Alfred's Basic Adult All-In-One Course, Bk 1: Lesson * Theory * Technic, Comb Bound Book

I am a self learner of piano from past 1 year and I used this book initially as a PDF but decided to get the hard copy as I found it good for developing proper two hand playing fundamentals and gradually move to more complex classical pieces (and not just play easy pop songs) for which I feel being able to read sheet music is essential and this book does a good job at explaining those concepts.

I like the presentation of the content in this book, very interesting. Multi color print with good quality pages. the comb is also good to use it on piano. Gradually it increases the difficulty level and its good for the learner. Thanks to Publisher and authors of this book.The book came in not so good packaging and its cover page was bit bent. Seller has to take care of good packaging as this is costly book and Buyer wishes to get it in mint condition. though it was arrived on time.In short its recommended to purchase for the effective learning.PS: I received only the book and there was no Audio CD but we can get the pieces on youtube easily. so no need of CD.

It's a very simple Piano learning book for beginners. Very easy to understand language - my 5 yrs old son is learning from the same and he finds it quite good.Highly recommended for serious learners :)

This is an effective way to get your co ordination and fingering right on the piano from the start, however it does not teach a lot of other techniques, also perseverence is the key since it takes quite a while to get the exercises right. Would recommend picking this up along with the piano4all course on udemy

I have used this book and the Level 2 and Level 3 books in the past myself, and purchased it again for one of my students. It will not fail to deliver results you expect. Not only does it teach you how to play the Piano, it also teaches you how to read/write music notation, and also the essentials of music theory needed to play. Good luck with your learning!

I am yet to start the piano lesson. So cannot comment on the content, I had bought it based on the review. I have seen few comments which says DVD missing, I found it sticked to inside of back cover. I am not sure if there are any audio CD as well for play along practice, any way doesnt matter as we can find many on the internet.

Delivered in time and product in good condition.

Comecei a estudar música (teoria) e piano há poucos meses. Já havia pensando em iniciar os estudos antes e esse livro me chamou a atenção pelas inúmeras avaliações positivas. Nunca (nun-ca) havia tido contato com um piano antes em toda a minha vida e meu único contato com a música havia sido participar de grupo de canto coral sem entender lhufas de nada. Devo dizer que quando comprei o livro já havia iniciado aulas de teoria, o que certamente tem me ajudado, mas em contrapartida a didática deste livro, que para mim é excelente, tem me ajudado a compreender melhor as aulas teóricas, talvez até pelo fato de que as expressões em inglês fazem muito mais sentido do que as em português (bequadro x natural, ligadura x tied notes, etc.). Mas o mais bacana para mim desse livro são os arranjos, que permitem que a gente toque músicas bem bonitinhas com apenas 5 notas e sem usar as teclas pretas, deixando o aprendizado menos maçante. A progressão entre as lições é muito bem estruturada. Há muitas aulas gratuitas no Youtube baseadas neste livro (assisti algumas e depois encontrei uma professora brasileira que segue o método). Ainda estou no começo dos estudos, mas contente com meu progresso e já pensando em quando poderei iniciar os outros livros do mesmo método. A impressão é clara, papel de qualidade e fontes grandes (alegria do presbíope). Recomendo fortemente.

It's a great system to learn piano. I am very satisfied with its simplicity, it's conciseness and scope. It leaves no holes in learning and while you won't be a piano master at the end of it, you will move from stage to stage in a manner that's smooth.Only advice is that you should ALSO buy other books to practice with. This book is heavy on chords, so buy a book of beginner classical piano, jazz, blues, and so on as you wish to expand your knowledge. This book is the base. The other books are the supplements.

I'm really happy with this self-study piano book. It's easy to use. I highly recommend it! Plus, you can find helpful YouTube lessons for almost every page. After this I am definitely buying the next level 2 book!

staat alles duidelijk in ook waar de vingers moeten ook staat er soms tekst bij met informatie. heel fijn!

As a child, many moons and summers ago, I wanted to play piano, but was very impatient and gave up. Now when I see people playing beautiful music on public pianos, I admire them and wish to be able to do that. I stopped wishing, and started planning, and got myself a piano teacher. They were good for the first 8 weeks, but I felt I wasn't being taught in the way I needed to learn. I decided to get this book instead and focus on teaching myself, plus it was more cost effective. In the 3 times I've opened this book, I have learnt more than i did with a teacher, in terms of reading sheet music and being able to play with both hands while reading the sheet. I'm grateful for the tutorials on video sharing sites that allow me to hear what the music is supposed to sound like to make sure im doing it right . But apart from that, I am glad I got this book and decided to learn from it. I only see myself getting better, and I am already looking to get the 2nd and 3rd book. The only thing I would add are the major, minor and other scales in colourful diagrams to make learning easier. Apart from that I'm very happy and would definitely recommend.