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Lesson Book 1A
The starting point of the course. 1B follows it, so expect to buy the next book within months.

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The first lesson book in Alfred's Premier Piano Course. For a beginner starting piano from zero, usually with a teacher.

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The starting point of the course. 1B follows it, so expect to buy the next book within months.
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The core repertoire and reading track. Theory, technique, and performance books are separate purchases.
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A graded series, so the pieces stay at a fixed reading level rather than jumping in difficulty.
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Starts at note-reading basics, so early pages will feel slow to anyone with prior lessons.
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Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
It is a beginner method covering note reading from the start, so it suits a young student beginning lessons rather than someone who already plays.
It is written as a lesson book for a graded course, so it works best alongside a teacher who assigns and checks each page.
Book 1B is the next lesson book in the Premier Piano Course sequence.
This is the lesson book. Theory is a separate book in the course.
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