Rock and Pop Studies Piano

Easier Piano Pieces 03-Cornelius Gurlitt was a German organist pianist and composer who wrote many instructional pieces and studies. He obviously composed at speed with considerable facility and it is not surprising that some of his output lacks individuality. Kleine Blumen however is one of his works which displays particular charm and character. No titles were originally given to the twelve pieces of Op.205 but in an Augener edition of 1936 names of flowers were used.

Have you ever wished you could play the piano like Elton John Bruce Hornsby Stevie Wonder or Alicia Keys' If so this is the perfect book for you! Now available in English this follow-up edition to Discovering Rock Piano Vol.1 enables you to develop your technique even further. By introducing you to a variety of rock styles and melodies Discovering Rock Piano 2 presents all the possible techniques of playing rock piano from which you can develop your own individual style. Songs rhythmic and harmonic exercises and studies to sharpen your improvising skills form the focus of this second volume. Includes backing tracks CD.

The Associated Board's Jazz Piano series is a comprehensive introduction to the world of jazz. A pioneering set of publications and a rigorously planned syllabus provide the building blocks you need to play jazz with imagination understanding and style and to improvise effectively right from the start.The skill of playing unpreparedly in a lively musical creative and accurate way is at the very heart of every jazz performance. the quick study requiring the recreation of a previously unseen or unheard short head followed by an improvised response practices this crucial skill. It will give you the confidence to learn repertoire more effectively and toprepare for the very real demands of busking through those unrehearsed situations which are a regular feature in a jazz musician's life.As an accompaniment to the Board's jazz piano syllabus this book contains a set of practice quick studies for Grades 1 to 5. Covering a wide variety of jazz styles the studies will require you to play in both swing and straight quavers from Grade 1 and to use swing rock and latin grooves. An invaluable introduction to the book explains the concept behind quick study useful ways to extend and develop activities related to it details of the exam and what the examiner will be looking for.

INSTRUMENTATION : PIANO DESCRIPTION : THE STUDIES AND STUDY WORKS BY CARL CZERNY (1791-1857) ARE PART OF THE STANDARD REPERTOIRE OF PIANO LESSONS. THESE COLLECTIONS COUNT AMONG THE MOST POPULAR AND MOST IMPORTANT WORKS IN PIANO EDUCATION. CONTENU : VOLUME 1: - DEVELOPING AGILITY IN THE FINGERS WITHOUT MOVING THE HANDS - CROSSING UNDER WITH THE THUMG - DEVELOPING CLARITY AND FLUENCY - AGILITY IN PLAYING A QUIET STACCATO - EVENNESS IN PARALLEL RUNS - CLARITY IN PLAYING BROKEN CHORDS - DYNAMIC TENSION WHEN PLYING WITH FORCE - CHANGING FINGERS AT SPEED - . - VOLUME 2: - STACCATO PLAYING WITH A GENTLE SPRING - PLAYING IN THIRDS - FACILITY IN CHANGING FINGERS - FLEXIBILITY IN THE LEFT HAND - OPTIMISING FLUENCY - PLAYING SEQUENCES OF CHORDS - DYNAMIC TENSION WHEN PLAYING WITH FORCE - CHANGING FINGERS AT SPEED - . - VOLUME 3: - RAPID MINOR SCALES - CROSSING HANDS WITH A GENTLE TOUCH - MAINTAINING THE MOVEMENT OF BOTH HANDS - PLAYING DOUBLE OCTAVES - MATCHING THE MOVEMENT OF BOTH HANDS - PRACTISING TRILLS - DEVELOPING A GENTLE TOUCH WITH THE FINGERS ON THE LEFT HAND - PLAYING THE THUMB ON THE BLACK KEYS WITH A COMPLETELY RELAXED HAND - . - VOLUME 4: - ACHIEVING CLARITY AT SPEED - PLAYING SEQUENCES OF CHORDS AS FAST AS POSSIBLE - INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT OF THE FINGERS - INCREASING AGILITY IN THE FINGERS WITHOUT MOVING THE HAND AROUND - PRACTISING MORDENTS - DEVELOPING A FIRM ATTACK - EXERCISE IN CROSSING THE THUMB UNDER - LIFTING THE FINGERS EVENLY - . - VOLUME 5: - A LIGHT TOUCH WITH OCTAVE LEAPS - PLAYING TRILLS IN THIRDS - CHANGING FINGERS ON A SINGLE KEY - KEEPING THE ARM LIGHT WHEN PLAYING A SMOTTH LINE - ACHIEVING CLARITY AT FULL FORCE - LIFTING BOTH HANDS SMOOTHLY - EXERCISE IN THIRDS - LIGHT STACCATO CHORDS - INCREASING MOBILITY OF THE FINGERS ON THE LEFT HAND - . - VOLUME 6: - PRACTISING DOUBLE MORDENTS - PRACTISING CROSSING THE THUMB UNDER - OPTIMISING MOBILITY OF THE FINGERS WITH THE GENTLEST TOUCH - LEGATO MELODIC LINE WITH BROKEN CHORDS - BRAVURA ATTACK AND MOTION - CLARITY AND GENTLENESS OF TOUCH WITH BROCKEN CHORDS - PRACTISING TRILLS - BRAVURA OCTAVES - BRAVURA ATTACK AND PLAYING IN TEMPO DATE DE PARUTION : 28/08/2006 NOMBRE DE PAGES : 184 LANGUE : GERMAN - ENGLISH - FRENCH FORMAT : NEW EDITION PORTRAIT

Par HUDSON ROBERT. The 30 modern studies in this book are designed to provide trombonists with a wide variety of technical and musical challenges, progressively arranged from beginner to advanced levels. Each study forms a complete musical statement, encompassing classical music, jazz, funk, rock, and other traditional and popular world musical styles. Alternative slide positions are indicated where their use facilitates easier and more natural slide movement./ Recueil / Trombone et Piano