This comprehensive reference guide provides: 1,300+ chords in treble and bass clef notation; 42 chord qualities with multiple voicings for most chords; keyboard diagrams for each chord; and music theory info to aid in chord construction. A must for every piano player!
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Inspired by Charles-Louis Hanon's The Virtuoso Pianist – the essential technical method for any classical player – these new volumes present a modern-day equivalent for the musician seeking to play the key piano styles of the 20th century. Each book develops basic technique and true facility in each genre through authentic, progressive exercises and etudes. The music in these books is fun to play for pianists at every level, building the necessary skills in each style while providing extensive musical and stylistic insight.
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This comprehensive book with audio provides you with the tools you need to play in a variety of authentic gospel styles, through a study of rhythmic devices, grooves, melodic and harmonic techniques, and formal design. The accompanying online audio features over 90 tracks, including piano examples as well as the full gospel band to help capture the true flavor of the style.
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Learn piano basics, as required of every piano major at Berklee College of Music. The exercises featured in this book will help you improve your sight-reading skills, and memorize new material in less time and with more confidence. Scales, chords, arpeggios, and cadences will improve your tone, dynamic range, and sense of rhythm. You will become more comfortable with fingerings, develop speed and agility on the keyboard, and will build a foundation for further study. Play-along accompaniment tracks and performance examples will help you apply your skills to a variety of contemporary styles. The material is based on Berklee College of Music's Level 1 and 2 piano proficiency requirements and provides a solid foundation for advanced keyboard study.
The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each 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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Weighing in at nearly 400 pages, the Picture Chord Encyclopedia is the most comprehensive keyboard resource ever! It includes easy-to-see photos, easy-to-read chord diagrams and treble and bass clef notation for over 1,600 keyboard chords, plus basic chord theory, a chord symbol chart, and more! Also available in a 9″ x 12″ Edition (00290528, ISBN 0-634-03290-9).
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This comprehensive book with online audio is the perfect Intro to Jazz Piano. From comping to soloing, you'll learn the theory, the tools, and the techniques used by the pros. The accompanying audio tracks demonstrate most of the music examples in the book. The full band tracks feature the rhythm section on the left channel and the piano on the right channel, so that you can play along with the band. Covers: jazz chords and progressions; jazz swing and bossa nova comping; voicings and patterns; melodic treatment; soloing techniques; how to play from a fake book; and more. Get started today!
Audio files are accessed online using the unique code inside each book and include the PLAYBACK+ multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right – available exclusively from Hal Leonard.
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All-In-One Piano Lessons Book B combines selected pages from the Piano Lessons, Technique, Solos, Theory Workbook, and Practice Games into one easy-to-manage book. A perfect choice for beginning group or private instruction, this book with online audio offers students a variety of styles and moods, and includes the “best ever” teacher accompaniments. Plus, the audio features play-back tools so players can change the tempo, loop challenging parts, etc., for each song! Upon completion of the All-In-One Piano Lessons Book A, students will be ready to continue into the All-In-One Piano Lessons Book B. After completing Books A & B, students are ready to progress to Level 2 of the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library.
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The basic principles of blues piano explained for the intermediate-level pianist in an easy-to-grasp fashion. The accompanying audio contains all the pieces, including some play-along tracks, performed by Tim Richards. Audio is accessed online.
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This comprehensive book will teach you the basic skills needed to play boogie-woogie. From learning the basic chord progressions to inventing your own melodic riffs, you'll learn the theory, tools and techniques used by the genre's best practicioners. The accompanying audio accessed online demonstrates most of the music examples in the book, with left- and right-channel tracks created for helpful hands-separate practice. The audio also includes playback tools for tempo adjustment or looping to assist during your practice sessions!
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A comprehensive reference book of scales and melodic patterns, arranged in the form of piano scales and melodic studies, but adaptable for all instruments. Since its publication in 1947, great musicians and composers of all genres – from Arnold Schoenberg and Virgil Thomson to John Coltrane and Freddie Hubbard – have sworn by this legendary volume and its comprehensive vocabulary of melodic patterns for composition and improvisation.
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A progression of melodic pieces and studies teaching the basics step by step. A fresh, unhurried and sound approach to piano study. It offers a veritable treasure of delightfully melodic, inventive repertoire to illustrate and correlate technique, theory, and musicianship.
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This book with online video teaches expressive, virtuosic, and healthy piano technique for contemporary and classical styles. Through integrated written directions and video examples, you will see exactly how to move your fingers, wrists, arms, feet, body and breath to achieve maximum expressive effect and technical facility. Developed by Berklee Piano Dept. Chair emerita Stephany Tiernan as a continuation of the groundbreaking work of Mme. Margaret Chaloff, this approach to piano technique has been used by thousands of pianists worldwide. The video demonstrates each technique in isolation, and in the context of playing repertoire in jazz, rock, new age, Latin and classical styles.
Video is accessed online for download or streaming using the unique code in each book.
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All five books of The Complete Piano Player series are published in this single volume at a substantial savings over the price of the five individual books. Complete with keyboard chart.
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A short easy method for learning to play boogie woogie, designed for the beginner and average pianist. Includes: exercises for developing left-hand bass • 25 popular boogie woogie bass patterns • arrangements of “Down the Road a Piece” and “Answer to the Prayer” by well-known pianists • a glossary of musical terms for dynamics, tempo and style.
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Brazilian Piano teaches elements of some of the most appealing Brazilian musical styles: choro, samba, and bossa nova. It starts with rhythmic training to develop the fundamental groove of Brazilian music. Next, examples build up a rhythmic and harmonic vocabulary that can be used when playing the original songs that follow. Besides providing tracks for the examples in the book, the online audio contains ensemble recordings that allow you to improvise through the middle chorus. Additional versions of the ensemble tunes are included in the online media available through the My Library feature, accessible via computer. Features artist interviews and bios.
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