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Reddit mentions of Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Course: Lesson, Theory, Technic (Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course)
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Reddit mentions: 5
We found 5 Reddit mentions of Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Course: Lesson, Theory, Technic (Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course). Here are the top ones.
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- Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Course Book 1 & DVD
- Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Course is a greatly expanded version of Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course that includes lesson, theory, technic and additional repertoire in a convenient, "all-in-one" format
- This comprehensive course adds such features as isometric hand exercises, finger strengthening drills, and written assignments that reinforce each lesson's concepts
- The accompanying DVD includes an introduction to all the pages in the book and performances of the pieces by well-known teacher, Gayle Kowalchyk
- Titles: Alouette * Alpine Melody * Amazing Grace * Au Claire de la Lune * Aunt Rhody * Auld Lang Syne * Aura Lee * The Bandleader * Beautiful Brown Eyes * Blow the Man Down! * Blues for Wynton Marsalis * Brother John * Caf Vienna * The Can-Can * Chasing the Blues Away * Chiapanecas * Cockles and Mussels * The Cuckoo * Day is Done * Dueling Harmonics * The Entertainer * A Friend Like You * Go Down, Moses * Good King Wenceslas * Good Morning to You! * Good People * Got Those Blues * Greensleev...
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Well, besides getting a teacher, there are a number of books/resources you could get. The problem is that you have holes in your knowledge from not playing so long, and no one knows what exactly you do know and what you don't, so there's no one place to "dive in". You may want to start with the more beginner resources and just skim through the parts you think you already know.
You might want to get a piano method book, which will guide you through beginner concepts to more advanced in a logical fashion. Pianoworld Discussion
Here's a popular beginner method book which is mentioned in the above thread: Alfred's All-in-one Adult Course.
Or if you want a more comprehensive reference that covers a LOT more in one book, a lot of people like this: Piano Handbook: Complete Guide.... But read the lower-starred reviews to see why many people think it's not necessarily a good book for a beginner to use.
See our FAQ links under What to practice for the pianopractice.org link and music theory links and more (You'll want a good grounding in music theory to start learning jazz piano).
Our FAQ has lots of links on getting started with Jazz, and there's an extra link in my comment here:
http://www.reddit.com/r/piano/comments/1kbs7u/best_youtube_videos_for_learning_jazz_piano/
Alfred's All-in-One Adult Course book is really great, though if you only have 61 keys you'll have to cut some corners. I still highly recommend it.
And this guy has tons of free lessons, if you can deal with his particular teaching style which is rather long winded and full of bad jokes. (That's not a criticism, he's great at what he does)
If you're going to ignore everyone telling you to get a teacher, which you really shouldn't, get yourself a copy of this, start from the beginning, and work your way through it.
Not OP but I know you lol, you're the fantasy football guy :)
First, get a teacher if at all possible
Second, is practice as frequently as possible. It's much better to practice every day or two for 15-30 minutes, than once a week for a few hours.
3rd, get a good book. I'd recommend Alfred's All-In-One , there might be a slightly cheaper version without the dvd but I couldn't find it:
https://www.amazon.com/Alfreds-Basic-Adult-All-Course/dp/0739082426/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?gclid=CjwKCAjw44jrBRAHEiwAZ9igKJqZFW9VZqy9shXQPxP9_uJYUryitEdN_s0tCKsDchLY9kj87h2E8hoChzoQAvD_BwE&hvadid=241599800156&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9030078&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=12745665119885654643&hvtargid=aud-648278611385%3Akwd-111426183681&hydadcr=22340_10149493&keywords=alfreds+piano+book+1&qid=1566760763&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExMEMyTVZKR01SRzVCJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNjEyMjE4NjBZTUlNVFVONE9ZJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA5NzkzMjkzS0VWOFQ0WFpEVFBLJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==
http://www.amazon.com/Alfreds-Basic-Adult-All--Course/dp/0739082426/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1372885537&sr=8-2&keywords=alfred+all+in+one+piano+level+1