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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 786.3041
EAN: 9780671530679
ISBN: 0671530674
Label: Fireside
Manufacturer: Fireside
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 141
Publication Date: November 28, 1984
Publisher: Fireside
Studio: Fireside

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:


"Anyone who can dial a telephone can learn to play popular piano quickly and easily."

So says Norman Monath, author of How to Play Popular Piano in 10 Easy Lessons. His no-frills, no-drills method will have you playing simple tunes within 30 minutes -- even if you don't know one note from another.

The secret? Learning the basic chords and how to adapt them. With lots of clearly illustrated chord examples, keyboard diagrams and practice pieces ranging from "Silent Night" to "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," Monath teaches you:

* the basic structure of music
* how to alter the basic chords for creative accompaniment
* how to read tunes from sheet music
* how to improvise
* how to play by ear
* how to create your own playing style -- whether you lean toward pop, blues, jazz or rock

For everyone from rank beginner to experienced virtuoso, this step-by-step, uncomplicated guidebook makes learning to play popular piano the easy and enjoyable experience it should be.




Rating: - Struck the right chord with me!
Being a middle-aged refugee from abortive childhood piano lessons, I was skeptical that this or any book would meet its stated goals. In fact I had gone through several others that were so technical and tedious that they only served to discourage me from the hope of simply learning to play popular tunes for enjoyment. Thirty-six pages into this one, however, I was playing Silent Night - not just pecking out the melody with one hand, but actually playing in a way that would be potentially satisfying ... Read More

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Rating: - Recommend to anyone.
Just what I`ve been looking for. A not so intense and fun
way to learn how to play piano and take advantage of all
those great Fake Books available.

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Rating: - Piano lessons
Easy and usefull. Just the essential for an absolute begginer explained in a plane manner.

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Rating: - how to play popular piano i 10 easy lessons
a good introduction to playing a piano.easy to follow but got a bit to techinal at the end as if the writer wanted to finish the book .

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Rating: - Fast & Easy Piano
My first venture into piano lessons and I have enjoyed it. Using basic chords I was playing nice sounding music in no time; not the one finger tunes. I recommend this to anyone who wants to play the piano and sound good from the start.

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