Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course Greatest Hits, Bk 1
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Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course Greatest Hits, Bk 1 Details
This series answers the often-expressed need for a variety of supplementary material in many different popular styles. What could be more fun for an adult than to play the music that everybody knows and loves? When the books in the Greatest Hits series are assigned in conjunction with the Lesson Books, these appealing pieces reinforce new concepts as they are introduced. In addition, the motivation the music provides could not be better. The emotional satisfaction students receive from mastering each popular song increases their enthusiasm to begin the next one. With the popular music available in the Greatest Hits series (Levels 1 and 2), the use of both books will significantly increase every adult's interest in piano study. Two selections from this book are featured on the Royal Conservatory of Music Popular Selection List (2007 Ed.): The Rainbow Connection * Nadia's Theme.
Reviews
The finger numbering is very straightforward and made for beginner adults. For my background: I am a 22 year who used to play when I was very young, didn't touch a piano for about 12 years, and then started up again about 2 months ago. I found this book to be exceedingly helpful, it is a bit more explanatory than other sheet music books. It is made to slowly acclimate you to Reading sheet music, understanding what each symbol means, as it won't be explicitly stated in most composition pieces. All of the pieces also correspond to the AlFred handbook for beginner piano players, which I am using to help myself learn. I find it very helpful that selections are already set aside for reinforcing skills taught in the course textbook; that are already made for the skill level of the learner.I would recommend this book for ages 10+ who are beginning their piano journey and want to learn how to play a few fun pieces and boost their paino confidence. I would also like to note that I bought this used and it was in just fine condition, so especially if you plant to write in the notes in the sheets as practice (I like to do that) then consider buying a used book for a fraction of the cost and to reuse perfectly good materials.
