Frédéric Chopin

First Book for Pianists

This useful series, edited by Willard A. Palmer and others, features the easiest works of Chopin. All selections are presented in their original, un-simplified form and are organized in progressive order of difficulty. It allows students to begin playing this music from authoritative editions at an early stage in their studies.Valery Lloyd-Watts has beautifully recorded all the pieces in the book, included on Compact Disc.Valery Lloyd-Watts studied at the Conservatory of Music in Toronto and the Royal College of Music in London. She earned a Master of Music degree from the University of Wisconsin, where she studied with Paul Badura-Skoda. She co-authored the text Studying Suzuki Piano: More than Music, which was endorsed by Dr. Suzuki.