--- product_id: 3770848 title: "Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course: Lesson Book, Level One" price: "£12.03" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/3770848-alfreds-basic-adult-piano-course-lesson-book-level-one store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course: Lesson Book, Level One **Price:** £12.03 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course: Lesson Book, Level One - **How much does it cost?** £12.03 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/3770848-alfreds-basic-adult-piano-course-lesson-book-level-one) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description A beginning course for adults who prefer a chord approach. It teaches chords for both hands so that the student can play more than single note melodies. This course is most effective when used under the direction of a piano teacher or experienced musician. Titles: Alouette * Alpine Melody * Amazing Grace * At Last * Au Claire de la Lune * Aura Lee * The Ballad of Gilligan's Island * Beautiful Brown Eyes * Blow the Man Down! * Brother John * Café Vienna * The Can-Can * Chiapanecas * Cockles and Mussels * The Cuckoo * The Donkey * The Entertainer * A Friend Like You * The Gift to Be Simple * Go Down, Moses * Good King Wenceslas * Good Morning to You! * Got Those Blues * Greensleeves * Happy Birthday to You! * Harp Song * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * Here's a Happy Song! * He's Got the Whole World in His Hands * Jericho * Jingle Bells * Joy to the World! * Kum-ba-yah! * Largo (Dvorak) * Laura * Lavender's Blue * Little Brown Jug * London Bridge * Lone Star Waltz * Love Somebody * The Marine's Hymn * Mary Ann * Merrily We Roll Along * Mexican Hat Dance * Michael, Row the Boat Ashore * Money Can't Buy Everything * My Fifth * Ode to Joy * On Top of Old Smoky * O Sole Mio * Over the Rainbow * Raisins and Almonds * Rockets * Rockin' Intervals * Rock It Away! * Scarborough Fair * Singin' in the Rain * Standing in the Need of Prayer * Tisket, a Tasket * Waltz Time * What Can I Share * When the Saints Go Marching In * Why Am I Blue? Review: Easy to understand and great for beginners like me - My piano teacher told me to buy this and it's very easy to get a grasp on how to learn the piano. It's perfect for a beginner and it's helped me a great amount. Review: Prefect starter to teach someone how to play. - This is a perfect book to start your friends/girlfriend on learning piano. It's by far not the most well-rounded material for it needs a few supplemental info in my humble opinion, but you will be able to teach anyone a few nice short pleasant pieces within a few hours. Many well heeded in-depth reviews have been given, so I will just give a short pros-cons list of my own. PROS: - It concentrates quickly on useful scale/notes progression (C/G to G7, etc) and explains it in reasonable depth, enabling an absolute beginner to grasps the importance of those natural progression, backed up by a few exercises pieces to drill the concepts in. - Many of the exercise pieces have strategically included sub notes in reminding correct fingerings, while progressively weeding out these notes and nudging the learner toward speedy scales reading. - First beginner book I have run into that includes a detailed section on the importance of Hanon's fingering exercises! This section alone is worth the price of this 160 pages publishing. The 12 page Hanon exercise parchment I have cost more! - Taken from the pages of grey's anatomy, many detailed illustrations are given that reminds the learner in the shortcoming of the human hands, with proven (but often HARD work) solutions of how to overcome them. CONS: - Some sections get skipped too quickly. For instance, G cord was introduced in great detail, but its natural progression in G7 was but one page with but a few sub notes thereafter. All three of my beginner students were stumped when they got to those pages, and I had to device my own mini lessons on supplementing that shortcoming in how to use the left hand picky and how to stretch the right thumb correctly for those cords (all three of my friends/students are left handed). - This is in my books a big one - It fails to include some CRITICALLY IMPORTANT smart-tips for scales reading which should really be the emphasis on all beginners' book. For instance, F-A-C-E, All Cow Eat Grass, or Every Good Boy Deserves Football mnemonics should be included but was not. Overall: I am extremely satisfied with this book! It is a great book for self learning, and an indispensable one to teaching off of. ## Features - * Introduction to Playing - * C Position * The Grand Staff * Playing C-G on the Grand Staff * Introduction to Chords * G Position - * Expanding the 5 Finger Position - * Scales and Chords - * Middle C Position ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #7,735 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #9 in Piano Songbooks #18 in Piano & Keyboards #34 in Music Instruction & Study (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 4,931 Reviews | ## Images ![Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course: Lesson Book, Level One - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91E6tPCdMkL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Easy to understand and great for beginners like me *by A***. on January 31, 2026* My piano teacher told me to buy this and it's very easy to get a grasp on how to learn the piano. It's perfect for a beginner and it's helped me a great amount. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Prefect starter to teach someone how to play. *by E***K on August 24, 2010* This is a perfect book to start your friends/girlfriend on learning piano. It's by far not the most well-rounded material for it needs a few supplemental info in my humble opinion, but you will be able to teach anyone a few nice short pleasant pieces within a few hours. Many well heeded in-depth reviews have been given, so I will just give a short pros-cons list of my own. PROS: - It concentrates quickly on useful scale/notes progression (C/G to G7, etc) and explains it in reasonable depth, enabling an absolute beginner to grasps the importance of those natural progression, backed up by a few exercises pieces to drill the concepts in. - Many of the exercise pieces have strategically included sub notes in reminding correct fingerings, while progressively weeding out these notes and nudging the learner toward speedy scales reading. - First beginner book I have run into that includes a detailed section on the importance of Hanon's fingering exercises! This section alone is worth the price of this 160 pages publishing. The 12 page Hanon exercise parchment I have cost more! - Taken from the pages of grey's anatomy, many detailed illustrations are given that reminds the learner in the shortcoming of the human hands, with proven (but often HARD work) solutions of how to overcome them. CONS: - Some sections get skipped too quickly. For instance, G cord was introduced in great detail, but its natural progression in G7 was but one page with but a few sub notes thereafter. All three of my beginner students were stumped when they got to those pages, and I had to device my own mini lessons on supplementing that shortcoming in how to use the left hand picky and how to stretch the right thumb correctly for those cords (all three of my friends/students are left handed). - This is in my books a big one - It fails to include some CRITICALLY IMPORTANT smart-tips for scales reading which should really be the emphasis on all beginners' book. For instance, F-A-C-E, All Cow Eat Grass, or Every Good Boy Deserves Football mnemonics should be included but was not. Overall: I am extremely satisfied with this book! It is a great book for self learning, and an indispensable one to teaching off of. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ With this book, anyone of any musical ability, can learn to play piano. *by L***D on September 18, 2025* As a senior citizen, I enrolled in a beginners piano class at my local community college. This book is what the class used. As a student with some previous musical education, over 50 years ago, this book was an absolute pleasure to progress through. The book is well thought out and the exercises progress slowly, allowing the student to build skills without getting frustrated. I also found the particular musical compositions included to be very appealing. There were people in my class ranging from college age, on up to me - in my 70's. This book worked for all ages. I highly recommend this book for anyone, at any age who wants to play. ## Frequently Bought Together - Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course: Lesson Book, Level One (Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course, Bk 1) - Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course : Lesson Book, Level Two (Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course, Bk 2) - Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course Lesson Book, Bk 3 (Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course, Bk 3) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/3770848-alfreds-basic-adult-piano-course-lesson-book-level-one](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/3770848-alfreds-basic-adult-piano-course-lesson-book-level-one) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-06-05*