Publisher's Synopsis
This is a full-color guide that will have people tickling the ivories in no time. For anyone who's dreamed of playing in a band or imagined a family sing-along, "Teach Yourself Visually Piano" will make the joy of making music an achievable reality. With step-by-step instruction and full-color photographs, first-timers will learn how to play notes and melodies, build chords, navigate musical keys, and even master advanced techniques such as syncopation. In addition, the book details the anatomy of pianos and electronic keyboards, offers a piano buyer's guide, and delivers an introduction to various musical styles including jazz, country, pop, and soul. With words and music for a variety of songs as well as a companion Web site with downloadable MP3 files that people can listen to and play along with, this practical, user-friendly guide puts learning to play within anyone's reach. maranGraphics is the family-run company behind the bestselling Visual brand computer and technology books, which have more than 10 million copies in print.;Their first general interest titles, "Teach Yourself Visually Guitar" (0-7645-2581-6), "Teach Yourself Visually Yoga" (0-7645-2580-8), and "Teach Yourself Visually Weight Training" (0-7645-2582-4), were published to great success last year.
