How to Play the Piano

Now you can master Bachs most beautiful preludeeven if youve never sat down at a piano before! Do you have a piano (or keyboard) and forty-five spare minutes every day? Then spend the next six weeks with acclaimed concert pianist James Rhodes. By the end, youll be able to perform Bachs Prelude No. 1 in C majorno prior musical experience required! Rhodes reveals How to Play the Piano step by stephow to read the treble and bass clefs as well as sharp and flat notes, and then how to practicebefore teaching the Prelude in easy, bite-size segments. His method is free of tedious drills, and filled with inspiration: If listening to music is soothing for the soul, then playing music is achieving enlightenment. Before you know it, not only will you have learned how to play one of Bachs most beloved masterpiecesyou also will have unleashed your creativity, exercising your mind (and fingers) and accomplishing something you never thought possible. Bravo! Includes four instructional videos supported by select e-reader devices. 40 B&W illustrations | 1 detachable sheet of music