Piano for pleasure - Florence Girlamo

[Scubacpa]

I am an adult taking lessons late in life. I made it through the Alfred adult method books one and two with a classic style teacher. I wanted to be able to play more modern songs from fake books (lead sheets) so I started with a different teacher using the Florence Girlamo Piano For Pleasure (a method based on a simplified chord approach). According to the book there are 5 books in the series. I am midway through book 2 and my teacher now says that the series is discontinued.

Two questions:

1) Does anyone know where I can get the remaining books - even if used,

and 2) if not - What do you recommend that I switch too to continue?

Thanks

[ericho]

Hi

Found level 3 for you in a E-Bay store

http://cgi.benl.ebay.be/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6982253207&ssPageName=MERC_VI_RSCC_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT

Kind regards

Eric

[Scubacpa]

Thanks for trying. What you found was book 3 of the Alfred set - that is still in print.

Maybe my original note was not clear. What is out of print, and what I am looking for, is the Florence Girlamo Piano For Pleasure #3 and forward.

I apreciate the effort however.

[ericho]

OOOeps

I'll try again :-)

Eric

[ericho]

Hi

ISBN: 0769237908

Is the book your looking for

Tryed several online store's can't find it.
Gues it is a very rare book by now, the original print is from 1960
1 and 2 are no problem to find and buy!

Sorry did my best

Kind regards

Eric

[kumachan]

Try this website

http://www.sheetmusiccatalog.com/item_detail.asp?item_number=WB-EL01538

[Scubacpa]

Again. Thanks for trying. The book at that link is really book #2 if you read the description carefully. I have #2 sitting right here on my desk and it is #EL01538.

Thanks all for trying.

I've looked all over the internet for them. Hopefully some where along the line someone will list a used one on Ebay.

Anyone here have a used one they want to sell?

I wonder why a publisher would keep printing books one and two but discontinue three to five???? Does that mean most people give up during number two?

[PEPyle]

They have Book 3 at this website, as well as books 1 & 2 and another one with no number.

http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?n=Florence+Girlamo&y=8&x=55

Becky

[ericho]

Yep you find it Becky

http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=Florence+Girlamo&tn=Piano+For+Pleasure&sortby=2

Isn't the internet a wonderfull thing ??

Eric

[Scubacpa]

Cool!!! ........... Thanks guys. I had spent a few hours looking but that site never came up.

I Just ordered it.

Now I have about 6 months or so to try and find book IV.

Thanks again. You guys are great.

[PEPyle]

You won't have to wait that long.....Books 4 & 5 are at this website: http://www.bookfinder.com/
(search by author)

Becky

[Scubacpa]

Thanks again. But I'm unsure about those. If you click on the book 4 listing for a description it says it is book II, if you click on book 5 it says it is book III. ??? Hmmmmm.

[Scubacpa]

Follow up ... You guys gave me some hints on how to do better searches. I found book #4 at "biblioseach" and ordered it.

Thanks again for your efforts.

[Scubacpa]

And I just found book 5 at Alibris !!!

I bought them all. That's it I have the whole set now (assuming that what they send is what was listed).

You guys really pointed me in the right direction. I was just doing Google searches for the name of the book. I hadn't thought of search for used books first, then the name. Duh ..... !!

Thanks