For Beginners. Teach Yourself Piano With Keyboard Bible

You don't have to go a long way to learn how to play the keyboard. These days, it is very easy to learn. Be sure that in few months, you will be entertaining your wife and kids with your favorite songs. You can even play in a friend's wedding.

For me, I learnt in a hard way for years, but you don't have to take this part, now you can learn in just months and I will tell you how to use this book.

Just buy this book: "Totally Interactive Keyboard Bible". That is the book you need to buy.

Features of This Book

We would discuss features of this book. Remember that in a previous post I discussed the book called Smallwood Piano Tutor: Smallwood Piano Tutor. This book is not a replacement of that book. The piano tutor is used for daily practice, while the Keyboard Bible is used for learning. So what are the features of the Keyboard Bible?

85 Sample Songs

The book includes 85 Sample songs which is available in audio format in accompanying DVD. So you have the sheet music there and you have the audio. What you just have to do is Listen, Listen and Play, Play. Imagine you could play these 85 songs after a while be sure you can compete with the Jazz Master, Yanni! I assure you that!

Includes a Practice DVD

Among the over 8 books I have used in the course of my Piano career, the Keyboard Bible have been the most comprehensive and all-inclusive. It contains a DVD of all the practice songs you find in the book. This is very important because it takes a shorter time to learn how to play a song you have listened to than to play a song in a book that you are just seeing for the first time. So what you can do is to have a computer beside your keyboard and keep listening and playing. You can also transfer all the songs to your phone or tablet if that is what you prefer.

Superb Content Arrangement

The book is arranged for beginners. The book is divided into 7 parts. Part 1 talks about the basics of the Piano Keyboard and helps you get up to speed with the basics concepts and music theory. Part 2 now he now helps you the actually being your first piano play. Part 3 discusses early keyboard styles and helps you appreciate the different genres of music you hear. Part 4 take you a bit further to country rock and hard rock. Part 5 moves you to jazz and helps you understand the concepts of synthesizers. Part  6 discusses keyboards styles  and this would be a guide when you want to buy a keyboard. For example, what is the difference between a piano and a digital keyboard? What options are there when you want to buy? Then the final part, Part 7 helps you to put things together and be able to entertain.

Ebook Included

The book contains a soft copy of itself in a a CD, so you can actually load it in your tablet and used for your learning. Or if you are like me, that is being careless sometimes, and the book gets misplaced, you can even print part of it. This is handy when you need to place some sheets on the piano bay while playing.

Includes Another Book: Keyboard Facts

This is an interesting one. This book includes a second book, which is quite comprehensive, "Keyboard Facts". I would talk about this book in the next article and how to use it.

How You can Get It

It's not likely you can get it in local bookshops but you can just try, check around locally even in bookshops in schools, you may just be fortunate. For me, I bought it from a Supermarket in Nigeria called Everyday Supermarket and I think that was the last copy left. 

Outside that, I checked Amazon just now and find out that the book is available there for approximately $25.

If you really need it and I see you are interested in learning, I would give you mine, this I promise you. Just let me know.

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Final  Notes

To become a good pianist takes both commitment and funds as well as advice from a Pro like me, The Piano Man. But what i can assure you is that whether you will learn and improve, depends on you and the the much effort you put. Rest assured that you can reach me with any challenges you may have, you can leave a comment below and I would get back to you.

All You Need to Learn the Piano - This Book

The name of this book is called Smallwood's Piano Tutor. This book is as the name is, a small book, though I don't know if this is the reason why the name is Smallwood. Whatever the case, judging by the number of pages, this book is small, that is few pages, only 56 pages.

But frankly speaking, apart from the number of pages,  there is nothing small about this book.

The book is produced by Francis Day and Hunter Limited, distributed by IMP published by IMP Music publishing Ltd. The book contains 55 Lessons for daily practice and exercise.

What is Special About This Book

I as Kindson The Piano Man personally recommend this book both for beginners, intermediates and professionals. I have used this book for the past 8 years of my career as a pianist. Let me tell you why I say that this book is the best for you.

1. Starts from the Basics: One problems that learners face that make them abandon the lessons altogether is failure to begin learning from the basics. You actually need some time as a beginner to understand some of the theoretical aspects of music. This is formally called Music Theory.  This means that you need to understand concepts like musical notes, octave, keys, key signature, time signature, interval, finger positioning, middle C etc. Not necessarily that you need to study these concept indepth, but you need to know how they related with the keyboard and the music you will like to play. The first part of the Smallwood's Piano Tutor, say about 7 pages cover this basic things in a very simple manner.

2. Daily Lessons: Whether you just started learning a week ago, or two years ago or you have been playing for several years, you need not underestimate the value of Daily Lessons (excercises). This are meant to strenghten your fingers and improve your speed the keyboard. Just like in typing, if you regularly do this lessons, you will continue to improve. The Smallwood's Piano Tutor contains daily lessons customized to help you improve your speed and strengthen your fingers.

3. Brief Dictionary of Musical Terms: On page 56 of the the Piano Tutor, we see a one-page dictionary of musical terms. This can come handy especially when you want to understand what  certain musical word mean while your are taking your lessons. Simply flip to the end of the book, page 56 and you have it.

4. Keyboard Layout for Beginners: On page 8 and 9 of the book, we see a keyboard layout. This can be very handy for beginners. The reason is that its not very easy for beginners to find the keys without looking at some reference. So this two pages can actually be torn out an place on the keyboard providing on the spot reference to the player while playing.

5. Superb Lesson Arrangement to Enhance Progress: The lessons on this book has carefully been arrange to enhance the progress of the player from beginner to intermediate and then to professional provided to follow meticulously. In fact I would advice that if you have this book, this 56 page book, try to follow along carefully from the first page and work your way through. The arrangement is such that it begins with easier lessons or keys  and gradually progresses as you move on to more tasking lessons. This is the natural way the piano lessons should be. So don't skip  pages and in a short time, you will be happily  entertaining your friends.

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Final Notes.

I would recommend that you buy this book as soon as possible as it costs very little. In fact, each time mine gets worn out, I simply buy a new one. So buy one and start learning immediately. 

Do let me know if you have any challenges following through. Added to that if against all odds, this book does not work for you, let me know so I could recommend what would be exactly suit your practice pattern and schedule. I remain Kindson The Piano Man  and be sure that I would always be available to respond to your concerns.