The accompanying CD contains tracks of Piano Part in the Right Chanel and Beatifull Orchestral Accompaniment in the Left Chanel. By adjusting the balance on their stereo students can choose to either play with or without the piano part.

From our student comments:

Dear Mr Stefanuk I ordered and started studying your book "Piano for Adults - Book I". For me as a 52 year old who never touched a piano before (played some flute and classical guitar when I was "young") this book is of great benefit to me! Any plans for writing a Book II, III ... in the future? Many thanks & regards, Luc Werniers, Belgium

Matt's piano playing is a pleasure to hear. His mom and others have been suitably impressed. He is continuing to work on the pieces when video games are not available. Really, he puts in at least 30 minutes to an hour every day and I have never asked him to do so. Somedays he spends hours at the piano. I am delighted with his interest and his accomplishment to date. Hope he keeps it up. Wish I had done it when I was young. See you in a couple of weeks. Ray S.

Todd is sure having fun with the new music. The jazz is really upbeat and he plays it with a lot of spirit! Joe R.

Yesterday's lesson was awesome! Thank you. I am excited about the method you teach and the spirit with which you teach. Your passion and energy are contagious! Please let me know a couple of CDs which I would benefit from hearing. Also, if you think of the book which ties Bach's musical vignettes to his theology, please let me know - I enjoy reading very much. Off to practice. Thank you again. Deborah.

From past reviews:

Eric Nemeyer, Jazz Improv Volume 4 Number 1

Jazz Piano Chords is packed with a wealth of practical and essential information about chords and voicings. The author, Misha Stefanuk, originally from Russia, is an accomplished composer and pianist. He won full scholarships to Belmont University and Washington State University, and has performed at various jazz festivals. He has created a substantial amount of music for ensembles, video productions and so forth.

Brigitte L. for O's Place Jazz Jazz Piano

Chords by Misha V. Stefanuk is a great sourcebook for both beginning and experienced jazz pianists. Stefanuk simply explains the music theory of intervals, chords, voicing, harmonizing chords, substitutions and enharmonic spellings which lays the foundation for understanding the complexity of the sound and chord structures on the piano. He finishes the book up by spelling out every jazz chord that you would ever need in all keys. All in all, a terrific compilation for any pianist interested in jazz!

Jonah Berman, JazzTimes 2002/2003 Jazz Education Guide

This is essentially a chord bible, covering everything from open and close voicing to quartal harmonies and polytonal clusters. While it's nothing new, it is presented in a well-organized fashion, and is a good reference book for beginning or intermediate pianists. Introductory section explains basic concepts such as intervals, consonance and dissonance.

Lee Prosser, www.jazzreview.com

Jazz pianist Misha V. Stefanuk has created a concise, well-constructed reference guide to playing jazz piano chords in his book, JAZZ PIANO CHORDS. Pianists will love playing with this book and experiencing the chord changes. This is one of the finest books of its type to appear in recent years, and it cover topics in a comprehensive manner.Congratulations to Misha V. Stefanuk for putting this much needed material together into one book. JAZZ PIANO CHORDS by Misha V. Stefanuk is a winner. Five stars.

Piano for Adults European Method offers a way for adults to learn or relearn piano playing in a comfortable musically rewarding setting. This method is designed for individuals whose time is limited, therefore it makes efficient use of time. The development of music reading and playing abilities is gradual but thorough.

The book uses a hand-position approach together with solfege, counting and singing, which create a symbiotic natural way of learning, similar to European schools. Playing through this book is easy and fun, and at the same time it develops all the necessary piano skills and techniques. This book is also a first complete comprehensive Adult Piano Method available for download as well as paperback.

142 pages Paperback 8.25x11 ISBN 1-4107-8421-5 Printed in the United States; ISBN 1-4107-8422-3 (e-book)

Best selling Mel Bay author Misha V. Stefanuk started playing piano at the age of 5. He composed his first piece when he was 9. Mr. Stefanuk studied at the Moscow Studio of Music Improvisation Art, the Moscow Conservatory School, the Russian Academy of Music, Belmont University, Skidmore Jazz Institute, and Washington State University. He has written more then 90 works for a variety of instrumentations, as well as music for more than 30 theater shows. Y2K Survival Guide with Leonard Nemoy, for which he wrote the music, has sold more than 70,000 copies. Misha has composed a significant amount of music for network television, including programs such as One Life to Live(ABC), All My Children(ABC), First Monday (CBS) and the Chris Isaak Show (Showtime). Among his other works are the Mel Bay bestseller Jazz Piano Chords and Young Person’s Guide to Jazz Music.

Mr. Stefanuk is a prize winner of the Stereotypes and Nations Composition Competition held by Muzica Centrum Art Society in Cracow, Poland for his composition Equinokse for oboe, string trio and prepared piano, and of the Concerto Aria Composition Competition at Belmont University for his piece The New American Symphony. He was also named Outstanding Piano Player at the l29th Annual Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, and won full scholarships at Belmont University, Washington State University, and Skidmore Summer Jazz Institute. Mr. Stefanuk has more than 20 CD’s commercially available varying from Contemporary Classical to Jazz, New Age and Pop.

Evan Dozier-Stefanuk is a soprano and composer. She has studied music since from the age of 14 to age 22 at Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music. She obtained her bachelor of music degree from Vanderbilt, graduating summa cum laude. Among her teachers and master classes were Dr. Jonathan Miller, Dr. Jonathan Retzlaff, Carol Webber and others. Evan Dozier-Stefanuk is an accomplished vocalist with repertoire in classical, jazz and church music as well as popular music and Broadway musicals. Evan was chosen by Vanderbilt to lead a music theory research project on Karl Friedrich Weitzmann's Treatise on Augmented 6th Chords, working with the music of Franz Liszt, the results of which are now pending publication.

Evan was on the dean’s list for seven semesters, a member of Vocal Major's Association, Eta Iota chapter of Pi Kappa Lambda music honor society, and she was a Student Marshall at Vanderbilt 2000 Commencement. Evan was involved in writing and editing nine educational books for Mel Bay publications. Recently, Evan moved from New York City to Atlanta, where she is now teaching voice and piano. In Atlanta she is also an active soprano performer with companies such as the Atlanta Opera, performing in Verdi’s Aida (October 2003) and Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin (February 2004), and the Atlanta Lyric Theatre, where she performed in The Pirates of Penzance (February 2003) and as Nimue in Camelot (April 2003).

Evan and Misha teach over a hundred students at Johnson Ferry Conservatory of Music in Atlanta Georgia and privately. Among them are TV personalities, winners of National and regional competitions, finalists in American Idol and America’s Most Talented Kid and a winner of Chopin Young Artist Piano Competition and Duguesne Young Artist Piano Competition.

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