Customer Reviews

Play Piano Overnight (w/Audio Cassette) [VHS]

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Excellent Teaching Video. True to the title...one can play your piano overnight using this video....I was pleasantly surprised when I checked out this video as a small town library in Minnesota....I teach music and this hits the mark A+.

Notation is not a part of this Video....pure hand movement is the focus. There is no pressure....every practice session is a joy instead of a chore with note reading. Oops another wrong note....what was that note anyway....and so the story goes with all the dusty unplayed pianos across America. Alas.

I hope to write a drum book/video based on movement rather then notes. This video has inspired me....and I like playing piano for the pure sound of it. Someday I hope to meet the creator and thank her. Well...here's cyber thanks. Thank you Patty Carlson....your thinking and approach to playing the piano is right on the money.

John-Hans Melcher

john@johnhans.com

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I found it to be very good. I was playing within hours. Not good if you want to learn how to read music. The instructor uses a number system instead of letters.

This video provides the new piano player with a method of learning to play without learning to read music. Of course the method has its limitations but can certainly provide the piano player with little to no experience the chance to play full sounding music in a very short time period. Of course a serious piano player would scoff at this method but for those who want to learn to play and enjoy playing I would say its a must buy.

I received a keyboard for Christmas and this tape...I learned to play something that "sounded" like a real song in only 1/2 hour. I called my fiancee on his cell phone and made him listen to my "improv" sesh!

The person who hammered this product missed the point. This is created exactly for the purpose he criticized. I am 36 years old and I have no desire to learn to 'read music'. I just want to learn a simple way to play the piano. That is what I liked about this product. My wife can read music, and play beautiful songs but now I can as well at a simpler level. Mr. 1 Star must be resentful of the fact that this video allows people to play as well as him without the time or effort.

The positive reviews given for this product must have been written by employees of the company who produced the product. Thankfully, I checked out this item from the library at no cost. This video is worthless for purposes of teaching you how to play the piano. It does not teach you how to read music. It does not teach you the 7 notes of the keyboard. It does not show you how to play any tunes. What does it do? It shows you how to play notes sequentially up and down the keyboard (as if you need a video to show you how to do that), and refers to the keys by numbers; whereas the rest of the world refers to the keys of a piano by the letters A to G. Very poorly conceived approach.