Piano Music Books – Beginner Player Instruction

Beginning piano students are in the process of feeling comfortable with the piano. Especially if your child has never sat down at a piano, the combination of black notes and the seemingly never-ending row of white notes can be very overwhelming. Your beginning pianist is also learning the fundamental concepts of music: notes, rhythms, and dynamics. Although this may sound easy, all music theory can find its home in one of these concepts.

In order to understand notes, you will find your child learning about:

• high and low
• the treble and bass clef
• the grand staff
• note names and their locations

When it comes to understanding rhythms, your beginner piano player will learn:

• time signatures
• the value of notes, such as eighth notes, quarter note, half note, dotted half note, and whole note
• rests
• bar lines
• how to count in music
• discovering the metronome

The “extras” include:

• dynamics
• articulations
• pedaling
• reading the musical road map

Along with learning musical concepts, your child is also learning techniques that apply to the instrument. This includes:

• correct body posture, bench location, and arm position
• developing proper hand position
• using the proper finger numbers (each finger has it’s own number “name”)
• discovering where notes are located on the piano
• when to use the right hand (R.H.) or left hand (L.H.)
• how to know which finger to use
• understanding where to put each hand when learning a new piece
• moving hands up and down the keyboard
• crossing over the other hand
• how to maneuver the piano with ease 

Beginner Piano Music Books

There are many piano method books and your child will likely play through several of these books:

Piano Method Books

1. Bastien Piano Basics: Piano for the Young Beginner – Primer A
2. Bastien Piano Basics: Piano for the Young Beginner – Primer B
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4. Piano Adventures: Lesson Book – Primer Level – by Faber
5. Bastien Piano Basics: Piano Book – Primer Level
6. Piano Adventures: Lesson Book Level 1 – by Faber
7. Bastien Piano Basics: Piano Book – Level 1
8. Accelerated Piano Adventures: Lesson Book – Level 1 – by Faber ISBN-10: 1569391300
9. Piano Adventures: Lesson Book Level 2A – by Faber  ISBN-10: 0929666623    ISBN-13: 978-0929666624

Piano Technique Books

1. Piano Adventures: Technique/Artistry Book – Primer Level – by Faber
2. Bastien Piano Basics: Technic Book – Primer Level
3. Piano Adventures: Technique/Artistry Book Level 1 – by Faber
4. Bastien Piano Basics: Technic Book – Level 1
5. Accelerated Piano Adventures: Technique/Artistry Book – Level 1 – by Faber ISBN-10: 1569391300
6. Piano Adventures: Technique/Artistry Book Level 2A – by Faber  ISBN-10: 0929666623    ISBN-13: 978-0929666624

Piano Theory Books

1. Bastien Piano Basics: Theory & Technic for the Young Beginner – Primer A
2. Bastien Piano Basics: Theory & Technic for the Young Beginner – Primer B
3. http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/a/item.html?id=248520&item=312621
4. Piano Adventures: Theory Book – Primer Level – by Faber
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6. Bastien Piano Basics: Theory Book – Primer Level
7. Piano Adventures: Theory Book Level 1 – by Faber
8. Bastien Piano Basics: Theory Book – Level 1
9. Accelerated Piano Adventures: Theory Book – Level 1 – by Faber ISBN-10: 1569391866
10. Piano Adventures: Theory Book Level 2A – by Faber  ISBN-10: 092966664X   ISBN-13: 978-0929666648

Piano Performance Books

1. Piano Adventures: Gold Star Performance Book – Primer Level
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3. Piano Adventures: Gold Star Performance, Level 1   – by Faber
4. Piano Adventures: Gold Star Performance, Level 2A   – by Faber   ISBN-10: 1569395136  ISBN-13: 978-1569395134