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Fundamentals of Piano Practice



This book teaches the most efficient methods known for learning piano and includes sections on the Chromatic Scale and Piano Tuning. It is the only "Fundamentals of Piano Practice" site that is always up to date. So far, I have uploaded the:

  1. Complete book in PDF format (266 pages; I have fixed all the links in the book - let me know if I missed any); I do not plan to upload any other formats,
  2. Thumb-over/Thumb-under videos in .mp4 and .wmv formats (one of these should work in your computer), and
  3. Palm stretch photo of section III.7.e.
  4. Sheet music for the compositions discussed in the book, contributed by David Baptista. For a larger library of free sheet music, go to IMSLP; you may find better editions here, especially for Bach.
  5. For purchasing a printed book, 55% discounts for teachers, and additional information for recent updates and new material, instructions for teachers and students, etc., go to General Information.
  6. Here is a good list of Piano Teachers.
  7. Recordings of performances by Combe's students, starting with an incredible performance by Mayo Tsuzuki of Saint Saens' second piano concerto.

This book is being translated into the following languages: German, Polish, Italian, French, Spanish (Table of Contents only), Spanish (complete book), Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese (incomplete), Korean (incomplete), and Hungarian (incomplete).

Please email me with any comments, suggestions, questions, etc., or write to:
C. C. Chang, 16212 Turnbury Oak Dr., Odessa, FL 33556, USA.

If you have a slow internet connection and need to download this book in smaller sections, let me know.