Instrument lesson books are self-teaching method books that build technique step by step, covering guitar, piano, ukulele, banjo, mandolin and recorder for beginners upwards.
Instrument lesson books are self-teaching method books that build technique step by step, covering guitar, piano, ukulele, banjo, mandolin and recorder for beginners upwards.
About Instrument Lesson Books
Whether you are picking up your first instrument or brushing up after years away, a structured method book is one of the most affordable ways to learn. Our range centres on the Progressive series, with step-by-step lesson books for guitar, piano, keyboard, ukulele, banjo, mandolin and recorder, plus manuscript notebooks for writing out your own music.
Most Progressive titles include online video and audio so you can hear and see each exercise as it is written. Browse guitar lesson books and piano lesson books for the biggest ranges, or pair a beginner book with a new instrument from our ukuleles, mandolins or pianos and keyboards.
Yes. Most titles in the range are written for beginners, including Progressive's Young Beginners series for children. Each book starts from the basics and builds one concept at a time, so no prior music knowledge is needed.
Most current Progressive titles include free online video and audio covering every example in the book. Some earlier editions include a CD or DVD instead; the format is listed on each product page.
The range covers guitar, bass, piano, keyboard, ukulele, banjo, mandolin and recorder, with the deepest selection in guitar and piano. Manuscript notebooks are also available for theory practice and songwriting.