Book 3 continues with the minor scale, accidentals, intervals, triads, chord symbols, playing the blues, themes and variations, and much more. Also includes over 20 piano pieces by Verdi, Chopin, Grieg, Handel, Saint-Saens, Tchaikovsky, and others.
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Transposition exercises at the keyboard. Suitable for upto ARCO and beyond.
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A wealth of sight-reading practice material leading from Grade 1 to Grade 2 of the major examination boards. A step-by-step approach to the basic elements of playing at sight, containing 90 exercises with hints on how to get sight-reading right - first time! This series is ideal for pianists of all ages who wish to develop their sight-reading skills and learn new music more quickly.
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This special edition incorporates sight-reading and warm-up exercises to enable the pupil to get to grips with these along the way. Carol Barratt's Easiest Piano Course books have captured the imagination of young children everywhere. Combining pictures, games and activities with clear tuition, they make children want to learn. Progress is carefully paced to match the development of young pianists, while satisfying the demands of the professional teacher. Parents are encouraged to join in and there are lots of suggestions of recommended supplementary material including Chester's Easy-Peasy Theory Set 2 - a set of theory papers designed specifically to be used with this tutor book.
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Analyzes his unique approach to modern jazz in both form and harmonic exploration. Includes parts for C, B flat, and E flat instruments and French and German translations of analysis.
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With only a basic knowledge of the piano, you can enter the world of jazz improvisation! With Warren's expert guidance, you'll quickly develop an understanding of the building blocks of jazz piano: scales, melodic development, rhythm comping, chord building, bass lines and much more!
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Add richmess to your playing and gain invaluable insight into the musical thinking of a great pianist! Warren provides a wealth of exercises designed to build dexterity of both brain and fingers.
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A wealth of sight-reading practice material for up to and including Grade 1 of the major examination boards. A step-by-step approach to the basic elements of playing at sight, containing over 100 exercises with hints on how to get sight-reading right - first time! This series is ideal for pianists of all ages who wish to develop their sight-reading skills and learn new music more quickly.
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In one great package you get: a look-and-learn course that uses both full-color photographs and video instruction to help you learn fast; practical advice and tips to help refine your technique and increase your confidence; video and audio demonstration tracks so you can see and hear how to play; professional backing tracks so you can jam with the band; your own instand music stand; and much more! This unique easel-back book enables you to set up and play anywhere. Simply open the book and expand the cover. The book swill stand up on any flat surface. Free online support!
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16 more pieces for the progressing student, including: Bridge over Troubled Waters • Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend • Maple Leaf Rag • Mr. Tambourine Man • and more.
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This is the fifth book in the new edition of Denes Agay's famous piano tutor series for children. It explores every aspect of learning and playing scales to improve both playing ability, and knowledge of major and minor keys.
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Explores principles of reading music, theory, technique, interpretation, and musicianship. Each lesson also includes appropriate scripture references.
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A method that's fast, fun and designed for the 'do-it-yourselfer.' Familiar songs can be played almost immediately because the student reads only the melody line and chord symbols. Also provides the incentive for continuing serious music study. With The Pointer System you can learn to play the piano as you've always wished you could – even if you have never touched a keyboard before in your life!
BOOK 4 moves into the areas of alteranting bass, melody in octaves, sixteenth notes, playing triplets, syncopation, and more. Songs include: America • A Bicycle Built for Two (Daisy Bell) • Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home • My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean • Old Folks at Home (Swanee River) • Sailing, Sailing • and more.
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While it's one thing to plug in a keyboard and play “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,” it's quite another to discover all the possibilities of harmony, chords and counterpoint. The key to being a successful keyboard pro is versatility. Basic Keyboard Workout offers you a pocket-sized guide packed to capacity with everything the modern working keyboard player needs to play and understand to get the best from their instrument. Beginning with the questions of posture and simple playing techniques, this book then becomes a full theory guide that takes you into the worlds of harmony, scales, chords and rhythms. Lessons include: Starting to read music; Basic rhythms and time values; Major and minor diatonic harmony; Inversions and intervals; Playing and recognizing music by ear; Technical skills such as voicings, pedalling and developing your dexterity; and more, all explained in clear and simple English. You will then find a full and detailed guide to your equipment, including how to set up correctly, using and abusing MIDI, how to work with samplers and sequencers, and much more besides. Soon you will be armed with the tools to become a formidable keyboard player with the knowledge to succeed in any musical situation!
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This book and CD package is solely devoted to providing you with a complete overview of the techniques and styles popularized by the greatest West Coast jazz piano players of all time. All the best are here: from the cool classical jazz of Dave Brubeck to the smooth and tuneful Vince Guaraldi, to the post-modern stylings of Billy Childs. The CD includes 15 full-band tracks.
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This DVD is great way to take your keyboard playing to the next level! It starts with chords and chord voicing including Major 7th, Minor 7th, and Dominant 7th. You'll learn how to make song rhythms and entire progressions. Essential scales like Pentatonic, Blues, Major and Relative minor are also covered. Develop techniques for creating parts for a song that will enhance the overall sound. The program also includes advanced warm ups and Organ/Synth riffs in all styles of music. It's all here!
Each Rock House product includes free lifetime membership to Rock House's online lesson support system. Enhance your learning experience, links with instructors, download backing tracks, access message boards, and much more. You'll connect with a community of musicians around the world learning to play music using The Rock House Method.
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Dowani Tempi Play Along is an effective and time-tested method of practicing that offers more than conventional play-along editions. Dowani 3 Tempi Play Along enables you to learn a work systematically and with accompaniment at different tempi.
The first thing you hear on the CD is the concert version in a first-class recording with solo instrument and orchestral, continuo, or piano accompaniment. Then the piano or harpsichord accompaniment follows in slow and medium tempo for practice purposes, with the solo instrument heard softly in the background at a slow tempo.
Finally, you can play at the original tempo to the accompaniment of an orchestra, piano, or basso continuo. All versions appearing on the CD were recorded live by renowned soloists, accompanists, and orchestras. There are no synthesised sounds in a Dowani edition!
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Facsimile edition.
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A method that's fast, fun and designed for the 'do-it-yourselfer.' Familiar songs can be played almost immediately because the student reads only the melody line and chord symbols. Also provides the incentive for continuing serious music study. With The Pointer System you can learn to play the piano as you've always wished you could – even if you have never touched a keyboard before in your life!
BOOK 5 explores scale and chord patterns, chord inversions, chord progressions, cross hand accompaniment, key of D Major, and more. Songs include: The First Noel • The Glow Worm • Minuet • Swing Low, Sweet Chariot • When the Saints Go Marching In • and more.
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Do you play the keyboards in your sleep? Do you dream in black and white? Do you love the smell of a freshly opened instrument case? Do you live for the feel of the keys beneath your fingers? If you answered in the affirmative to one or more of these questions, then read on, brave musical warrior! All you seek is here: the history, the tricks, the stops, the patches, the plays, the holds, the fingering, the dynamics, the exercises, the magic. Everything you always wanted to know about keyboards, all in one amazing key-centric compendium. Stop searching, you have found the source! Read, listen, then go forth and rock!
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Carol Barret's Easiest Piano Course books have captured the imagination of young children everywhere! This Special edition incorporates sight-reading and warm-up exercises to enable the pupil to get to grips with these along the way. This fantastic piano method combines pictures, games and activities with clear tuition which really makes children want to get involved and learn. Progress is carefully paced to match the development of young pianists, while satisfying the demands of the professional teacher. Parents too are encouraged to join in and there are plenty of suggestions and recommendations for supplementary material.
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This groundbreaking series of interactive DVDs are much more than just ordinary lessons. Quizzes after each lesson test your skill and comprehension and provide feedback and supplemental material, just like a real one-on-one lesson with a pro. It's everything you need to start playing fast!
The keyboard DVD covers: proper technique and hand position • basic music theory • melodies and scales • chords and progressions • blues, boogie-woogie and improvisation. 1 hour, 3 minutes.
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Instant Play Keyboard on CD-ROM hits all the right keys for fast, flexible, PC-based keyboard instruction on four progressive software discs. Keyboard Foundation_ offers a comprehensive beginner's curriculum, covering everything from reading music to basic technique. Let your fingers do the walking to the next level with the aptly titled Keyboard Improver™, as it reinforces previous lessons and introduces technique for two-handed play and duets. Count yourself in, or lay out for a few bars, as you explore the roles of your keyboard in the varied audio dance tracks making up Contemporary Keyboard™. Finally, build your repertoire with the rich assortment of accessible solo pieces, both traditional and classical, included in Enjoy Playing Keyboard ™. From Beethoven to boogie, you'll feel the beat of professional music instruction at your own pace, with Instant Play Keyboard on CD-ROM.
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Since it first appeared in the 1930s, the concise, clear content of the best-selling A Tune a Day series has revolutionized music-making in the classroom and the home. Now, for the first time, C. Paul Herfurth's original books have been completely rewritten with new music and the latest in instrument technique for a new generation of musicians.
A New Tune a Day books have the same logical, gentle pace, and keen attention to detail, but with a host of innovations: the inclusion of an audio CD – with actual performances and backing tracks – will make practice even more fun and exciting, and the explanatory diagrams and photographs will help the student to achieve the perfect technique and tone. The DVD shows you the basics from how to set up your instrument to playing your first notes. It takes you through the first few pages of the book ensuring you get off to a good start. Plus, excellent advice and tips from a professional player.
Each book contains: advice on audio equipment • instructions for effective technique and comfortable posture • explanatory section on reading music • easy-to-follow lessons on clear, uncluttered pages • an audio CD with a virtuoso performance, backing tracks and audio examples • great music including duets and rounds • tests to check progress and comprehension • useful pull-out chart giving all fingerings • and a DVD, authored for Zone 0, to help you get started on your instrument.
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This complete music instruction studio is all you need to begin playing the piano like a pro. Here you'll learn the essential techniques common to all types of music, so you can play hundreds of new songs on your own. Play along to professional backup tracks on the enclosed CD as you learn rhythm basics, sightreading a melody, playing the harmony, chord basics, chord inversions, repeats, introductions and endings, and much more.
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The complete music instruction studio – all you need to begin playing piano like a pro. Learn the basics of rock, blues, jazz, pop and classical performance with this superb book and audio pack. 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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Contents: Ostinati • Quiet Music • Running.
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