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An updated handbook on the art of playing the piano presents fundamental lessons in reading music notation, advice on how to select an instrument, and details on how to find your way around the keyboard, featuring a wide array of fingering exercises and drills, as well as a CD containing all the music in the guide. Original. 25,000 first printing.
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A guide that hits all the right notes?now with a CD! From reading music and learning chords, to understanding music notation or buying an instrument, an expert author tells aspiring pianists how to get started. Learn posture, positioning, fingering, notations, and drills, with advice from a master. And this new edition features an introduction to music notation, explains how to use the pedals, and offers strategies for mastering major and minor scales. It also comes with a CD with all the music in the book so you can listen and learn.
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