Knack Piano for Everyone: A Step-By-Step Guide To Notes, Chords, And Playing Basics

by Margaret Ann Martin, Keira Schwarz

Download play-along audio tracks at knackbooks.com/piano.  Knack Piano for Everyone is a self-instruction book for beginners to intermediates, fully illustrated with full-color photographs and musical notation. The book will teach readers everything a beginner should know about the instrument itself—the parts, different kinds of pianos, care for pianos—and then provide the basics of reading piano music and playing. Download play-along audio tracks at knackbooks.com/piano.    The book will      * An explanation of how the piano works.      * An exploration of the instrument, sitting correctly, playing all over the keyboard on             the black keys.      * Finding familiar tunes on the piano.      * Music notation, where it comes from, directions (up and down) on the keyboard and          on the music page.   Lessons will be geared toward achievable results for the reader without any prior knowledge of music, but also contain sidebars on various styles and techniques for the more advanced reader. By the end of the book, the reader will be able to play some basic songs, including some that will be provided in the Appendix.

Genres: Music

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 5, 2010

Reviews

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Knack Piano for Everyone: A Step-by-Step Guide to Notes, Chords, and Playing Basics
by Margaret Ann Martin

Very descriptive step by step guide to the piano, purchased for a family friend to help him teach his younger sister.

[James Piper · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of photos.