Play Piano In A Flash For Kids!: A Fun And Easy Way For Kids To Start Playing The Piano Read Free Books and Download eBooks
Getting a child to play piano has never been easier! As seen on public television nationwide, Scott "The Piano Guy" Houston is the leading authority on fast and fun piano instruction. In Play Piano in a Flash for Kids! he simplifies his unique and effective method of learning to play piano, making it accessible to even the youngest want-to-be pianists. Highlighting popular, not classical, music, this book fosters and nourishes an early love for music by giving children the tools to play their favorite popular songs. Your child will be able to: Learn the basics of piano playing using a simple technique that pros use, which focuses on becoming a good player versus becoming a good notation reader Use easy-to-follow step-by-step illustrations that demonstrate each stage of learning Play popular music on the piano without having to learn how to read complicated sheet music It is a great book for kids who may have taken lessons previously but became frustrated by the long and complicated process. And all at a fraction of the cost of piano lessons! Both parents and children can have fun learning the piano or keyboard together, or children can work through the book on their own, with parents providing support only when needed. Play Piano in a Flash for Kids! is the perfect tool for parents or teachers to help their kids learn to play the piano quickly and easily.
Paperback: 137 pages
Publisher: Hachette Books; First edition (April 5, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1401308341
ISBN-13: 978-1401308346
Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.5 x 8 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
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Grade Level: 8 and up
I am a long time note reader but never really got the theory of chords and how to use them to embellish my hymn playing at church & home. This book helped me a great deal actually, even though its oriented toward introducing newbies to the piano. I have played the piano technically well for years, but i couldn't play anything but what was written on the page. Now i can do significantly more thanks to this book. I bought two copies for friends in simlar situations.
My daughter and I are learning to play piano together. I got The Older Beginner Piano Course for myself and this book for my daughter. This book is utterly useless compared to my book. It is formatted like a novel. It's all reading and theory in the beginning. No child would sit through all that, much less understand and retain it. I'll be using my book to teach her. It has simple exercises that teach the theory as you go.
Sorry, Scott, but this is not written for Kids. I may keep it for maybe a summary for adults, in my opinion!I love Scott's ideas, so do not turn down some other of his work without checking it out.
I love the book entitled "Play Piano in a Flash for Kids!: A Fun and Easy...by Mr. Scott Houston. Yes, Mr. Houston, you are my favorite piano playing guy! I bought this book selfishly for myself, but ultimately for my two grandkids, Jayden and MiKayla. My desire and hope was to learn the basics myself since it was written for kids (or as I consider myself on the list of self-help books written for "dummies"). So, the idea was that my grandkids would hear and see me playing and grab hold to music and desire to learn as well. Yes, my wish is being realized. Thank you Mr. Houston. I may never play like you or Beethoven, but I enjoy myself tremendously. However, I do desire to play well enough to play the keyboard at my church. Can you help me personally with that? lol
I have always liked the Piano in a Flash series, although some pieces are not well suited to block chord accompaniment. The children's book seems to have been written as an afterthought. I have been teaching piano to children for many years and would never use the same curriculum as I do with adults. The matter of fact presentation of theory misses a great opportunity to enlighten children with interesting historic tidbits and insights. To be fair, I compose most of my children's curriculum and use tricks and techniques that are not commonly found in teaching methods. I.M.H.O, June Weybright and John Thompson were outstanding in their approach, while the Alfred Basic Piano Library provides a smooth and solid structure that is theory based. That said, I do recommend the other Piano in a Flash books.
I tried it with my son and it was far too hard to get started. They presume that you can read music, and unless you can, you will get lost quickly. Also, it's such a small book that it won't lay flat on the music stand. It's not really kid-friendly.
Good brush up for anyone wanting to play the piano.
Great way to learn piano and have fun; I'm not a kid but a beginner and I'm having fun with this Play Piano in a Flash for Kids! I would recommend this dvd
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