- Rough Guide to Piano
Everything you need to know about the piano. From buying your first instrument, to finding your way around it, first steps in reading, finding a teacher, understanding the jargon and more!
- What to look for when buying a piano- and how to avoid making expensive mistakes
- Learning to play: how hard is it? Do you need to read music?
- Tips on tuning and maintenance
- Clear diagrams to take you through all the learning processes
- Glossary of technical terms
Press Reviews
"Tells you everything you might need to know, rather than everything there is to know ... a useful and informative guide, clearly written and well illustrated"
(Music Teacher Magazine)
"There is a remarkable niche for this sort of material. For the hundreds of youngsters who have a desire to become rock stars, but have not yet mastered the guitar, much is of use in these volumes. Introducing aspects that more experienced players take for granted, we are provided with information such as how to choose the right instrument, what its constituent parts are and how to maintain it. On top of this are useful glossaries that provide the correct terminology (how many times have we heard our pupils refer to a sax ligature as a thingy?) and good information about choosing a music teacher, what sort of problems pupils might encounter and hints on practice. I would not hesitate to buy these for any school library - they are easy to read, well illustrated and provide just the right information for prospective students and parents, those already learning and, of equal importance, could also be valuable reference material for a wider variety of activities, such as the keep you kids quiet end of term project".
(musicteacher.co.uk)