A purple book cover with a black and white piano.

Teach Yourself Piano

$18.95

The “Traditional” manner in which most people acquire the skill to play piano is to choose a teacher, commit to lessons and spend many hours practicing. Although there is no substitute for the amount time it takes to master this instrument, we can provide an alternative to the regimented lesson format with Teach Yourself Piano by Bob Hartz.

Teach Yourself  Piano was created to support learning the basics of piano on your own schedule, time, and place. With the addition of an instructional audio CD, you can learn at a pace governed only by you.

Bob Hartz presents the basics by explaining the fundamentals in a logical manner. Additional information is provided in a methodical fashion in an attempt to build on the concepts previously learned.

Teaching yourself is challenging, but can be quite rewarding as you gain the skills to read music, play chords, and apply them to piano.

Introduction • Facts of Interest • Let’s Look at the Piano • Posture • Hand Position • Keyboard Layout • The Grand Staff • Notes • Lesson #1 • Right Hand Exercises • Left Hand Exercises • Right Hand • Left Hand • Both Hands Together • Note Values • Measures • Quarter Note Exercise • Half Note Exercise • Eighth Notes • Two Octave Melody • Rests • Parallel Play • Contrary Play • Trading the Melody • Accidentals • Dynamics • Dotted Notes • Ties • Chords • Key Signatures • Circle of Fourths • Circle of Fifths • Notes Over Four Octaves • C Major Scale • G Major Scale • Triplets • New Time • Signatures • Rhythm Review • New Note Value • Chords • Chord Symbols • Anacrusis • Pedaling • Brahms Lullaby • Staccato • Legato • Chord Reference

CATALOG #: 78349
PAGES: 96
BINDING: PERFECT BOUND
COPYRIGHT: 1994
AUTHOR: BOB HARTZ
EDITOR: EAST COAST BOOKS
DESIGNER: KARAMAR PUBLISHING
ATTRIBRUTE: INSTRUCTIONAL AUDIO
ISBN-10: 1585600229
ISBN-13: 9781585600229

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