This is probably the most complete keyboard tutorial available for beginners with no prior experience and includes the very best from the authors four best selling books plus much more. This listing is for the 'Coil Bound' edition which is the only one which will lay flat on your music stand. There is also a cheaper book bound edition. The contents are suitable for piano and / or electronic keyboard. Items covered include: Buying your first keyboard or piano; Reading music from scratch; Easy, effective finger exercises (with audio links) which require no reading ability; Important musical symbols; Your first tunes (with audio links) plus free links for many more; Key signatures and transposition; Major, minor, pentatonic and blues scales in keyboard and notation view, plus free links for more; Chord construction and fingering; Chord charts in keyboard view, plus free links to more; Arpeggios in keyboard and notation view; Diatonic Arpeggio exercises; Playing from a Fake Book with and without auto accompaniment; Plus more! After completing this book you should have a good basic understanding of music theory as well as a good basic playing technique, paving the way for more advanced study in your chosen field - jazz, blues, pop, classical etc. In addition there are also several valuable downloadable resources - please see the preview for further details. There is a huge amount of information in this book - please don't buy it if you are not ready for the commitment!