Keyboard Recommendations

Ready To Play keyboard?

Here’s what you’ll need to get started!

Keyboard with weighted keys, pedal, and stand

I Want a Real Piano

That’s great! It’s also usually quite easy to find upright pianos that are being given away regularly! You can search Facebook Marketplace, GoLsn, local newspapers, for these free gems. The only catch is that you will probably have to move it (or pay to have it moved) yourself. And then because they are acoustic instruments with many, many strings, they will need to be tuned by a professional piano tuner. Luckily, we have piano tuners in town that are great to work with! Preston’s Piano (931-510-1685) here in Cookeville is a wonderful resource for piano maintenance.

Books

Sightreading Books:

• Piano Adventures Sightreading Book, Primer Level by Nancy and Randall Faber

• Piano Adventures Sightreading Book, Level 1 by Nancy and Randall Faber

• Piano Adventures Sightreading Book, Level 2A by Nancy and Randall Faber

• Piano Adventures Sightreading Book, Level 2B by Nancy and Randall Faber

Bastien Series:

• Bastien Piano Basics: Piano, Primer Level

• Bastien Piano Basics: Performance, Primer Level

• Bastien Piano Basics: Theory and Technic for the Young Beginner, Primer Level B

• Bastien Piano Basics: Piano, Level 1

• Bastien Piano Basics: Performance, Level 1

• Bastien Piano Basics: Theory, Level 1

• Bastien Piano Basics: Technic, Level 1

• Bastien Piano Basics: Piano, Level 2

• Bastien Piano Basics: Performance, Level 2

• Bastien Piano Basics: Technic, Level 2

Faber & Faber Series:

• PlayTime Piano: Rock ‘n Roll, Level 1

• PlayTime Piano: Jazz and Blues, Level 1

• ShowTime Piano: Jazz and Blues, Level 2A

• ChordTime Piano: Jazz and Blues, Level 2b

• Funtime Piano: Jazz and Blues, Levels 3A-3B

Beginner Repertoire:

Alfred’s Basic Adult Piano Course, Level 1

Practical Piano Skills by William and Constance Starr

Favorite Children Songs by Bill Boyd

Alfred’s Basic Piano Course Lesson Book, Level 1A

Intermediate Repertoire:

First 50 Popular Songs You Should Play on the Piano

First Lessons in Bach, Complete

Pop Hits for Kids

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course Lesson Book, Book 2

Piano Adventures Performance Book, Level 3A

Standchen - Serenade - Piano Solo

Piano Literature, Volume 1

Piano Literature for the Intermediate Grades - Volume 3