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(More customer reviews)If you are searching for a book that will help you learn your scales and chords, this is the book. If you've just completed the second level of an method book, this truly is the next book for you.
I've been teaching private piano since 1988 and used many different method books. Hirschberg's "Book 1" is one of the best out there and is generally the book I use with my "3rd-year" students. The book is organized in a logical manner, so much so that the student will not struggle with each lesson, but breeze through with relative ease.
Each key is presented within a four-page spread: Page 1 introduces the scale in one octave, two octaves and contrary motion; page 2 is an application piece for that key using the scale; page three introduces the primary chords AND their inversions for that key; page four has another application piece using the primary chords. By the time my students have completed this book, they not only know all of their scales in every key, but they can also take a new piece and sight-read it more fluently because they also know the names of the chords.
For those of you wondering....despite how I feel about Book 1, I would not recommend Book 2, which focuses on the minor keys. It is organized in the same manner as Book 1 as far as how the scales and chords are introduced; however, the application pieces are more difficult than they need to be.
As I've said in other reviews, there are other collections available and I've tried many of them, but they just don't compare to this book. Give it a try - you won't be disappointed.
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