Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Piano Course: Level 3 (Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course) [Plastic Comb]

Willard A. Palmer (Author), Morton Manus (Author), Amanda Vick Lethco (Author)

Book Description

Series: Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course | Publication Date: June 1996

Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Course is designed for use with an instructor for the beginning student looking for a truly complete piano course. It is a greatly expanded version of Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course that will include lesson, theory, technic, and additional repertoire in a convenient, "all-in-one" format. This comprehensive course features written assignments that reinforce each lesson's concepts, a smooth, logical progression between each lesson, a thorough explanation of chord theory and playing styles, and outstanding extra songs, including folk, classical, and contemporary selections. At the completion of this course, the student will have learned to play some of the most popular music ever written and will have gained a good understanding of basic musical concepts and styles.

Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 143 pages
• Publisher: Alfred Pub Co (June 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0739000683
• ISBN-13: 978-0739000687
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 9.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,365 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent piano method, March 11, 2009

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This review is from: Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Piano Course: Level 3 (Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course) (Plastic Comb)

I am nearing the end of Alfred's All-in-one Book 1, so have only browsed this book. But, I can comment on what I like about the methodology and the books:

1. The progression of theory, exercises, and performance materials is very well thought out. When Palmer says this exercise should be practiced daily, do it. It really helps improve your technical skills.

2. The quality of the construction is high - big easy to read notes and spiral bound so the book lays flat on the piano music stand.

3. The songs are interesting and varied, introducing different genres of music.

The only slight drawback is there is ample opportunity to improvise on a number of the songs and try your hand at composing, but Palmer does not point this out. It is definitely worth doing, really reinforcing a thorough understanding of chords, keys, chord inversions, and other concepts introduced in the text.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent choice for teachers to use this series, May 16, 2009

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Donald F. Rogers (Pompton Plains, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Piano Course: Level 3 (Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course) (Plastic Comb)

I have been teaching piano for 8+ yrs. already. I recommend Alfred's Piano Course as an excellent teaching tool for all teachers who are teaching piano/keyboard!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for "older" children too., July 9, 2010

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D. Wheatley (Meridian, Mississippi) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Piano Course: Level 3 (Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course) (Kindle Edition)

I am a piano teacher and have been using this series with a very mature, serious minded child since she was eleven years old. She's been taking piano for two years and is ready for Level 3. I am using Suzuki materials with her too. She just began Level 4 in it. This book is not "babyish", so she liked practicing in it from the start. It moves along quickly, and since she practices regularly and is a member of band at school, she is making rapid progress. The solos are excellent for her sight reading skills. As new major and minor keys are introduced, I encourage her to play the exercises in more than one key, which reinforces the ear training she receives with Suzuki. It's an excellent course!