How To Play Boogie - Woogie

This bestseller is now available with a CD of 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.

Learn Traditional Blues Rhythms & Styles-Boogie woogie music is one of the greatest influences on the blues swing jazz and rock 'n' roll. The style is usually identified more with the piano than the guitar; however boogie woogie actually seems to have originated with guitar players during the latter half of the 19th century in the rough “barrel houses” of the turpentine and lumber camps of the American South. Now with this book and video pack trace the history of boogie woogie guitar with blues historian Dave Rubin and learn how to play the essential patterns that influenced generations of musicians. Features video lessons with demonstrations of every music example in the book!

The Boogie and Blues Piano Collection contains carefully transcribed boogie-woogie classics by Pinetop Smith, Hersal Thomas and Jimmy Jancey, along with new arrangements by Wolfgang Wierzyk. German boogie experts Axel Zwingenberger and Gottfried Böttger have their say in a fast-paced way. The first 10 pieces are arranged more easily and are suitable for getting started or for refreshing one's skill and knowledge. As you progress, surprises await, including classics like Happy Birthday, Silent Night and Für Elise... / Piano

Nineteen popular melodies arranged in the boogie-woogie style including King Of The Road Release Me and Blue Suede Shoes.

LA Méthode de Boogie Woogie ! Rifs, Techniques, Exemples, Grands Standards?et un CD avec pistes Piano et Playback.

Par COROZINE VINCE. Designed to introduce the young intermediate-level pianist to playing the blues, Jazzin' the Blues presents fifteen original blues compositions in various keys, styles and grooves together with downloadable recordings of 40 of the 50 examples in the book. The audio tracks are presented both with and without the lead piano part, so the student can play along with a professional rhythm section which includes piano, vibraphone, alto flute, drums, and bass.Historical and performance notes are provided with each blues composition. The author enlisted the skills of jazz pianist Charlie Freeman in editing the book and providing fingering for both the treble and bass piano parts,making these pieces more accessible to novice players. If your knowledge of blues theory or terminology is lacking, this is the book for you! Author Vince Corozine thoroughly explores and demonstrates: blues and pentatonic scale theory, blue notes, grace notes, pedal-points, tremolos, trills, syncopation, anticipation, delayed beats, slash chords, boogie-woogie left-hand patterns, walking bass, stride piano style, straight eighths, swing eighths, passing tones, rolled chords, riffs, 'filler' chords, substitutions, and comping styles. This book also includes essential blues chord theory as well as tips on tasteful chord voicing presented in the context of accompanying a soloist (comping): in addition, the chord progressions represented by the written notation are carefully annotated in every example in the book. The Appendix includes helpful tips on comping, practice, and jazz soloing, plus a list of noteworthy jazz pianists, a key to chord symbols, and a glossary of jazz terms used in the book.If you are not a competent blues pianist when you first pick up this book, you will be by the time you complete it! Includes access to online audio. Designed to introduce the young intermediate-level pianist to playing the blues, Jazzin' the Blues presents fifteen original blues compositions in various keys, styles and grooves together with downloadable recordings of 40 ofthe 50 examples in the book. The audio tracks are presented both with and without the lead piano part, so the student can play along with a professional rhythm section which includes piano, vibraphone, alto flute, drums, andbass. Historical and performance notes are provided with each blues composition. The author enlisted the skills of jazz pianist Charlie Freeman in editing the book and providing fingering for both the treble and bass pianoparts, making these pieces more accessible to novice players. If your knowledge of blues theory or terminology is lacking, this is the book for you! Author Vince Corozine thoroughly explores and demonstrates: blues andpentatonic scale theory, blue notes, grace notes, pedal-points, tremolos, trills, syncopation, anticipation, delayed beats, slash chords, boogie-woogie left-hand patterns, walking bass, stride piano style, straight eighths, swingeighths, passing tones, rolled chords, riffs, 'filler' chords, substitutions, and comping styles. This book also includes essential blues chord theory as well as tips on tasteful chord voicing presented in the context ofaccompanying a soloist (comping) - in addition, the chord progressions represented by the written notation are carefully annotated in every example in the book. The Appendix includes helpful tips on comping, practice, and jazzsoloing, plus a list of noteworthy jazz pianists, a key to chord symbols, and a glossary of jazz terms used in the book. If you are not a competent blues pianist when you first pick up this book, you will be by the time youcomplete it! Includes access to online audio. / Jazz / Etude / Piano

These essential fretboard patterns are road maps that all great blues guitarists know and use. This book teaches how to play lead and rhythm anywhere on the fretboard in any key; play a variety of lead guitar styles using movable blues boxes chord-based licks blues scales and double-note licks; play boogie woogie licks and turnarounds; and much more! Each chapter presents a pattern and shows how to use it and provides helpful playing tips. Great for beginning intermediate and advanced players.