The Let's All Play The Ollie Way series is designed to teach the basics of musical knowledge and good musicianship through the electronic keyboard. Ollie the hedgehog travels through the pages and answers questions asks quesions and generally helps to enhance the child's understanding. The books are written for use with any make of keyboard and are fully illustrated with pictures and diagrams.

Pop Rock Keyboards-In this Musicians Institute Private Lessons edition Harry Brewer and David Garfield present a complete guide to the Keyboard with everything the aspiring pop-rock performer needs to know! Learn the essential theory history styles and techniques required by today's demanding professional music scene. The accompanying CD features 85 tracks of demonstrations backing arrangements and original compositions by the authors.

The Crash Course: Keyboard is a tuition method designed to allow you to learn the Keyboard in just 8 weeks. This fast-track guide will help you develop technique and style on the Keyboard taking you from novice to competent performer day-by-day. The included audio download features demonstrations of every exercise. Crash Course Keyboard requires a commitment to learning but features daily lessons end-of-week tests and demonstration audio to turn your dream of playing the Keyboard into reality in the shortest possible time. Using the book and audio download you'll develop good Keyboard technique learn to read notation andchord symbols and understand music theory. As you progress through the days and weeks you'll begin to play tunes bass lines and riffs before improvising and eventually being able to play a range of styles from blues and jazz to rock and reggae. The Crash Course series condenses many years of learning into an eight week schedule allowing you to learn the most fundamental parts of the Keyboard in just two months. Each day of each week is logically structured so that you learn the basics through all the key concepts in the most ordered way possible. The accompanying audio download gives you instant online access to matching audio demonstrations of all the exercises so that you can hear exactly how things should sound before nailing it yourself. The author David Mitchell is an experienced music educator and musician who has also included a helpful introductory section where he details what to expect from the Crash Course Keyboard as well as a brief note on the capabilities of the Keyboard how to practise effectively and a quick guide to notation ensuring that even absolute beginners can get started on the instrument with this course. If you are looking for a way to learn the Keyboard but feel like you're too busy during the day

A Contemporary Guide to Chords Rhythms and Licks-A contemporary guide to chords rhythms and licks covering common chords and progressions classic funk rhythms licks and patterns synth bass multiple keyboard playing pitch wheel and modulation.Includes a CD containing81 full-band tracks. By Gail Johnson.

Blues Keyboard Level 1 within the School of the Blues Lesson Series is an exciting journey into blues piano and organ for the novice player. Book contains: Review of piano and theory basics; two-handed exercises in the 12 barBlues form; development of musical ideas in the right hand over the 12 Bar Blues Progression; Blues openings breaks and endings when performing with other musicians; and Blues as it???s played on the Hammond organ. This seriesis designed for students of other instruments to play together. If you have friends that play harmonica guitar bass or drums tell them about this series so that you can play together.

Teaches you 16 popular songs including 'Uptown Girl' 'Feelings' 'What I Did For Love' and 'Hey There'.

The Complete Keyboard Player series will teach you everything you need to know to get the most out of your electronic keyboard in a fraction of the time it takes to learn a conventional instrument. Based on popular songsand with easy-to-follow text and diagrams this excellent course assumes no prior knowledge of keyboards or music. All three books are available with an optional professional-quality CD with full-band backing tracks anddemosntrations of all songs. Book two contains: Sharps flats and naturals 7 new right hand notes Minor Chords Dotted notes and syncopation Chord chart

The complete guide to chords and keyboard voicings by Kevin King. In this Musician's Intsitute Essential Concepts guide you'll learn about triads seventh chords extended chords suspended chords altered chords inversions voice leading intervals and diatonic harmony.

Students are exposed to a broader range of notes more advanced playing techniques new minor keys and chords new time signatures and longer more professional arrangements.

The essential syllabus for the aspiring keyboardist. Keyboard Debut will provide you with everything you need for your Debut exam including a diverse range of repertoire a truly innovative range of supporting tests and a vast array of professionally recorded backing tracks and audio examples. Six iconic tracks Fact Files: band and artist bios Performance Notes: in-depth guidance for every track Technical exercises and supporting tests Downloadable audio: easily accessible digital audio

An amazing DVD that will help take your playing skill up to the next level. Berklee College Professor Dave Limina shares the secrets tips and hints that make up his proven method. With the aid of this DVD you will improve all the fundamental skills required to build your harmonic melodic and rhythmic vocabulary. This intuitive and easy to understand demonstrations and exercises are suitable for players of all levels and styles. Includes: Various scale and Blues techniques. Ear training Rock and Blues phrasing Two-hand grooves for funk Texas-shuffle roots-rock and Latin Styles Jazz voicings and rhythms.

Learn how to play that piano or keyboard today. With this book you'll learn music notation chords riffs licks and scales syncopation and rock and blues styles. Method Book 1 includes over 87 songs and examples available for download or streaming using the online audio access code printed in the book.

For The Absolute Beginner-A terrific method for absolute beginners by acclaimed author Andrew D. Gordon. This book requires no previous knowledge and will guide you through the first stages of playing the Piano Keyboard or Synthesizer. There are many varied contemporary styles including the styles of Rock Blues Classical Jazz New Age Country Calypso and Boogie-Woogie. Learn to read music with helpful tips for memory Play independently with both hands Understand the theory behind major and minor scales Learn how to form Chords and about chord progressions. Also included is a CD of demonstrations and slower tempo version with drum track.

Classic Keyboard Riffs And Rhythms by Andrew D. Gordon consists of 40 short riffs 4 to 16 measures in length covering blues country funk gospel jazz latin new age reggae R&B and rock styles.This book will help 'spice up' arrangements of songs by incorporating the techniques used for each of the different styles. There is also an analysis giving hints on the best way to use these riffs in your playing. It is also a great tool as a source of improvisational ideas.The 'American Music Teacher' magazine review said ' All in all this is a good book to get to those elusive sounds that make up the contemporary pop style.'Recorded at normal and slow tempos.