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BUY
READ
and TRY
my ebooks. The short explanation below explains why this is true. I hope you'll read it!
BUY: My "ebooks" are a great value! Plus, you don't have to own one of amazon's "Kindle" ebook readers (or even any "ebook reader" at all) to get the info and techniques you want. I tell you "how" below. The most expense of my ebooks is $9.99 which is MUCH less than a single lesson with any decent instructor, even less than the gas to go to their studio.
READ: I write in a informal and (I hope)interesting style. It ain't dry and folks tell them they enjoy reading my ebooks.
TRY: Many adults tell me they have poor memories of hated "piano lessons" - either theirs or their friends.' I sympathsize. They don't want more of the same and that's quite understandable. I personally have had both kinds of lessons and I know which I preferred!
Also, too many older people seem to have been told by "experts" that lessons and learning is something done only by children. Nothing could be farther from the truth. I've proven this for over 20+ years.
My ebooks are a way to learn at your own pace and do what YOU want to do with YOUR favorite music (not what some smart-aleck teacher says you should.) Also, I cover batches of topics you won't find in your ordinary piano lesson. Seems to me you already know what you like and just need some help getting there. That's what's I write about.
These ebooks give you my very best methods of teaching the mind and body what they need to know, based on what has worked with ordinary adults - folks just like you - over the course of 20+ YEARS of teaching.
Finally, I am always available at the email address AND phone number above for any problems you might have. I don't charge for any help I can provide, so don't hesitate to contact me!
Click the links below to go to amazon.com to purchase them. And again, please realize that you do NOT have to own an ebook "reader" to read these. I tell you how below so scroll down for that explanation!
How to Use Chords and Play from a Fakebook
The complete ebook PLUS four shorter (and cheaper!) ebooks for those who already know a bit about this topic.
For You Own Enjoyment - Successful Learning Strategies for Keyboard/Piano
The complete ebook PLUS five shorter and cheaper ebooks for those who already know a bit about this topic.
How to Buy, Play, and Enjoy a Digital Piano
The complete ebook PLUS four shorter and cheaper ebooks for those who already know a bit.
How to Compose, Improvise, and "Fancy-up" a Tune
How to Understand Chord Progressions
Plus, a special ebook for piano and keyboard teachers that want to provide service to "older learners."
How to Teach Keyboard/Piano to Adults
The complete ebook PLUS four shorter ebooks.
Don't Own an ebook "reader?"
Read ebooks anyway!
I like "amazon.com" because they like to make things easier for ebook readers (and, of course, those of us who write the things!) They have made it possible for you to actually NOT purchase their "reader" but see the ebooks you do purchase on your computer, or device, or (as of August 15, 2011) "in the cloud." Here are the relevant links - click on the one you want and follow the directions you find there.
in the cloud (for pc AND Mac!)
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Examples (click on this link to see them!)
for the ebooks How to Use Chords and Play from a Fakebook
and
How to Buy, Play, and Enjoy a Digital Piano
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Anyone learning from the Internet only -
Anyone who lacks a good teacher -
Anyone whose lessons aren't going that well -
should read the material below:
The Faster Progress to Better Music Evaluation
is an action I've designed and throughly tested for online only use (when the student is NOT nearby.)
Free Sheetmusic
Here's an explanation: LINK
Dan Starr originals and public domain arrngements of various folksongs and standards. These pieces of sheet music are free of copyright and totally okay for you download, print, and use.Dan Starr originals:
Song for Linda (ballad)
Whiskey Bar Rag (ragtime)
Dan Starr piano arrangements:
Amazing Grace page 1 (old spiritual)
Amazing Grace page 2 (old spiritual)
Aura Lee (old folk tune)
Beautiful Dreamer (Stephen Foster song)
Brother John/Ode to Joy (very simple folk/classical)
Down in the Valley (old folk tune)
Finlandia (intro to classical theme)
For He's a Jolly Good Fellow (old popular tune)
Gently Row (aka Lightly Row) (old folk tune)
Greensleeves page 1 (very old folk tune)
Greensleeves page 2 (very old folk tune)
Ode to Joy (classical theme)
When the Saints (Go Marching In) (old spiritual)
You are My Sunshine (old pop tune)
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