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You may know that I am always on the watch for quality articles on easy piano lessons, Tips and News, recognizing that a good and easy piano lesson is now required for the correct operation. Now, I discovered a really informative piece of content that discusses easy piano lessons from a different point of view. Make sure you go over this piece of content and inform me your opinion. Today’s piece of content is about jazz piano lessons and you can read the entire article reproduced below for convenience:

A List Of Books For Teaching Piano

1. ‘Tunes For Ten Fingers’ by Pauline Hall – for absolute beginners (kids and adults)

2. ‘More Tunes For Ten Fingers’ by Pauline Hall – (only up to and including page 27) for students who have completed ‘Tunes For Ten Fingers’

3.

a) ‘Theory Made Easy for Little Children Level 1′ by Lina Ng – for absolute beginners (kids)

or

b) ‘Monkey Puzzles set 1′ by Fanny Waterman – for absolute beginners (kids or adults)

4.

a) ‘Theory Made Easy for Little Children Level 2′ by Lina Ng – for students who have completed ‘Theory Made Easy for Little Children Level 1′

or

b) ‘Monkey Puzzles set 2′ by Fanny Waterman – for students who have completed ‘Monkey Puzzles set 1′

5. ‘Bastien Piano Basics Level 1′ by James Bastien – for students who have completed ‘Tunes For Ten Fingers’ and ‘More Tunes For Ten Fingers’ (up to and including page 27)

6. ‘Bastien Piano Basics Theory Level 1′ by James Bastien – for students who have completed ‘Tunes For Ten Fingers’ and ‘More Tunes For Ten Fingers’ (up to and including page 27)

7. ‘Bastien Piano Basics Level 2′ by James Bastien – for students who have completed ‘Bastien Piano Basics Level 1′

8. ‘Bastien Piano Basics Theory Level 2′ by James Bastien – for students who have completed ‘Bastien Piano Basics Theory Level 1′

9. ‘Bastien Piano Basics Level 3′ by James Bastien – for students who have completed ‘Bastien Piano Basics Level 2′

10. ‘Bastien Piano Basics Theory Level 3′ by James Bastien – for students who have completed ‘Bastien Piano Basics Theory Level 2′

11. ‘Bastien Piano Basics Level 4′ by James Bastien – for students who have completed ‘Bastien Piano Basics Level 3′

12. ‘Bastien Piano Basics Theory Level 4′ by James Bastien – for students who have completed ‘Bastien Piano Basics Theory Level 3′

13. ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 1′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘Bastien Piano Basics Level 4′ (although some students might be ready after completing ‘Bastien Piano Basics Level 3′)

14. ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 1′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘Bastien Piano Basics Level 4′ (although some students might be ready after completing ‘Bastien Piano Basics Level 3′)

15. ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 1′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘Bastien Piano Basics Level 4′ (although some students might be ready after completing ‘Bastien Piano Basics Level 3′)

16. ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 2′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 1′

17. ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 2′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 1′

18. ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 2′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 1′

19. ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 3′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 2′

20. ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 3′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 2′

21. ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 3′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 2′

22. ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 4′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 3′

23. ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 4′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 3′

24. ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 4′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 3′

25. ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 5′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 4′

26. ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 5′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 4′

27. ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 5′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 4′

28. ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 6′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 5′. Prerequisite for entry: Grade 5 or above in Theory of Music, Practical Musicianship or any solo Jazz subject.

29. ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 6′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 5′. Prerequisite for entry: Grade 5 or above in Theory of Music, Practical Musicianship or any solo Jazz subject.

30. ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 6′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 5′. Prerequisite for entry: Grade 5 or above in Theory of Music, Practical Musicianship or any solo Jazz subject.

31. ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 7′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 6′. Prerequisite for entry: Grade 5 or above in Theory of Music, Practical Musicianship or any solo Jazz subject.

32. ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 7′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 6′. Prerequisite for entry: Grade 5 or above in Theory of Music, Practical Musicianship or any solo Jazz subject.

33. ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 7′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 6′. Prerequisite for entry: Grade 5 or above in Theory of Music, Practical Musicianship or any solo Jazz subject.

34. ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 8′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010 Grade 7′. Prerequisite for entry: Grade 5 or above in Theory of Music, Practical Musicianship or any solo Jazz subject.

35. ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 8′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 7′. Prerequisite for entry: Grade 5 or above in Theory of Music, Practical Musicianship or any solo Jazz subject.

36. ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 8′ by ABRSM – for students who have completed ‘ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests (from 2009) Grade 7′. Prerequisite for entry: Grade 5 or above in Theory of Music, Practical Musicianship or any solo Jazz subject.

37. ‘ABRSM Jazz Piano Pieces Grade 1′ by ABRSM – For students who have completed ‘Tunes For Ten Fingers’ and ‘More Tunes For Ten Fingers’. This book is for any student interested in learning one or more of the following genres: Jazz, Blues, Rock, Latin-American. This series goes up to Grade 5.

38. ‘ABRSM Jazz Piano Scales Grade 1-5′ by ABRSM – For students who have completed ‘Tunes For Ten Fingers’ and ‘More Tunes For Ten Fingers’.

39. ‘ABRSM Jazz Piano Aural Tests Grades 1-3′ by ABRSM

For students who have completed ‘Tunes For Ten Fingers’ and ‘More Tunes For Ten Fingers’.

Copyright © 2009 David Steinberg All Rights Reserved

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As you know I am constantly on the lookout for good articles on easy piano lessons, Tips and News, recognizing that a good and easy piano lesson is now essential for the proper operation. Today, I ran across a very excellent article that discusses easy piano lessons from a new point of view. Make sure you check out this article and let me know what you think. Today’s article is about beginner piano lessons and you could read the full article reproduced below for convenience:

The piano has remained virtually unaltered in its design for over 300 years. It is still one of the most popular instruments that people choose to play. Why has it stayed so popular? Discover 10 benefits of taking piano lessons.

#1 – It is a self sufficient hobby. It is there waiting for you whenever you want to play.

#2 – Playing the piano is an active hobby. Watching TV or listening to a CD is a passive hobby. Active hobbies stimulate your mind and have a built in feel-good factor.

#3 – Piano lessons teach you self discipline. It focuses your mind and brings out the very best in you.

#4 – You will always have something to do. Never again will you think “I’m bored, I’ve got nothing to do!”

#5 – Playing the piano increases your co-ordination skills. Combining it with sport and dance is the ultimate combination.

#6 – You will learn to read music. This opens up a wealth of piano sheet music available to you – from Beethoven to the Beatles.

#7 – Once you feel confident with your playing, you can begin writing your own music. Even creating a simple tune will give you a huge sense of satisfaction.

#8 – It increases your intelligence. It has been proved that learning to play the piano increases the neural pathways in your brain.

#9 – You will not only be able to play tunes, but add harmony as well.

#10 – When you play the piece of music you have always wanted to play, you will be the envy of all your friends.

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