Description
Continue your piano course with Lessons 11–20 and build on the foundations learned in Book 1.
Learn to Play the Piano Book 2 follows directly from the first stage of Alison’s course and accompanies her Piano Lessons 11–20 video tutorials.
This 50-page tutorial book develops your reading, technique and musical knowledge while gradually introducing new scales, notes and key-signature concepts.
What you’ll learn
Book 2 covers:
- Scales and arpeggios
- Hints and tips for effective practice
- Chromatic scales
- Contrary-motion scales
- Key signatures
- How to identify the key of a piece of music
- New notes A and B
- Progressive exercises
- Practice charts and tests
- New pieces to play
The book also includes 8 well-known classical pieces arranged for the level reached in Book 2.
Where this fits in the course
Book 2 covers Lessons 11–20 and builds directly on the skills introduced in Book 1 and Song Book 1.
Once you have completed Book 2, continue to Learn to Play the Piano Book 3, which takes you through Lessons 21–30.
Learn with the accompanying videos
Book 2 is designed to work alongside Alison’s Lessons 11–20 videos, so you can watch the explanations and demonstrations and then use the book for your exercises, reading and practice.
It can also be used as a standalone tutorial book if you prefer to work primarily from the written material.
Digital product
This is a 50-page digital PDF download. No physical book will be posted.
The PDF can be saved to your device and printed for your own personal use.
Videos
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PLAY PIANO BOOK 2
This is very understandable and is user friendly for the self taught player. Alison has presented the material in a gradual process which very easy to follow. Thank you!
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Excelent Material
Very practical, easy to follow, very nice pace
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Nice follow up for course book one
It is advisable to go through the songbooks that are bases on book one. If you do you have a solid foundation to continue with this book that builds up your skills.
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Great for beginners
I love these books! Highly recommend for anyone wanting to learn.
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Book 2 piano book
Very happy with book 2 very easy to understand
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Piano Book 2
All d/load and print OK. Enjoyed Book 1 now look forward to engaging Book 2
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Learn to Play the Piano Book 2
I purchased this book only a few days ago as piano playing friends of mine firmly told me that it is necessary to learn the scales and other technical skills, which form the core theme of this book. It also contains other exercises and pieces of music which use the skills being learned. I am 60 years old and have been teaching myself to play the piano since the start of 2018. I discovered Alison and her YouTube online piano tutorials and books, and have been most impressed. I have previously purchased Learn to Play the Piano Book 1 and Songbook 1. I practice most days and find both her 'youtube' lessons and the books great fun to use. I feel I am making real progress at my own unpressurized pace, and am thoroughly enjoying this experience. I would highly recommend Alison and her products to anyone who is thinking of learning to play the piano.
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I love it!
Great book, easy to follow, with a nice selection of exercises and easy arrangements of classical pieces. A great starter for someone who wants to learn to play the piano on their own. Also the video tutorials are well made and nicely presented. I love the idea of bar codes too! Good job Alison!
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Great helpful lessons
I am self taught and I am able to play ABRSM grade 4 pieces, but I neglected scales and arpeggio thinking I didn't need them . I decided to go back and learn them using the online piano tutor books . Since using the book daily and following the lessons my playing as improved greatly. With video back up I think this a close as you can get to personal piano lessons . I recommend these books to anyone wanting to learn piano .
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Very well thought-out lessons
As an adult beginner I am finding this course excellent, taking me through in small enough steps to stop me getting discouraged. I have already recommended this course to several friends who gave up piano years ago and now want to try again. I even look forward to doing scales as it seems to help progress and the progressive exercises are great.