What is the best book for the self-teaching piano course?
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Re: What is the best book for the self-teaching piano course
Post by Colin Nicholson »
A piano book will not substitute the need for some private tuition by a tutor, but it will show you the basics.
Problems with self-teaching are:-
"Books do not ........"
1. correct your mistakes and bad habits
2. allow you to hear rhythms played correctly
3. show you how to maintain a steady tempo
4. explain the 'real time' element and evenness of the beat for the crotchet, minim,
semibreve, dotted notes, quavers etc.....
5. correct poor fingering/ hand positions/ posture & deportment
...... there are many more elements including phrasing, dynamics, legato, staccato, pedalling etc.....
Problems with self-teaching are:-
"Books do not ........"
1. correct your mistakes and bad habits
2. allow you to hear rhythms played correctly
3. show you how to maintain a steady tempo
4. explain the 'real time' element and evenness of the beat for the crotchet, minim,
semibreve, dotted notes, quavers etc.....
5. correct poor fingering/ hand positions/ posture & deportment
...... there are many more elements including phrasing, dynamics, legato, staccato, pedalling etc.....
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Re: What is the best book for the self-teaching piano course
Post by Gill the Piano »
Try 'The Complete Piano Player' by Kenneth Baker. But Colin is absolutely right - there is no substitute for a teacher!
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Re: What is the best book for the self-teaching piano course
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