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| Publisher : | Faber Piano Adventures; 2nd edition (January 1, 1998) |
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| Language : | English |
| Paperback : | 40 pages |
| ISBN-10 : | 1616771003 |
| ISBN-13 : | 978-1616771003 |
| Item Weight : | 5.6 ounces |
| Dimensions : | 9 x 0.11 x 12 inches |
| UNSPSC-Code : | Report an incorrect code |
| Best Sellers Rank: | #121 in Music Instruction & Study (Books) |
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| Customer Reviews: | 423 ratings |
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Five Stars
drum teacher recommended the book. very prompt delivery. good product.
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Four Stars
great beginner book! wish it showed rudiments though
Drums
The book was good. Although, there were a couple of symbols that were not explained. That could have been done better.
Great book for begining band
This was the exact book my son needed for begining band. My son says it is easy to follow and is happy playing the drums so I am happy too.
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great book
Great book but the book came without the CD
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Go-To Primer for Percussion Students and Drum Corps Members
This is THE go-to entry-level instruction method for students learning the drums. Thinking of joining a drum line? Here is your textbook.
2 people found this helpful
Five Stars
This is a great book for my 13yr old to help him practice.
Two Thumbs up!
This was a requirement for my son’s private lessons. He seems to love it.
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.
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.
One person found this helpful
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
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.
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.
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
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
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.
a good purchase
can’t wait to put into practice
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.
7 people found this helpful
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Great
right book, reasonable price
My child’s teacher recommended this book, and it helps him play his glockenspiel, even though the book is about drums. I hope it does help him learn his chops!
Five Stars
Good beginner tutorial
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Five Stars
Good method
KC
This book was recommended by the instructor. He has beern successful with the lessons. The lessons provide reviews of things practice.
Five Stars
Exactly what we expected and a great price!
a classic
One of the must haves for any student or teacher. Clearly written and well organized, solos keep it interesting for students.
Excellent
My son is currently in the beginning stage of drum lessons. This is a required book from his instructor. My son uses this book weekly.
One person found this helpful
good condition and price
good condition and it only for one year of use, so I would not like to pay full price of brand new books
drum book
got for school and came quick and is brand new was what we needed and if we need anything again would order again and recomend to others.
Drummer Songbook
Purchased the songbook for my son who recently particpated in the Indiana State School Music Association – ISSMA comprtition. We saw two other drummers with the same book. My son has been playing just over a year and the Solo #10 he played was challenging and well received by the judge. The songbook was delivered on time and undamaged. I would recommend this song book to other drummers.
One of the best of over 50 available snare drum books
I’ve examined over 50 books on snare drum instruction and this is one of the top two. (Drum Method by William Schinstine & Fred Hoey is the other.) Good modern quality and sequence of material. 39 lessons and 23 solos. 2-line combination studies for each lesson (good for duets). Counts and sticking indicated in light gray. Nice illustrations for each new rudiment. Roll is introduced in Lesson 17, 5-stroke in Lesson 18, 9-stroke in Lesson 19, 13- and 17-stroke in Lesson 20, flam Lesson 27, drag in Lesson 34, ruff in Lesson 35. Minor nitpick is that you need to skip around to get rudiments in a better order. Also, it’s missing the single stroke rolls and paradiddles! Brief bass drum and cymbal technique. Great value for the money.
20 people found this helpful
Great book
I’m no Neil Peart but this is a great resource for any beginning drummer. I would love to share with you how much I love the Artisanal cover or the feel of the Gluten Free ink on my hands or how this book improved my dating life but I want to be honest. This is just a good book.
11 people found this helpful
Basic book
My son has used similar drum books in the past. This is the book his teacher requested. My son says that it is very basic, so if you are looking for basic then this is a good book. However my son has been playing for a few years now and is bored with this book, so I don’t recommend it for experienced drummers.
2 people found this helpful
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
Received quickly
My 11 year old needed this for school, ordered it Friday got it Saturday in time for his 1st day.
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.
5 people found this helpful
Great beginner student book
Suitable for a beginning student that has had some reading experience and is looking to move towards intermediate skills.
It’s really good if your in drumming lessons but a cd doesn’t come with it
I like it
Easy to learn!
Fantastic to reas
Good for beginners
Good drum instruction book for beginners
Good textbook
School required this text.
Good Book
Good lesson
Good book
Purchased this for my daughter.Very good book.
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
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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perfecto
muy bueno
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
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great book for beginners
Great book for beginners. Easy to follow along with and very detailed.
Awesome
My daughter just started from lessons he teacher suggested this so far so good she loves practicing at home and trying to read music
Good resource for homeschool music class
Easy to understand for the most part. Using this book as part of homeschool curriculum to teach my 9yr old son. With a little guidance from my college son who used this same book in elementary public school, my 9yr old is learning well! Alfred’s books are a great music resource for beginners on up!
One person found this helpful
Small Notation
Text and notation is way too small. Some explinations of notation in the Combination Excercises is missing.
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.
2 people found this helpful
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!
helpful book
wonderful for beginners
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mi hijo me hiso comprar otro porq este no está completo
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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Four Stars
as expected.
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.
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.
$9.00
Concise yet easy to read and understand
This is the perfect book for those who want to do more than just play chords.
Good for new ones or more advanced
Easy to play notes and chords good for newer one like me.
Easy for absolute beginners
I have been playing the ukulele for 3 weeks and having never played any musical instrument before in my life – I believe that makes me an absolute beginner. I love how easy it was to start playing the songs in this book. Made me feel like I could actually play something that was more advanced than children’s nursery rhymes. The tabs are a lifesaver and help me out enormously as I struggle to read musical notes. Definitely recommend this book for anyone who wants to expand their repertoire as they learn.
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Uke book, for the uke… with fun songs
All the songs in this book fit the uke with its standard tuning of GCEA (high G). Some of the other books I looked at seem to have just taken guitar melodies and then put UKE chords on top, but the melodies then fell off the range of the instrument you have so are unplayable. Not so with this one. Every note is playable on the uke (tabs are provided) and all the lyrics are given. I never saw some of these verses before (btw, turns out that Tom Dooley guy was a jerk after all). This is a great book for sing alongs. Lots of fun tunes: “I walk the line”, “house of the rising sun”, “all my loving”.
8 people found this helpful
Fun song book
I’m a beginner ukulele player and I’m enjoying this book. The songs are fairly easy to play. The book has both notes and tabs which is convenient.
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A great start for new uke players, even better for experienced stringed instrument players.
for an inexpensive beginner uke book, it’s great. There are some really good songs in here and the chord guides through each song and tablature for note playing comes quick, especially if you’ve toyed with guitar for some considerable time. You’ll be playing the uke immediately. A few songs by the Beatles and Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and more. The tablature helps you get the tune if you’re not familiar with a song.
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Easy ukulele book
Great beginner’s ukulele song book. Nice large notes and writing.
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Nice book.
Great for beginners!
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Good but not for everyone.
The Bad: I am a music instructor and try and avoid using TAB with beginners. I try and get them to use the black dots…so, as this book contains TAB I would only use it with experienced students or adults who want to work on melody. Thus, the 3 star rating because I can’t use it for everybody I teach.The Good: The songs are cool! It is a good supplement to the Ukulele Book 1 so if you are purchasing that book, this is a good add on to your purchase. If you are a TAB reader, it is fine.
7 people found this helpful
This is just right
I am a beginner, and this book is just perfect to carry around with me and practice. I don’t have to worry about charging up my laptop to find ukelele chord music to play outside or in my car or whatever. The only problem is that I have to stop to turn the pages. I don’t have to do that with my laptop. But I like the freedom and light weight of a book. The songs are classic in this book, and great to learn.
good book
I have the method 1 book and want to continue. Method 1 made it very easy to learn notes and chords
great
This product it is really helpful, for a beginner UKU player, i really recommend it.I start using it, and is easy, since i got it, i play and play my UKU
9 people found this helpful
familiar songs. simple to learn.
bought the easy songs and the method books 1 and 2. easy to follow and learn. familiar songs. great price.
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I feel it’s a useless book for someone learning tab
I play several instruments, but have never learned a string instrument before, so I decided to start learning the ukulele. The book starts by defining very simple music terms which I found silly (like “verse” and “chorus”), But it gives absolutely NO explanation of how to play the tablature. I have no clue what all the numbers on the four lines listed as TAB even mean. I wish it gave SOME kind of explanation of how it all worked. I feel it’s a useless book for someone learning tab.
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A Great Way to Start!
I bought this songbook for my beginning Ukulele students. I love the tabulature in addition to the notes. It’s a perfect way to learn the fingerings while learning to read the music, words, & chords. The songs are all familiar. I think it is a good supplement to any instruction books.
16 people found this helpful
Worth picking up
If you are a beginner, this is really worth picking up. Lots of great songs, like “I’m so Lonesome I Could Cry,” (Come back, Hank Williams…)
Four Stars
My daughter says it could benefit from some more contemporary selections.
Enjoying This Book
I don’t love every song in this book but I do like most of them. The chords are mostly easy and great for establishing a foundation. This book and the
Makala MK-S Soprano Ukulele
were a gift for my wife last month and she sounds great playing the songs.
Great beginners guild for learning the ukulele and playing songs
Great beginners guild for learning the ukulele and playing songs. Simple and easy to follow. Don’t give up and you will be able to play fairly quickly. Very fun instrument.
2 people found this helpful
Four Stars
Good song book for Uke
Don’t get this on your kindle.
I’m a beginner uke player. Some of these songs are easy for me, but others provide a good stretch. However the kindle format means you have to turn pages to play the entire piece. You can make the image larger, but that cuts off part of the page. I suggest buying the book. I do love the Hal Leonard Fast Track books for uke and harmonica. I’m going to order this one in paper.
4 people found this helpful
A good basic book for beginners
wide song selection. easy to see cheats, Print is very dark and high contrast – you can see all the notes even if slightly buzzed on mai tais. Not all the tunes are going to be your faves but you will probably like half of them. Not bad for a book with twenty songs. With the notation, I expect that this book would be very good for duets, one fingerpicking and one strumming.
Great for Beginner Uke Players
My daughter loves it and has now learned most of the songs.
Ukulele book
I bought a ukulele for my grand-daughter. I grew up with the guitar, I don’t know how to play the ukulele, this books has the fingering charts, however, I’m not sure what sounds are correct…so, the book is great, but the player (me), I still don’t know what I’m doing.
Just OK
This book is definitely for a beginner. You can actually get most of this type material for free on the Internet if you will just do a little searching. But the book does serve its purpose and it is a good purchase if you would rather have a book than trying to find some similar material on the Internet. It also makes a nice gift if someone is receiving a ukulele for the first time.
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The Internet Really Makes This Obsolete
When I bought my first ukulele two years ago, I purchased this songbook. What a mistake. Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with the songs. Each title includes sheet music for piano with easy to read ukulele chord diagrams. And the most difficult chord in any of the songs is a B flat–and that isn’t that tough to master. You also get complete lyrics.So what’s the problem? There are only twenty songs, and not a lot of variety: five Beatles songs, two songs each from Elvis, Woody Guthrie, and Hank Williams. Truth to tell, I haven’t opened this songbook since the day it arrived. There are numerous websites where you can print practically any song you want. Why would you spend good money on this? And this songbook says nothing about strum patterns. Overall, it’s just not very helpful. It was a rookie mistake on my part. I wish I had my money back.
3 people found this helpful
Easy read and to learn the songs
Such a easy to read and learn uke book. I love that’s it tabs. I don’t play often so not good at uke or guitar but this is a book I can play the songs and pick up no matter how long it’s been since playing
2 people found this helpful
Easy pop tone for uke
Pro – I like the strings with the number of the fret on it as well as the chord bars shown for the songs with the words.Con – It could tell you when to play the chords and with what strumming pattern as well as when the picking comes back on. This could be used as a duet with one person strumming the chords while the other person does the picking.
2 people found this helpful
I love that this has the tabs
I love that this has the tabs. It makes it easy for almost anyone to pick up and play. The songs are great, a nice variety of genres.
3 people found this helpful
Ladies and Germs, I present….
Good book. Songs are easy and fun. Hell, if I could play everyone of these songs well, I’d be a hit at any party.
3 people found this helpful
Not much Popular Songs
I was expecting popular songs – old and new, but it is the kind of a song book that is nice to have but will be not be in use. I wish for song books like this, there is a way to view the lists of songs.
Loving the Hal Leonard series!
We had such great luck with Book 1, we ordered Book 2 and lessons are coming along wonderfully. I also ordered Easy Songs for Ukulele Supplementary Songbook, which my 11 yo daughter LOVES. These books were recommended by her instructor – highly reecommend!
Four Stars
Everything we need to learn simple Ukulele and have fun.
Purchased for Self
I did not recognize too many of the songs, and there was not very much variation to the music being played. I recommend using online music/chords/tabs if you want more popular, up-to-date music, or even easy songs like these in the book
It wasn’t what I was looking for.
The book is probably a good book but it wasn’t what I was looking for. I was looking for the old folk songs I learned to play on the ukelele on but the songs in this book were too modern for me.
Four Stars
Still learning to play.
Good book but not for me (yet)
I bought this thinking I can start learning my daugther’s ukulele that she no longer wants. Boy was I wrong ! This book is great, in my opinion once I find the Ukulele for Dummies or Ukulele 101 book.
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Love this book
The little diagrams with the dots above where you change cords is just what I was looking for. You don’t have to memorizethe D cord, or the C cord, etc. Much easier to play songs without much memorizing.
decent songs
has couple of cool songs in here, tells you chords, not that great of a selection though, but im happy.
One person found this helpful
Good book
Good book. It has good songs, but I wish it had more classic songs.It also makes u rate the book and you can’t get out of it so I’m giving it a lower score.
very good
Great songs, but there are easier versions out there. I am a very new beginner and found some of the cords difficult but all in all this is a great book of songs
Wonderful!
This is the best book for beginners! It has tabs too. It’s got the song “walk the line” and “your cheating heart”
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A beginners delight
This is a very useful book for the beginner.It is written very well with this in mind.I recommend it highly.It arrived in very good time,packed to perfection,and in first class condition
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useful for uke players
I enjoy trying popular songs on the ukulele. Especially when the chord diagrams make it easy to figure out how to play the chords on the uke! More like this.. please!
Good Beginning Songbook
This book has a lot of good eawsy songs for the beginning player. It should be used witth the Hal Leonard Ukulele Method, Book 1 to teach students, or yourself, to read notes (or tabs) which ultimately will lead to a better more advanced uke player. The songs can also be played just with chords.
2 people found this helpful
The book is okay but the song aren’t all that great
I just wanted to learn to play the Ukulele for fun and bought this in addition to the Uke which came with it’s own book and DVD. This book is okay but the songs are more on the lame side. It was cheap enough but I don’t think I’d buy it again knowing what I know now.
Starter book
This song book is a little thin on music and chord charts, it was a good starting point for me but i needed several other books to really get enjoyment out of this purchase.
Easy to follow
This is a great songbook for ukulele beginner; with the pictures of the chords right above the text / notations and the selection of the songs almost “guaranteed you will know”, as a complete beginner I had a blast trying them all on the 1st day I picked a ukulele into my hand
ukelele song book
I was disappointed that the book was more suited for adults than an 8 yr old child who was beginning to play. The instructions were good, but I did not think I could give it to him b/c of the song selections. Age appropriateness would be good to lidt with this item. Thank you.
2 people found this helpful
Easy Songs for Ukulele
Came on time and in great shape. Haven’t had a chance to play any of the songs, but looks like great songs. Thank You
Great for learning!
This was great! Everything I expected. Made a perfect gift for my wife who is learning how to play. It was fun for me too and I already play.
Good songs
Like the songs good for a beginner like me~
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Perfect for beginners
Ecellent and easy to follow.
great book
I purchased this book in hopes it would help me learn to play the ukulele. There are a lot of great songs in this book. Now I just have to learn to read and play them.
Songs that are fun to Play !!!
Great little book that is loaded with songs that are fun to play on my Ukulele.
2 people found this helpful
Great for the Novice..
This is a nice book to have for your first song book. Call me old fashion but I like a songbook instead of having to hunt songs on the internet. For the money its a good deal.
Okay
Nice, simple, with the chords, tabs, and lyrics. Don’t like that you have to stop and turn pages. They could have avoided this easily and included more CURRENT songs. Other than that, it’s okay.
Four Stars
Good.
Four Stars
Good basics for Uke
Very Cheaply made but works
I have to leave the back stand out all the time, because it is made so cheaply, however IT DOES WORK, just don’t open and close it to many times.
$17.00
Meh.
It has the content, but it’s out of order. A horrible companion if you’re making comparisons to the physical book. Just buy the paperback. It seems that Hal Leonard is not very invested in providing quality digital content.
Excellent guitar method.
This is a complete down to earth guitar method which I’m certain that a six year old can comprehend, and succeed.
Guitar lesson for a Senior
This is the book that I have been looking for so I could learn to play like I did 55 years ago. I still have a lot to learn from it.
Excellent beginner’s resource!
Solid resource for beginners. Gradual progression in difficulty with popular licks like Greensleeves, Star Spangled banner etc thrown in early enough to keep you motivated. There are youtube support videos for all the tracks that someone has created. All in all a great resource.
One person found this helpful
Durable book that is easy to follow
Great book that is easy to use. My 10 year old son could follow easily. Plus, it stood up to his abuse so overall, a durable book.If this review helped, please let me know by liking it.
I play better than prince now.
I bought this guitar book and although I’m disappointed it didn’t include an actual guitar and 30 free hours of instruction for the price, I now can play better than Prince, May he Rest In Peace.
For every guitar lover
This is a great guitar tutorial book for every level.
I have been very busy but the content is good for the money spent
I have been very busy but the content is good for the money spent. I will use it and enjoy the knowledge it can give me.
One person found this helpful
Always wanted to play guitar.
Like the spiral binding. Makes it easy to use on a stand. My teacher recommend this book.
however is great book and I have made much progress in just …
Could be more clear about fret position for self-taught learners, however is great book and I have made much progress in just a month.
Shown to professional guitar player
I shown this book to a professional flamenco guitar player who is also my Spanish teacher and he said that this book will allow me to go anywhere I want to with this book, whether it’s fingerpicking country songs or heavy metal I’ll be able to branch off from this book alone. He also learned from books so he knows a good book when he sees one and he was super impressed with this one.
4 people found this helpful
Recommended Guitar Book
This was the recommended guitar book from the music school. We originally bought only book 1, but that went by pretty quick (~2-3months). Recommend to purchase this complete series instead of book by book.
2 people found this helpful
Best book for beginners with old time ethic.
This is a very comprehensive intro to the guitar. If one were to buy only one book to begin this should be the one. I have gifted it to two others already who were just beginning. For those who do not already read music, this will get them up to primary speed easily. If one were to simply follow this instruction and remain OFF YouTube, they would become proficient. The YouTube gig only complicates the process as well as displays many bad options. Just get a private quiet place and work through it. There is no shortcut, no play in 5 minutes. Just get over it and LEARN it properly. Without that ideal as a guide you will simply have a guitar in the closet somewhere soon. Without the old time ethic of simply settling in to actually learn something students will always give up and drift away from the goal.
35 people found this helpful
Worked Fantastic For Self Guided Learning
I am using this to learn at home without in person instruction or tabs. The lessons are easy to follow with what feels like a nice pace. Exercises give good tips to pay attention to.
2 people found this helpful
Essential Book, but get the one with audio files.
Must have book for beginners to learn how to read sheet music. Beware, though, that this version does not have the accompanying audio files which makes things less useful since you can’t see how something is played, particularly for the more obscure tunes. Overall, would buy again if I lost it, it I’d get the one that has the audio files.
3 people found this helpful
Outstanding method book
This book is outstanding!If you want to teach or learn by method, this book is really hard to beat. By the time you’re through all three sections, you’ll be able to:-Read music-play most any chord in a pop fake book-know more than basic rhythms-know finger picking patterns (including Travis picking)Once done, you’ll be able to pick up just about any guitar songbook and play along.
10 people found this helpful
Easy to follow
Grandson wanted lessons, but not in the budget, He uses this tutorial every day and is learning the guitar and basics quickly and at his own pace. Great starting option
Not a bad start
This is more for a begginer however its lessons do go from very begginers to the experts. In the start it does tell you how a scale is formatted and notes are counted, does spend time teaching you to read them. However thats what I wanted, yes I know the scale (I played clarinet in school) yes I know how to read notes. I also didn’t know how to play a C on a guitar. This is not really for someone who wants to just play songs on this is more for someone who wants to learn a wide verity of songs, from country to rock, classical to metal. If you want to specialize in one maybe this book isn’t for you. However I like this book because its not just a tab book of here is Bon Jovi’s “You Give Love a Bad Name” (its playing on the TV at this time) or whatever song you may want to play.
4 people found this helpful
Warning – this does NOT come with access to the audio files
Pay attention to which of these you are buying. I didn’t as I assumed they all came with audio access.If the particular version you are purchasing does not specifically state audio access you will not be able to access the online audio files to play along with.Lesson format seems solid – unfortunately I’ll be purchasing a second copy so I have online access.
2 people found this helpful
Received promptly and without product bloat.
I hate going to music stores: limited choices, inflated prices on materials written decades ago, trying to find options sourced from other stores… Modern music outlets just suck.The fact that I can buy the same book online, minus the triple inflated price point because of DRM coded audio books included, is amazing. Wife and sister-in-law will love using this to learn and for me to brush up on my music reading skills that are lacking.
3 people found this helpful
Good for my kid
This book was recommended by my 8 yr old’s guitar teacher. She can easily follow this book and learn guitar from it. She is always studying ahead of what her teacher assigns so I like that it is easy for her to go through.
One person found this helpful
Hal Leonard’s marketing sucks – Buy books from fundamental changes instead
So here’s the deal I got exactly what I ordered.There are two versions of the book.One is about 10 bucks more and under the “guitar method” on the front cover, top left, there is (in 10 point smaller type “Audio Access Included”).My book doesn’t have that. I purchased this precisely because the Bass Book came with audio, I just didn’t realise there is a version without the audio. And as others have pointed out, why would you sell a version without the audio.This is pretty scummy, I don’t really mind paying extra (but get this: audio is *free* with the excellent “fundamental changes” books). But having two versions, with no way to get the extra content is just annoying.I went to the Hal Leonard website and there seems to be no option to purchase the audio tracks.Amazon should make it clearer in the listing that there are two versions. So now I am faced with the choice of just using this as is, or returning it (which is a hassle).As the other 1 star reviews might indicate this is just dumb deceptive marketing. Change the cover in a more visible way, or offer the means to purchase the content online. how hard could the latter be? you’d actually make customers happy.Stupid, stupid, stupid.Makes me want to avoid Hal Leonard products in future. And that’s a shame, because the content seems pretty good.
42 people found this helpful
Helpful for beginners
I am using this book to learn to play the guitar (a challenge at my age-senior). The book is helpful-it seems to go at the right pace and includes interesting songs from a variety of genres. I like the fact that it uses mostly music notation instead of tabs- it helps to learn to read music. Only regret is that it doesn’t come with the Cds.
9 people found this helpful
Great instruction/lesson book for learners
Very good book for learning to play the guitar. Me, my son, and my niece all used this same book and we all really liked it. It is very easy to understand.
Very thorough
Exactly what I was looking for. I’ve been teaching myself to play and using a lot of online courses but there is nothing that compares to starting from scratch and learning the proper way. This book does not spend a lot of time on form but it does provide the rudimentary basics beginning with basic notes and music reading. If I am ever able to master everything this book has to offer I will not only be able to play guitar, I will be a musician.
4 people found this helpful
Binding needs to be better quality
The binding is very weak. I had to replace it almost immediately and that’s kind of annoying. Wish they’d fix that as my guitar teacher stated it happens to most of his students.(I’ve purchased both the print edition and the kindle edition when I lost the printed version)
One person found this helpful
I would highly recommend this book to anyone that want to learn to …
I would highly recommend this book to anyone that want to learn to play the guitar!!! I have been playing acoustic Guitar for several years using tabs.. I decided i would like to learn to read music and play it on my guitar…. This book makes reading music and playing it super easy!!! You learn the notes one string at a time, at your own pace…. And it don’t stop there you learn chords,strumming(something i had problems with) and more. I have other lesson books that don’t come anywhere close to comparing to this book…
2 people found this helpful
Guitar Hero
Easy read. Works better if you have a guitar.
Great beginner guitar book!
Great beginner guitar book, especially for those who want to learn to read notes not just tabs. It also has a code at the front that lets you access mp3 files to play along with the songs included.
The Best, Most Complete Basic Guitar Method Book
I have been teaching guitar for more than 40 years, and over those years I spent a lot of time with a couple of other popular guitar methods, specifically Alfred’s Basic Guitar and the similarly titled book published by Mel Bay.In my opinion, the Hal Leonard guitar method is more complete than any of its competitors. I used to teach chords on my own, and strumming and finger picking techniques, and leave the book to teach note reading, but the Hal Leonard book does it all and, most importantly, it seems to introduce new things at the right times in the student’s development.
5 people found this helpful
okay
starts off with music notation very confusing! would personally not recommend for beginners unless you have someone educated helping you. still seems good for others, not for me though!
Great method for teachers to use!
I use this and the Mel Bay books to teach beginner students (they are very similar methods, but each set of books include different examples to choose from when teaching). I have no complaints, though I do recommend using these books and supplementing them with your own exercises when teaching.
2 people found this helpful
Practice and Self-Guided Studies
Great for both my Millennial young career adult child that studied piano already and the pre-teen son of a neighbor (guitarist)!
2 people found this helpful
Where the notes are on the fret board.
The book had everything I needed at my stage of learning. Precise and not too wordy. By the time I work my way through the book I should be a good player of the guitar.
technical acuracy
easy to understand. an area that is often not approached by aspiring musicians probably because it can appear daunting, not attractive to the weekender. But can be the most important element for the long term, and rich friendship music can have in store for anyone seeking a buddy.
3 people found this helpful
Great book for beginner guitarists.
I bought this book to learn how to play the acoustic guitar. When I scheduled my first lesson, I asked the instructor what book I should buy for lessons. This is the book he uses. Very straight forward book. Glad I have it.
One person found this helpful
Excellent quality.
Just starting on the guitar and this is the first book I’ve used. Really like it so far.
A must have in your collection
A very complete method, covers a very wide variety of topics, can be used as a stand alone method or can be seen as a reference tool.Amazon didnt provide audio, didnt work, so I contacted Hal Leonard and next day they provided me mp3 files.
2 people found this helpful
Excellent book for beginning guitarist, and for other players needing music reading practice
This book is good for kids and adults alike. Goes nice and easy, nothing too complicated, but still covers all the basics. Would highly recommend for anyone just beginning to play guitar. It’s also a great refresher for those who have been playing chords awhile, but never learned to read music. I’ve been playing guitar for 8 years, but mostly chords. I never really practiced reading music. My son is now taking lessons, and his teacher uses this book. I’m now learning along with my son. It’s never too late to teach an old dog a new trick!
3 people found this helpful
All levels of learning
Best overall guitar learning book
Great start
Great for beginner, easy to follow.
Great book
really useful for beginners
Review
This book is excellent for beginners
Book opens all the way and lays flat.
Great having three thin books all together on a binder that opens all the way on the music stand.
She says it’s very good and easy to use
Bought as a gift for my grandchild . She says it’s very good and easy to use .
One person found this helpful
Great beginner series
I love this collection of books.it is a compilation of three method books in one.
Really good book
All 3 volumes in one is ready good. A good book for a learner
Still using the book but a bit disappointed that the book1
Still using the book but a bit disappointed that the book1,2,3 edition does not include a CD or a digital code as mentioned in some of the product comments.
One person found this helpful
Otherwise it looked really good.
I had toreturn this item there was no DVD to accompany it. Otherwise it looked really good.
Money Well Spent!
Awesome! Says its used but looks very new 🙂 On google play book 1 is more than this, and this is book 1, 2, and 3.
Guitar course which is very practical and easy to learn
He really goes in depth into theory if that’s what your looking for. I also bought Justin’s. Guitar course which is very practical and easy to learn.
2 people found this helpful
no audio support for this book
there is no audio for this version making it useless. Amazon didn’t make this clear so i bought a guitasr book i can’t learn from
Well laid out, easy to understand
Easy to learn from
Great buy! Great Price!
I’ve only been using this book a few days and I’m several lessons, notes, songs, chords and notes in! It teaches you quickly and easily! Having never played guitar before this week, I have complete confidence that this was the right purchase for a beginner.
4 people found this helpful
Great Book
Product arrived fast.. packaging excellent…All the lesson’s are planned perfectly..
Great review books for those with a musical background
Good, basic instructions. Easy to understand
I recommend this book
I am swinging for four weeks in Internet. So many information, but only confusing. This book is a path I can rely on. This is my first experience with guitar. And the book has become my second best mate (after the guitar) on this journey.
2 people found this helpful
Great for a beginner adult
I am adult beginning guitar player and I purchased this book as a supplement to the book my instructor required. I really like this book. It is a great introduction for those who don’t know the names of the strings or how to play notes and chords. I highly recommend the book for a new student wanted to start with the basics to learn guitar.
3 people found this helpful
Good instructional guitar book series (in one volume)
Most cost effective way to get a beginner to intermediate guitar course in book form.
One person found this helpful
three books in one
contains all three books and cheaper than buying three separately. good value!
$14.00
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.
One person found this helpful
Five Stars
orderd book 2 but receives book 1
Hal Leonard Guitar Method Books
I use all 3 books in this method for my students….and it works well.
3 people found this helpful
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.
One person found this helpful
Loves it!
My son loves this book!
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.
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!
Five Stars
good methods book
Four Stars
good
Guitar Method Book 2
I will be working in this book shortly. I fills my needs of continuing the Hal Leonard Guitar lesson process.
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
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
7 people found this helpful
Bought for someone
I can’t really say.
Good
As expected
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.
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.
I like it
Helps with my guitar practice
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.
Great book. As described.
Great book.
Great product
Great product
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!
Great
Great book👍
Great book
Great book.
… 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.
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.
2 people found this helpful
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.
4 people found this helpful
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.
One person found this helpful
Great fun for me
Getting a lot of practice and learning out of this book. Great fun for me.
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.
One person found this helpful
Five Stars
More difficult than Book I and still pushing through it but well done.
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.
nice item
I’m using it with a student, and we really like the sound tracks that come with it.
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.
One person found this helpful
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.
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.
2 people found this helpful
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?
3 people found this helpful
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.
9 people found this helpful
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.
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.
Great book for beginners
This was a great book for learning how to play the guitar. My daughter loved it.
Five Stars
perfect beginner book!
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
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
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.
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.
Hal Leonard is king
Stick with a teacher, and make that teacher Hal Leonard
Great book
Great book for those learning how to play…
One person found this helpful
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.
One person found this helpful
Three Stars
GOOD
Five Stars
good book…
Four Stars
using the CD with Amazing Slowdowner makes the process very comfortable.
One person found this helpful
Five Stars
It’s good!
Exactly!
Just what we needed to continue with our guitar lessons and tutorial at school. We recommend it for guitar students.
Five Stars
Son learned to play using this
good book
helpful & easy
Five Stars
Good book
good
good
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!!
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
Five Stars
Great book used Ha Leonard to teach guitar and love his step by step books.
Amazon CustomerAmazon Customer –
Piano Book: Level 3A – Technique & Artistry
Accurate description.
Debbie –
Faber continues to deliver excellent pedagogy in this volume.
Faber continues to build on techniques previously taught as well as introduce new ones.
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.
One person found this helpful
SarahLaughing –
Faber and Faber is the best!
I love Faber and Faber so much I searched for a piano teacher who would teach using these books. The songs are written in such a way that the child learns to be equally skilled with both left and right hand, and knows all the notes, even very high and very low by sight. Technique is taught incrementally and carefully so that bad technique doesn’t slow them down when they get to the higher levels. Great curriculum!
3 people found this helpful
Tami –
The Art Lady
I have used these Lesson books for several years. They are good for all ages, including adults. They teach the basics in clear easy to understand format. The pieces are appealing and they teach multi-key approach. I use the Piano Lessons book, Technique book, and Theory book at each lesson. Then I supplement them with the other books in the series, such as the Performance bk. (which is great for National Piano Guild Auditions, as well as recitals)
5 people found this helpful
R&B –
Great supplement to lesson book!
I love all of the Piano Adventure series from Faber. My piano students learn so much from these! This technique book is a great way to challenge your student to more precise practice with technique and also explores their creativity and expression as an artist. I highly recommend.
3 people found this helpful
Lindsay Palmer –
Excellent piano books!
Piano Adventures piano books are great piano books for learners from “Primer” all the way to advanced piano players. All of their books are excellent! I have 3 piano playing kids and these books have been fantastic for all of them– of all ages! They are easy to understand and use and are well put together. I am very pleased!
2 people found this helpful
Charlene Jensen –
Great Instruction
All Farber instruction books are worth the purchase for kids and Adult too. So get started and learn how to play.
One person found this helpful
Grand Staff –
This book contains simple drills and songs that allow students …
This book contains simple drills and songs that allow students to focus on different aspects of technique, styling, and articulation. This book was well thought out.
Amber Molnar –
Perfect for advanced learner
Wonderful books for my 12 year old’s private piano lessons.
2 people found this helpful
Beverly0633 –
Three Stars
good
Amazon CustomerAmazon Customer –
Fast delivery
Exactly as described. Fast delivery.
Jannie –
Highly recommended
Great series for piano learners. I bought the entire set for my child.
Juanita –
Great
Great
TL Dyck –
Faber 3 Lesson book
Book arrived in excellent new condition. Students enjoy the pieces.
LuckyLucy –
Outstanding
Outstanding icrement from level 2
Articus Heaven –
Excelente
Un excelente material de apoyo para el nivel 3A de Piano Adventures, como su nombre lo indica, contiene ejercicios técnicos para todos los temas del nivel, es preferible no estudiarlo de forma independiente, sino como un anexo al libro principal.En cuanto al libro, llego en perfecto estado, en tiempo y forma.
Amazon Customer –
Five Stars
useful for kids
Sonia –
Great book
The Faber couple made an excellent collection for students, young and old, I really enjoy all of their books,I cant wait to end the level 2 ones, so I can pass to level 3
teresaflorish –
Five Stars
GOOD
YungG –
Nice
Very new. Fast delivery!
shalacko –
Perfect book for my daughter just starting at piano
Perfect book for my daughter just starting at piano. Our teacher always uses this series so my children know it well.
One person found this helpful
Qian Shen –
Good for piano beginner
Nice price, fast shipping
Stacey Phillips –
This series though
Natural progression!
One person found this helpful
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.
B L –
Five Stars
Good series, my kids are learning piano just fine, and having fun doing it.
2 people found this helpful
Met –
Good theory lessons along with piano
Excellent for piano lessons
One person found this helpful
cd777 –
Recommended Series
This was requested by my daughter’s piano teacher. This is a series she has been working through and it is really helping her advance in her technique.
Arie M. –
Five Stars
Easy to learn.
Robot One –
Help avoid playing the cracks.
Still not a child prodigy but these help (my ears).
2 people found this helpful
Wayno –
Five Stars
Excellent condition and great product.
One person found this helpful
AmerikenAmeriken –
Has a hole in the back cover
There is a hole in the back cover.
Amazon Customer –
Five Stars
great
One person found this helpful
janet sebern –
Five Stars
Great book
Vincent A. Notaro –
Five Stars
Very helpful book for a beginner.
H. H. Thurgood –
Five Stars
great price, great book!
Caligirl –
Five Stars
great
Mattie E. –
Five Stars
Exactly as advertised.
Nanette –
Five Stars
Love this series!
Lim, ji hye –
Five Stars
great