Book resources for someone learning to play the piano again.

April 19, 2015 11:00 AM

Haven't played piano in over 20 years, although I was good at it at the time. Looking for recommendations of books to help me learn again.

I bought a fancy new digital piano that I've been dying to play so I'm looking for books to help me learn again. I bought this book used and while I like it, it didn't come with an accompanying CD it was supposed to have. I'd prefer to have books that don't require CDs. I also don't mind going back to the basic basics. Looking through the book I have now, I only recall a few bits of knowledge, otherwise everything is foreign to me. Maybe I'd be better suited for a few piano lessons to get me started, but for now, I'm looking for some books. Thanks in advance.

posted by MaryDellamorte to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (3 answers total)

This book is kind of austere, but it seems to me that anyone who spends about a year working through it would have a very solid basis.
posted by thelonius at 11:42 AM on April 19, 2015

What about "Teach Yourself to Play Piano" by Willard A. Palmer.
posted by BubbelGALAXY at 3:35 PM on April 19, 2015

How to Play the Piano Despite Years of Lessons is supposed to be good for this - I think I saw it recommended here on AskMe a while ago and bought it but haven't got round to using it so can't comment on whether it works!
posted by penguin pie at 4:57 PM on April 19, 2015 [2 favorites]