Alfred's Basic Piano Prep Course Lesson Book, Book A

For the Young Beginner

By Willard A. Palmer

I use 4-book sets of Alfred's piano basic and LOVE it! It is teacher-friendly and student-friendly for young beginner, beginner, and older beginner. I have tried others, but only as an alternative. Always recommend and use Alfred's!

While this Level A series could be considered "too babyish" for older kids, for the 4-6 year old set it is wonderful. The progression is just right for little ones, and the illustrations are colorful and fun. More importantly, this lesson book is the cornerstone that branches out into...

multiple related theory, activity/ear training, notespeller, and technique books. Not only does this provide depth of understanding, but these additional books keep learning fresh. My daughter loves to find her extra “book of the day� for related song activities…many in which she gets to color and draw (something *incredibly* important to her and, frankly, related to her overall willingness to focus on the music lesson). For the teacher's benefit, each page in the auxiliary books clearly refers back to the relevant page in the lesson book. Plus, there is also a Teacher’s guide (downloadable for free on the Alfred Publishing site, but you can get a hard copy if preferred). All in all, highly recommended.

Easy and fun piano lesson book. Sing along songs are funny and enjoyable for kids to remember what they are learning. Happy about the affordable price so that great to buy theory and other series of books as well.

I have been using Alfred products for over 30 years. Very satisfied with presentation of lesson book, theory book and notespeller book. Appreciate being able to purchase from my home since I am approx. 1 hour from the closest music store selling piano music products.

I bought books A-F for my daughter, who is 8 yrs old. These were perfect for her and she can mostly do these lessons on her own. She is really enjoying them. What I like is that there are instruction guidelines for teachers and parents that the kids follow...

along with. It tells you exactly which theory book and flash cards to end the lesson and work with as well. These books are fun!