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
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Studio: Music Star Productions
• DVD Release Date: November 17, 2005
• Run Time: 180 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000BZ5NW4
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #9,733 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Review

"I just got my first piano, at long last. This DVD is the perfect, fun, intuitive way to dive in. I'm having fun with it." --Bob Weir, The Grateful Dead

Product Description

Discover How You Can Instantly Learn To Play The Piano From An Expert In The Industry!

Are you looking for an inside track to piano lessons? Using these tips and techniques, your ability is guaranteed to produce positive immediate results.

Who else would like to....

- Learn to play the piano, but you're not sure where to start.

- Learn piano lessons from an expert in the field

- Learn many useful techniques and how to play them quickly and easily!

- Learn at your own pace without paying $25-$40 per hour for weekly private lessons.

If you fit into any of these categories and want to stop wishing and start playing, then this is for you.

Here's why:

Learning Piano is a 3 Hour DVD that's chocked full of easy-to-digest piano chords, scales and progressions to get your fingers moving across those 88 keys instantly! 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 was with the Jefferson Starship from 1974 to 1987. From 1992 to 2002 he played in "Hot Tuna" with Jorma Kaukonen, Michael Falzarano, Jack Casady and Harvey Sorgen. He has played with numerous blues artists, including Charlie Musselwhite and John Lee Hooker. Pete is currently a member of "Moonalice" Pete passes on his arsenal of tips and tricks to you in Learning Piano.

Here is a summary of the features and benefits you will receive:

1) learn Signature Tips And Tricks

learn Scales, Chords, Progressions, Grace Notes, Modes, Music Theory, Improvisation and More!

2) 3 Hour Running Time

Hundreds of dollars worth of private lessons all in one DVD!

3) On Screen Tablature

Makes it easy for you to follow along as you play!

4) Interactive Lesson Library

Quickly review your piano lessons at your own pace with a touch of a button!

5) Numerous Chapter marks

Save time by zooming directly to any technique you want!

7) Digitally Recorded

Vivid digital picture quality for easy-to-see instruction, not a repackaged old VHS transfer!

Learning Piano is a comprehensive piano course which includes 3 hours of complete lessons to start your journey into playing the piano.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

45 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Thomas Martin "sonomatom" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

39 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

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

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

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.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Brian (NJ/NY) - See all my reviews

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$.