Customer Reviews

Easiest Book of Piano Classics

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Easily 5 stars, this book is an unregrettable buy for students and teachers (especially) alike. However, it should be noted that books like this are dangerous because they can catch you in a loop of non-progression. Because the pieces are of the beginning levels and because the volume is so vast one can easily cease to challenge themselves progressively. Do not think of this book as a substitute for learning complex pieces but instead as a recipe book for beautiful music on the fly. Even for the well learned pianist it is invaluable for being able to produce enjoyable music for yourself and others without intense study. Still, I certainly recommend not allowing it to replace Anna's Notebook or the Well Tempered Clavier. Remember, transcriptions to a single instrument will not be as complex as an entire orchestra anyway, so there is no shame in using this volume- just so long as you don't limit yourself to it! That said, I have to also say that the composition has been well thought. Fingering is provided. And perhaps most importantly the library is vast, varied and popular- Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Handel, Joplin, Mozart, Tchaikovsky are only a most popular fraction of this volume and are provided at an unbeatable price. Also, thankfully, the book is plastic comb bound so the pages will stay open at the piano and can be easily laid flat for scanning and are removable.

I've been playing piano for only 1 year, and I can play many of the pieces in the book. There are alot of familiar classics, and many unfamilair ones that are easy enough, and enjoyable enough to figure out.

This is a 350+ page book containing a lot of beaultiful songs. Although the arrangement isn't exactly the "easiest", many of them can be managed by beginners.

And it's spiral bound, making it so easy to use!

For someone who would like all the classics in one book this book is a good one to have in your music library.

I bought this book so I could play beautiful music while I learn the piano. I have been playing about a year with no lessons but I could already read music when I started.

I started folding the corner of pages that I enjoyed playing. Right now about one in five is folded over. In my opinion, this book has a wide range of skill levels. The joplin stuff seems a little out of character with the rest of the book and is too difficult compared to the rest, but it is approachable since even the hardest pieces in this book have easy key signatures. Since this is such a large book, if there are pieces or even entire pieces you cant handle or don't like, then keep looking and you're bound to find something.

I've tried a couple of songs so far, and the easy versions are mainly realistic. However the moonlight sonata for example doesn't sound enough like the real thing and can leave you unsatisfied after learning it off.

On the whole though it is a very nice collection of a lot of well know classics and I'd recommend it!

The book arrived quickly and was sent to its destination where it was approved by the recipient. Just what she wanted!!

I was a bit worried about the music score for I have previously purchased a music book from another source and it only had the melody score printed.
As a first time user of Amazon, due to a gift voucher,I am realy pleased with this book and intend to purchase many more.Gerry Ladd