David is a gifted composer and musician and it’s nice to be able to support the artist directly. The sheet music was exactly as performed by David and the purchase and checkout was easily done and without any issue. Eventually, with much practice and effort, I hope to be able to play something recognizable as, Incantation.
The work is impressive, evoking a strong emotional feeling. I am very happy to have purchased it.
I’m a self taught Piano player. I’m 78 years old and I bought a digital piano keyboard when the COVID virus started. I saw someone playing a music piece that I liked very much so I bought the sheet music and started learning the keys pretty quickly. I learned the music after about 4 years but it didn’t sound good. I bought more sheet music and tried to learn the songs, but I did very badly. I tried to learn scales but I quickly lost interest.
Then I saw David play on YouTube and was amazed by his ability so I read about his music books. I realized that his “The Ultimate Piano Workout Book” was what I needed.
Now I practice these exercises everyday. I find that I’m not bored like before but instead enjoy learning scales. This is what I have been missing all along. If you are serious about learning piano, get his books and it will save you years of frustration. Thanks David
Your friend Pablo Berumen
What can you say about his music except that it’s a radical departure from contemporary new age classical in terms of difficulty but exceptionally rewarding in its beauty. It’s definitely creeped into my own playing, and I’m grateful for it!!
I find this piece of organ music very beautiful and pleasant. Davi this music is beautiful Thank you
BECAUSE OF MY ROMANTIC NATURE, TEARS RUN DOWN MY FACE EACH TIME I LISTEN TO THIS PIECE! HOW CAN SOMEONE CREATE SUCH MUSIC????
This piece is one of the better contemporary works that I've seen. The melody is well written and the syncopation is clever. The way that it's written as well as the suggested fingerings make it clear that is was written by someone who knows the piano at a very high level. It is also very fun to play. Overall I would highly recommend this piece to anybody.
Easy process of purchase and download of pdf. There are no finger placements, so I had to look at a video to find out how to play some challenging parts.
Hey there David
I’m wonderstruck by your amazing piano playing skills. That’s something to behold. I bought “O Holy Night” and hoping that one day I’ll be able to play it. I’m 78 and started learning piano during the pandemic. If I could practice all day it would make me happy but I have a bad left thumb that tells me when to shut it down. I love your arrangements very much but I have a lot to learn before I can bring “O Holy Night” to life.
Pablo
Relearning after TIA to syncopate rhythm, transpose and remember😊 so going back to basics with your notes has been very helpful in reinforcing note recognition .
Currently learning 2nd part Sekhemet as still find changing keys stop and start .
I will get there😊
Easy to read and understand, this book finally provides clear guidance on sight-reading. David's final words in this instructive work: "Now...Open a book. Take a beath. Begin. And let the music unfold", say it all.
The music composition is so riveting, exactly like the movie theme! David Hicken is not just a great musician but he is also extremely helpful & has excellent customer care! A blissfully satisfied customer!
I really appreciate this sharing of years of experience and that it lays out the reality that practice - effective practice - over a long period of time is the key. No shirt cuts, but a reasonable path to success.
The challenge of this delightful piece is to keep a steady tempo throughout. Like Bach’s music, it looks deceptively easy but to keep the tempo steady, the notes clean, and still have good musicality requires real skill. I’m determined to learn it!!
I was surprised to see, how easy , your website is, for people (ilke me), with little experience about buying online .
Navigated and found the music sheet easily and the purchase completed smoothly in a few steps
As for the music piece, seems so easy when played by David but it is too hard for me. Of course I knew that before buying it, but i decided to do so, because i like the way, David plays the piano, and wanted to support him
I love the way this is written I am able to work on playing it
Love it!!
100 pages giving very valuable advice how to proceed in sightreading.
This instruction book is extremely helpful for all ambitious pianists who would like to improve their skills and work through new pieces faster.
This offers musicians a book that helps improve their playing techniques. The theory is excellent and has already provided me with new ways to improve my technique.
Sight reading is a real challenge for me as a beginner at piano, particularly with regard to reading ahead. So The Art of Piano Sight Reading was exactly the resource I needed at exactly the right time in my piano journey. Everything I need to understand about sight reading is clearly explained with lots of encouragement to keep going even when it, at first, appears beyond me. Thanks David
