These two books are fantastic. I would highly recommend these two books. They have helped me progress in learning to play the drums and for preparing for my weekly sessions with my instructor.
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Good book
Good book.
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Excellent, straightforward book on basic drum rhythms and note …
Excellent, straightforward book on basic drum rhythms and note emphasis.An excellent book for all levels. Sometimes it’s forgotten that a drummers main purpose is to keep rythm, everything past there is important, but rhythm is its foundation. Reed’s book is perfect to set to a metronome and solidify your internal rhythm in context with a large amount of common drum patterns Ii.e. (eighths, triplets, sixteenths, etc.)Syncopation is an essential book to add to any drummers library. Five stars, highly recommend.
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Love it
Has helped me become a good drummer with these exercises.
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Get syncopated!
The word syncopation is often misunderstood and misused. This book is a great addition to Stick Control by George Lawrence Stone in developing right/ left coordination with accents. Work it work it work it. You’ll be glad you did. I had both these books in my formative years and I revisit them to keep loose and precise. I’m convinced both of these books helped with developing my chops and ability to recognize patterns which made learning songs much faster and easier. Get it, work it!
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EVERY SERIOUS MUSICIAN SHOULD HAVE THIS BOOK
Upon receiving this book, it was in mint condition and the packaging was of good quality as well. I bought this book because as a musician, I know you can’t get far without really knowing your scales and theory just like you probably won’t be good at, really, ANY genre without knowing about syncopation. Although the title is directed towards drummers, anyone who plays ANY instrument should invest in this book. It will not only help you as a performer, but also in terms of personal expression and comprehension.
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Classic
This one is truly a classic. There are so many ways to variate the excercises, I think it’s very tough to run out of new ideas with this book!
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Great skill development for drummers of all levels.
As an advanced beginner on the drum kit this book has helped tremendously in improving the basic coordination between my hands and feet.I started with the book 4-Way Coordination to try to get my limbs to work with each other. 4-Way Coordination is great but, at least for me, hard! Syncopation is more at my level. I work through both and recommend both.
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A favorite old wine!
This book deals with syncopation and it starts with the basics to prepare you for the complex. This is a medicine you must take and master to play effectively. To some, some of these exercises may prove very challenging. However, you are determine to succeed because you have no choice. You want to be your best. It is elementary. It is needed to give breath to your performance. Again, a favorite well aged wine!
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Great for a new percussionist or seasoned professional
This book and “Stick Control” are the backbone of rudiment books for percussionists. It is no less than essential that this book be used to learn or tune-up one’s understanding of accenting unexpected notes in percussion play. All of my comments in “Stick Control” apply here. Get this book and after you are have completed your first pass through this book there is no way you wont be a better drummer as a result of your work. Isn’t that what it all about.
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A classic
Bought this for my grandson who is making the most of it. Same book I studied 40 years ago in music school. A classic indeed.
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Very useful and well organized drum exercise book!
It was great to order from amazon, as the order arrived in just days, and the book did not disappoint. It is organized in a progression of lessons which grow incrementally more challenging. Each lesson is perfectly planned to enhance your muscle memory for playing as well as giving you an excllent study in note values and rhythms. I do recommend this book for all beginning drummers (and beyond).
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A Great Product!
This is an awesome lesson book. If you’re looking to work on becoming more fluid and accurate behind the kit, then this book is a must! It’s filled with hours upon hours of exercises, especially if you take your time and really work on mastering each and every exercise as you go along.Don’t hesitate to buy this if you’re interested in it!
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Classic
I used this 25 years ago, and it’s still the best tool for budding musicians. Using with my own students now.
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A Classic!
This is one of the most useful books available for studying drums.It is filled with practical rhythms that can be used over and overin different ways. The possibilities are truly endless. These “routines”are not explained in the book, but most drum teachers are (or should be)familiar with the concept. If you own only one drum book, this should bethe one! This book can also be used for rhythmic study on any instrument.
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As a serious drummer’s Bible, this title is necessary.
As a serious drummer’s Bible, this title is necessary.
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pretty worn out
I had the original book , pretty worn out ,so I decided to get this new one. It’s a great drum book .
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It’s a classic for a reason. The lessons learned …
It’s a classic for a reason. The lessons learned on the practice pad apply to making beats in a digital environment too. (i.e. Ableton live)
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Great book. Worth price.
Great book. Good for a new learner developing their skills and also and experienced drummer. Would recommend to anyone
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Great rhythm practice guide.
This is a really good guide for a percussionist. Very thorough.
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El artículo está en excelentes condiciones llegó rapido, Gracias
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Great book, blurry copy
Reminds me of over-xeroxed pages. On p. 54 –59 I had to whiteout the unnecessary ‘3’ over the repeated triplets due to continual confusion with the accent marks. That was a lot of work. Should give it 3 stars but it really is a great book. Wish Alfred would clean up the copy.
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Learning to count for guitar
Yes, this book will help you if you have trouble counting in music. I use my left hand tapping on my left knee for the 1,2,3,4 and my right hand doing the more challenging rhythms. Starts off easy and then increases. The cover is a brave and wonderful example of simplicity and don’t change if it’s not broke. Fun
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Love it!!
This book was recommended to me by a Percusionist from Puerto Rico, it’s really a good method to learn syncopation notes
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Not Just for Drummers!!!
It’s a shame really that this book is titled “for the modern drummer”.Any musician that plays different rhythmic patterns (which is pretty much all of them) will benefit greatly from this book. All the lines are in 4/4 time with steady quarter notes shown marking the “beat”. So the exercises really consist of all the patterns shown on the top.It’s a simple enough concept, but he had the good sense to write it all out for the rest of us. All your basic patterns: quarter notes, dotted eighths, 16th’s, 16’s mixed with 8’s and all varied in order and with different rests so they come on different beats each time. As you progress through the book, the lines get more complicated and intricate until you get to the syncopated section.I remember this book from when I was a drummer in high school almost 30 years ago. Now I play rhythm guitar, and am looking to get away from the “standard” strumming patterns and get more creative. This book will help me do that. It will also help immensely with learning and playing leads and solos. It really doesn’t matter if you play drums, guitar, sax, keyboard, bass, or mandolin this book will help teach you to recognize and play rhythms – and that is a key part of sight-reading.I guess the TL:DR version would be: If you play a musical instrument, get this book. It will be the some of the best use of money and time you’ll ever spend.
7 people found this helpful
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Essential for anyone trying to learn drums
Excellent book for anyone trying to learn drums. Great exercises and ideas that really develop when you can work with a teacher to help flesh out ideas and give you creative patterns to incorporate into your drumming from these exercises. Make sure to google around and get ideas and not to just read the book as is if you are self learning.
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Excellent book – interesting rhythms for beginners and intermediate players who read music
I am surprised to see comments about how this book isn’t for beginners. I’m very much a beginner (have only been playing a few months) and have loved it. There are a couple of things in here that are too hard for my current level, but don’t we all want to stretch? It has a decent range from very easy to quite a bit harder and plenty for the beginner. I wouldn’t buy it as a first drum book – but I did in fact buy it as my second. And, it’s great. t love that it challenges me and that there are things I will have to come back to when I become more knowledgeable. Additionally, the rhythms are more interesting and not as straight forward as most books that are appropriate for beginners. That’s a big plus in my book and it makes me want to practice more and longer. I agree that some of the handwritten notes are a little sloppy and inconsistent. This may sound weird, but I find that charming and an additional challenge. And, it adds to the beauty. It’s like the difference between hearing a live drummer and a drum machine.
7 people found this helpful
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great
helpful , Begins with simple exercises and progresses to more complex techniques, very structured and clear
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So good i just had to review it!
If only i had found out about this book sooner! As a drum teacher for the past 12 years, i can easily say Syncopation by Ted Reed is the best most effective book to get beginners started with learning to read rhythms. Some of my students who at first had zero reading ability managed to sight read quarter notes all the way through different 16th note rhythms by the end of class, identifying all the different rests along the way while keeping a steady kick pulse underneath. All this thanks to how systematically the exercises are written out, getting more challenging as you progress through the pages. One step at a time, slowly but surely.Not just for beginner or intermediate drummers; i come back to this book just to brush up on my sight reading every once in awhile, or i’d pick some of the exercises out and use it as double pedal exercises or independence stuff like left foot clave, right/left hand ostinatos etc. A thousand different ways to use this wonderful book!
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Good Second Book in the series
Good Second Book in the series. My son seems to be learning from these so no problems. We will continue to send him to class and utilize this book.
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Five Stars
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Hal Leonard Guitar Method Books
I use all 3 books in this method for my students….and it works well.
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Great
This book & CD was very helpful. I haven’t played guitar in several years and was able to get right back into it. The lessons go from simple to complex and the CD is great to play along with.
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Loves it!
My son loves this book!
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Very good method
I am learning music by myself and the Guitar Method books are very good, even if you don’ t have a teacher.
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Perfect for beginner that is ready to move up!
Really walks through the chords and strings. A lot of familiar songs to work with and learn. Diagrams make it easy to follow!
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Five Stars
good methods book
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Four Stars
good
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Guitar Method Book 2
I will be working in this book shortly. I fills my needs of continuing the Hal Leonard Guitar lesson process.
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a good continuation of Book 1
This book continues from Book 1. Has notes and chords and discusses some of the music theory such as root notes for chords etc. This is for learning music notes and not for Tab. But learning the primary chords by name, such as C, E or G7, is very valuable. Even if you don’t want to learn all the indiv notes. Learning the chords by name is easier to play than by tab even.
One person found this helpful
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A mixture of strumming and notation exercises
The learning purpose of the book could be more clearly defined. Book 1 was designed to help students read music. Book 2 alternates strumming exercises with reading, which could either be desirable or undesirable based on your goals. If your goal is to read music, you are going to have a drastic jump in symbol decoding for music notation fromThe first book and you will need more reading supplements. Students struggle a lot with this book
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Bought for someone
I can’t really say.
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Good
As expected
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great instructional book
I’m already a bit beyond this book with my playing but it’s a great learning tool anyway. I like all of Hal Leonard books. This is no exception. I like that these books go step by step in progression, each book leading to the next.
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Just starting but seems to move on nicely from book 1.
I had completed and enjoyed all the lessons in book 1 so I decided to continue with this same line of teaching. So far I have enjoyed the content and think it will be very useful in helping me progress in learning to play guitar.
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I like it
Helps with my guitar practice
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Easy to interpret
I have almost completed Book 1 and curiosity got the better of me so I took a quick look through Book 2. It looks to be well written and straightforward. Simple enough to teach yourself and nice to discuss and play along with an instructor.
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Great book. As described.
Great book.
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Great product
Great product
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the only way to learn guitar
Hal Leonard books are very well organized and give you step by step instruction to learn your instrument while getting the fundamentals down along with avoiding bad habits. Make sure to get the manual with the audio CD- it is indispensable!
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Great
Great book👍
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Great book
Great book.
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… lessons and our class asked if this was a good book to have and he said yes so I …
I am taking guitar lessons and our class asked if this was a good book to have and he said yes so I bought it and am enjoying leaning new things that are in it.
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They do not include the pattern exercises so that a beginner could hear what something sounds like and repeat it
My biggest problem with the books is that the CD only includes certain tracks. They do not include the pattern exercises so that a beginner could hear what something sounds like and repeat it. Obviously there are hundreds of those in the book, but it would still be helpful to have access to it so I know if I’m doing it right or not.
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Geezer can play guitar now…
I finished book 1 and now am almost finishedwith this book… book 2.Buy it and play guitar…. from sheet music too !Nice !Next will be book 3… then the BLUES BOOK too !!!I can make fine noise on a guitar.
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Great book.
Great series of teaching books. Love the cd that you can play with. Helps with the learning process. Songs are classics that have been around for ages.
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Great fun for me
Getting a lot of practice and learning out of this book. Great fun for me.
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Good beginner book
I have all 3 books of the series. I have tried other books to learn on my own and this one explains the basics better then any other series I have tried.
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Five Stars
More difficult than Book I and still pushing through it but well done.
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Perfect books for learning Guitar!!!!!!!!
These Hal Leonard guitar books are perfect series of books to learn to play the guitar. From beginner to more advanced, each book has a more advanced level of learning. Highly recommend.
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nice item
I’m using it with a student, and we really like the sound tracks that come with it.
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Better than book 1
I have used book one of this series for years in my teaching and finally decided to give book two a shot. It’s so good! There are a bunch of passages that are riffs from legendary tunes. Very straightforward explanation of tab and fingerpicking.Definitely worth it if you/your student is ready.
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No bends or ripped pages. Good buy
Came in perfect. No bends. Only thing is that I thought it was supposed to come with a cd too, and it didn’t.
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Great for the Beginner to move on.
This book is a follow-on to book 1. I like the Hal Leonard series better than the Mel Bay series. Mel Bay’s books go too far too fast.
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Good, but considerably harder than book 1
Good book, except Hal Leonard makes a big jump from book 1 to book 2 intellectually. Kind of like going from Elementary School right to High School. Maybe this is because book 1 is typically easier than other Guitar 1 methods from other book companies. it’s definitely the right choice after Hal Leonard 1 (Hal Leonard is an easier system than Mel Bay and some others). Really surprised Hal Leonard hasn’t covered power chords and a warm-up exercise up to this point?
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fun to jam!
I really like using this book alongside of Mel Bay Book 2. The combination of the two books gives students a great foundation for playing the guitar. This book offers some outstanding practice with strumming patterns. The CD is a must if the student is to really get a feel for playing the style and playing with others. So often students who play guitar don’t getting a chance to play with a group. This CD gives the student this opportunity in addition to making playing the guitar a blast! I have taught many students over the years and have found this book to be extremely popular and well worth the money.
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Not for me.
I felt like this really didn’t expand my knowledge from the last book especially considering I wanted to learn music notation.
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El libro es el modelo diferente a la foto de venta
El libro llego, pero es el modelo viejo. Diferente al publicado en la foto de amazon.
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Great book for beginners
This was a great book for learning how to play the guitar. My daughter loved it.
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Five Stars
perfect beginner book!
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Simply Excellent!
I tried a few different guitar method books in teaching my son to play – everyone get you through the notes on the six strings and then dumps you in the middle of no-where.After a few false starts with other methods I found the Hal Leonard Guitar Method books and I absolutely love them. They are the best by far and we’ve been very please with them. I play a bit of guitar but never had formal instruction. These books served as my “lesson plans” for teaching my son and it works!We’ve gone through all three (Book 1, 2 & 3) and then started working with a few specialized/focused books (Blues guitar, Rock guitar, Guitar Theory, etc.). They all move at a good comfortable pace and leverage exercises that build and reinforce the concepts being taught.If you’re thinking about learning to play or teaching your children to play, this book is a great investment.
17 people found this helpful
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awesome in depth training
just like my title says…if you are just starting out on guitar…go through books 1-3 its good help! sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet
One person found this helpful
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Needs complete update
There’s no question that you can learn to play guitar with this method, but you’re not likely to enjoy the songs. Polly Wolly Doodle, Sinner Man, Frere Jacques, Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desire, Kumbayah? I am 60 years old and these songs are too outdated and religious for me. I can’t imagine youngsters enjoying them.
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Big jump from kids book 2.
I got this book because I thought the kids book 2 and book 1 over lapped too much. But once I got the book 2 I realized it was a huge jump and that book 1 was just right for the next book.
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Hal Leonard is king
Stick with a teacher, and make that teacher Hal Leonard
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Great book
Great book for those learning how to play…
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I also like the layout which somehow seems user friendly
A bigger step up from Book 1 than I expected so it helped to have done Book 1 well without rushing it. Lots more new things to learn and still very varied and interesting. I also like the layout which somehow seems user friendly. These are very good tutor books, full of fun and not too easy.
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Three Stars
GOOD
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Five Stars
good book…
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Four Stars
using the CD with Amazing Slowdowner makes the process very comfortable.
One person found this helpful
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Five Stars
It’s good!
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Exactly!
Just what we needed to continue with our guitar lessons and tutorial at school. We recommend it for guitar students.
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Five Stars
Son learned to play using this
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good book
helpful & easy
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Five Stars
Good book
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good
good
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If you just learned how to read guitar notes,this book is perfect
After i learned how to read notes,i was given the Complete Book (1-3) It takes you from notes to chords and everything in the middle. This is a treaure. I will Always refer back to it. The Big Red Book!!
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Hal Leonard Guitar Book 2
Took 18 days for company to send in-stock 47-page booklet. Company never responded to my email concern/request. Booklet was in excellent condition. . . just took too long to receive.
One person found this helpful
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Five Stars
Great book used Ha Leonard to teach guitar and love his step by step books.
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Hal Leonard Guitar Tab Method
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25 reviews for Hal Leonard Guitar Tab Method
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Great for beginners!
Bought this for my 11 year old who plays electric guitar. At first I didn’t love that it wasn’t full songs but it’s great for his short attention span. It’s handy for short practice sessions and easy to learn from. Glad I bought it!
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Use for repetoire, don’t use for learning
I’m a guitar teacher, so my review is biased towards music education. My view of this book is that it has good content – if you can already play some guitar and want to quickly expand your repertoire, this book fits the bill. It has a lot of great and recognizable riffs, and you’re likely to find something in here that you don’t already know and can learn quickly to add to your personal catalog. (Note, many of the “songs” are really just a couple of bars with the main riff, but it’s a good starting point to find songs you’d like to learn.) I use many of these riffs in my lessons. But, and this is a big but, the book leaves a lot to be desired as a “method”. It shows you how to play some things, but addresses virtually none of the why. This stems from – you guessed it – not teaching music, but teaching tabs instead. This leaves the depth of music in this book only surface deep – it’s like learning to read a book out loud, but not understanding what any of the words actually mean.So, I’m going to split the bill and give it 3 stars. If you are an intermediate or better guitar player, you will likely find some useful things in here and can use this book to teach yourself repertoire. But if you are a beginner, do yourself a favor and don’t start here – get yourself a book with an actual music method (I like Hal Leonard’s regular guitar method book) and a good teacher to go through it with. Learning to read music is an invaluable skill to have, and will lend itself to understanding what it is that you’re actually playing.
8 people found this helpful
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this is good for the BEGINNER beginner
This was good for me when I knew absolutely nothing about the guitar. Very short snippets to play and you can hear how it is supposed to sound w the tracks online but these snippets are so well known, you won’t need it
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Fun
Most books are boring but this is fun.
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As a gift I was told it was good.
This was a gift
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Fun
This book is a lot of fun to go through. I will admit however, it is not a part of my daily practice routine, but more a part of when I want to just get on the guitar and noodle. It has a lot of short riffs to it that are fairly simple, even for a beginner. For the price of the book, I definitely recommend it.
One person found this helpful
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Very easy to follow
I like the samples. Very easy to work with.
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Kindle Version has broken multimedia – But the content is good !
Really good book BUT! Once I began reading it none of the audio clips would play in my Kindle apps. Not the Android, not the PC version.The audio clips worked fine when I was looking at the book sample before I purchased.Back to the content… Other than the audio clips not working for me… the rest of the content seems to be really good. Three Stars for the bad audio clips.
4 people found this helpful
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Different from other HL guitar books!
This book takes the beginner approach from their other books and turns it upside down. The “riffs” all start from the lowE string vs starting on the high E. The riffs are easy and mostly well known and fun for the student. The only problem is that they only learn the riffs and not the whole song. The images are all in “tab” orientation and look upside down in the book.
2 people found this helpful
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Tab Method Warning!
Get this. Better on computer or iPad as the music is embedded. If not the included CD has it all. Great way to learn and to learn short riffs.This should be a book anyone starting to play should get. The warning is you’ll wind up buying them all. :-)Fun way to learn.
2 people found this helpful
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Excellent
I would recommend this to others. The audio and text combined make the book very easy to understand. Well done.
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Four Stars
Not all songs complete.
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Four Stars
Great book now why does this one come with a CD but the acoustic one doesn’t?
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Four Stars
Guitar teacher recommended. Was a clean book in great condition.
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Good one.
Good one.
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Three Stars
As expected.
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Great product
Best learning book yet easy to follow and not under done or over your head makes it easy to learn
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No audio/video with Kindle edition
No audio/video with Kindle edition; I am using iPad.
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molto bello
libro molto ben fatto e indispensabile per muovere i primi passi con la chitarra!esercizi carini e divertenti!si imparano i riff più famosi!è scritto in inglese!
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Good book for beginners
I am new to the guitar. The book walks you through it slowly. It’s a good way to start learning small parts of some popular songs you know.
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Great music book
Excellent beginner guitar book
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Good for acoustic or electric beginners
This is a good method for beginning acoustic or electric players wanting to learn TAB. Lots of short snippets of famous tunes in TAB format.
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Four Stars
great thanks
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Recensione Hal Leonard Guitar Tab Method Book One
The author takes us by the hand and guides us step by step through the fantastic world of music, in this case specifically centered on the instrument that, more or less, we all have, at least once, tried to play the guitar!Just an excellent job that the author did in preparing this manual. Inside, many tips, explanations and practical explanations on how to get started, well presented even for a neophyte like me. I was afraid in too difficult a reading and that it would discourage me, but the guide is gradual and helps to make progress starting from the basics.There are tips on how to choose the guitar, what it is made of, how to tune it, the posture to use while playing, scales, chords, etc … It also suggests some techniques for playing without a pick, to embellish the songs, to improvise, in short, a small bible to devour !!!!
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enfin une methode pour les debutants
superbe methode pour apprendre les bases de la guitare a travers de morceaux connus tres bonne pedagogie pedagogiea achetez sans hesiter
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Maria –
As described and what was needed
Fast shipping and great product
TaylorTaylor –
Simple pieces, bit boring/basic
My background: 22 year old, been playing less than a year (true beginner).I bought this to help me improve and practice my skills as I learn to play the piano. I bought the book used but it was in great condition.The pieces are composed well and they include helpful tips and questions to keep you engaged and reaffirm your sheet reading knowledge. It’s a true beginners book, anyone with significant experience would be really bored.Why did I knock off a star? I feel there isn’t really anything special about it.I get that it’s an exercise book, but almost all the songs are included in my instruction book series (Alfred all in one lesson/theory course). They are very basic, boring pieces that you find in most instruction courses (non copyrighted generally).The two nice thing is that it includes: duets on almost all the pieces to play with your teacher (so if you are interested in that it’s a good piece to add to your collection) and : a repertoire list in the back (nice to keep track of the pieces you have mastered but tbh you could just make a list for yourself and keep it pinned up somewhere).Overall: I probably won’t even use it that much after this year. It’s good to work through once but then you probably won’t touch it again, so I wouldn’t suggest paying too much for it. Good book to write in and use as practice. Despite its title I feel that it would actually be well suited to children beginners as well (maybe 10+).That’s all she wrote: a general reminder to please leave reviews do other consumers can make smart purchases 🙂
9 people found this helpful
Jason price –
It’s okay.
I love the FABER Piano Lesson and Performance books from the pre-reader all the way to lesson 5. These though were very disappointing and boring. They just made my adult students and older students feel blah when they played them. I don’t like the serious at all.
One person found this helpful
Maestrazim –
My favorite series for students above age 10
The Faber series (using all 4 books – Theory, Technique and Artistry, Lesson, and Performance) are by far my favorite curriculum for older beginner students. The reason I don’t give 5 stars is that 1) Amazon.com does not display them together and it is VERY hard to find all 4 of the right level. It is NOT user-friendly. To the point that I ordered one set, took them to a local music store and asked them to carry it because parents could rarely get the right books without my assistance.2). There is a British version and and American version. Some students have received one, some the other. In the US, we use different words for rhythm. For example: our quarter note is a “crotchet” in Great Britain. That’s awkward to explain to a 12 year old boy!
22 people found this helpful
Lynne Bouchard –
Love the Piano Adventure series!
I have been teaching piano for 32 years. I love the Piano Adventure Series! I use these books exclusively with my beginning students. I usually buy mine at the local music store, but they were out of one of the books last week, so I ordered with Amazon Prime and had it the next day 🙂
One person found this helpful
Kekz –
Great purchase
Came in right away, my daughter is learning really quickly.
One person found this helpful
James Anderson –
Good music book
I teach piano to my grandchildren ages 7 and 10. They like this publication and find it non-intimidating. The 10 year old just finished the last piece in the book and was very proud to play it to his parents. The book may be a little easy for him but it gives him some fun and relaxing pieces to play. You can’t just have challenging pieces or they will loose interest. Practice must be fun and rewarding.
3 people found this helpful
Kindle Customer –
Faber is unbelievable.
The music books by Faber are unbelievable. I switched to Zfaberare from another Artie’s because Faber had more music theory and better compositions. Am very impressed with this series. Great for any serious student.
Kindle Customer –
Love Adventures
Using this for a new student that is 14 years old. Progresses at a quicker pace that the original version. A wonderful learning technique.
nancyOR –
Great for adult beginners!
The Faber Accelerated books for Older learners are wonderful. The pace is fast enough to be interesting for someone like me, who listens to a lot of classical and jazz music. The song selections are pretty, sometimes even beautiful — rare in a book for beginners.
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CH –
Great!
All of the books in this series are great for learning piano. The best I have found.
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Molly –
Wonderful
Wonderful series for older beginners
epic –
Super fast delivery of product
Super fast delivery of product. This is a great beginner book for older piano learners. My son is almost 10 and he is cruising through the lessons. It keeps him interested and challenged.
4 people found this helpful
Jeanne B. Clark –
Great value
Great value
radiogaga –
Great for my older piano students
Great for my older piano students. If you have a beginner student that is in he 5th grade or older, this is a good book to use.
One person found this helpful
Kindle-Customer –
Great book!
Exactly what I wanted.
Amy Abraham –
Great
Great book
Paula Diane Luther –
Easy to understand
I purchased the series of Accelerated Piano Adventures for the Older Beginner, Level 1. Easy to understand, but challenging. Just what I wanted to help me learn to play the piano.
7 people found this helpful
Bloomgirl5 –
Fun
Good book but very easy arrangements–good for sight reading practice.
Orquidlady –
My son loves it!
My son is 9 years old.The songs are so catchy and lovely that he practiced all the songs by himself, without any teaching.I’m very happy to find a material that motivates him and makes the practice very enjoyable.
2 people found this helpful
Chris S –
Great book
The book is great! My daughter uses it in lessons! Easy for her to use and she likes using it!
One person found this helpful
M. S. Bar –
One of three for set. Really good.
Easy to follow on my own. Goes great with the set.
One person found this helpful
GreggB –
Five Stars
As advertised
omorris –
Five Stars
It is a good product for a child who has had more experience with music.
Patty Littleton –
Five Stars
This is a great series, my student is enjoying this set of books.
One person found this helpful
Janet from Arizona –
Five Stars
Great books.
Amazon Customer –
Five Stars
Great
One person found this helpful
Sheila R. Moen –
Perfect! Just what I
Perfect! Just what I wanted
george watkins –
Four Stars
Good
bluehouse –
The right book for lessons.
Works great for my 7 year old.
One person found this helpful
violetviiana –
Got the wrong book. Ended up being perfect.
So, I got the performance addition instead of the instructional book. My piano instructors (old and new one) worked fine with it. It’s adequately challenging and I learn very well with it.
2 people found this helpful
Shirley Williams –
Four Stars
Don’t like the foreign words in the book.
Jill Carter –
Five Stars
Best piano teaching series
TJ –
Five Stars
Great product, Timely shipping, Thanks!
Victoria L. Geyer –
New piano student
I have a young lady who can already read music, but is just starting on the piano. She is able to push ahead at a fast pace and get into the piano very fluently this way.
One person found this helpful
Barbara –
Four Stars
Easy and enjoyable for my grandkids.
Kathy K –
Five Stars
GOOD
H rapti –
good learning book
just started playing piano and this book is easy to follow…i bought the other two also which should have been sold as a 3 pack
5 people found this helpful
POTP_27 –
Great for older beginners!
Fun and appropriately challenging pieces and a great supplement to the Lesson Book. I love this method for my older students.
2 people found this helpful
LBD –
Four Stars
Good method books for older beginner.
Ken –
A good book
I am looking for books to help me ( I am already a musician ) learn the keyboard/piano . This book is Ok but I think I prefer the Michael Aaron books better .
Mamgu38 –
Five Stars
perfect thx
Miss lavender –
Five Stars
as describedd
Ivy Davis –
Gerat::))
Great Piano Lessons..Would Recommend:)
One person found this helpful
shellita –
Five Stars
Great
Miriam –
Too Much Go And No Go!
Too much talk and no go! You need a teacher to use this book!
Andrea NYC –
Three Stars
This was OK.
Amazon Customer –
For the Adult Beginner
As an adult beginner piano student, I don’t want to be playing “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” This book provides me with music that sounds great for a beginner. They are easy to play but not so cutesy. Almost all the pieces are duets with the teacher. When we play together, I sound like a pro. This book works in conjunction with all the other Accelerated Piano Adventures books to coordinate the skills with the piece. It’s a great way to learn piano.
7 people found this helpful
Marina Adam –
Good
my baby has very nice results; the book is useful
Amazon Customer –
Excellent value!!
You can’t go wrong with Piano Adventures books, they are pedagogically sound, creative, and you can find curriculum appropriate for any age!! My students and I love them!!
Amazon Customer –
Very happy with this book
Loved this book. I taught myself (as an adult) using this book and am now working through it with my students. I found that all of the books in level 1 are awesome. I highly recommend getting the theory, technique and artistry, and performance books for each level to supplement and engrave the things learned throughout the lesson book.
One person found this helpful
jk –
excellent
It is excellent
Articus Heaven –
Buen complemento
Un buen material para complementar al libro de lecciones, se repasa el tema visto en el libro principal y se enriquece.Tiene las mismas cuestiones a considerar que el otro libro, piezas muy rápidas que exigen buena lecura, lo que puede ser beneficioso o no, depende de cómo se aplique.