Playing the Piano Just Got a Little Easier for Us Beginners – Book Review

Playing the piano isn’t easy, and if it were, we’d all be doing it. Learning the basics of playing a piano isn’t really that hard if you focus, but playing well is hard, and that takes a great deal of practice and hard work. It takes dedication, perseverance and the student must keep going. Perhaps you would like to learn to play the piano? If so, there is a very good book that I would like to recommend to you;

“Piano – All the Way” by William Gillock, published by Willis Music Company (publication #9585), Cincinnati, OH, and copyright 1995.

This is a perfect book for someone who wants to progress their basic musical skills for playing the piano, and was selected by the National Federation of Music Clubs Youth Festivals and the National Association of Music Teachers as the best book series for play the piano. . This particular volume is the second in the series.

Each selected song in the book aids the progression of pianists’ skills young and old as they work to perfect and master the art. The book also has songs that help the student sing along while playing, helping to embed the melodies in her memory and helping her learn keystroke combinations, while honing her skills and abilities. There are also practice plans in the book, along with special notes to help the user as he tries new things and more difficult chords to play.

The user will learn about broken chords, minor chords, major chords and chord sequencing, important components to master the piano. They will learn about sharps, naturals, and flats, and how to put them together. If you are a music teacher, there are also homework considerations and suggestions. If the student is still learning to write the music and read it, there are practice sessions to help them do that too. They will learn how to hold the beat and work with chord patterns and intervals.

Everything in the book is step by step, and if the student gets lost, they can go back and try again, and enjoy singing and playing until they get it right. With just a little bit of instruction and this work through workbook, a student can learn on their own as they go, with relatively little help.

In my opinion, this inexpensive series is the right way to go, even if you’re someone who likes to play by ear and has learned so far through trial and error. This series will help you do well and learn faster than ever before. Please consider all this and think about it.