Learn To Play The Piano Book 1 | (Download Only)

This is a great book. However, after printing the book the same way Alison shows it in her video, I noticed it is not easy to watch the links that are included in each exercise since clicking the link is obviously not possible on the printed copy and that will require me to open the soft copy of the book on my laptop or my phone and navigate to the right page and click it. What I suggest here is adding QR Codes next to each link included in the exercise. This way, it would be easy and super-fast for every smartphone holder to scan the code and go to the link straightforward without moving from the piano bench. Example: https://goo.gl/qx7kgh

Alison Sparrow's first piano tutor book will quickly get you started playing little ditties to reinforce correct playing. Within a week i was halfway through though, and it has me thinking I'd rather be making one purchase instead of liking to buy another book in a couple of weeks. There is no guidance on how long each lesson should take, nor warm up exercises and correct posture - i expect this will be important as you progress through the series. I do like how Alison slowly introduces musical concepts but doesn't get you booked down with reading music for example. This is a good companion book to the YouTube videos, however if you're printing the book rather than viewing sheet music on a tablet, you may need to write in the lesson numbers and mm:ss time for each piece to get back on track quickly.

Together with the youtube video series it is a very good tutorial programme that is very helpful and easy to follow.

I am finding this book easy to follow. It is clearly written and the diagrams are easy to follow. It is in short sections so it is easy to follow and work with on a daily basis.

I looked around the Youtube for a while till I was fortunate enough to see Ms. Sparrows videos. She is an outstanding teacher and explains in her videos and book every details with clarity even for an old Grandpa who has never played piano. I like the linking of video tutorials within the book. I can read the book and see the associated video without wasting times to look for the right clip. Thank you for your efforts, you are helping me to realize my dream. I have a long way to go but I am happy that I have the right teacher to help me make progress.

After watching the first 5 lessons for piano and for violin, I can only say - Thank you so much for your easy manner in approaching & decoding 'music'. Your technique & book provide a complete package, giving us visuals on what learning an instrument is all about. Your enthusiasm is contagious - looking forward to learning ... and getting to the next level.

Excellent books and brilliant youtube videos . Best combination for a total beginner . It is almost as having a piano teacher in the room. Even if it is not on my own Language it is the best learning sytem I have come across. Thank you, Alison, And please write more of these books. Will you write book 4 ????. Gracias!!!

This first piano book in the series is very easy to learn, even for those who are totally clueless about the piano. Alison is great in explaining the basics of learning to play the piano. I like the way she walks you through the lessons that need to be learned at this stage. I've bought the 3 books; I hope she writes more books of this kind in the future. Thanks, Alison.

Instructor and book have been great so far. I'm learning on my own following her YouTube playlist and the exercises are very helpful.

Excellent book, well written and the online tutoring is second to none, Alison is a brilliant tutor and takes you through the basics at a very slow, leisurely pace. Many thanks.