The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing Piano, 3rd Edition (Complete Idiot's Guide to)

A guide that hits all the right notes—now with a CD!

From reading music and learning chords, to understanding music notation or buying an instrument, an expert author tells aspiring pianists how to get started. Learn posture, positioning, fingering, notations, and drills, with advice from a master. And this new edition features an introduction to music notation, explains how to use the pedals, and offers strategies for mastering major and minor scales. It also comes with a CD with all the music in the book so you can listen and learn.