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Explains how to become familiar with the keyboard, read music, practice scales, explore different musical styles, and select and maintain an instrument.

Mrs. Merriwether takes in a stray cat that proves to have an amazing effect on her piano students.

Tips on developing your piano skills. Everything from the basics to advanced.

"When a young boy begins to play on his family's piano, reveling in the fun of plunking the keys, his father signs him up for lessons so that he can learn to play properly. With his father's encouragement, Raj learns notes, then scales, then songs, and finally classical pieces that his father can recognize and be proud of. But the more Raj practices and the more skilled he becomes, the less he enjoys playing, until he grows up and stops playing altogether....

Having good dexterity, building independent finger strength, and learning proper technique are essential to mastering the piano. This guide teaches you pedaling, hand crossovers, virtuoso arpeggios and ornaments, scales, chords, rhythms, and so much more.