Piano Lesson Books - The Only One You'll Ever Need!

There's a lot of piano instruction books on the market. Books on note reading, chord playing, etc. But there's only one book that puts together chord charts and chord playing to get you improvising and creating your own music.

So, what book am I talking about? It's called "New Age Piano Made Easy" and with it, you'll be able to quickly play something called the open position chord and then use it to create your own music. But how is this possible?

Simple. The open position chord is a modern sounding chord structure that uses both hands right away at the keyboard. And with it, you can play modern sounds immediately. But just having these chords under your fingers isn't enough.

You need a framework - something that will enable you to improvise and compose. That framework is the chord chart. Something most piano lesson books don't teach you about.

A chord chart is a "navigation" tool that tells you when to play a chord and for how long. It also tells you when to change chords. Jazz players use them almost exclusively because it gives a very clear and easy way to "follow the changes."

For example, the book "New Age Piano Made Easy" contains over 80 improvisation exercises. Each one is designed to get you doing one thing and that is to play chord changes without thinking about it. That is, the goal is to be in the moment with the music.

Something many students wish they could do, but can't for one reason or another. Most of this has to do with the belief that what's coming out of you isn't good enough. The other belief that stops many students is the one where they keep saying they need to know more before they take the plunge into improvisation.

Nothing could be further from the truth! All you need is a few chords under your eager fingers and a chart and you're off exploring new worlds of sound!

It's very exciting for many students to be able to do this. Many of them are used to the note reading approach only and literally have no clue how to just sit down and "be" at the piano. Most of this has to do with attitude and the belief that improvising is difficult. They've seen people sit down and play off the top of their heads and are amazed. But there's a method to the magic.

Edward Weiss is a pianist/composer and webmaster of Quiescence Music's online piano lessons. He has been helping students learn how to play piano in the New Age style for over 14 years and works with students in private, in groups, and now over the internet. Visit http://www.quiescencemusic.com now and get a FREE piano lesson!