Boogie Woogie for Beginners: Keyboard Instruction: Piano: Instrumental Tutor

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.

Keyboard magazine calls Chuck Leavell “one of the finest rock keyboardists of all time.” His work has been heard on the recordings of Eric Clapton The Rolling Stones George Harrison Train The Indigo Girls Blues Traveler and many others. In his first instructional DVD Chuck starts out with the basics – stretching finger exercises octaves and scales – and then demonstrates techniques useful for playing blues gospeland boogie woogie piano. Along the way he breaks down Eric Clapton's “Alberta” and The Allman Brothers' “Statesboro Blues” and “Jessica.” Archival clips of Ray Charles Mississippi FredMcDowell Meade “Lux” Lewis Eric Clapton and The Allman Brothers Band complement recollections of Chuck's early musical experiences and notable career highlights. This jam-packed DVD also includes a special section inwhich Chuck shares his thoughts about how to prepare for the recording studio. Whether you're a beginner or a pro at the piano this DVD will provide you with tips to improve your playing! 125 minutes.

100 Ultimate Blues Riffs for Piano/Keyboards the Beginner Series by musician educator and world renowned author Andrew D. Gordon is an exhaustive guide to introduce beginner students to the various phrases or riffs that make up Blues piano playing both from a rhythmic and soloing standpoint. Due to the continued success of his more advanced book 100 Ultimate Blues Riffs for Piano/Keyboards Andrew decided to author a similar type of book for beginner students. This book is ideal for the beginner to intermediate music student with most of the examples notated in the easier keys. Besides learning how to play Blues riffs the book is a useful toolfor sight reading exercises with many different left and right hand rhythms. The 12 bar Blues progression and the Blues scale in Andrew s opinion the two most important aspects of playing the Blues is explained in detail as well as straight and swing rhythms. There are five sections to the riffs in the book section 1 contains basic Blues riffs section 2 contains Rhythm and Blues influenced riffs section 3 contains Boogie Woogie riffs section 4 contains Rock influenced Blues riffs and section 5 contains Gospel influenced Blues riffs. Included with this book are downloadable audio files that contains all the riffs recorded twice: first piano with bass and drums and second just bass and drums so you can play-a-long.