Comprehensive Piano Tuition Method?

[popcornn]

Comprehensive Piano Tuition Method?

As a classical guitarist I started my serious training using a brilliant method book, solo Guitar Playing book 1’ by Fredrick Noad. It had everything I needed (posture, reading music, technique drills, sight reading, care and shaping of nails, music theory, repertoire & even ensemble section for those lucky enough to know fellow guitarists) to take me from beginner to grade 4/5, in fact when I took my grade 4, I received distinction. The book was meant to be 2 years instruction but because I was keen I completed it in 6 months. I later went on straight to Grade 8 (also receiving distinction) BUT with the assistance of a teacher.

I have now bought a piano and I am thinking is there a comprehensive Piano method I can use to get me to Grade 4/5 (without gaps in my piano musicianship) + without the assistance of a teacher? I realise these days there are materials available (DVD, Software ETC..) that will out-perform a book, so hopefully learning the Piano will be even easier and quicker for me with these aids.

Thanks everyone for any information think may assist.

Best wishes to all,
Peter.

[barcelona]

My advice? You can't learn how to play piano w.out a teacher....or rather you can- but badly

[keyboardclass]

I know the Noad book.  I used it as a teenager.  Funny though, I was only able to play the guitar musically after extensive piano lessons with a genius teacher - I just picked it up one day and realized I was playing with my ears not fingers.  Moral?  Find a genius teacher. 

I use the Fanny Waterman piano lessons series but It'd be useless to you if you didn't have a teacher who understood where it's coming from.