a good book to start with

[Einziger]

Hi,

I'm looking for a good book that I could learn from on my own.
I'd like it featuring a lot of complete songs with a CD, and to have a few informations about chords, inversions and rythm.
I'd like to learn how to read music in fact.


any advice?

[kevmo_fan]

lol you're in the Jordan Rudess forums mate... Total Keyboard Wizardry all the way!
However... don't think thats the best book to take your first few lessons from... LOL!!!!!!!

[maJ estY]

kevofan: Your last sentece was completely correct! Nobody should start learning to play the piano with a JR book!

I'm not familiar with books that are sold on the whole world, I think you should simply go to a store that offers such books, go through the beginner section and buy the one you like most. :)

[Airspeed]

"The Piano Handbook" by Carl Humphries. Comes with CD. :wink:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0879307277/qid=1100451941/sr=8-3/ref=pd_csp_3/104-7178550-4665508?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

[VINOD]

Don't waste your money on buying books when there are shit load of Infos available in the Net
I myself learned to Read music from some e-books i downloaded from the net

i think the guy who wrote the lesson was Gilbert DeBendetti (not sure of the spelling)
i think he's a music professor in Pittsburg University

this is the website www.pitt.edu/~deben

and i think Wizrdry is also pretty cool
but i think you will be required to read a lotta music

bye

Vinod