Piano Technique - Jumps

On your marks..get set..Go! Get sailing somersaulting cycling and pole-vaulting your way to playing the piano with this lively collection of sporty exercises. Just like an athlete in training you'll learn how to warm up develop your skills build up your strength and pace yourself all the way to success.Bursting with energy Piano Time Sports presents two imaginative books designed to stimulate the learning and development of a range of fundamental piano techniques. Full of witty illustrations Piano Time Sports Book 2 turns the training up a gear and runs rides and high jumps its way through broken chords chromatics octaves staccato sixthsand more.Dig out those trainers and get moving!

This is one of four level-four books in the American Popular Piano series - the educational piano course by Christopher Norton and Scott McBride Smith.The series has 11 difficulty Levels and each Level contains: Repertoire album with CD; Etudes album (including Improvisation); Skills book; Technic (technique) book. Level Four For intermediate students- Frequent jumps and spans of more than a 5th- Whole half quarter note dotted half note dotted quarter note eighth note triplet eighth triplet sixteenth- Whole rest half rest quarter rest dotted-half rest eighth rest- pp p mp mf f ff crescendo and diminuendo- Slur legato staccato accent tenuto grace notes- 3/4 4/4 and 6/8 time signatures- Key signatures up to three sharps and two flats- Repeat 8va 8vb tie fermata ritardando a tempo- Fine DC al Fine Coda DS al CodaEtudes Albums:complement the corresponding Repertoire Album with traditional technical etudes in both classical and popular styles and through a revolutionary module-based approach to improvisation.· Technical Etudes: builds solid fundamentals by focusing on specifictechnical and musical elements; offers an enjoyable approach to improving facility;· Improvisation Etudes: delivers a practical framework for learning improvisation; integrates effortlessly into traditional piano lessons; module structure provides intuitive progressive development from the very first level; encourages creativity and spontaneity; trains critical active listening skills.The CD which comes only with the Repertoire Album contains accompanying instrumental backings both for the Repertoire Album's ensemble pieces and the Etudes Album's Improvisation modules: · provides convenient practice and performance tempos for realistic support of the learning process; · stimulates daily ensemble playing; · creates a full band improvisation experience; · makes reaching a polished performance just plain fun!About the American Popular Piano series:'Why can't I

This is one of four level-four books in the American Popular Piano series - the educational piano course by Christopher Norton and Scott McBride Smith.The series has 11 difficulty Levels and each Level contains: Repertoire album with CD; Etudes album (including Improvisation); Skills book; Technic (technique) book.Level Four For intermediate students- Frequent jumps and spans of more than a 5th- Whole half quarter note dotted half note dotted quarter note eighth note triplet eighth triplet sixteenth- Whole rest half rest quarter rest dotted-half rest eighth rest- pp p mp mf f ff crescendo and diminuendo- Slur legato staccato accent tenuto grace notes- 3/4 4/4 and 6/8 time signatures- Key signatures up to three sharps and two flats- Repeat 8va 8vb tie fermata ritardando a tempo- Fine DC al Fine Coda DS al CodaSkills Books:round out the comprehensive course of study. Paced to enhance progress in the corresponding Repertoire and Etudes Albums the module structure ensures a smooth integration of Ear-Training Sight-Reading and Technic. ? Ear-training: reinforces the auraldevelopment already achieved through the repertoire and improvisation etudes; ? Sight-reading: time-effective module structure leads to regular practice the single most important contributing factor to success;? Technic: provides a structured and measured approach; prepares for the challenges ahead.About the American Popular Piano series:?Why can?t I play more music like this?? asked a fourteen-year-old piano student. ?My friends like to hear me play cool music.? Why not indeed. J.S. Bach taught his sons using the music of his time popular dances preludes and exercises by living composers. It would never have occurred to him to seek out pieces in styles and rhythms one hundred years old. He expected his boys to thrive in the musical world of their time.American Popular Piano has been developed on the same principles. Students working in this series will?

Creative Techniques for Keyboards-A member of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame Bernie Worrell is a musical genius who has performed on over 300 records with artists such as Parliament The Pretenders Buddy Guy Buckethead Les Claypool Gov't Mule Albert King Keith Richards Dee-Lite Jack Bruce Talking Heads and many others. Learn how he uses Clavinet Organ Piano and strings to enhance his music.Bernie teaches you his groundbreaking techniques like bass line doubling repetitive themes with variations syncopated upbeat stabs octave jumps and staccato. He shows you how to build grooves layer sounds and apply them over progressions. See how he adds colour with effects like wah phaser flanger fuzz and much more! By the end of this program you'll be the funkiest keyboard player around!Features include: iPod-ready video free lifetime membership for online lesson support authored for Zone 0 and more. 2 DVDs 2 hours