Product Details

• Actors: Pete Sears
• Directors: Music Star Productions
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Studio: Music Star Productions
• DVD Release Date: November 17, 2005
• Run Time: 180 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000BZ5NW4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #58,488 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Multi-Platinum recording artist Pete Sears provides step-by-step instructions showing chords, scales, modes Progressions and music theory, providing users with a solid foundation for their journey into playing the piano. In Pete Sears 41 years as a professional musician, Pete has played Keyboards, Bass Guitar, or both with a large variety of artists including playing piano on the classic Rod Stewart albums, "Gasoline alley", "Every Picture Tells a Story", "Never a Dull Moment" and "Smiler", as well as the singles "Reason To Believe" and "Maggie May". Pete also played both Bass and Keyboards as a member of Jefferson Starship from 1974 to 1987.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

63 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great insruction; adequate DVD layout, November 19, 2006

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Thomas Martin "sonomatom" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Piano Lessons: Learning the Piano Keyboard, how to play piano instructional DVD (DVD)

Like the other reviewers, I am a beginning adult piano student. And like most of us, I'm going through a plethora of books and DVDs to find the "right" one. Pete Sears' DVD comes pretty darn close. He has a very conversational style that would almost make you think he's a little "spacey", but that is far from the case. He provides a very solid (and I believe) very classical approach to piano instruction. However, the DVD is a long lecture - not sub-divided into specific topics. I found it very cumbersome to go back to a paritcular point. I strongly suggest that you go to his website and download the script to the DVD (I use the script as a textbook when I'm practicing his exercises). Its all there and its a "must" if you really want to get the most out of his very good approach to piano instruction.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best DVD out there, February 14, 2007

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Brian Z. (EAST HANOVER, NJ, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Piano Lessons: Learning the Piano Keyboard, how to play piano instructional DVD (DVD)

I am brand new player, This DVD is right on target. It covers everything from Half steps, to chords to reading music. I can't understand someone saying this isnt for beginners. He even tells you what kind of CHair to buy. If you are going to spend money, this is the best money to spend. Granted he does jump around, and some of it might seem confusing. Watch the whole DVD and you will understand. If you are looking for music theory and learning for real look here, if you are looking for mary has a little lamb, or twinkle twinkle look else where. I rented almost all the DVDs out there on this subject, and this one is the best hands down so far. About 10 times more useful information on it, and I can't believe the DVD is only 17$.

42 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great way to learn piano!, March 19, 2006

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Alex Vox (Winnetka, IL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Piano Lessons: Learning the Piano Keyboard, how to play piano instructional DVD (DVD)

It is very nice DVD course of piano, very logical and very practical. It explain things very well, the musical theory, the way how to play and so on. It is much of fun to follow exercises and as in two weeks of following one I can play some simple pieces but what is much more important I understand what I'm doing. 5 start I love the DVD.