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Piano for beginners

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CocoaM · 31/12/2018 00:21

Hello all! I’m looking for advice and recommendations for teaching myself and my 5-year-old to play the piano. Re-teaching myself really, as I learned as a child - did grade 4 exam and then stopped, and haven’t played at all since. We’ve now been given a free piano, which is arriving next week, and I’m wondering about the best way to get back into it and to start teaching my DS! I don’t want to start him having formal lessons yet as he’s still settling into Reception etc. - just want to start letting him play for fun. Does anyone have any suggestions for books we should buy or any tips for how to approach this? Thanks in advance!

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xsquared · 31/12/2018 01:21

Get a piano tutor. It's ok to teach theory to yourself and others if your knowledge is sound but correct technique needs to be taught by a tutor.

We found the Thompson books very good for beginners.

zzzzz · 31/12/2018 01:24

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IndigoSpritz · 31/12/2018 05:20

I'm sixteen lessons in so far. My teacher uses the Piano Adventures books by Nancy and Randall Faber. I think they're pretty good - I'll be starting Book 2B before long.

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