Learn to Play Piano on Your Own!
These piano / keyboard lesson books and CD save
self-learners time and money by using the music of the
masters and folk songs of many lands as their teachers!
These piano lesson books are also useful for anyone wanting to restart and/or improve their playing!
Your total cost is the equivalent of two piano lessons, and
your order is risk-free as these books come with a 60-day "no
questions
asked" return policy, on the books and CD only.
Music Teachers can use these books with
their students using Bach's Method.
No musical experience necessary! These piano / keyboard
lesson books and CD are designed to be used by any
age and any level of experience, with or without a teacher.
All you need is a piano or electronic keyboard
and my books and CD.
My Method of Guided Piano Lessons
Music is a wonderful way to express yourself. The
easiest way to learn to play the piano is when you
enjoy it. 40+ years of experience have shown me that each
person should play only the music that lets them feel a connection
with their innermost being, that they can have fun with.
For more information on how I developed my method, please
read my biography.
Teach Your Child
to Play Piano!
Parents, no musical experience is necessary! Both you
and your child will have fun learning the piano
or keyboard together.
If your child can recite the alphabet from A to G forwards and backwards, he or she can
learn to play piano or keyboard. For beginners up to about the
age of 10, the patterns are presented in simple format through
nursery rhymes, poetry, fairy tales, fables, tongue-twisters,
and riddles set to folk songs of many lands.
The older
child can learn from the Adult
Beginner Book.
Learning Music Theory Can be Fun!
There is some rudimentary theory in the beginning books such
as names of notes, bar lines, bars, treble and bass clefs, which
are needed in order to play the songs. Time signatures, counting,
fingering, scales, chords, and the like, which are more intellectual,
are learned at the unconscious level through the singing and
playing of familiar melodies. This method of "learning
by doing" is similar to Bach's
Method
What is "Bach's Method?"
J.S. Bach, who lived from 1685-1750, had 20 children, 12 of whom
he taught to play keyboard - usually the organ. As his children
progressed, Bach wrote pieces of music specifically geared
to their level of playing to help them learn and master important
techniques while playing his beautiful music. These simple
pieces are still wonderful learning aids for piano students of
all ages. My piano books use Bach's method of teaching.
Let Familiar Songs Be your Musical Guide
Technique Through Music is simple, satisfying
and immediate. By playing familiar melodies, repertoire is being
developed at the same time as technique. Imagine the grin on your
face when you quickly start playing real music rather than repetitive
drills! This method is called Pattern
Memory.
What is Pattern Memory?
Pattern Memory is the process whereby the eye absorbs
the pattern of notes in the manuscript, quickly translates this
information to the brain, then sends it directly to the fingers.
This is the same
phenomenon that occurs when using a computer keyboard. After a
period of time when the typist wants to type the word "the,"
he or she doesn't think "T... H... E..." The combination
of keys is automatically typed by the fingers without conscious
thought.
For more information about my Piano Lesson
Books and CD
The About the Piano Books section contains pictures and detailed descriptions,
as well as sample pages and audio clips. The books and CD can be ordered online
using your credit card via the secure Paypal
online payment system, or by mail. To read
more about me and my piano teaching philosophy, please
see my Bio page.
To see what some of my satisfied students
and other piano teachers have been saying about these books, please
visit the Testimonials
page. The links
page contains sites with further useful information on pianos,
music and homeschooling. If you have any questions about
these piano lesson books or about the CD, please
email me at saternamusic@shaw.ca
or telephone (604) 414-6851.
About the Piano Books
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