Alfred's Basic Piano Library: Piano Recital Book Level 1B

I would call myself a beginner piano teacher, as I play the piano myself but have had no instruction as to how to teach others to play. I now have four beginner students, whom I have been teaching for a little over a year.I love the Alfred method. The four books: technic, lesson, solo/recital, and theory all seem to really work well together. The songs coordinate with each other, so for each new concept taught in the lesson books, the student has a warm-up, a solo piece, and some theory work to back it up. I find this to be very effective. It gives the students a chance to see several examples of each concept, and practice each new concept in different ways until they achieve perfection with it. It also really walks the teacher through each concept very clearly, giving definitions for musical terms and clear instructions for which songs go together. I feel like the order in which concepts are taught also makes a lot of sense.Overall, it's a good method for a teacher who doesn't know a whole lot about HOW to teach another person to play the piano!I currently have some of my students on this level (1B), and others on the Prep Course levels. I love how all of the different levels are interchangeable, so gifted students can advance more quickly, and students who need a little extra reinforcement can stay on the lower levels. The map for how this all works is on the back of all of the books, which you can see on the book preview. So many great things about Alfred!

My son’s piano teacher requests that he use this series of books. He does seem to be improving his skills and learning well. The song choices are just not very engaging for an 8 year old boy. I’d love to see a couple familiar & newer tunes included so that not every don’t is a fight for him to practice. Also, the covers never stay attached to these books.

This is the second book my son has completed for his piano lessons. Arrived right on time and good quality.

The Recital book compliments the Lesson book perfectly. I teach piano, and this book gives the students some extra help to perfect what they are learning. At the bottom of each page it states which page in the lesson book it correlates with. You can keep the student on the same lessons to give them the extra practice they need to perfect the technique.

My daughter is using these books in her lessons. They are easy to follow & understand

Ordered a used book in good condition. Definitely should have been labeled acceptable.

Great book for purple learning to play piano

Good for practice the basic skill but songs are not interested. My 6 years old boy is not interested in this book, but I requested him to keep practicing.

Amasing; very fast delivery

If you're new to piano this is very helpful

This is the second book that my daughter using from these series and she enjoys that very much. Most of the lessons are fun to play as well as forcing kids to play and learn new tricks.