Publisher's Synopsis
It is worth learning to play piano because you will learn to play a tune by the end of your first lesson. And within a month of lessons, you will be playing a decent number of tunes. ... This in itself is one of the most valuable reasons to learn to play the piano: it helps keep your brain active.
"I wish I had known of a book like this when I was learning the piano" is the sort of reaction to his book that the author encounters because we all want to understand what we are learning as much as possible. He regards this book as his life's work in providing people with something enjoyable and useful to read to supplement their piano lessons or to simply add to their knowledge if they play or teach the piano but no longer have lessons, or are about to start the adventure of learning so fascinating an instrument with a teacher.