Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Piano Book & DVD - Complete Beginner's Guide with Step-by-Step Lessons by Morton Manus | Learn Piano Basics, Chords & Songs | Perfect for Home Learning, Music Classes & Self-Study

I am a much older adult who took piano lessons for about six months when I was younger adult, I missed the piano. I now have my mother's piano that I can learn to play again. I love this "Teach Yourself To Play Piano," by Alfred. I have been learning to play as I go, a few minutes here and few minutes there and sometimes longer sessions. I needed lots of learning! I do not know the notes on a sheet of music, I needed something basic but not too basic to bore me to death.The book is for "Beginners of All Ages." It progresses slowly with simple lessons learning the right hand, then the left hand and slowly adds the chords one note at at time. And before you know it, you are playing music when both hands. I have only been practicing for about a week or so, it takes practice! Learning to play the piano is not easy, but with practice you can do it. I find myself practicing more on the piano with this book more just because I am making progress and I like what I hear!I am learning to count the notes to keep the beat, I start out very slowly and repeat lessons frequently until learned. And, I jump around in the lessons, going back to easier lessons and then progressing again. I am doing simple scales to get my weak fingers some exercise. I am still trying to coordinate both hands in playing the simple "C" scale.Almost bought a metronome! I found an App for my telephone! It was free! A metronome ticks out the beats to keep you moving along as you are playing a song, so it sounds right. I am already looking to see what else this teaching series offers, I love the way he teaches. I am on page 37 and making progress, the more you practice the better you become.In the beginning of the book, you will find notes that are numbered and marked with the notes.I also bought a paper sheet that can be put behind the keys to let you know the keys. I rarely use it, but when a song does not sound right, I make sure I check the chart to make sure I am playing the correct notes, most often I am playing the wrong note. So, the paper chart helps a lot.Devote your time to learning the play the piano, you can do it!