{"product_id":"9781529410518","title":"How to Play the Piano","description":"Author: James Rhodes\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529410518\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Quercus Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Nov 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 64\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Internationally acclaimed pianist, author and all-round nice guy James Rhodes promises that this book can teach anyone with access to a piano or an electric keyboard and 45 minutes to practice every a day, the tools they need to learn to play Bach's Prelude No. 1 in C Major in 6 weeks' \u003ci\u003eRED MAGAZINE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearn to play one of Bach's most exquisite preludes in just 6 weeks, even if you have never played the piano before.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn  accessible and inspiring book by the pianist and international  bestselling writer James Rhodes, who promises that it gives anyone with  two hands, a piano or an electric keyboard and just 45 minutes a day the  tools they need to learn to play Bach's Prelude No. 1 in C Major in 6  weeks, even if they know nothing about music and have never even touched  a piano before.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow often do we convince ourselves that it's  just too late - too late to learn how to ride a bike, too late to know  how to meditate, too late to travel the world... As we get older and  time slips through our fingers like water, we become resigned, almost  defeatist, about abandoning our dreams. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor James Rhodes, after  the inevitable \"How many hours a day do you practice?\" and \"Show me your  hands\", the most common thing people say to him when they hear he's a  pianist is \"I used to play the piano as a kid. I really regret giving it  up\". \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhere does this mourned and misplaced creativity go? For  Rhodes, it's still there to be tapped into by all of us, at any point.  This inspirational book gives us the means to do this, by breaking up  Bach's seminal Prelude No. 1 from the Well-Tempered Clavier into  manageable segments, teaching us the basics of piano playing - how to  read music, the difference between the treble and the bass clef, sharp  and flat notes, how to practice etc.. - and encouraging personal  interpretation in a way that is guaranteed to soothe the mind, feed the  soul and unleash creative powers we didn't know we still had. All of  this will culminate in an ability to perform one of Bach's masterpieces.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"If  listening to music is soothing for the soul, then playing music is  achieving enlightenment. It's going from kicking a ball around with a  few pals to playing alongside Ronaldo.\"\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46717754998942,"sku":"ADS-9781529410518","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529410518.jpg?v=1776129536","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529410518","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}