Premier Piano Course Lesson Book, Bk 1b: Book & CD

Je suis prof de piano et j'ai acheté ce livre pour étoffer le répertoire des élèves. Si je trouve que le CD n'apporte pas grand chose, les morceaux sont chouettes et originaux, avec une partition pour que le prof accompagne l'élève quand c'est nécessaire. Je reste dubitative quand à la progression des morceaux, mais le bouquin est super attrayant (jolis dessins), et propose des exercices préparatoires aux morceaux ainsi que des exercices de créativité.

I would highly recommend these course modules. Before going down the road of online learning, with thevarious online learning methods available, then give the Alfred course a try first. I suggest trying to stick with this Alfred course method until at least Lesson Book 4 and then see how you feel before trying any online methods (gimmicks). My wife, a Grade 8 pianist, is very pleased with my progress since working with the Alfred methodology. I know, I certainly can feel the difference in my playing. I find my sight reading has also improved using this course too. I deeply regret going down the online learning route with another online vendor and have lost a lot of time pursuing that learning method. It is a popular online method but once I switched to these paper and pencil-based Alfred course works, my piano playing has really took off and much more progress made in a much shorter time frame. For the first time in 3 years, I am begining to feel confident in my playing and progress. I'm just about to start Lesson Book 4 and plan to go to Lesson Book 6 before reassessing my piano journey again. This particular Alfred methodology works for me, a near 60 year old!

Alles bestens

Piano teacher recommended it and my son's found it really easy to learn from!

I enjoy this method *so much more* than Alfred's Basic Piano Library. The illustrations, music, & lyrics are more modern and "cool" and appeal to a wider age range (for age 6-11 years starting in Level 1A). The Lesson book includes short pieces, rhythm exercises, and a few technique warm-ups (tabletop exercises) and a few brief writing activities. At the first level (Level 1A), I use the Lesson (main book), Performance (slightly longer pieces than in the Lesson book), and either the Theory or Notespeller book (writing books) to make this a "full" course at Level 1A and not to skip over any important concepts. At Levels 1B+, I normally use the Lesson, add in the Technique book (includes healthy technique, exercises, and artistic etudes - performance pieces), and Theory/NoteSpeller to ensure each student is getting a great musical education!