John W. Schaum Piano Course: Pre-A : The Green Book (Paperback)

by John W. Schaum (Author), Helen Frank (Illustrator) "Place the left hand in the space below and outline it with pencil..." (more)
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A time-honored tradition just got better! The JOHN W. SCHAUM PIANO COURSE has been revised with 100 percent new engravings and typesetting, color highlighting for concept emphasis, updated song titles and lyrics, and full-color illustrations. Other products available from the best-selling John W. Schaum collection: * John W. Schaum Piano Course (level Pre-A or Green through H or Grey) * Schaum Pop Favorites (level Pre-A or Green through C Purple) * After the H Book (Volume I & II) * Adult Piano Course (Book I-III) * Pop Piano Course (Book I-IV) * Popular Piano Pieces (level Pre-A or Green through D or Orange) * Schaum Christmas (level Green through Orange) * John W. Schaum Solo Piano Albums (For the Young Student) * additional supplementary books

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.; Revised edition (April 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0769236014
• ISBN-13: 978-0769236018
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #17,858 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't have a private instructor? Start here!, February 8, 2006

By	P. Ramsey "A.K.A potomuss" (Peoria, IL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My wife and I purchased this book for our nine year old daughter so she could learn how to play our family piano. We thought we would try a book and let her go at her own pace to see if she enjoyed it. First of all, the kid loves the book. She's stuck with it and loves to show off her new chops. It's been about three months and she playes everything in the book without a problem. Recently, she's started doing it from memory. We're ready for the next volume to see where it goes, but obviously this book does exactly what it says it will do and she's had a great time doing it. It's light hearted, fun, encourages practice and teaches what it's supposed to. Nuff said!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Beginner Book, April 10, 2007

By	Cassandra Dickison "New Piano Teacher" (Danville, KY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I purchased this book for a student who was new to the piano and just beginning lessons. She is a month into it now and is excelling, which I believe can be attributed to the excellent style of this book. It eases beginning students into first knowing the proper hand position, then learning note names, and finally learning to read music on the staff. I especially appreciated that the first few "songs" in the book were repetitive finger exercises, yet still helped the student feel as if she was playing music right away. I will be happy to continue using this series.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great piano book, August 25, 2007

By	momofthree "momofthree" (TN USA) - See all my reviews

I have used this book for about 5 yrs now and I love it. It is set up the way I like to teach. The child starts playing the piano the first lesson. The discount on buying 3 and getting 1 free was great and the delivery was good. Thank you!