John W. Schaum Piano Course: D -- The Orange Book

I was raised on John W. Schaum and still remember all the great songs. I teach piano and though I use different books for the "method" books (lesson, theory, technique), I've started supplementing with Schaum pieces and the students love them as much as I did. There are recital-grade arrangements of many of the great classics for students to become familiar with (they can play the original forms when they are more advanced), as well as original works by Schaum himself (i.e. "Hear Those Lovely Bells" in book B). There are quizzes on the theory taught in the books. The books are a bit more advanced than the corresponding grade of say Piano Adventure books which I use for method books. I believe it helps the student stretch their skills a bit to play these beautiful pieces.

Another great piano instruction book leading to better playing.

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I have been continuing my piano learning as an adult after beginning lessons as a child. The Schaum books are an excellent course. They were good when I was young, and now I am using them to teach my children and myself. Schaum uses many arrangements of music by many composers as well as his own compositions. They stand the test of time. The books have been around for at least 50 years and are still relavent.

I learned on these books waaaay back in the early 1960s. They're still a great approach to learning. And now that I teach, I use the whole series - in addition to outside pieces as part of the transition away from them - to expose students to the wealth of music Classical composers gave us, many of which have no contemporary equivalents.

Teaching piano

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I use John Schaum method to teach my piano students. This is an easy to understand and progressive method. The children love going from level to level.

There are lots of different types of music to play. It's interesting and challenging and keeps your interest. It's really well thought out and put together.

This was a gift recommended by a music teacher of our son.

The whole range is fantastic

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I have all the books in this series for teaching purposes and I like this one most for the variety and styles of music contained in it.I particularly like the tunes that were chosen and so do most of my pupils