She was so close to giving up at one point, so I'm grateful for both the book - and the boy next door! As well as solo pieces, a sequence of duets offers student and teacher an opportunity to make music together.

She has a half-an-hour a week lesson, one-to-one with a tutor at school and because there were so many fights over practicing, I've now got the boy next door giving her an hour a week for pocket money. Author and friend of Dame Fanny, Alan Bennett says, ‘Dame Fanny Waterman is not someone to be trifled with. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Dame Fanny is a living legend in the world of music and has been recognised as one of the twentieth century’s most inspirational women.Fanny Waterman s success as a teacher stems from her concentration on security of technique combined with the development of imagination and musicianship.

Enchantingly illustrated, in full-colour throughout, this essential and irresistible book will encourage the young pianist to expand his or her learning in the most enjoyable way!The content of the book is good but it was fully scribbled inside , I understand that it was a used book but didn’t expect it to be in that state ! Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Part of the Me and My Piano Series, Me and My Piano Part 2 builds on the foundations laid in Part 1, extending the compass of notes learnt, and introducing new rhythms, note values, chords and changes of hand position.