At first glance, a piano may seem like an intimidating instrument that
would be very difficult to learn how to play, but despite what your
seventh-grade piano teacher may say, playing piano isn't brain surgery.
It just takes time, practice, and patience.

Piano For Dummies starts at the very beginning and walks you through
everything you need to know to turn that oversized hunk of furniture
into an instrument that can make beautiful music. If you don't know
how to read music, this book explains in friendly, uncomplicated
language all the basics of music theory and applying it to playing
the piano. And if you've been playing piano for a while . or took
piano lessons when you were a child but haven't played since . you can
pick up some valuable tips to improve your playing or use the book as
a refresher course.

Here are some of the topics you'll find in Piano For Dummies:

* Buying a piano: Acoustic versus electronic
* How a piano works, and how to care for one
* Left- and right-hand piano techniques
* Examining keys, scales, melodies, harmonies, and chords
* Plenty of musical examples to play
* The history of piano musical styles
* Advice for piano teachers
* A Top Ten list of pianists you should know about

Piano For Dummies also includes a glossary and a free CD, which includes
audio of all of the examples in the book so that you can play along.

So if you've always wanted to learn to play piano, but you don't have the
time to take piano lessons, you can pick up the basics inPiano For Dummies
you'll be tickling the ivories with ease in no time!

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