Mastering The Piano 1

This is an excellent series of books with interesting and varied repertoire. I have used this series successfully and joyfully with many piano students.My only gripe is the CD, which appears to inflate the price of the book. I no longer own a CD player, my laptop doesn't have a CD slot, my car doesn't play CDs. The publisher should exclude the CD and offer digital downloads of their recordings.

I am now on the second betook in this series. I am using it as a supplement to Alfred AOL in one. I enjoyed the pieces and they cover skills I wouldn't practice otherwise. This one has an etude going up the keyboard in 4/4 time with eighth notes at a speed of 176. It took me 45 days of practice but I made it, and I notice this has carried over to my other playing.

Book is great. Very limited use of this series with my students because the listening is only available with a CD. No one even has a CD player these days! Time to modernize.

This book is as a great supplement for beginning students, especially those resistant to adding left hand.Easy patterns in both hands and good melodies.

I have been teaching from this series for sometime. It is progressive, has well chosen pieces and is great to teach from.