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The Piano Handbook

by Carl Humphries · first published 2002

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  • tzmudzin · Feb 18, 2015 · Recommends

    …committed/desperate/forced/enjoy the learning process with the long-term goal in mind, or you quit. The specific resources I can recommend are: - Lypur's video courses on youtube (both piano + music theory) - "Piano Handbook" by Carl Humphries - "All About Music Theory" by Mark Harrison - http://www.musictheory.net - Willi Schneider's "Klavierfibel"

    on “Are musicians better language learners?” ↗
  • laxatives · Dec 22, 2016 · Mentions

    …there's some interesting ideas that seem not impossible. A lot of his arguments are clearly cherry picked and loads of sentences like, "The statue had a big ear, obviously an example of bicameralism". Piano Handbook (in progress) -- Been working on the exercises in this and started learning the piano as an adult, two years ago. Just two chapters of eighteen to go... Jazz Piano (in progress) -- Will focus on this…

    on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2016?” ↗

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