List Books » The Only Basic Piano Instruction Book You'll Ever Need: Learn to Play--from Reading Your First Notes to Constructing Complex Cords
Authors: Brooke Halpin
ISBN-13: 9781593373801, ISBN-10: 1593373805
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Adams Media Corporation
Date Published: August 2006
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Lots of piano books offer either in-depth analysis or quick gimmicks that don't really teach music theory. But The Only Basic Piano Instruction Book You'll Ever Need is different. For students who want to learn the basics and dive right into playing, this book skips all the unnecessary trivia on the history of pianos and avoids lengthy digressions on classical and contemporary musicians. Instead, it focuses specifically on piano instruction and includes:
Perfect even for those starting from scratch, The Only Basic Piano Book You'll Ever Need makes learning to play a cinch.
Author Biography:
Brooke Halpin (Malibu, CA) was the Program Director at the Museum of the American Piano in New York City, where he produced concerts with pianists such as Jerome Lowenthal, Steven Mayer, and Robert DeGaetano. He wrote the music to the Academy Award-winning film Molly's Pilgrim and Rudolph Nureyev's ballet Christopher Columbus.