25 Piano Books for Christmas
Looking for a book on piano for Christmas (for yourself or someone else), or maybe just to add to your music library? I just realized that we’ve reviewed a lot of piano books on this site over the last couple of years…but we’ve never listed them all on the one page.
So here’s a list of the top 25 piano books purchased by our readers at Amazon. I’ve linked each book both to Amazon and to the full review of the book.
Note: We’ve reviewed about 35 books over the years but by no means have reviewed every piano book. If we’ve missed one of your favorites feel free to suggest it in the comments below.
Piano Method Books / Teach Yourself
How to Play Piano Despite Years of Lessons
How to Play Piano Despite Years of Lessons: What Music Is and How to Make It at Home
Alfred’s Teach Yourself to Play Piano
Alfred’s Teach Yourself to Play Piano (Book & DVD) (Teach Yourself Series)
Teaching Little Fingers to Play
Teaching Little Fingers to Play: A Book for the Earliest Beginner (John Thompsons Modern Course for The Piano)
Piano For Dummies
Piano For Dummies – For those of you who are fan of the Dummies series
Repertoire
How to Play Popular Piano in 10 Easy Lessons
How to Play Popular Piano in 10 Easy Lessons: The Fastest, Easiest Way to Learn to Play from Sheet Music or by Ear
The Piano Bench of Classical Music
The Piano Bench of Classical Music: Piano Solo (Piano Collections)
Scott The Piano Guy’s Favorite Piano Fake Book
Scott The Piano Guy’s Favorite Piano Fake Book
Finger Exercises
Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist
Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist in Sixty Exercises for the Piano for the Acquirement of Agility, Independence, Strength, and Perfect Evenness: Complete
Czerny: Art of Finger Dexterity for the Piano
Czerny: Art of Finger Dexterity for the Piano
The Complete Book of Scales, Chords, Arpeggios and Cadences
The Complete Book of Scales, Chords, Arpeggios and Cadences: Includes All the Major, Minor (Natural, Harmonic, Melodic) & Chromatic Scales – Plus Additional Instructions on Music Fundamentals
Music Theory
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Music Theory
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Music Theory
Alfred’s Essentials of Music Theory
Alfred’s Essentials of Music Theory: A Complete Self-Study Course for All Musicians (Book & 2 CDs)
Edly’s Music Theory for Practical People
Edly’s Music Theory for Practical People
Sight Reading
Super Sight-Reading Secrets
Super Sight-Reading Secrets: An Innovative, Step-By-Step Program for Musical Keyboard Players of All Levels by Howard B. Richman
Music Reading For Keyboard
Music Reading For Keyboard: The Complete Method (Musicians Institute Essential Concepts) by Larry Steelman
Piano Riffs
Tons of Runs: For the Contemporary Pianist
Tons of Runs: For the Contemporary Pianist
Ultimate Latin Piano/Keyboard Riffs
Ultimate Latin Piano/Keyboard Riffs Book/audio CD
Piano Technique
Art of Piano Playing
Art of Piano Playing
What Every Pianist Needs to Know about the Body
What Every Pianist Needs to Know about the Body
On Piano Playing: Motion, Sound, and Expression
On Piano Playing: Motion, Sound, and Expression
The Piano Handbook
The Piano Handbook: A Complete Guide for Mastering Piano
Piano Notes: The World of the Pianist
Piano Notes: The World of the Pianist
Inside Your Piano
The Piano Book
The Piano Book: Buying & Owning a New or Used Piano
Piano Servicing, Tuning, and Rebuilding
Piano Servicing, Tuning, and Rebuilding: For the Professional, the Student, and the Hobbyist
Player Piano: Servicing and Rebuilding
Player Piano: Servicing and Rebuilding
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