How to Start Playing Piano Again After Years Away
A realistic first week back: choose manageable music, work on two measures at a time, and make fifteen minutes feel purposeful.
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Better practice. Better instrument choices.
Practical workbooks and guides for adult pianists — a focused 15-minute practice method for busy days, and clear advice for choosing a digital piano. Written by a working pianist with 45 years of experience.
The 15-Minute Piano Reset
The 15-Minute Piano Practice Workbook
For adults who already play piano—and those returning after a break.
Keep a printed workbook beside your piano, write in it as you work through short sessions with your own music. The digital practice system below is a separate product.
Featured edition
Spiral-Bound Print Workbook
Print · 60 pages
$24.99
+ $8 US Standard Mail shipping
A printed, coil-bound workbook that lies flat and stays open at the piano while you work through each session.
- 60 printed pages
- Coil binding lies open at the piano
- Printed on demand
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Ships via US Standard Mail, which may be untracked. Delivery timing varies and is not guaranteed.
Amazon Paperback
Paperback · 60 pages
$16.99
A perfect-bound paperback edition of the workbook, printed and fulfilled by Amazon.
- 60 pages
- Perfect bound — not spiral
- Fulfillment and shipping by Amazon
Buy the paperback on Amazon
Listed on Amazon as "The 15-Minute Piano Practice Workbook: Simple Exercises. Real Progress. A More Joyful You." by Steven W Summers.
Digital Practice System + 30-Day Practice Prescription
Digital download
$12
The complete digital bundle — the 15-Minute Practice System plus the 33-page 30-Day Practice Prescription with 30 fully planned 15-minute sessions.
- Instant digital download
- Delivered as PDF (and ZIP where applicable)
Get the digital system — $12
Digital bundle. Contents and page count differ from the print workbook.
Wondering where to begin? See how the workbook works.
How the method works
Stop practicing longer. Start practicing with a plan.
The 15-Minute Piano Practice System gives busy adult pianists a clear, repeatable way to stop wandering through pieces and start making one meaningful improvement every time they sit down.
- 5-, 15-, and 30-minute practice plans
- Printable worksheets and session cards
- Trouble-Spot and Tempo Ladders
- 10-Day Piano Reset
The 15-Minute Practice Flow
1Choose
3Prepare
8Solve
2Reconnect
1Return
Choose one small goal. Prepare it carefully. Solve the trouble spot. Reconnect it to the music. Return tomorrow knowing exactly where to begin.
Practice advice
The Essential Ebook for Piano Buyers
Find the digital piano that feels like yours.
Cut through the noise. The Pianist's Guide to Buying a Digital Piano gives you a clear, practical framework for choosing an instrument that matches your touch, your sound, and your ambitions.
Instant PDF download
14-day refund guarantee
Free 60-second quiz
Not sure which digital piano to buy? Answer 5 quick questions.
What you'll learn in the buying guide
Everything inside this guide, laid out clearly — no fluff, no filler.
Understand Key Action
how hammer action, graded keys, and escapement affect feel, explained without jargon.
A sound quality checklist
what to listen for in sample libraries, polyphony, speakers, and headphone output before you buy.
Side-by-side brand comparisons
Yamaha, Roland, Kawai, Casio, and Korg models compared directly.
Budget-tier recommendations
the best options at every price point, from beginner practice pianos to stage models.
"This is a comprehensive and, most importantly, a comprehensible guide to digital pianos. I recommend this to present and prospective owners."
David P.
Verified Payhip purchase · June 2026
Buying guide questions & answers
Make your next piano the right one.
Get the ebook today and walk into any store — or browse any online listing — with the confidence of someone who knows exactly what to look for.
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Buying Advice
Digital Piano Buying Advice
Practical guides written from a pianist's perspective to help you choose an instrument with confidence.
What Should I Look for When Buying a Digital Piano?
From keyboard action and sound quality to speakers, pedals and polyphony, learn what really matters before you buy.
Read the Buying GuideDo You Need Studio Monitors for a Digital Piano?
When built-in speakers stop being enough, how to place monitors, whether a subwoofer helps, and how headphones and PA speakers fit in.
Read the Monitors GuideDigital Piano & Gear Recommendations
Three instruments for three kinds of player, plus the monitors, subwoofer, cables and PA options that make a stage piano sound right at home and on stage.
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