Adult All-in-One Course: lesson, theory, solo. Level 3 (Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course) (Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course, Bk 3) Plastic Comb – June 1, 1996

I use this when I took piano lessons. Easy to follow. Very helpful. I went from knowing anything about reading music to not only being able to read it and learned to play both hands. Would highly recommend.

Alfred's Basic Adult All-In-One Piano Course Level 3 - is a must for all would like to get a deeper and well rounded understanding about playing the piano! This course continues from Alfred's Basic Adult All-In-One Piano Course Level 2. I was impressed how the course immediately builds upon what was learned in Level 2 - guiding you through with more theory, techniques and exercises. In addition, the course makes it easy to follow, as with what I discovered in Level 2. I was delighted to see the Just For Fun Piano Pieces to play - which gives you a little break from being so serious, however, these Just For Fun Piano Pieces are still building upon your techniques, and sight reading skills. Also this course has added more ambitious piano pieces to play, which are capable for you to play with more practice. I strongly recommend this course as well as all the Alfred's Basic Adult All-In-One Piano Courses Level 1, 2 & 3. Since using these courses for the past 2 years now, I've committed to giving my self 1 hour a day, and sometimes a bit more. Once you get started with these courses you don't want to stop and look forward to practicing and playing the piano. In addition, I strongly suggest to incorporate the playing of scales and cadences whenever you participate in these courses. Once again, these are excellent courses!

I bought all 3 levels of this course book for my husband and he has had a great time teaching himself piano for fun. I recommend it.

Let me start by saying that I am a 24 years old and a really young piano student (barely 4months as I am writing this review).A friend brought me the first book of Afred's series as a gift when he came back from UK while I had already started working on another book with my teacher.When I received the first book I showed it immediately to my teacher, she studied it for a few days and asked me to order the other books of the series, because we are going to work on them.Now I am almost done with the first series (NOT Afred's series. Remember I was already working on another book until i received the first Afred's book) and I am studying Afred's first at the same time. I have to say that Afred's is way above my current one, because it has A LOT well-known songs, the transaction from one technique to another is smoother while making sure that you go from the easier techniques to the most difficult, it has exercises and explanations before you "go on stage" so you know what you are about to face.Overall, 5/5 from me.

At 61 I have just had my first two piano lessons. As a mere beginner I have to say that this is a very detailed lesson book. It will be of great use in the future but for a raw beginner it is a bit to difficult. It assumes that the student already knows a great deal about the piano. My teacher said that it will help a lot down the road but for a starting point it's to difficult.

After successfully completing the 1st and 2nd books in this series, I handed this one to my son. Since he's older, I love that he can play these with a bit less stress than a usual piano-learning series. Many of the songs are recognizable, which helps and makes it more fun. This one is for beginning intermediate players and progresses at a good pace while covering a bit of music theory in the process. I'm just sad that it doesn't continue from here, but then, my son is now ready to tackle some harder pieces of his choice now too

I'm a piano teacher, and I've been using this system for years. It teaches chord theory right along with the music so that it makes sense and is easily retained. The music theory becomes part of the general piano instruction, the music is wide-ranging in type and style, and is nicely arranged, presenting a well-rounded musical education. I even use it with children, (who I don't usually accept as students until they are 8 years old,) who might have hands too small to make an octave stretch, because I hate, hate HATE the standard children's series, which take forever to progress, have stupid songs with even more stupid lyrics. *shudder* I'll use those series with younger, less mature students who need to go slower, but the vast majority of my students can handle the adult series, and enjoy it, and the adults really appreciate it.

I grew up playing piano but I've not played more years than I have played at this point. I haven't played for over 20 years.This is a Level 3 book, for me that meant that I opened it and thought 'oh dear, I might need a level 2'.One of the things I do like is the theory in it. It is a great refresher course on what are minor chords, what are major chords, etc. This is the useful part and really what I wanted this book for.