or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
 
More Buying Choices
16 used & new from £2.91
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
The First Book of the Piano with CD (Usborne First Music)
 
 
Share your own customer images
Search inside this book

The First Book of the Piano with CD (Usborne First Music) (Paperback)

by Eileen O'Brien (Author)
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
RRP: £9.99
Price: £5.48 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save: £4.51 (45%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.

Want guaranteed delivery by Tuesday, November 10? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details
7 new from £3.74 9 used from £2.91
Other Editions: RRP: Our Price: Other Offers:
Hardcover (Revised edition) 6 used & new from £7.10
Paperback (Revised edition) £6.99 £4.38 18 used & new from £2.85
Library Binding (Revised) 2 used & new from £29.03

Special Offers and Product Promotions

Frequently Bought Together

The First Book of the Piano with CD (Usborne First Music) + Very Easy Piano Tunes (Activities) + How to Play Popular Piano in 10 Easy Lessons (Fireside Books (Fireside))
Price For All Three: £16.44

Show availability and shipping details

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Very Easy Piano Tunes (Activities)

Very Easy Piano Tunes (Activities)

by Anthony Marks
5.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £3.47
How to Play Popular Piano in 10 Easy Lessons (Fireside Books (Fireside))

How to Play Popular Piano in 10 Easy Lessons (Fireside Books (Fireside))

by Norman Monath
4.0 out of 5 stars (17)  £7.49
Thompson's Easiest Piano Course (Part 1)

Thompson's Easiest Piano Course (Part 1)

by John Thompson
4.2 out of 5 stars (5)  £3.58
Teaching Little Fingers to Play: John Thompson's Modern Course for the Piano

Teaching Little Fingers to Play: John Thompson's Modern Course for the Piano

by John Thompson
3.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £2.61
My First Book of Classical Music: 20 Themes by Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin and Other Great Composers in Easy Piano Arrangements

My First Book of Classical Music: 20 Themes by Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin and Other Great Composers in Easy Piano Arrangements

by Bergerac
3.8 out of 5 stars (4)  £2.98
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Paperback: 64 pages
  • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd; New edition edition (29 Oct 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0746037139
  • ISBN-13: 978-0746037133
  • Product Dimensions: 26.8 x 20.8 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 14,891 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    Popular in these categories:

    #2 in  Books > Children's Books > Hobbies & Interests > Music > Reading & Writing Music
    #37 in  Books > Audio CDs > Children's Books > Book & CD Gift Packs
    #38 in  Books > Music, Stage & Screen > Music > Instruments > Piano

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

Product Description

Designed as an introduction for absolute beginners, this book is ideal for young children to use with a teacher or parent. Older children will find this book and CD the perfect accompaniment to practising alone since all the tunes in the book are featured on the CD. The tunes are graded to allow beginners to advance at a steady pace; each new concept is accompanied by a practice tune which players can listen to, and learn from, on the CD.
Inside This Book (Learn More)
Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Search inside this book:

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
 
(4)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(1)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

The First Book of the Piano with CD (Usborne First Music)
80% buy the item featured on this page:
The First Book of the Piano with CD (Usborne First Music) 4.9 out of 5 stars (8)
£5.48
It's Never Too Late to Play Piano (Tutor book with CD)
7% buy
It's Never Too Late to Play Piano (Tutor book with CD) 4.4 out of 5 stars (7)
£7.05
How to Play Popular Piano in 10 Easy Lessons (Fireside Books (Fireside))
5% buy
How to Play Popular Piano in 10 Easy Lessons (Fireside Books (Fireside)) 4.0 out of 5 stars (17)
£7.49
Tunes for Ten Fingers (Piano Time)
5% buy
Tunes for Ten Fingers (Piano Time) 5.0 out of 5 stars (5)
£5.17
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

8 Reviews
5 star:
 (7)
4 star:
 (1)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.9 out of 5 stars (8 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
75 of 75 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars My son's verdict on this book, 1 April 2005
By J. L. Hadfield (Leros, Dodekanissos Greece) - See all my reviews
This review is from: First Book of the Piano (Usborne First Music) (Paperback)
I am twelve years old. When I got a keyboard, I wanted to learn how to play it. So I got this book and followed it page by page until I had finished it. Now I can play a lot of music. I don't think you will find a book much better than this one for learning how to play the piano or any keyboard instrument.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
117 of 118 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A fun and effective book for begginers...., 30 Jun 2000
By A Customer
The book is great for first time piano players as it explains how to play and read piano music in an effective, easy to understand cartoon format. Each new topic eg.the different keys and concepts are introduced in a gradual sequence so you never get mixed up or overwhelmed. Especially useful to the "teach yourself learner" as the CD demonstrates how the music piece should sound like (ie.the tone and speed) giving the student/pianist the reassurance required as well as an opportunity to play along with the CD.May not be ideal for those who wish to learn the more classical and operatic piano styles, but a good book to start with nevertheless.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
91 of 92 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Child Within, 10 Aug 2003
Since I consider my self tone-deaf any book that can actually remedy this to some effect is a welcome addition to my book shelves. The truth is I bought this book not for my self but for my seven year old daughter who had earlier during the year started attending piano lessons. The book is very cleverly illustrated both so as to capture and maintain the attention of a child as well as to make learning how to play the piano as easy as possible. I consider my daughter the best critic of how useful this book remains for her even though my daughter’s piano teacher was also quite impressed by its contents. If you have a child who has just started learning how to play the piano or if the child within you wants to have another go at learning how to read music and also play such a magnificent instrument then this book is highly recommended both for its simplicity and effectiveness.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars good book
useful book for beginners to start to play the piano; and learn to read some music
Published 3 months ago by Pink chick

5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice book
This is an excellent book. Although it is clearly aimed at children, the book is appealing to adults because of the sheer volume of information contained within it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by P. Potter

4.0 out of 5 stars First Book of the Piano
Well laid out book. Starts simply for beginning and young people. Am trying it with my daughter who is 7 and she seems to be getting on ok with it. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Keith Watson

5.0 out of 5 stars Review from the musicaly challanged.
My children 4 and 2 got keyboards for xmass. I thought it was a shame that I could not teach them any tunes. I have never played any instrament or had any intrest in music. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mr. Dpt Webb

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for Adults & Kids
I want to learn piano myself and so does my 8 year old so I bought a few books, but this has been the best by a long shot, even for my old age group. Read more
Published 11 months ago by A. Byrne

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject



















i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

Ad

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.