Alfred’s Basic Piano Library: Theory Book Level 1B Kindle Edition
Author: Willard Palmer ID: B004HHO9XG
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File Size: 6327 KBPrint Length: 32 pagesPublisher: Alfred Music (January 31, 1981)Publication Date: January 31, 1981 Sold by: Digital Services, Inc. Language: EnglishID: B004HHO9XGText-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Word Wise: Not EnabledLending: Not Enabled Enhanced Typesetting: Not Enabled Best Sellers Rank: #594,436 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #178 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Arts & Photography > Music > Theory, Composition & Performance > Theory #450 in Kindle Store > Kindle Short Reads > 45 minutes (22-32 pages) > Arts & Photography #1108 in Books > Arts & Photography > Music > Theory, Composition & Performance > Theory
I’ve played piano for over 20 years, and have been teaching out of this series for the past year. I was a former Bastien advocate, but I’m a quick convert! This series is excellent and is a must have for your library and for any beginning student. The variety of books and even pace at which students advance is perfect. I am very happy with the selection of levels too. The Prep Course levels are perfect for younger or slower students who need lots of time and adjustment, while the Basic Library series with 6 levels (including 1a & 1b) is fabulously presented. You cannot go wrong with this series!
If you are an adult, I reccommend the Alfred’s Adult series, but this works out well for adults who need a slower pace and lots of patience.
I grew up following John Thompson’s method, but my children’s piano teacher recommended Alfred’s piano course. We use the Rehearsal, Lesson, Theory and Hymn books. In less than a year, my children have progressed to level 3. They have learned some of the basics of music: key signatures, time signatures, dynamics, pedaling, and reading. They are able to work through the assigned pages on their own and are ready to play them at the end of the week (when they have practiced their 30 minutes!). Generally, they like the lessons and sneak in some of the later lessons. The method moves to beginner from playing notes to reading those notes on the musical staff in a gradual and natural way. The theory books are well coordinated with the lesson books. Our piano teacher recently moved out of state, so I am continuing the lessons and find the method easy to follow and very helpful.
As I own a Music Academy, at any time we have 5-10 Piano instructors, and yes we talk about books and lesson plans. As my daughter was in lessons with one of our instructors, we had many conversations about different books, as a parent, I can see that because of the way it is written for children, it is a really nice entertaining book and Alfred has these books concentrating on Level 1 & 2 then up to Level 6. Most of the time the first two levels are split into a few volumes, while the latter are single volumes, all worth getting in order, of course.
For Adults…. Wait it’s a children’s book??? Exctly and what we have really come across, as I started taking lessons with the instructors at our academy and of course, I have the adult book, but being a guitarist, this is a new instrument for me.
As was explained and is true, the children’s book takes a much longer span to cover more material, while the adult book does not. What this means is that the adult book may concentrate on fingering for a page or so and then assume, you have it down and jump to the next step. The children’s book does not do this it spends more time and creates more of a solid base for you as a child or adult.
So don’t be as fast as I was to get the adult book, until you’ve spent some time with these.
Average price range should be from $6-10 each book.
Hope the review helps shed some light and understanding, it’s a great book throughout all the levels and add-ons.
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