Mac “Dr. John” Rebennack, a veritable encyclopedia of music and lore, immerses you in all aspects of New Orleans boogie and blues piano. This intimate session will help you build a solid repertoire and acquire essential licks, runs, turnarounds, rhythms and techniques. Includes audio demos, accessed online that 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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Demonstrates the use of the keys and their msuical notation, proper hand, wrist, and finger positioning, as well as basic scales, chords and songs. Includes access to “how to” videos to play along with the audio/video backup tracks.
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Chopin succeeded in doing something truly remarkable with his two cycles of Etudes op. 10 and op. 25, published in 1833 and 1837 respectively. Probably no one before him had composed technical practice pieces that at the same time reached such musical heights. Chopin's Etudes are character pieces that are full of tension, written for the concert hall. The virtuosic works, including long-running hits such as the “Revolutionary Etude” op. 10 no. 12 belong to the pianist's core repertoire. In addition to the two cycles op. 10 and op. 25, our Urtext edition also contains three Etudes without opus number, which Chopin composed for a Parisian piano method in 1840: wonderfully lyrical miniatures, which can hold their own with the 24 grand studies.
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The jazz idiom can often appear mysterious and difficult for musicians who were trained to play other types of music. Long-time performer and educator Rob Mullins helps players enter the jazz world by providing voicings that will help the player develop skills in the jazz genre and start sounding professional right away – without years of study! Includes a “Numeric Voicing Chart,” chord indexes in all 12 keys, info about what range of the instrument you can play chords in, and a beginning approach to bass lines.
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The fast way to find just the chord you need. This user-friendly reference book is jam-packed with over 1,400 chords and voicings and includes a “jam session” with 20 original songs using common chord progressions. 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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Now available with a play-along CD! From the Private Lessons series, this bestselling book is intended as a sequel to Hanon's The Virtuoso Pianist. It is perfect for the beginning to professional pianist, and can even benefit players of other genres, such as jazz or classical. Features 50 patterns in Latin, Cuban, Montuno, Salsa and Cha-Cha styles.
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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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36 popular classic pieces for budding pianists! Easy piano arrangements with chord symbols complete with song background notes and playing hints and tips.
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Volume 2 deals with more complex and colorful harmony, from suspended fourth, sharp eleven and thirteenth chords to diminished and altered scales. Advanced voicing, accompaniment and improvisation techniques are examined in detail, including the following topics: Quartal harmony, modal improvisation, long and short II V patterns, altered dominant chords, polychords, stride piano, Bossa Nova, clave and Partido Alto, Lydian and Locrian modes, how to make scales swing, building bebop lines, bebop scales, R235 patterns, the b3 pentatonic scale, rhythm changes, turnarounds, minor II-V-I, playing in 3/4 time, playing in double-time, tension and release, transcribing, practice routines.
32 pieces by the author appear alongside special arrangements of well-known jazz standards, including: Beautiful Love • Blue Bossa • Blue in Green • Caravan • Impressions • Ladybird • Misty • On Green Dolphin Street • Softly as in a Morning Sunrise • Summertime • Tune Up and Yesterdays. Also included are transcribed solos by Oscar Peterson, Wynton Kelly and Hampton Hawes.
Each volume has its own audio download (mp3-format), containing between performances of all pieces, played by Tim alone or with his trio of Dominic Howles (bass) and Matt Home (drums). Play-along tracks are also included, in which the piano is panned to one speaker, providing rhythm section accompaniment if desired by turning the amplifier's balance control. Copious examples of improvisation are accompanied by numerous assignments, with guidance to hand on every page. Audio is accessed online.
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How can the piano help a singer? Developing piano skills will help you learn repertoire, gain self-sufficiency, rehearse and perform by yourself, understand music better, be more creative with it, and teach others. And you don't have to be a great sight-reader, play scales all day, or become a classical pianist who can perform Bach and Mozart. It's much simpler than that. You can be on your way quickly. Topics include: sheet music and forms, playing melodies, harmony, styles, arranging and more.
Book includes access to helpful audio examples. 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 book will give you a complete rock piano workout – in both modern and classic styles! You'll develop your rhythmic feel, dexterity, hand coordination, and voicing skills as you work through the fun, authentic examples. These pieces will help you use your rock piano technique in a musical, stylistically effective way. Each music sample is recorded at several tempos, so you can choose the one that's right for you as you play along with the rock rhythm section on the included audio files.
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 bestseller is now available with demonstration tracks! 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; and 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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A brilliant and instructive treatise on the principles of jazz piano improvisation. It deals with all aspects, including a survey of piano styles from 1900 (stride piano) to the present day (contemporary jazz piano). A book which will prove of immense value to both professional pianists and serious students of jazz piano!
John Mehegan had a distinguished career both as a jazz educator and writer on jazz piano and its technique. He taught atthe Metropolitan Music School in New York and was also jazz instructor at the Juilliard School of Music. He was for several years the jazz critic for the New York Herald Tribune.
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Everything you need to get the started: FastTrack instruction in book, online audio, and DVD formats!
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You can take up the piano at any age with this complete, user-friendly course by Carol Barratt. Whether you're starting from scratch, or starting again, this course has been designed to guide you gently into playing simple tunes from day one. Containing familiar favorites from the classical repertoire, themes from opera and ballet, folksongs and blues, plus music by contemporary classical composers. Including fascinating items of musical history and biography, an easy-to-follow introduction to the theory of music, and suggested listening to enhance your musical appreciation. Free dummy keyboard included for silent practice, group teaching, and theory work. Book 1: Starting to Play-You'll soon be playing more than 40 piano pieces and exercises. Book 1 introduces the keyboard, the musical alphabet, terms and signs, as well as note values and time signatures.
Book 2: Building Your Skills - More than 20 piano pieces for you to play, ranging from “The Entertainer” to “The Blue Danube,” plus more information on music theory, expression marks, and terms and signs.
Book 3: Making Music - You will play over 20 piano pieces, including music by Verdi, Chopin, Grieg, Handel, Saint-Saëns, and Tchaikovsky. More theory points are incorporated, and you'll be playing the blues!
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Amazing Phrasing is for any keyboard player interested in learning how to improvise and how to improve their creative phrasing. This method is divided into three parts: Melody – From scales to arpeggios, from using licks, riffs and runs to playing “outside,” this section focuses on melodic strategies for improvisation; Harmony – Whether comping or soloing, harmony is essential to improvisation, and this section covers it in detail; Rhythm & Style – Swing, laying back, shaping your phrases with accents ... this last section puts the finishing touches on your improvisational technique. You'll learn approaches to working with and around other musicians, and you'll practice comping and soloing over progressions in various styles – from rock to bossa nova to swing to bebop. The companion audio contains 44 full-band demos for listening, as well as many play-along examples so you can practice improvising over various musical styles and progressions. 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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Written for the musician who is interested in acquiring a firm foundation for playing jazz, this unique book/audio pack presents over 800 licks. By building up a vocabulary of these licks, players can connect them together in endless possibilities to form larger phrases and complete solos. The book includes piano notation, and the audio contains helpful note-for-note demos of every lick.
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A must for the meticulous study of Rachmaninoff's preludes! Volume 4 of the practical urtext editions of the complete works for piano by Sergei Rachmaninoff contains Etudes-Tableaux on the basis of the unreduced musical text from the Rachmaninoff Critical Edition with detailed preface and colour facsimile reproductions of autograph manuscripts. - First publication of versions 1 and 2 of 9 Etudes-Tableaux Op. 33 with special appendix devoted to the reconstruction of the cycle - Appendix with first publication of version 1 of Etude-Tableau Op. 39, No. 1 in C minor and early variants of individual text fragments of Etude-Tableau Op. 39, No. 3 in F sharp minor.
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With clear and easy-to-understand exercises, The Piano Handbook is perfect for anyone interested in learning the piano or improving their skills. It provides fresh material and techniques in styles ranging from classical to jazz, rock, bebop and fusion, and gives new players everything they need to learn and enjoy the piano. This book's innovative tutorial approach covers classical and contemporary music styles in an integrated way, and the companion audio brings the playing techniques and concepts to life. A full-color photo gallery illustrates the history of the piano and its essential recordings. The book also includes access to audio downloads of selected examples and pieces. This hardcover, deluxe edition also features semi-concealed spiral binding so the book stays open on the piano. The Piano Handbook prepares you not just to play, but to perform – and not just as a pianist, but as a complete musician.
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With over 50 intermediate pieces, Exploring Latin Piano provides a detailed introduction to the highly rhythmic music of Latin America and Spain. With assignments, suggested listening, and much more. CDs contain authentic rhythm section tracks and invaluable play-along opportunities.
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Over 300 keyboard chords in full color! Here is a revolutionary resource for all keyboard players. No matter what you play – rock, pop, blues, jazz country, etc. You'll find the right chord in no time through easy to read diagrams and full-color photographs. Color tabs make it easy to find the different keys. Never before has there been a chord book this easy to use and understand.
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The beginning and elementary series by the best-selling authors of Keyboard Strategies. Economically organized, one page contains one new concept and an exciting song that employs the new idea. Each book contains 1 – 3 duets for teacher and student to sample with ensemble; the first page always reviews the concepts already learned.
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Winner of the 1988 Pulizter Prize.
Contents: Butterflies, Hummingbirds (Bk II) • Fast, Furious (Book I) • Hi-Jinks (Book IV) • Hymne a L'amour (Book IV) • Invention (Book III) • Mirrors (Book I) • Nocturne • Premonition • Rag Infernal (Book III) • Recitatif (Book I) • Scene D'opera (Book II) • Vers le Silence (Book IV).
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A hands-on guide to essential hip-hop and rap keyboard techniques. Covers all keyboard instruments, sampling and loops, rhythmic feel and groove, and more. The CD includes 89 authentic-sounding tracks. Also includes a complete history of hip-hop.
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This informative book features: photos of the left hand playing basic chords in all keys; chord notes highlighted on the keyboard; bass and treble clef chord notation; a quick chord reference on the back cover for easy use while playing; several methods of building basic chords; a major scale chart; a chord-building chart for expanded chords; and much more!
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In this compact quick-reference chord-finder, Jack Long has gathered together all the most useful chords you'll ever need to play the blues ... perfect for improvising or jamming!
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Step-by-step pictures take you from the first day excercises to playing along with a backing track! Absolute Beginners has been designed to tell you everything you need to know from the very first time you sit down at your piano.
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