These key stickers for use with all keyboards make learning to play simple!
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This book teaches children how to use an electronic keyboard through easy instruction, color-coded notation and stickers, lots of illustrations, games and puzzles, and plenty of songs that kids will be able to play right away. Songs in Book 1 include: Alouette • Can Can • Chopsticks • It's Raining, It's Pouring • Kum Ba Yah • London Bridge • Skip to My Lou • Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star • and more. Book 2 also available: 00102134/$5.95
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Fundamentals of Piano Technique was developed by Leon Conus (1871-1944) and Olga Conus (1890-1976) during many decades of teaching and performing, and through association with the most prominent Russian musicians of the time – including Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, and Medtner. The exercises in this method are concise and efficient, focusing on the elements of good playing: control, touch, nuance, and musicianship. This book can be used by students at all levels of development, and with all shapes and sizes of hands. The preparatory exercises allow students to begin using the book within their first year of lessons. A systematic approach allows the hands to develop gradually, avoiding dangerous tension or muscle damage. Topics include: preparatory exercises; extension exercises; five-finger exercises; flexibility of the thumb; trill exercises; scales & arpeggios; wrist development; double notes; and more.
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Quick -- how many scales do you know? If you answered several, you're not alone. Lots of piano players know several scales, but how many really know what to do with them? With Pianist's Guide to Scales Over Chords, you'll learn how to apply the most used scales in a musical manner. We'll examine how scales and chords are closely linked and how this relationship is key to crafting memorable, intelligent solos. If you're stuck in a pentatonic rut or find yourself always coming back to the same old patterns, this book is for you. The online audio contains 178 tracks, including 15 extended backing tracks for practice! You'll learn: Diatonic Harmony Theory (intervals, scales, chord construction, etc.); Major and Minor Scale Applications; Inversions and Slash Chords; Seventh Chords and Extended Harmony; Modes (construction and applications); Playing over a Standard (Dominant) and Minor 12-Bar Blues; Non-diatonic Harmony and Modal Progressions. 14 scales are covered: Major Scale (Ionian) • Major Pentatonic • Minor Scale (Aeolian) • Minor Pentatonic • Dorian • Phrygian • Lydian • Mixolydian • Locrian • Blues Scale • Harmonic Minor • Melodic Minor • Lydian Dominant • Super Locrian.
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Expand your keyboard knowledge with the Keyboard Lesson Goldmine series! The series contains four books: Blues, Country, Jazz, and Rock. Each volume features 100 individual modules that cover a giant array of topics. Each lesson includes detailed instructions with playing examples. You'll also get extremely useful tips and more to reinforce your learning experience, plus access to online audio featuring performance demos of all the examples in the book!
100 Jazz Lessons includes scales, modes and progressions; Latin jazz styles; improvisation ideas; harmonic voicings; building your chops; and much more!
Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
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This workbook for the left hand on the piano is ideal for: piano students who have difficulty reading bass staff notes; piano players who want to strengthen their sightreading skills; musicians and music students who read only treble clef, but need or want to expand their bass staff note reading; budding composers who want to write for instruments that read bass clef; singers that want to improve accompaniment for themselves; or high school/college level music students who read treble clef and need to learn basic keyboard skills for the bass clef.
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The Hal Leonard Jazz Piano Method Book 2 is a detailed, easy-to-use guide for anyone interested in furthering their jazz piano skills. There are many harmonic concepts, useful licks, and comping techniques for you to absorb. The accompanying audio includes demonstrations of all the examples in the book. Includes: harmonic exercises; melodic vocabulary; chord progressions and substitutions; melodic minor scale theory; locked-hands style; drop-two voicings; stride; walking bass lines; Latin styles; modern sounds; and much more!
“This is a powerhouse of a book – a real 'owner's manual' for the jazz piano mind. Mark Davis presents the essential material in easily digestible packets, each buidling on the last, and as a whole building on the concepts from the first book. I'll be referring both beginning and intermediate students to this course.” – Geoffrey Keezer, multiple Grammy®-nominated pianist.
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Dr. John, a veritable encyclopedia of music and lore, immerses you in all aspects of New Orleans boogie and blues piano. These intimate sessions are as close to taking private lessons with a blues master as you will get. This complete edition includes online access to audio demonstration tracks for download or streaming, as well as three books: Volume 1 – In-Depth Sessions with a Master Musician; Volume 2 – Building a Blues Repertoire; Volume 3 – Sanctifying the Blues.
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If you're new to the piano, you're probably eager to learn some chords to play along with your favorite songs. This one-of-a-kind collection features accessible, must-know piano chords and progressions used in famous pop, rock, hip-hop, R&B, gospel, blues, and folk tunes. It provides easy-to-read notation, chord symbols, tips, and a systematic selection of popular hits in their recorded keys to get you playing great music faster than ever before. You'll learn how to play basic piano chords with 50 great songs: Bridge over Troubled Water • Crazy Little Thing Called Love • Eleanor Rigby • Fallin' • Free Fallin' • Gangsta's Paradise • Hello • Imagine • Lean on Me • Life in Technicolor II • Pinball Wizard • See You Again • So What • Space Oddity • Sweet Caroline • We Don't Talk About Bruno • With or Without You • Yellow Submarine • and more.
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When you play a song on the piano from a fake book or sheet music, do you ever get the feeling that the chords don't sound right for the musical style of the song, even if you're constructing the chords correctly? If that's the case, you need to learn how to voice the chords appropriately for the style you're playing, whether you're reading from a chart or playing from memory. Chord voicing is the art of interpreting the chord symbols to sound correct for the style. This is the “secret sauce” that will help your playing sound more professional! Pianist, composer/arranger, educator, and author Mark Harrison introduces you to piano chord voicings for these essential styles: blues, classic rock, cool jazz, country, funk, Gospel, hip-hop, modern rock, pop ballad, smooth jazz, and many more!
The piano chord voicing concepts are demonstrated with over 90 audio tracks, including play-along rhythm section accompaniment in all the styles!
Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
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Whether you're a beginner, an amateur, a professional, or a teacher, you can develop the skills essential for a blues stylistic performance with this excellent step-by-step guide. The hands-on instruction presented includes information on basic chords and patterns, improvisation, blues styles and genres, licks and playing techniques, and much more. Historical information on the roots of blues piano music is presented, along with a list of notable blues pianists. It's all here in a single indispensable volume, along with demonstration audio tracks available online.
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This book contains tips, suggestions, advice, musical examples, and other useful information garnered through a lifetime of Hammond organ study and professional gigging. Included in the book are dozens of entries gleaned from firsthand experience, including: funky scales and modes; unconventional harmonies; creative chord voicings; cool drawbar settings; ear-grabbing special effects; professional gigging advice; practicing effectively; making good use of the pedals; and much more! Grammy-nominated Hammond organist Brian Charette has established himself as a leading voice in modern jazz. An integral part of the New York City jazz scene, he was worked with such notable artists as Joni Mitchell, Chaka Khan, Lou Donaldson, and countless others. Brian regularly writes master classes for Keyboard magazine and is a Nord-endorsed artist. He also gives seminars and teaches private lessons all over the world.
Online audio is accessed at halleonard.com/mylibrary
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Did you use to play the piano? Would you like to play again?
Play It Again: Piano uses real pieces from the piano repertoire to teach specific techniques and tips, getting you playing fluently once again. This is the second book, which is for the more confident former piano player or for those continuing their journey from Book 1. The level of pieces in this second book progresses from around UK grades 5 to 8 (intermediate to late advanced).
“I used to play the piano...”
Aimed at returningplayers who have spent some time away from the keyboard, Play It Again: Piano gives you the confidence to revisit this fulfilling pastime and go beyond what you previously thought you could achieve. Each of the 21 pieces in Book 2 is accompanied by two full pages of easy-to-understand practice tips, all designed to get your fingers speeding comfortably across the keys once again! There are more comprehensive Piano Technique and Theory sections at the front and back of each book, so you can also delve deeper to regain a fuller understanding of music and technique.
A refresher course for all abilities
Each book is arranged in 4 progressive sections, with Book 1 moving from Elementaryto Intermediate, and Book 2 taking you from Late Intermediate to Late Advanced. Dip in and out wherever your level of playing suits: this two-book course starts with simple and elegant miniatures and concludes with the famously showy Prelude in C-sharp minor by Rachmaninoff! Confident pianists could start with Book 2, but there is a wealth of delightful repertoire and valuable practice tips in Book 1 its always useful to go back to basics.
From Schumann to shuffles
Baroque, Classical and Romantic works sit alongside Jazz, Ragtime, contemporary or traditional pieces at every level, so each lesson brings something different and youll learn to play in a range of styles, some of which may be new to your fingers.
If you often find yourself saying “I used to play the piano...” but wish you still did, Play It Again: Piano is the resource for you!
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The topic of applying harmony to melodies can be intimidating to the beginning keyboard player, but it doesn't have to be! Pianist, composer/arranger, educator, and author Mark Harrison takes you through all the necessary steps for building harmonies to accompany any melody, whether they come from hit tunes or your own original material. Topics covered include: basic harmonization with triads • harmonization with 7th chords • working with major, minor, and modal tonalities • expanding and enhancing arrangements • and more. All of these concepts are demonstrated with over 90 accompanying audio tracks, featuring solo piano, full band, and melody with drums, that span a wide variety of styles!
Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
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This is the ultimate book for learning and mastering all nine Western scales and modes, whether you read music or not. This book brings together the music fundamentals of scales, modes, and all 30 major and minor keys presented in easy to follow visual graphics, music notation with solfege (moveable “do”), and bonus theory lessons. It is the perfect supplement for music lessons (all instruments and voice), music theory classes, group piano, musicianship-aural skills, and piano proficiency classes. All ages, all levels.
Includes several motivational elements to ensure student success: (1) straightforward, step by step presentation in order to gain complete musical fluency; (2) two practice charts to keep track of progress; (3) suggested approach, lesson plans, and inspirational message for students; (4) theory lessons for a deeper dive into music fundamentals and to build foundational music vocabulary; (5) fun “favorite scales and modes notepad” pages; (6) tips on how to practice, study, memorize, with an emphasis on improvisation and performing; (7) vibrant and engaging color graphics to enhance the learning experience.
Organized by tonic - 9 Western scales and modes presented from the same starting point (18 tonics). Organized by 15 major keys (modes presented in the context of each key). Major, natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor scales. Dorian, phrygian, lydian, mixolydian, and locrian modes. Relative and parallel key relationships, master the Circle of 5ths and all 30 major and minor key signatures. Scale degrees, solfege (moveable “do”), letter names, piano-keyboard graphics, music notation on the grand staff (bass and treble clefs).
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