Keyboard

A select bibliography and extensive endnotes enable the reader to take all of the issues further."--Jacket.

This book & CD package is designed to help aspiring musicians take the first step toward experiencing the fun of playing music, and is packed full of tips, lessons, and practical knowledge. Learn how to play chords and arpeggios, play major and minor scales, play melodies by ear, improvise, play the blues and more.

Designed for use with any electronic keyboard with 44 or more keys and automatic chord and rhythm effects, this book goes beyond teaching how to use these features and covers how to read music in treble and bass clefs, form chords and much more, with plenty of songs to play.

A fun and easy way to get started playing piano or keyboard. Teaches everything you need to know for a solid foundation learning keyboard. Keyboard Made Easy! is a great alternative to traditional piano methods that assume every student wants to be a classical pianist. Rather, this book prepares students to learn the style of popular music they enjoy, such as pop, jazz or blues. Covers several different ways to accompany melodies using familiar, beautiful tunes.

The perfect introduction to the electronic keyboard, and ideal for the absolute beginner getting started with their first instrument. With absolutely no musical knowledge required, this simple yet comprehensive guide is perfect for adults and children alike.

The conclusion to this jazz method starts with a review of concepts from Intermediate Jazz Keyboard and quickly moves on to more advanced concepts of chord voicings, modal soloing, substitution, reharmonization, modes of the minor scales, diminished and whole-tone scales, walking bass, stride piano technique, non-diatonic progressions and much more. The perfect launching pad for a lifetime of discovery and joy of playing music, this is an essential vehicle for any keyboardist's journey into jazz. The CD includes examples and opportunities to play along.

Develop the monster-chops of a great rock keyboardist with this conclusion to the only real, step-by-step rock keyboard method available today. Starting with a quick review of music fundamentals and theory, this book moves directly into advanced techniques and counterpoint exercises. Learn the concepts and techniques used by the great progressive rock keyboard virtuosos. Other topics include odd meters, modal interchange, rhythm and groove and the roles of the keyboard player in a rhythm section. Loaded with virtuosic, dazzling rock keyboard pieces to learn, this is a major step forward in the field of rock keyboard instruction.

"Little children can discover the fun of making music with the miniature keyboard and simple tunes in this enchanting book."--Back cover.