Contemporary Class Piano

This text is designed for basic introduction to the piano courses, taken by non-music majors with no music background at all and by music majors with no piano experience. Piano pieces in the text include classical, folk, jazz, pop and blues, providing a diversity bound to engage any beginner.

Acclaimed for its creative approach and diverse repertoire, Contemporary Class Piano provides a student-friendly introduction to basic piano skills. In short, progressive chapters that mirror the standard one-semester curriculum, it explains the essential elements of piano playing, incorporating diagrams, practice exercises, and musical examples that help students build proficiency and confidence with a variety of chord patterns, major and minor scales, and accompaniments