If you are an absolute beginner (any age) and want a complete guide from scratch to learn mainly for home use then a great option is “The Ultimate Piano / Keyboard Self Tuition Book”. This book assumes that you know nothing and will take you to a fairly advanced level and has replaced “Learn in a Week” as our flagship book.
Included with this book are several other titles in digital format including “Hanon”, “Scales”, “Chords” and more which makes this book the best ‘bang for buck’ without a doubt.
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Similar to the above this will take absolute beginners to a fairly advanced level. This is very similar to the above (so you certainly wouldn’t need both). The main difference is that the scales and chords are included in this book rather than relying on downloads. But taking into account the downloads, the ‘Ultimate’ book has slightly more information.
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If you are an absolute beginner (any age) but would like the basics ‘spoon fed’ then “Learn to Play Piano / Keyboard for Absolute Beginners -
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If you are an absolute beginner (any age) but would like the basics ‘spoon fed’ to you in a humorous way then “Learn to Play Piano / Keyboard with Filo & Pastry” is ideal. But note that this will only take you to a fairly basic level, not as far as “Piano / Keyboard for Absolute Beginners”, but is an ideal prelude for either of the last three books.
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If you are an absolute beginner (any age) and the thought of learning to read music is too daunting then “Learn How to Play to Play Piano Keyboard by Ear” could be your best bet.
This book has hundreds of graphics and will take you to a very advanced level, but without reading music, giving you a great finger technique as well as all the scales and chords that you need. You can always learn to read music later. This also includes several free digital items including ‘Scales’ and ‘Chords’ in keyboard view and ‘How to Read Music’ -
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If you want to learn to improvise and maybe play in a band then my book ‘Learn to Improvise One note at a Time’ maybe just what you are looking for.
This new ‘SPECIAL EDITION’ has recently been revised 2022 and now includes 7 extra eBooks making this superb value for money.
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If you want to learn specifically for a keyboard with Auto-
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Particularly for the item above, this book has 50 easy tunes for auto-
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If you can already read music, perhaps after using one of the tuition books and want some totally original pieces suitable for piano or keyboard then my book “Tranquil Water” is ideal. All of the pieces are playable by mortals and sound great.
And furthermore, as against most music books you can hear these pieces before you buy. If you don’t like them -
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If you are just looking for some very simple tunes that you may be familiar with, then “Easy to Play Piano / Keyboard Music” could be what you are looking for. The digital edition is free with ‘Learn with Filo’ but the printed edition makes a great gift.
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Along similar lines to the above, my Christmas Carols book is ideal for beginners (one or two hands). The colourful printed edition makes a great gift.
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If you want some really easy songs to play with two hands then this one is for you, but be aware that this book is free (pdf edition) with “The Ultimate Piano / Keyboard Self Tuition Book” and “Absolute Beginners”.
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If you’re just looking for a complete book of scales and arpeggios in both keyboard and notation view then “Learn Piano / Keyboard Scales and Arpeggios” is ideal, but please be aware that this book (pdf edition) is included with “The Ultimate Piano / Keyboard Self Tuition Book”, and the information is also within “Learn in a Week”. Ultimately learning all the scales is essential.
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If you’re just looking for a complete book of chords in keyboard view then “Piano / Keyboard Chords” is ideal but again please be aware that this book (pdf edition) is included with “The Ultimate Piano / Keyboard Self Tuition Book”, and all the information is within “Learn in a Week”.
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If you’ve enjoyed the exercises in my main tuition books and want more similar then my Hanon book is excellent. This book (pdf edition) is included with “The Ultimate Piano / Keyboard Self Tuition Book”.
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If you want to progress still further then my Diatonic Arpeggio book is excellent, but again be aware that this book is also free(pdf edition) with “The Ultimate Piano / Keyboard Self Tuition Book”.
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In all cases the eBook versions are in PDF format which can be read on any PC or book eBook reader. EPub and kindle formats are also available, but due to music graphics PDF is much better.
All of my books come with a money back guarantee, but paperbacks must be returned in a resalable condition in the original packaging.
If you need further help or advice, please contact me. I am always happy to help!
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