Level 3A – Performance Book Piano Adventures

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The 2nd edition of the 3A Performance Book offers appealing, pianistic pieces that closely correlate with the Lesson Book concepts. Students will enjoy three new selections including a 4-hand arrangement of Beethoven’s Alexander March, and a Duncombe sonatina. Well-loved pieces provide performance opportunities set in a variety of major and minor keys and accompaniment styles.

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Our Mission: To develop musical minds and hearts

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Publisher ‏ : ‎

Faber Piano Adventures; 2nd edition (January 1, 1998)
Language ‏ : ‎

English
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32 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎

1616770899
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎

978-1616770891
Item Weight ‏ : ‎

4.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎

9 x 0.09 x 12 inches
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1,154 ratings

60 reviews for Level 3A – Performance Book Piano Adventures

  1. Risko Family –

    Piano books

    These are nice instruction books for Piano lessons. My girls have used these books from the beginning and are therefore used to the teaching style.

    One person found this helpful

  2. Christiani R. Landrau –

    Five Stars

    Great method

  3. SABINE DURBIN –

    Five Stars

    perfect for lessons

  4. BlazeCoach –

    Excellent!

    Excellent!

  5. momof5 –

    Great Book for a Piano Student

    Great book for the learning student. Recommended by our piano teacher, has songs my daughter enjoys.

    One person found this helpful

  6. Shawn Gordon –

    Five Stars

    love it

    2 people found this helpful

  7. Kate –

    Good songs.

    Nice book. Great songs.

    One person found this helpful

  8. B L –

    Five Stars

    Terrific series

    2 people found this helpful

  9. Yi Yang –

    Five Stars

    teacher requires it

  10. Kindle Customer –

    Five Stars

    great product; fast delivery

    One person found this helpful

  11. Sun-Ah, ChoiSun-Ah, Choi –

    They sent a torn book

    My kid expected a flawless new item, but he disappointed. They should check it throughly. When People order a new book, People have a good expectation.

  12. Shanna Greene –

    Great product

    Great book that progresses naturally and easily. I’ve been working through them on my own without a teacher and I’ve improved so much. Very easy to follow.

    5 people found this helpful

  13. Ginger –

    🙂

    Na

  14. DONGWON KIM –

    good book and so fast delivery!

    good book and so fast delivery!

  15. alexanderg26 –

    I suppose it is a very good book.

    This series was requested by our child’s piano teacher. I suppose it is a very good book.

    One person found this helpful

  16. CB –

    Graat

    Grwat

  17. Cframe1 –

    Great book

    I highly recommend this piano book!

  18. preachermama –

    Good book for music students

    We ordered this because my son’s music teacher asked us to. However, having seen other piano instructional books, I have to say that I do prefer the Piano Adventures series. The illustrations are colorful and interesting.

  19. LVanderson –

    Favorite Piano Books

    The Piano Adventures are my favorite teaching books for sure. They songs have a lot of variety and they are fun to play. The kids don’t complain that they are stupid or hokey. I recommend this series.

  20. JaneAusten –

    Five Stars

    Great book in a series of good piano books!

  21. Sensibillity –

    Good Selections

    All the Faber books are my favorites. My students enjoy the selections in this book.

  22. kuz100 –

    Five Stars

    Excellent book. Our music teacher is usong whole seroes of this books

    One person found this helpful

  23. BRANDON K. –

    Five Stars

    Good product, does what it’s supposed to.

  24. Ellen M. Spooner –

    Five Stars

    This is a good teaching tool for piano students at this level.

  25. Caleb –

    Five Stars

    Excellent program. Son is playing beautifully and understanding music!

  26. Andy –

    Music School recommended

    Good for your kids that start piano lesson.

  27. JESUS M MARTINEZ –

    Four Stars

    Nice book. no complains

  28. H. H. Thurgood –

    Five Stars

    great price, great book!

  29. Maryland artist –

    Five Stars

    teacher recommended

  30. RIFFER –

    Five Stars

    Great book

  31. ReneeRenee –

    Good but there’s this wet thing at the bottom

    The book is good but it came with this wet thing on every page

  32. Gen –

    Woo woo

    My daughters do piano and this book has taught them so much

  33. Bartholome –

    Check out the Performance Books

    Piano teacher here. For a long time, I just used the Lesson Books in the Faber series, and didn’t bother with the Theory, Technique & Artistry, or Performance Books. But I finally decided to check out a few. My conclusion: I can cover the theory on my own (and with the help of the theory included in the Lesson Books); the Technique & Artistry books just don’t seem that interesting (I suspect they would bore most of my students); but the Performance Books have some fun pieces, and present technical challenges in a way that’s more fun than the Technique & Artistry Books. So I’ve started using the Performance Books. And it seems like doing the two books at each level (Lesson and Performance) means that students are a bit better prepared to step up to the next level. Give ‘em a try!

    8 people found this helpful

  34. Kathleen LaBrecque –

    Great addition to my piano method books!

    This series of piano books is a great addition to my library of piano method books. The music is beautifully written and the paper quality is excellent!

  35. Jen –

    Ode to Joy, ❤️

    My son has used this series exclusively per his teacher. It’s fun and easy to follow along.

  36. Agnus –

    Great piano books !

    There are many charming repertoires. My students really enjoy playing this series of music. I recommend this to music educators and their students.

  37. Summerland –

    My daughter switched to Faber’s Level 1 books after starting …

    My daughter switched to Faber’s Level 1 books after starting out in Alfred’s. She has progressed quickly in the Faber books and they seem to be more of a “click” to her. She’s now entering 3A and is enjoying the new books immensely. We really appreciate the variety available at each level, including Popular Repertoire and Christmas songs. The Faber Theory is also more interesting than Notespeller, which is what she used instead for a couple years.

    4 people found this helpful

  38. William Struse –

    Piano Adventures

    I started out with the Piano Adventures Sight Reading books for my students. (I was looking for performance pieces so I added this to my teaching collection. Level 3a includes hands together, legatos/staccatos, 6/8 time signature, as well as triplets. (M. Struse)

    4 people found this helpful

  39. xiaotuma –

    Very good piano textbook

    My daughter has been using Faber series for a year. Very well organized and all the songs in the books are beautiful and fit to the right level. My daughter improved fast by using this textbook.

    2 people found this helpful

  40. Grand Staff –

    I love that the pieces seem to be designed to help …

    This book contains some slightly more fancy pieces than the others within the same level. I love that the pieces seem to be designed to help motivate the student to move forward and progress. There is a good variation of different styles of music within.

    4 people found this helpful

  41. Qian Shen –

    Good for piano beginner

    Nice price, fast shipping

  42. Met –

    Music lessons

    Excellent for piano students

  43. rdandkids –

    Great Series

    Arrived on time and in perfect condition. Great series for piano students. I have used these from the beginning with my kids and find them very easy to follow. They have very nice songs, and have a diverse collection of music.

  44. Pri N –

    Five Stars

    Recommended by our Piano teacher

  45. Chen –

    Five Stars

    good piano book my son loves it.

  46. Tom –

    Buy if can’t get one free

    Buy

  47. Arie M. –

    Fitsi n with my lessons.

    Fitsi n with my lessons.

  48. Customer –

    Five Stars

    It is good! Easy to learn for kids!

    One person found this helpful

  49. Mary –

    A must for students!

    Very informative and through in an easy to understand manner.

  50. E Mullins –

    Five Stars

    great teaching aid

  51. Amazon Customer –

    Five Stars

    enjoy them

  52. Wilma Brito –

    Five Stars

    Good

  53. Nanette –

    Five Stars

    Love this series!

  54. Olivia –

    Five Stars

    Great!

  55. Lim, ji hye –

    Five Stars

    great

  56. Juareg2004 –

    Five Stars

    Good!

  57. Kenyan mama –

    Great Series

    My daughter has used this series since she started piano lessons several years ago and has made great progress

    2 people found this helpful

  58. Jannie –

    Highly recommended

    Great series for piano learners. I bought the entire set for my child.

  59. DocChadwick –

    Great for beginners and a lot of fun!

    I used this book when I was learning piano in high school as part of the series. Our piano class was very self directed and I think that this book was perfect for that in that the arrangements made sense and were easy to understand, the book offers a lot of tips and extra guidance on top of the sheet music and the songs are fun and engaging. I highly recommend this book for someone who has learned and practiced piano some and is ready for something a bit more challenging without jumping into the really complicated stuff. Great book!

    4 people found this helpful

  60. Sergibeth M. –

    Love it

    Love it- great songs to practice with

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        Two Thumbs up!

        This was a requirement for my son’s private lessons. He seems to love it.

      11. Amazon Customer –

        great for refresher and beginner

        this book is perfect. shows you everything you need to know,from what each drum is, cymbals, why & where, proper way to hold sticks, and wonderful training techniques and practices. I also pull it up on YouTube and play them as well. I also got the drum set method. I recommend it really to all drummers.

      12. Stan W. Vangilder –

        JUST THE SNARE AND BASS DRUMS

        I know everyone says you should start here when learning to play drums. I’m not so sure. This book seems to have been written in 1987 for a kid in a marching band who has a music teacher working with him. I’m trying to learn my way around my new drum kit, but this book has nothing about coordination or technique with toms or cymbals. There seems to be almost no explanation at all of what’s going on – just a few pages of reference material then endless pages of sheet music to play the snare and bass drums with increasing complexity. I’m following the book, but without other resources like a real instructor and YouTube channels, this book won’t be much help. In fairness, it was written at a time well before people attempted to become self-taught at anything.

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      13. Joseph J. Truncale –

        A very good book for anyone taking drum lessons with a teacher.

        For the last 8 years my passion for music has grown so much that I have learned how to play (at least to some degree) numerous musical (Ukulele, Harmonica, Recorder, Flute, American drumming and hand drums, and many other percussion) instruments. Over the years I have taken many courses and purchased numerous books to improve my skill level.I just purchased this wonderful 80 page manual (Alfred’s drum Method book 1 by Sandy Feldstein and Dave Black) which is organized into 39 drum playing lessons. The introductory part of this volume covers the snare drum, getting ready to play, the bass drum, the cymbals and elements of music. The lessons cover a wide range of drum practice lessons but without a drum playing teacher it will not be easy to follow some of the material. They do have a Drum DVD available for purchase which no doubt will help in learning the lessons in the manual.If you are taking drum lessons this book will enhance your drum learning sessions.Rating: 4 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Chair/Seated tai Chi, Qigong and Yoga stretching for seniors and the physically challenged).

        8 people found this helpful

      14. Valerie –

        Great way to learn drums

        My drum teacher uses this book and helps me a lot so I got one for myself and is a lot of help.

      15. Carol S Long –

        Good practice drum and music for beginners

        My son can play most of the music he started drumming last year. He likes it and took it home to practice where his mom has a snare and high hat in the garage so I’d say he enjoys it more easily than a big set at times.

      16. MIKE OHEARN –

        I use this book often

        This is a great book for beginners to intermediate drummers. I use it with my students often. It does jump a litlle bit without explaing some of the notation changes, but overall, it’s still a great resource

      17. Seth Z –

        Get it, and don’t call me Sandy.

        Alfred is my best friend. That’s truth. I only wish I could Alfred in person, but I have recently discovered that Alfred is no longer with us. He apparently was a man named Sandy. I suppose I would forgo using my real name when writing a book about drum methods. “Sandy’s Drum Method”…. nope, it just doesn’t have the right sound (get it? .. right sound?)Anyway, the book is great for those wanting to learn the basics of reading snare drum sheet music. It won’t make you a master of the drum, but it is a step in the right direction. If you have a yearning to learn drumming, or just want to know why some music notes look so very weird, this book will help you in either case.

        6 people found this helpful

      18. Tessa & Michael –

        Perfect Teaching Book for beginners

        I’ve been playing drums for over 20 years. This is my go to book for teaching. A great start.

      19. Jim Olsen –

        a good purchase

        can’t wait to put into practice

      20. Summerroll –

        Great beginner’s book

        A drumming teacher asked that we purchase this book. We have been using it for about 5 months.Like other Alfred books, the quality of the book is excellent. Staffs and notes are easy to read. The paper is thick and the book stays open well on a stand. We have packed it in suitcase and brought it with us on vacation to practice, and it holds up well.The lessons progress on a logical pace and is just right for the beginner. Sometimes our kids get frustrated easily. With this book, they are making progress and learning about rhythm very easily (there’s still griping about practice, trust me); it makes learning more fun. We practice one page daily and it takes about 20 minutes to do it a few times. Would definitely recommend it.

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        N/A

        Great

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        Five Stars

        Good beginner tutorial

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        Five Stars

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        KC

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      26. Amazon Customer –

        Five Stars

        Exactly what we expected and a great price!

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        a classic

        One of the must haves for any student or teacher. Clearly written and well organized, solos keep it interesting for students.

      28. Tonya Delaune –

        Excellent

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        good condition and price

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        drum book

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      32. Ron Edwards –

        One of the best of over 50 available snare drum books

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        Basic book

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      35. Greens –

        Wasn’t brand new

        The book was clearly used someone’s name was crossed off and there was a sticker over the bar code which I had to peel off so my son could enter the code on the website for virtual school

      36. alicia –

        Received quickly

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        Good starter book

        I’ve given drum lessons with various lesson books. This one is highly recommended. It has a lesson for each element so that beginners understand the element well before moving on. It doesn’t go too fast for beginners. I’m using this now for two new beginner drummers and it is ideal for them.

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        It’s really good if your in drumming lessons but a cd doesn’t come with it

        I like it

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        Easy to learn!

        Fantastic to reas

      41. dano –

        Good for beginners

        Good drum instruction book for beginners

      42. mollygirl –

        Good textbook

        School required this text.

      43. DT –

        Good Book

        Good lesson

      44. Urmila H. –

        Good book

        Purchased this for my daughter.Very good book.

      45. DIRECTOR –

        Drum like a Pro

        This is the book my 9 year old’s drum instructor told us to get. Very easy to follow. Breaks down everything nicely. Has really good combinations to practice. With regular practice of the essential drills from this book she’ll be ready to drum anything.

        One person found this helpful

      46. Amourdutigre –

        Kudos for such a good entry level book

        This beginner’s book is just what my oldest grandchild needed. I am teaching him not only to play the drums, but read the drum score. This will be quite helpful, and he is already getting into it. Kudos for such a good entry level book!

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      47. Marie –

        perfecto

        muy bueno

      48. Amazon Customer –

        Great guide

        Great book for beginners. My 8 year old is learning to play and her instructor recommend this book for her lessons and home practice. I’ve seen her improve vastly and understand the material with ease. Highly recommended

        One person found this helpful

      49. yolaqui –

        great book for beginners

        Great book for beginners. Easy to follow along with and very detailed.

      50. Shanna Gillespie –

        Awesome

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        Good resource for homeschool music class

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      52. Blair J. –

        Small Notation

        Text and notation is way too small. Some explinations of notation in the Combination Excercises is missing.

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        Great starter book for snare drum lessons

        It’s a classic. I appreciate that the book is slow and methodical (great for elementary school kids), and that they emphasize the counting of the beats/subdivisions. It is also written by percussionists (vs. other methods like “Essential Elements” — terrible organization for percussionists, although it’s good for the winds and brass) which I appreciate.

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      54. Amy Putnam –

        Super duper standard

        I’ve used this book for years with many students. Now my own daughter is using it, too. Progression is a little fast ….wish there were more exercises before the concept moves on but still, a great text!

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        helpful book

        wonderful for beginners

      56. nelly –

        bien

        mi hijo me hiso comprar otro porq este no está completo

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        Great way to start

        I bought this book to teach my 7 year old Grandson how to play. You can’t go wrong with Alfred’s methods for any instrument.The basics are explained easily and each lesson builds upon the other.You won’t regret playing the drums and learning how to play correctly.

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      58. R. Settje –

        Four Stars

        as expected.

      59. Jason Heiple –

        Love it. Great pacing and variety to keep students …

        Love it. Great pacing and variety to keep students from getting bored. The solos mixed in with the repetition studies break up the monotony and keep the students thinking.

      60. T. E. Meissner –

        Great book to learn from

        I got this for my son, it was recommended by his drum teacher. He loves this book he’s learning so much from it. Great beginners book! I would highly recommend this book.

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        Great material, but product not shipped well.

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        Perfect start into playing guitar manual.

        Exactly what I was looking for. Shipped quick. Highly recommend this seller.

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        Been around for a generation

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        One person found this helpful

      15. Amazon Customer –

        very good

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      18. R&M –

        Great Book for Beginners

        Fantastic book to start learning how to play and read music. Very simple to use where you don’t need a teacher to help you thru the book. I started with this same book over 40 years ago and I just bought it again for a friend who is wanting to learn to play.

        2 people found this helpful

      19. L. M. Bolt –

        Easy to understand and very helpful

        I’m three years in to re-teaching myself piano with Alfred’s books and I’ve always wanted to play guitar as well so I bought this one. All of Alfred’s books are easy to understand but, as with anything, practice makes perfect. I’ve been doing the lessons for just over a month now and am pleased with my progress. Playing any instrument takes time and practice and I find myself wishing I could play more than three simple lines of ‘Ode To Joy’ but ,as with the piano, I know I’m learning things at this necessary stage and this book is very helpful.

        One person found this helpful

      20. invisible –

        Not the most inspiring elementary music book.

        This is an elementary level book, which has pictures, fretboard diagrams and standard notation. Many of the songs are traditional ones but others would be unfamiliar to the twelve year old target reader. It was designed to use song files which were not included and not linked so I suppose this means the learner must learn the song before they can hear it played. So I doubt that any child I know would be motivated to practice without strong mentoring from a teacher or family member. At this point I’d say it would not be as effective otherwise.

      21. Nurse James –

        As good as ever

        Every bit as good as when it was part of my training in 1965 forming a strong foundation for learning music theory as it applies to Guitar. This purchase is in an effort to show my Son how to fret with all Four fingers.

      22. Mark Weathers –

        Great

        This is a great beginner’s guide to learning to play the guitar.

      23. catherinepb –

        Good method, but not so good theory

        It seems to progress in a very methodical way from one string, two fingers, onto the next string and eventually all fingers. So the student can work up those callouses and build the finger strength gradually. I’m not sure I like how the theory is presented, and so I use a separate book for the music theory. That’s why I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars.

      24. Amazon Customer –

        Kids need to learn slower.

        It is great accept it goes to fast unless you have a teacher helping you. I have a teacher to help me but some people don’t!

      25. A.Prime.Shopper –

        Miss the chord chart

        It is still a good tutorial for learning to read music on a guitar. However, I REALLY miss the chord chart that they used to have inside the back cover. It is now best for only note by note playing.I used this many, many years ago when I was learning guitar, so this has probably been through several new editions since then. But, one of the most useful references was the the index with finger charts for nearly any chord. If I had known that it no longer contained this, I probably wouldn’t have purchased it. Will have to use on-line chord references instead.

        8 people found this helpful

      26. Lou –

        Not very basic for a beginner, more like a lesson on music reading

        The book is good but not what I expected for a non player beginner.

      27. Sandra Robinson –

        Guitar method for us oldies works!!

        Maybe it’s because I’m ‘older’, I am struggling a little. Mainly with the first string cords, but each time I practice them I see an improvement and better understanding. This book is great for explains thing in a clear and precise way. Love it. Highly recommend it.

      28. PeterSz –

        It is OK I guess but it did not help …

        It is OK I guess but it did not help my kids to want to learn the basics of the guitar.

      29. Muhammad Bilal –

        Easy to learn

        Very easy and detailed information for beginner learners

      30. TimM –

        Good basic book

        Bought this for our 11 year old daughter, who wants to learn the guitar. I went through the book and brushed up on my cords and note reading so that I could help her. The book makes it very easy to learn the basics and our girl is having fun trying to learn the instrument.

        One person found this helpful

      31. Amazon Customer –

        Cool

        Cool

      32. G. Davis –

        Good, needs to be updated.

        Good instruction, old songs.

      33. Leo –

        Very instructional

        Very instructional

      34. Norma V –

        The foundation to learn the guitar and play it.

        This guitar study is an expanded version of the Alfred guitar book 1. A basic study for the beginning student or a guitar player who would like to learn guitar basics and theory.

        One person found this helpful

      35. Cher G. –

        She is very happy with the book and it is easy for her …

        My daughter has started guitar lessons and this is the book her instructor asked her to purchase. She is very happy with the book and it is easy for her to follow.

      36. Gene’O McQueen –

        guitar hero

        was excited to open the package and start playing. although i have a long way to go to be the hero that enamours mariah carey i’ll practice, practice, practice until she recognizes my style.

        One person found this helpful

      37. Luke Freml –

        Nice book

        Nice book

      38. DEEVCO –

        Five Stars

        Needed for guitar lessons and was recommended by the teacher.

      39. Roderick E. Tankerson –

        Good Buy

        jumps right in. best for teenagers and adults.

      40. Clara –

        great book, very useful for beginners

        Came fast, great book, very useful for beginners.

      41. SaigonSteve –

        Good for the basics

        Good book for learning or reviewing the basics.

      42. Simon Segal –

        I’m happy with the item I’ve got from

        I’m happy with the item I’ve got from you

      43. CWalker –

        Five Stars

        Great book for beginners, children or adults.

      44. Amazon Customer –

        Don’t buy this if you are looking for the chord progression chart.

        It is missing the last page of Chord progression chart. I bought this for beginner to have the legacy chord progression chart.

        One person found this helpful

      45. loraleep –

        Five Stars

        Great book, great condition

      46. DuArte –

        Five Stars

        Great deal!…

      47. Dudley E Craig –

        Basic Guitar Method ???

        Only 3 pages of measly instruction; the rest of the book is some music reading but mainly sheet music you can get in many other places.I would return it but I was only suckered for $7.00.

        One person found this helpful

      48. Chan Chun Man Philip –

        Alfred’s Basic Guitar Method 1 (kindle)

        I bought the kindle version for convenience sake. But the images in the kindle version were so blur that I feel being cheated. It is below the usual expectation. Finally, I have to buy again a printed version.

        5 people found this helpful

      49. Mary A. Harris –

        DVD missing

        My husband likes the book but it does not have the DVD that was suppose to be included.

        One person found this helpful

      50. Kim B. –

        Easy to Understand

        This book is great, however we can’t access the digital files to listen to the samples that you follow.

      51. Jasonian –

        Great guitar lesson book for beginners

        Great guitar lesson book for beginners! I bought it for my son who just started lessons, but I’ve been using myself to practice and learn so I can keep him interested. Very easy to follow.

      52. Amazon Customer –

        Great book

        I sell learned allot from YouTube. But with this book I learned to play melodies and read music. It has some great songs.

      53. Pina –

        Easy to follow

        Easy to follow

      54. Ninjagal –

        Easy to follow

        Very easy to follow. This was highly recommended by a friend who teaches basic guitar and I’m glad I got it.

      55. Amazon Customer –

        Fundamentals of music

        This is a great book for beginners. It will have you playing music withpractice in no time.

      56. sveda277 –

        This was a great deal because I got the basics 1&2 and the …

        This was a great deal because I got the basics 1&2 and the theory book for the price the music store was selling each.

        One person found this helpful

      57. Claudio –

        Four Stars

        really good

      58. vincent –

        it helps

        na

      59. donna casale –

        Love it

        I had same book 30 yrs ago very goid

      60. Emma –

        good

        Good helpful for the beginner. Teacher recommend me to buy. Good good good. Hope to play guitar well. Fighting fighting

        One person found this helpful

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      Alfred’s Basic Guitar Method, Bk 2

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      Alfred’s Basic Guitar Method, Bk 2

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      27 reviews for Alfred’s Basic Guitar Method, Bk 2

      1. Cara H. –

        Highly recommend this method

        My son has studied guitar for the past 3 years. He finds the Alfred’s Basic Method challenges him and allows him to progress in his playing.. The level 2 book continues to introduce new notes, chords and scales. There are solos, duets and accompaniments. Alfred is noted for being a fast paced and complete teaching method. I would have to agree with that assessment. My son started playing young so his teacher started with 2 more basic methods. This method continues to challenge my son and move him forward in his guitar playing ability.

        2 people found this helpful

      2. D. Nagel –

        went from the alfreds kids level 3 to this book …

        went from the alfreds kids level 3 to this book. A little more difficult than i was hoping, but my 6 yr old can do it.

        One person found this helpful

      3. F. Sasso –

        Serious Learning Only

        I am relearning the Guitar after a 30 year break. I worked through the first book in this series and am now on the second. 30 years ago I didn’t pay much attention to learning the actual music I just memorized chords and played by ear. These books are excellent for learning all aspects of the method of playing guitar. It is a slower and harder process than just learning Guitar Tab but it is worth it if you have the time. I am actually doing both and I find that what I have picked up in the Alfred’s book helps incredibly even when playing from Tab.

        8 people found this helpful

      4. Jen Magness –

        Great beginner guitar book

        Great book for my son learning guitar. He likes the songs which keeps him interested. Very useful.

      5. Kathy M. –

        Great if you are able to read sheet music

        I would simply advise people 1) Be careful with your clicks 2) Make a copy of your order at checkout. I was going to purchase Alfred’s Book 1 because I’m a complete newbie to guitar. The “bundled offer” included a Book 2 and a Book 1 & 2. Wow, two volumes in one, a no-brainer right? So that’s what I thought I ‘clicked’ to put in my cart. Yesterday I received Book 2 which is basically a book of sheet music with minimal instructions. A perfectly good book for people who knows how to read music, but not much use to someone lacking basic skills. The book arrived in perfect condition and of acceptable quality for the low cost.

        One person found this helpful

      6. brian c –

        Guitar book 2

        Guitar book 2 good for learning how to play

      7. Daniel Stephens –

        Alfred’s is a great way to learn

        I have enjoyed using this method for learning guitar. It would be best to have a teacher, however I don’t have the schedule to allow learning at a set time. With Alfred’s books I have been able to slowly but surely progress on my own.

        One person found this helpful

      8. Jenn –

        Five Stars

        Great book. My son loves it.

        One person found this helpful

      9. A K –

        Good audio but poor packing.

        Good audio but poor packing also no track list.

      10. Amazon Customer –

        Five Stars

        Easy to understand..

      11. impala3400 –

        Easy to learn

        Bought as gift for a friend. He loves it.

      12. SJB –

        This is a great book. I’ve used it with many students

        This is a great book. I’ve used it with many students; however, this appears to be a cheap reproduction. The stickers on the back are pictures of stickers. The cover is not glossy like the original and the inside is all black and white with no color. Another student who ordered one for herself through Amazon got the same fake.

        5 people found this helpful

      13. C. Blackburn –

        Husband likes it.

        Purchased for my husband. He is a beginning guitar player, he loves it.

      14. L. Horseman –

        Alfred’s Basic Guitar Method – Book 2

        Very good. It provides the excellent instruction of the other Alfred’s series of guitar books. It picks upwhere book 1 left off.

      15. DuArte –

        Five Stars

        Great deal!..

      16. Darrence –

        One Star

        Okay to read but learned better through YouTube, will need to take lessons.

      17. Frenchie –

        Challenging experience

        I bought this book recommendation of my daughter’s guitar teacher. She is starting her fourth year of private guitar lessons (she’s 11) and has gone through the three youth manuals that were available. We got this one just before she left for summer vacation so she’d have something new to work on before she came back to lessons in the fall. Working through it on her own was definitely a challenge for her (she had difficulties playing with the CD, mainly because she couldn’t keep up and she was confused since some tracks have multiple parts being played and she didn’t realize she was only supposed to be playing one of them – she did not have a chance to see her teacher for any instruction after the book arrived) but she made great progress with it on her own during the summer. Upon her return, her teacher explained to her how to use the book along with the CD and she’s made great progress. It has helped her work on all facets of her playing – chords, rhythm, scales, melody, etc.

        One person found this helpful

      18. Outlawbak –

        Four Stars

        The book is most helpful.

      19. Paul Andre Lallier –

        Progression on music for learning

        A good follow up to the first volume. Not much theory. Would be nice if the audio was part of the book without extra cost.

      20. Dawn Slater –

        Easy to read

        Illustrated really well , easy to read excellent pictures and reminders about what chords you have already learnt

      21. Donald R Gowan –

        Good book to learn from

        Easy to use

      22. KAVAN SONI –

        Knowledge book

        For Guitar Learning perfect book

      23. operadiva –

        good basic method

        I have already used book 1, but I find some directions a little difficult to understand in book 2. For instance, it is not always clear which part is to be played by the teacher, and which part is to be performed by the student.

        One person found this helpful

      24. David E Evans –

        Good book

        Good product

      25. Cycling Rev –

        The Next Step

        Useful book, written in the same style as Book 1, so if you got on well with that one, this should suit you fine!

        2 people found this helpful

      26. Amazon Customer –

        Five Stars

        Exactly what was needed.

      27. Judy Howes –

        Very disappointed the ad was misleading as the book did not …

        Very disappointed the ad was misleading as the book did not look like the picture and was expecting a cd with the book

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