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Usually ships in 1-2 business days | | Only 1 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | Fun, easy, and highly enjoyable, the KEYBOARD COURSE is sure to make today’s inexperienced, budding musician tomorrow’s maestro. For those who do not know how to read music, this ingenious songbook will help you play by the numbers with a set of peel-off decals that can be placed on the keys of the instrument. Even if you are just getting started, you’ll be able to tackle great popular songs right away. Containing both the melodies and lyrics to 100 of the best-known songs of our time, the KEYBOARD COURSE includes "Tomorrow," "When You Wish Upon a Star," "Happy Birthday to You," and many more popular songs that have been enjoyed for years.
Here is the perfect beginner’s songbook for the millions of would-be pianists and keyboard artists of all ages. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Editors of Reader's Digest | | Spiral-bound: | 208 pages | | Publisher: | Readers Digest | | Publication Date: | November 17, 2005 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0762106883 | | Product Width: | 2.75 centimeters | | Product Height: | 3.56 centimeters | | Product Weight: | 0.03 pounds | | Package Length: | 14.2 inches | | Package Width: | 10.7 inches | | Package Height: | 1.1 inches | | Package Weight: | 3.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 8 reviews |
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9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Beginner's Course??? Dec 06, 2007
By DLDmny
"DLD"
My wife purchased this course for herself. She has absolutely zero musical training, but hoped to be able to learn to play simple, familiar tunes. I am self-taught and have played for several years. She asked that I attach the stick-on lables to the keys for her. After doing so, I paged through the book and was extremely disappointed. The selection of songs to me was unbelievable. I can just see the look on the face of anyone younger than sixty paging through this book looking pieces they can identify with. The book is also huge and unwieldly with most keyboard music tablets. Also the sheet music is presented in a very confusing manner which, to me at least, was difficult to follow.
I must say that I was confounded by the comments of the other reviewers whom praised this course for beginners.
My advice ... if you want to learn to play piano/keyboard there is plenty of good material on-line. If you are a rank beginner save your money and try these "other resources" first. You may also need a few formal lessons with a teacher who can address your individual needs.
If you want to become discouraged buy this book.
11 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 If you have heard the songs, start playing Feb 28, 2006
By Leah Osad
One of the things I miss in regular sheet music is marks in the middle of the measure which show where there is a beat. THE READER'S DIGEST KEYBOARD COURSE provides that between a blue staff at the top that shows melody with numbers under the notes. Not quite everything is in the keys of c, F, or G, with only one sharp or flat on the staff, but there is a song on pages 90-91 which has four flats all the way through. The melody never goes higher than an e-flat numbered 9+, and the lowest melody note, middle C is number 1, so anyone who can't remember which notes are flat in a key which has four flats does not have to look anywhere but at the numbers: 9+ and 2+ being an octave apart, 5+, 6+, and 8+ being the numbers for the other black keys that are used. There are red letters for bass notes under the normal piano score, F, A-flat, B, B-flat, C, D, D-flat, G, which absolutely tell you which note to play without looking at any numbers. Chord designations above the staff will be familiar to guitarists, and anyone who would like to put in full chords if it suits their fancy can easily supplement the two and three-part arrangement that is printed in this book.
I have learned to play a few things in simple arrangements. Most people who played instruments in school but never mastered anything on the piano should find it easy to play through tunes which they know in this book. The songs are organized in six sections, Hits, show tunes, Film, Way Back, "Inspirational, Country, and Folk" and special seasons and celebrations. I started at the beginning because "Dream a Little Dream of Me" from 1930 was on page 8, and I can remember the song from a Cass Elliot version in 1974. I must have played this song numerous times before, but not on the piano, and not with a bass line. Some songs I remember hearing when I was much younger, and Linda Ronstadt recorded a bunch of these songs in 1983. Some of these songs have a style that is particularly suited for piano.
What is not in this book is `Tiger Rag (Hold that Tiger)' which always sounds great when I hear it, but you wouldn't be able to play it all the way through the first time you sat down at the piano. Other than that, this book aims at "more people than ever will be able to sit down and plunk out some of the best popular music ever written."
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Not a Good Teaching Tool for Everyone Jan 05, 2008
By Ann L.
I was disappointed in this book for several reasons. First, the stickers can be confusing to someone who actually wants to learn to read music. Some stickers are numbers rather than the actual note names. This makes the transition from numbers to note names difficult for us. Also, the songs are mainly older classic show tunes and swing. While they are great songs, not many younger people (under 50) have heard them or are familiar with them. In the user's mind, there is no awareness of how the song is supposed to sound, so it is difficult to know when a mistake is made or to mentally anticipate upcoming notes. Normally, I love Reader's Digest books. Unfortunately, I felt that this book was not up to their typical standards.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Presenting actual songs rather than routine chords for practice Dec 04, 2005
By Midwest Book Review
Beginners will appreciate this oversized keyboard course: it has a lot of extras the usual sheet music format misses. For one, it addresses all kinds of keyboards for both absolute beginners and those who may be re-starting after many years of non-practice. Peel-off decals help identify piano keys to make playing easier, while color-coded music also enhances the effort. It's easy to get discouraged when just starting out: that's why Reader's Digest Keyboard Course: Learn To Play 100 Unforgettable Songs The Easy Way works to get the beginner up to speed as quickly as possible, presenting actual songs rather than routine chords for practice.
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Presenting actual songs rather than routine chords for practice Dec 04, 2005
By Midwest Book Review
Beginners will appreciate this oversized keyboard course: it has a lot of extras the usual sheet music format misses. For one, it addresses all kinds of keyboards for both absolute beginners and those who may be re-starting after many years of non-practice. Peel-off decals help identify piano keys to make playing easier, while color-coded music also enhances the effort. It's easy to get discouraged when just starting out: that's why Reader's Digest Keyboard Course: Learn To Play 100 Unforgettable Songs The Easy Way works to get the beginner up to speed as quickly as possible, presenting actual songs rather than routine chords for practice.
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