Members timmay8612 Posted April 12, 2007 Members Share Posted April 12, 2007 I'm teaching myself piano starting this summer, can anybody give me some suggestions for some good adult piano method books to use? Hoping for somebody with experience with some of them so I can choose a good one. Thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Diametro Posted April 12, 2007 Members Share Posted April 12, 2007 "Adult" piano books? When you find one, I'd be interesting in seeing some of the pics and diagrams. Personally, I've been purusing the Idiot's Guides to Music Composition and Music Theory ... but that's a little different. You may want to consider taking lessons in the beginning, as things like hand positioning, proper fingering (oy!) and others are much harder to learn properly on your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RichardHK Posted April 12, 2007 Members Share Posted April 12, 2007 Not sure where you are, but the UK Rockschool graded 'Popular Piano and Keyboards' series makes for an excellent intro to modern styles. These plus an occasional piano lesson might help you - with a few at the start as noted above to get your habits right. Available throughout the world as far as I know. Have them here in Hong Kong. Grades Intro, Grade 1-8, and UK Trinity College certified. (Professional!!) See examples on their website: www.rockschool.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members timmay8612 Posted April 12, 2007 Author Members Share Posted April 12, 2007 yes, adult method as opposed to student method (not written for children) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jazz+ Posted April 12, 2007 Members Share Posted April 12, 2007 "Accelerated Course for The Older Beginner" by Nancy and Radal Faber is by far the best for out there for adults. I have been teaching hundreds fo people with it for over 5 years and never get sick of it. I hated all the other books I used before (Alfred, Bastien, etc.) !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members girevik Posted April 13, 2007 Members Share Posted April 13, 2007 "Accelerated Course for The Older Beginner" by Nancy and Radal Faber is by far the best for out there for adults. I have been teaching hundreds fo people with it for over 5 years and never get sick of it. I hated all the other books I used before (Alfred, Bastien, etc.) !!! I checked out the Faber site. Thanks for pointing us to that! The one jazz piano teacher I had (a performing pro in the S. FL area) started me on the Alfred All-In-One Adult Piano method before I had to move for career reasons. I kept going with this method for a little longer, after I showed the books to a coworker who was also an experienced piano teacher (receptionist by day, teacher by night) and she approved the method as well - though she disagreed with the thumb-under technique (as famously argued against on the Musicplayer KC forum). I eventually stopped working with the Alfred method because I got bored with the songs. I don't mind working a song that is difficult to play for me, as long as I like the song itself (eg. Michael McDonald's intro to "Minute By Minute"). The Faber books look like they have a more interesting song selection, and perhaps the pedagogical techs are more up to date. http://pianoteaching.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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