Alfred's Basic Piano Library: Theory Book Level 1A [Paperback]

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

Book Description

Series: Alfred's Basic Piano Library | Publication Date: January 31, 1981

Designed to coordinate page-by-page with the Lesson Books. Contains enjoyable games and quizzes that reinforce the principles presented in the Lesson Books. Students can increase their musical understanding while they are away from the keyboard.

Product Details

• Paperback: 40 pages
• Publisher: Alfred Pub Co (January 31, 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882848135
• ISBN-13: 978-0882848136
• Product Dimensions: 0.2 x 9 x 12 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Series, February 6, 2007

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H. L. Berger (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alfred's Basic Piano Course Technic (Alfred's Basic Piano Library) (Paperback)

I am a private voice and piano instructor, and I have found Alfred's Basic Piano library to be an excellent teaching tool for very beginning students to the intermediate student. It is best to incorporate all the "core" books in the series (Technic, Lesson, Theory, Recital, and possibly one other of your choosing...there are many to pick from, such as Hymns, Popular Songs, etc.). Each book supports what's being taught in the other books and I have seen a great deal of progress in my students while using this series. Almost all of my students now work from the Alfred Series. A side note...I LOVE Amazon because you can buy the books used from outside vendors. Lessons are an expensive investment and you don't HAVE to have brand new books to start out with. Gently used ones are great for the very beginning students...but even if you do buy brand new, they are reasonably priced and are well worth the money.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My son and I like the book, May 22, 2008

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Wensheng Wang (Plano, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alfred's Basic Piano Library: Lesson Book Level 1B (Paperback)

My son (5 yr old) finished prep course level A and B. Instead of go into C, I decide switch him to regular course. This 1B is continuation from prep B. So far both I and my son like the material in 1B.
There are lots of piano teaching methods out there: Alfred, Piano Adventure, Hal Leonard, John Thompson, Music Tree, Piano Town, just to name a few. There are also lots of debates on which method is better. One of the major criticism of Alfred basic piano library is that it's fixing student's hand position. We only onto 1B, so we don't know if it'll be a problem later on.
But the music in these Alfred books are good. My son likes them and like to play them, that's all it matters. I also bought both Piano Adventure and Hal Leonard and I like the music in Alfred better.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, January 9, 2007

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Sujatha (San Jose, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Alfred's Basic Piano Library: Theory Book Level 1A (Paperback)

I'm glad I made this purchase. It's a great book with pretty pictures and clear instructions. My 4-yr-old loves it! His teacher loves it too :)