Beskrivning
Beskrivning
’Internationally acclaimed pianist, author and all-round nice guy James Rhodes promises that this book can teach anyone with access to a piano or an electric keyboard and 45 minutes to practice every a day, the tools they need to learn to play Bach’s Prelude No. 1 in C Major in 6 weeks’ RED MAGAZINELearn to play one of Bach’s most exquisite preludes in just 6 weeks, even if you have never played the piano before.Anaccessible and inspiring book by the pianist and internationalbestselling writer James Rhodes, who promises that it gives anyone withtwo hands, a piano or an electric keyboard and just 45 minutes a day thetools they need to learn to play Bach’s Prelude No. 1 in C Major in 6weeks, even if they know nothing about music and have never even toucheda piano before.How often do we convince ourselves that it’sjust too late – too late to learn how to ride a bike, too late to knowhow to meditate, too late to travel the world… As we get older andtime slips through our fingers like water, we become resigned, almostdefeatist, about abandoning our dreams. For James Rhodes, afterthe inevitable ”How many hours a day do you practice?” and ”Show me yourhands”, the most common thing people say to him when they hear he’s apianist is ”I used to play the piano as a kid. I really regret giving itup”. Where does this mourned and misplaced creativity go? ForRhodes, it’s still there to be tapped into by all of us, at any point.This inspirational book gives us the means to do this, by breaking upBach’s seminal Prelude No. 1 from the Well-Tempered Clavier intomanageable segments, teaching us the basics of piano playing – how toread music, the difference between the treble and the bass clef, sharpand flat notes, how to practice etc.. – and encouraging personalinterpretation in a way that is guaranteed to soothe the mind, feed thesoul and unleash creative powers we didn’t know we still had. All ofthis will culminate in an ability to perform one of Bach’s masterpieces.”Iflistening to music is soothing for the soul, then playing music isachieving enlightenment. It’s going from kicking a ball around with afew pals to playing alongside Ronaldo.”
