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Is it
possible to learn how to play the piano or keyboards like a pro at
home, without hiring an expensive personal piano tutor?
Is it
possible to teach children piano without them hating it and
quitting?
The answer to both
questions is surprisingly Yes, but a few warnings apply.
In a nutshell, Learn to Play Piano courses and software are now
ubiquitous, and while some packages are amazingly effective,
others are ineffective or just short of being outright scams.
Caveat Emptor:
Do NOT waste your time, money and energy
on ineffective piano courses!
Wondering whether
our reviews are biased? Read our
disclosure.
You will be amazed at
what an effective program can do to your playing. No matter if you
are a complete novice or a seasoned pro, an adult or a child - there are a program or two
out there that can really help you. These Effective products
will:
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Teach you to play your favorite
songs in a matter of hours or days.
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Continue improving your playing
skills, to advanced or professional levels.
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Train your ear for "play by ear"
occasions, while teaching how to read sheet music.
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Offer tips & tricks for various
playing situations (solo, jamming, etc.)
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Be fun and easy to follow (twice
as important for children!)
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Offer a true money back guarantee.
However, Bad
products frequently:
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Leave you playing like a novice,
repeating a few chords.
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Are misguiding, and teach you bad
playing habits.
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Are badly produced, difficult to
use, boring.
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Take your money and practice time,
leaving you feeling like a fool.
The problem is that
sifting the good from the bad is difficult, as even awful piano
courses may come wrapped in shiny, tempting web sites. For many
courses,
the only way to find out that they are scams is to fall into them.
To help you find your way
through the market, the ReviewsNest team of experts performed hands-on tests of
several piano
lessons programs currently on offer. We also contacted some of the
people behind the courses, to assess our findings better. The
following web pages provide in-depth reviews of the
four top-rated
learn piano courses, plus a fifth course which is the best piano
for children course. The reviews are followed by our
Conclusions where we compare these products to each, and by
important Buying Tips.
The
four top-rated courses are:
(click to read reviews)
The best Piano for
Children course is:
These
courses were the best we found for teaching both piano
and
electronic keyboards.
Although we tested several other courses, software packages and
programs, these did not make the cut. To avoid data overkill (and
legal issues from sore losers), the also-rans are not
listed here.
Next: Test
Winner
- Learn and Master Piano
>>
Or: Click Here
for Conclusions
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site, we are compensated by the companies who's products we
review.
We consider earning our visitors' trust of uttermost importance
and the only way we know to do this is by providing you with useful and truthful data,
so we are completely open and honest about every product we review.
Also in the pipeline (09/2008) is a user's reviews feature in which
you'll be able to read unedited reviews from other visitors to our
site, whether they match our own opinion or not.
We take pride in our reviews' quality and their adherence to facts
and truth, and we're certain you'll feel the same reading them.
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