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Summary: excellant book
Review: I like this book very much. I myself can play the piano up to grade 5, but I still like to read this kind of books to improve my skills. I found out that it is very inspiring, and corrected a lot of my wrong concepts. I really recomend this book to all of you.
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Summary: Rekindled my interest
Review: I took lessons as a child but had been away from the piano for over 20 years. This book gave me just what I needed to jump-start my piano playing again. It is written with a sense of humor that kept my interest--UNLIKE most books of this type which are written by musicians who take themselves far too seriously.
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Summary: Don't waste your time or money.
Review: I tried to read this book. I really did try, but I gave up on page 52 because I couldn't take Mr. Neely's pathetic attempts at being amusing. He seems to feel that he has to be 'cute' because a straight book on playing the piano wouldn't be interesting enough. Or perhaps he didn't have enough to say and had to pad the book somehow. The one bright spot is that I took this book out of the library instead of wasting money on it.
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Summary: Don't waste your time or money.
Review: I tried to read this book. I really did try, but I gave up on page 52 because I couldn't take Mr. Neely's pathetic attempts at being amusing. He seems to feel that he has to be 'cute' because a straight book on playing the piano wouldn't be interesting enough. Or perhaps he didn't have enough to say and had to pad the book somehow. The one bright spot is that I took this book out of the library instead of wasting money on it.
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Summary: Helped Very Little
Review: I was expecting this book to help my playing,But it helped very little. It seemed like I was reading more than even touching the piano. The book is a ok referance book, but didn't explain some of the important things in enough detail. So it really wasn't what I was looking for in a self-teaching book.
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Summary: A Fine Introduction for Adults
Review: I was looking for an introductory book for adult piano student. Although I could do without the title "dummies," the cartoons, and the jokes, the meat of this book was the best of all the others on Amazon.Most of the other books teach very little except simple popular ditties. This book actually had -- yes -- scales and other exercises for both the left and right hands, with fingering techniques simply applied, but fully explained. And for those who want some tunes, there are (in addition to the standard ditties) actually some worthwhile classical adaptions, such as some of the best-known themes from the Bach cantatas. I was quite impressed with how much basic and even intermediate material was included in the book, and explained with clarity and simplicity. Since I read music already, I was able to skip many of the first chapters and get right into the practice and technique material, so I can't comment on how clear the music-reading chapters would be for a total beginner. However, I expect that if they are as good as the rest of the material, they should be fine for that purpose as well.
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Summary: A Fine Introduction for Adults
Review: I was looking for an introductory book for adult piano student. Although I could do without the title "dummies," the cartoons, and the jokes, the meat of this book was the best of all the others on Amazon. Most of the other books teach very little except simple popular ditties. This book actually had -- yes -- scales and other exercises for both the left and right hands, with fingering techniques simply applied, but fully explained. And for those who want some tunes, there are (in addition to the standard ditties) actually some worthwhile classical adaptions, such as some of the best-known themes from the Bach cantatas. I was quite impressed with how much basic and even intermediate material was included in the book, and explained with clarity and simplicity. Since I read music already, I was able to skip many of the first chapters and get right into the practice and technique material, so I can't comment on how clear the music-reading chapters would be for a total beginner. However, I expect that if they are as good as the rest of the material, they should be fine for that purpose as well.
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Summary: A Total Waste of Money
Review: I wish they had a zero star rating, but I was forced to give at least one star. This book is overly lengthy, boring, condescending, and not even appropriate for a five year old. I wish I could send mine back.
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Summary: A Total Waste of Money
Review: I wish they had a zero star rating, but I was forced to give at least one star. This book is overly lengthy, boring, condescending, and not even appropriate for a five year old. I wish I could send mine back.
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Summary: It's a Very Clear Little Book
Review: If you hate the title, I understand. I do too! But the bottom line is that it really is a good intro book for an adult. If you really don't have a clue why flats and sharps have two different names, but are really the same key, this book explains all. In reality, I am using the book to teach my children. I read, get the concept then translate. Worth the money.
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