Playing Piano And Keyboards

Provides a basic introduction to playing keyboards. The compact disc contains backup tracks that allow you to play along.

Illustrated with charts and diagrams throughout, this guide teaches the fundamentals of pianos and keyboards--from buying a keyboard and understanding its mechanisms to reading music and playing chords.

Starting with the fundamentals for both left- and right-handed playing, this easy-to-follow book teaches beginners how to purchase a piano, read music, and develop an ear for the right chords. Two-color with art throughout.

Provides systematic instruction in the playing of the piano in the styles of popular music, blues, jazz, and ragtime and discusses chord structure, improvisation, and the transposing of music

Teach yourself how to play keyboard with our easy electronic keyboard lessons for beginners. ***Comes with online access to free keyboard videos and audio for all examples. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band. Also includes music score and keyboard animation for easy music learning.*** "What an amazing book! I recently bought it for my son and he loves it. Starting with the basics, you learn keyboard essentials very quickly. Before long, you can make your keyboard sound like a full band!" - John Litoris, Phoenix AZ Progressive Beginner Electronic Keyboard contains all you need to know to start learning to be a great electronic keyboard player - in one easy-to-follow, lesson-by-lesson electronic keyboard tutorial. Suitable for all ages and all types of musical keyboard, electric piano and electronic piano with an auto-chord function including Yamaha keyboards, Casio keyboard and other digital keyboard. No prior knowledge of how to read music or playing the electronic keyboard is required to teach yourself to learn to play keyboard from this book. Teach yourself: • How to play electronic keyboard notes and electronic keyboard chords - both full fingered and automatic chords using the auto accompaniment function • How to play keyboard scales, melodies and rhythms • All the fundamental techniques of electronic keyboard playing including correct posture, hand positions and fingering technique • A fast and easy system for learning the keyboard theory required to read piano music for beginners including scales, sharps and flats, ties, rests, key signatures and time signatures • Electronic keyboard tips and electronic keyboard tricks that every player should know when learning keyboard • Shortcuts for how to learn keyboard fast by getting the most from keyboard practice sessions Contains everything you need to know to learn to play the keyboard today. Features include: • Progressive step-by-step easy beginners keyboard lessons written by a professional electronic keyboard teacher • Easy-to-read keyboard music and keyboard chords for beginners • Full color photos and diagrams • Keyboard chord chart containing formulas and chord diagrams for all important keyboard chords • 50+ electronic keyboard exercises and popular easy keyboard songs for beginners in rock keyboard, blues keyboard, folk keyboard and classical keyboard styles Beginner keyboard lessons have never been this easy for anyone who wants to learn how to play the keyboard, fast. LearnToPlayMusic.com's electronic keyboard lessons for beginners are used by students and electronic keyboard teachers worldwide to learn how to play keyboard. For over 30 years, our team of professional authors, composers and musicians have crafted keyboard lesson books that are a cut above the rest. We offer a huge selection of music instruction books that cover many different instruments and styles in print, eBook and app formats. Awarded the 'Quality Excellence Design' (QED) seal of approval for eBook innovation, LearnToPlayMusic.com continues to set the standard for quality music education resources.

Piano Playbook: Cocktail Piano is a collection of new, elegant arrangements of jazz, pop and even classical standards, designed to be played while sipping a Martini in a dimly lit lounge. Each one of these 45 smooth pieces was written by a master of composition, whether it's The Beatles, Duke Ellington, Rachmaninoff, Bill Evans, or Chick Corea. This book has been arranged with intermediate-advanced pianists in mind and includes an integrated Spotify playlist of the original versions for each song. Songlist: - Alfie [Burt Bacharach] - And I Love Her [The Beatles] - Arabesque No. 1 [Claude Debussy] - Black Hole Sun [Soundgarden] - The Blue Notebooks [Max Richter] - Bouncing With Bud [Bud Powell] - Dance Of The Floreadores [Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn] - Divenire [Ludovico Einaudi] - Do I Do [Stevie Wonder] - Excursions II [Richard Rodney Bennett] - Eye Of The Tiger [Survivor] - A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing [Billy Strayhorn] - Gnossienne I [Erik Satie] - Handful Of Keys [Fats Waller] - Here, There And Everywhere [The Beatles] - How My Heart Sings [Bill Evans] - I'm Just A Lucky So And So [Diana Krall] - I Want You (She's So Heavy) [The Beatles] - Johnny Come Lately [Billy Strayhorn] - Lazy River [Hoagy Carmichael] - London Calling [The Clash] - Midnight Sun [Burke, Sonny] [Lionel Hampton] - Now He Sings, Now He Sobs [Chick Corea] - Nowhere Man [The Beatles] - Once Upon A Summertime [Michel Legrand and Eddie Barclay] - One At A Time [Michel Legrand] - Passion Flower [Billy Strayhorn] - Peau Douce [Bill Evans] - Pinball Wizard [The Who] - Prelude In G, Op.32 No.5 [Sergei Rachmaninoff] - Prelude No.2 (Blue Lullaby) [George Gershwin] - Rhapsody In Blue (Slow Theme) [George Gershwin] - Rosemary's Waltz (From Tender Is The Night) [Richard Rodney Bennett] - Soho (from The London Suite) [Fats Waller] - So Real [Jeff Buckley] - Someday (You'll Be Sorry) [Louis Armstrong] - Somethin' Stupid [Frank Sinatra] - Sophisticated Lady [Duke Ellington] - Turn Me On [Norah Jones] - When Sunny Gets Blue [Frank Sinatra] - With A Little Help From My Friends [The Beatles] - Yesterdays [Dudley Moore] - Your Love Has Faded [Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn]

This book gives you all the information you need to get started on the keyboards. A series of short, illustrated lessons build up your knowledge one step at a time. Essential aspects of keyboard technique are covered as well as music theory - notation and harmony. Includes a CD of musical cues and songs to play along with. Over 60,000 copies sold worldwide. This is a laid-back tutorial book aimed at building skills and confidence quickly, and above all, making learning to play keyboards fun. The main section of this book is made up of simple lessons. Comprenehsive chord and scale libraries will enable the reader to apply his knowledge to any song or playing situation. A brief history of keyboards provides a background, and a buyer's guide walks players through the myriad of contemporary electronic keyboard choices, with useful suggestions on finding an instrument to suit your requirements. A fold-out page offers an at-a-glance key to undetstanding musical notiation.

A fun and easy way to learn to play the piano or keyboard, with helpful instruction on classic and favorite songs. Written by the author of the best-selling Build It! series in collaboration with an experienced piano teacher, the Play It! books teaches how to play the piano or keyboard in a simple, effective way. Using color-coded notes and character icons, the books include piano sheets of popular and favorite songs as well as a primer on how to read sheet music and some basic techniques. For beginners ages 5 and up, Play It! is the perfect companion on your musical journey.