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Piano Book for Adult Beginners: Teach Yourself How to Play Famous Piano Songs, Read Music, Theory & Technique (Book & Streaming Video Lessons) Paperback – July 23, 2017
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Publication dateJuly 23, 2017
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Widely regarded among professional musicians, teachers, and students for his books' power to inspire a deeper understanding and passion for music, Damon Ferrante is a composer, guitarist, and professor of piano studies and music theory.
He is the recipient of Longwood University's prestigious Simkins Award for his extraordinary achievements and contribution to music education and culture.Damon has taught on the music faculties of Seton Hall University and Montclair State University. For over 25 years, Damon has taught guitar, piano, composition, and music theory.Damon has had performances at Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space, and throughout the US, Europe, and Asia.
His main teachers have been David Rakowski at Columbia University, Stanley Wolfe at Juilliard, and Bruno Amato at the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University. Damon has written two operas, a guitar concerto, song cycles, orchestral music, and numerous solo and chamber music works.
He is the editor-in-chief of the music publisher Steeplechase Arts.Check out steeplechasemusic.com for more information and free bonus lessons for the books.
He is the recipient of Longwood University's prestigious Simkins Award for his extraordinary achievements and contribution to music education and culture.Damon has taught on the music faculties of Seton Hall University and Montclair State University. For over 25 years, Damon has taught guitar, piano, composition, and music theory.Damon has had performances at Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space, and throughout the US, Europe, and Asia.
His main teachers have been David Rakowski at Columbia University, Stanley Wolfe at Juilliard, and Bruno Amato at the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University. Damon has written two operas, a guitar concerto, song cycles, orchestral music, and numerous solo and chamber music works.
He is the editor-in-chief of the music publisher Steeplechase Arts.Check out steeplechasemusic.com for more information and free bonus lessons for the books.
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- Publisher : Steeplechase Arts (July 23, 2017)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 122 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0692926437
- ISBN-13 : 978-0692926437
- Item Weight : 10.6 ounces
- Dimensions : 8.5 x 0.28 x 11 inches
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Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2017
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I had been wanting to learn piano for a while, and when this was suggested to me, I jumped right on it. This is not the first piano book I've used, but it's definitely one of the best. It gives a simple breakdown on chord progression and even more simple than that, basic finger patterns and technique. It also comes with a big list of songs that you can learn, a lot of them beautiful songs. As with other books, you can't use the videos on a kindle paperwhite. Perhaps a kindle fire? I'm not entirely sure. But the book itself is super easy to comprehend even without the videos. My favorite thing about the book is the breakdown with left hand songs and right hand songs. Which eventually leads up to songs that use two hands. It breaks it down for you in the beginning and as you get better, it adds challenge. Which is wonderful.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2020
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I’ve never taken piano before and this book is perfect for that. In the beginning it focuses on hand positions and Piano key recognition. The note reading is gradual and easy, the book also tells you where to place your fingers. My piano teacher uses this book during our lessons and she seems to like it. I’m finally getting to the point where I can play simple songs. That’s gives you feeling of accomplishment. The videos are helpful too if you get stuck.

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Perfect for beginners, if you’ve never played before, get this book.
By tami smith on February 25, 2020
I’ve never taken piano before and this book is perfect for that. In the beginning it focuses on hand positions and Piano key recognition. The note reading is gradual and easy, the book also tells you where to place your fingers. My piano teacher uses this book during our lessons and she seems to like it. I’m finally getting to the point where I can play simple songs. That’s gives you feeling of accomplishment. The videos are helpful too if you get stuck.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2018
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Only downloads to your phone, not an actual book you use for the piano!
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Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2019
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This is a good start and, while comprehensive, I can already tell that it should be supplemented with lots of other materials to get a holistic introduction to piano. I'm enjoying what I'm learning so far, but I can already tell that what I'm going to learn from this book will be limited solely for two big technical reasons. The first is that the sheet music is printed too small to see clearly, and as a beginner who is new to sheet music entirely this is not helpful. There are letters written in some of the musical notes to help you learn the positions of notes on the staff, but the printing is so tiny that it's impossible to make out what's a B or D or E or F. The second is that this book is perfect bound and would be better with spiral binding so it can lie flat. The small printing is made worse when you're trying to read music that's curved into the book's gutter.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2017
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I really enjoy this piano book! I always wished I could play but never got the chance to as a kid/have never really gotten around to it as an adult. I've looked up beginner tips online here and there but they were never that helpful, videos by people on YouTube were hard to keep up with, etc. The fact that this book has videos that go hand in hand with the material is what makes this book stand out. I'm a more visual learner so if there's a video tutorial that goes along with written material, learning is that much easier for me. It's like I'm in an actual piano lesson. So thanks for that!
Also, learning music is something I've always struggled with. I had music class one year in elementary school and we had to learn to read music. It was so confusing (it didn't help that we didn't have books and the teacher didn't explain it very well). The section with the acronym EGBDF made it a lot easier to get this time around. Would highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn piano. Can't wait to keep learning!
Also, learning music is something I've always struggled with. I had music class one year in elementary school and we had to learn to read music. It was so confusing (it didn't help that we didn't have books and the teacher didn't explain it very well). The section with the acronym EGBDF made it a lot easier to get this time around. Would highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn piano. Can't wait to keep learning!
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Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2017
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Very well written book. It is easy to follow and is suitable for people who do not have any prior knowledge on how to play the piano like myself. The language used is easy to understand and not complicated. It's a simple, yet effective book to guide a beginner. Overall I would rate it a great book which is worth it.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2017
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I have not played piano much since my college days, and I found the progression from theory to practice to be helpful for refreshing my long diminished skills. The videos were useful and high quality. I will definitely recommend this book to friends who are wanting to learn to play. I will also be using it to help my own kids in learning to play piano, and to train them in music theory.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2017
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This book has a format tailored for someone with absolutely no musical knowledge. What I’m saying if you know your basic theory and piano keys, etc this book is a slow start if you walk through it from start to finish. It does get you to work though midway through, dexterity and left/right hand independence.
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Sparkleton
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good for the basics, but not the best
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 25, 2019Verified Purchase
For absolute beginners, this is great as it also has music theory as well. However, after carefully teaching you 5 notes or so on the treble and bass clefs, you are then expected to learn by extrapolation, and it is a HUGE jump in difficulty. If it were an instrument with just one clef, it would probably suit me just fine. But trying to learn a wide range of notes on both clefs at once all of a sudden was not good planning, and it means an increased reliance on checking the letters printed on the notes.
Also, some of the notes on the treble clef at the end of Green Slevees have been labelled incorrectly.
Also, some of the notes on the treble clef at the end of Green Slevees have been labelled incorrectly.
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Andy N
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The accompanying tutorial videos are easy to find on the internet and really assist in ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 22, 2018Verified Purchase
I am returning to the piano after a gap of about fifty years and I am finding this book really helpful.The accompanying tutorial videos are easy to find on the internet and really assist in the learning process. The tunes in the book are well known and I find this also helps the process.
Even the ones where I didn't recognise the names were familiar when I played them on u tube. I have made real progress in the month or so that I have been using the book. Happy to recommend.
Even the ones where I didn't recognise the names were familiar when I played them on u tube. I have made real progress in the month or so that I have been using the book. Happy to recommend.
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Hattie
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Better to buy the book not the kindle version
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 6, 2018Verified Purchase
This book is great, but if you are trying to read the music off your tablet it is so small it's impossible to see properly, if you make larger of course you miss some of the music and have to keep fiddling around with the screen.. For some reason this book can not be rotated and read landscape which is what I expected. I am really disappointed I bought the kindle book because of the video tuition included.. All my other kindle books can be read in any orientation.
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Mr. B. Loughlin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works for me
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 11, 2020Verified Purchase
This actually looked a bit cheap but it's actually well thought out and isn't full of glossy unnecessary distractions like some other publications.
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ruth
5.0 out of 5 stars
Really good book, despite previous knowledge
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 4, 2017Verified Purchase
Really good book, despite previous knowledge, feel I am learning so much. Progressive nature of book means you are playing well known tunes in no time. Highly recommend.
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