Learn to Play Piano [NOOK Book]

Overview

Why is learning to play the piano such a chore? It seems that people who take lessons work and work but take years to learn to play anything interesting or enjoyable. They are always unhappy about their lessons. People who take lessons sometimes even hate their teachers because they feel ashamed of their playing. The teacher may or may not intentionally make the student feel bad, but the fact remains that you lose interest if you never feel any...
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Learn to Play Piano

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Overview

Why is learning to play the piano such a chore? It seems that people who take lessons work and work but take years to learn to play anything interesting or enjoyable. They are always unhappy about their lessons. People who take lessons sometimes even hate their teachers because they feel ashamed of their playing. The teacher may or may not intentionally make the student feel bad, but the fact remains that you lose interest if you never feel any satisfaction.

Teachers also alienate their students by asking them to play music that is either too hard or worse yet, too easy. Without a challenge, there is little point in trying to learn anything. Teachers might pile on too much work for the student to practice on at home, or not give the student a clue as to what to work on. Finding a good teacher can be extremely difficult.

Trying to learn on your own can be just as frustrating if you do not have the right guidance. You can search the internet infinitely and find all kinds of information on piano theory. Most of it you will not even understand. It is often in difficult language and assumes that you know quite a bit about music already. You also have to deal with conflicting theories.

Sure, there are different points of view. You just do not want to hear them when you are first starting out. You want something you can rely on to begin your piano playing experience.

When you order lessons online, you often find instruction that is inaccurate and uninformative. The teachers might simply be trying to make a buck, without regard for what you might or might not learn. Besides this, online lessons can be very costly. You might try to get information and end up getting endless spam after you have turned down the piano lessons.

You can find yourself locked into a long commitment of payments if you are not careful when ordering lessons on the internet. It sometimes takes weeks, if not months, to get the situation cleared up.

Worst of all, most lessons do not give you the opportunity to have a good time with your piano playing. You just drudge along from one lesson to the next, hoping to find that magical secret that is going to make it all worthwhile. As you look for enlightenment at the end of the piano lesson rainbow, time passes you by. You are left with nothing but a meaningless clutter of useless lessons that never got you anywhere.

Wouldn't it be nice if you could find a way to learn to play piano that does not end in failure? You could use a method of learning that does not require you to spend vast fortunes for a little knowledge. Most of all, if you are anything like most piano students; you will be looking for a piano learning method that allows you some happiness.

This will teach you everything you need to start having fun at the piano bench in no time at all. You can not only start your learning with "Learn to Play Piano"! You can use the same e-book to continue with your development as a musician for years to come. The lessons you learn will be that expandable and flexible. You will buy sheet music and theory books in the future, but you will never need another beginning piano guide!

Trying to learn to play the piano does not have to end in failure and disappointment. This e-book will demonstrate how you can learn basic concepts and build on each as you achieve a measure of success. That way, you will never feel like playing the piano is not worth the trouble. You will always have your accomplishments to remember and you can add onto them over and over again.
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Product Details

  • BN ID: 2940012218384
  • Publisher: eBook Legend
  • Publication date: 5/15/2011
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 456,940
  • File size: 4 MB

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  • Posted April 6, 2011

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