A Polyrhythmic Journey In 6/8 Time. Par DWORSKY ALAN. In The Joy of Six, Dworsky adapts African and Afro-Cuban polyrhythms to the keyboard in a world-beat classical style. At the heart of the book are four beautiful solo pieces designed to teach different rhythms. Each piece is covered in a separate lesson, where it\'s broken down into bite-sized patterns that start easy and gradually get more difficult, designed to lead you step-by-step into the magical world of 6/8 time. As you work through the patterns, Dworsky will be with you every step of the way, anticipating your questions and pointing out whatever will make your journey easier. His clear writing makes rhythmic concepts easily understandable, while his conversational tone creates the feel of private lessons. And the CD that comes with the book contains a recording of every pattern and piece, making The Joy of Six a complete self-instruction package. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / World Music - Methods / Méthode / Piano

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 popularsongs and with easy-to-follow text and diagrams this excellent course assumes no prior knowledge of keyboards or music. Book one contains: Playing technique and style About your keyboardThe accompaniment section Single-finger and fingered chords Major and seventh chords 12 right hand notes Note name stickers A number of hit songs

Sonaten 38-50-The composer pianist and Piano teacher Leopold Koželuch (1747-1818) was one of the leading Czech musicians in 18th-century Vienna. His 50 sonatas for Keyboard bear witness not only to the transition from the harpsichord or clavichord to the pianoforte but also to the evolution of the classical sonata at the turn of the 19th century.Until now there have been few modern editions of this music. This Barenreiter edition prepared by Christopher Hogwood is the first to present all of Koželuch’s sonatas for solo Keyboard. Each of the four volumes contains 12 to 13 sonatas in chronological order by date of initial publication. The fourth volume edited with the assistance of Ryan Mark contains the last sonatas and those handed down only in manuscript form.First complete edition of the sonatas for Keyboard.Suitable for professionals and amateurs alike.Ideal for teaching purposes.Detailed Foreword (Eng/Cz/Ger) Critical Commentary (Eng) and facsimile pages.Overview of contents: Complete Sonatas for Keyboard:Volume I BA 9511 12 sonatas from the years 1780-1784.Volume II BA 9512 12 sonatas from the years 1784-1786.Volume III BA 9513 13 sonatas from the years 1788-1797.Volume IV BA 9514 9 sonatas from the years 1807-1809; 4 sonatas from the 1770s which exist only in manuscript.Complete Sonatas for KeyboardSet of all 4 volumes: BA 9515: Special set price

Cool Blues Piano-Keyboard Grooves is a music instructional book written by internationally acclaimed author/musician Andrew D. Gordon.Andrew D. Gordon has written over 60 music educational books such as: ?12 Bar Blues Bible? ?100 Ultimate Blues Riffs? ?60 Of The Funkiest Keyboard Riffs Known To Mankind? ?The Bluesier Side Of Jazz? ?Ultimate Latin Riffs for Piano/Keyboards? available worldwide through music stores and internet sites either as music books or digital downloads.This book contains 44 Blues rhythm grooves recorded 4 times (twice ata slow tempo and twice at the normal tempo) that will enable the beginner/intermediate student to develop their Blues Piano/Keyboard skills through watching Gordon play the grooves in the video as well as seeing the music notation at the same time. Using this method with his students Andrew D. Gordon has noticed that they are able to learn quickly as well as having a lot of fun learning.The grooves are in different keys and tempos based on the 12 Bar Blues tradition and cover a wide range of different Blues styles whether playing a Slow Blues Funky Blues Swing Blues Boogie-Woogie Rock Blues etc.

Easiest Keyboard Collection-Easiest Keyboard Collection: Today's Big Hits features a collection of today's biggest hits in easy melody line arrangements for all Electronic Keyboards including Best Song Ever Just Give Me AReason and Wake Me Up.Ideal for the beginner each song has chord symbols lyrics suggested registration rhythm and tempo.Easy-to-follow Keyboard diagrams are grouped together at the start of eachsong and show all the left-hand chord voicings used.

Foreword by Chuck Leavell-The authentic guide to traditional and modern blues keyboard playing with rhythm and soloing concepts for piano and organ. Build your blues vocabulary with ideas for ensemble playing; intros turnarounds licks and endings; piano and organ accompaniment; phrasing and soloing; and much more. Written by Marty Sammon the keyboardist in Buddy Guy's acclaimed band. This book includes access to audio demonstration tracks online for download or streaming featuring Marty and his band playing the examples in the book.

All three parts of Kenneth Baker's best-selling tutor method for all keyboards revised and fully updated in one complete volume with three CDs! Everything you need to know to get the most out of your electronic keyboard. Basedon popular songs and with easy-to-follow text and diagrams it assumes no previous knowledge of the keyboard or music.Includes great songs by Bryan Adams Abba The Beatles David Bowie Coldplay Bob Dylan Elton John Madonna Sting Travis Westlife and Robbie Williams.

The conclusion to this jazz method starts with a review of concepts from Intermediate Jazz Keyboard and quickly moves on to more advanced concepts of chord voicings, modal soloing, substitution, reharmonization, modes of the minor scales, diminished and whole-tone scales, walking bass, stride piano technique, non-diatonic progressions and much more. The perfect launching pad for a lifetime of discovery and joy of playing music, this is an essential vehicle for any keyboardist\'s journey into jazz. The CD includes examples and opportunities to play along. / Méthode en anglais / Méthode / Piano ou Clavier

The FJH Keyboard Chord Encyclopedia is a quick reference guide containing the most common chords and chord voicings used in folk jazz and popular music. This book is written especially for keyboardists—both novice and professional—who work with popular music by ear or use lead sheets etc. The encyclopedia is organized chromatically into chapters starting with C and progressing upward through B. Enharmonic chapters are also included.

Large 248 page spiral-bound book and CD. A practical and systematic method that teaches how to practice jazz Piano voicings so that they become automatic and intuitive. The method progresses step by step from 2-voice to 7-voice chord structures with fourths and upper-structure triads. Each chapter presents essential harmonic progressions written and spelled out in all keys along with fingerings to help non-keyboardists. Also provided are songs written out for both hands which utilize the techniques and voicings just learned. Includes comping rhythms bass line techniques and practice strategies. Excellent for both classroom and individual study. Strongly endorsed byMark Levine Bobby Shew Denis Diblasio and many others. The included Play-a-long CD lets you practice the piano exercises in the book with bass and drum accompaniment; you can also practice comping along with a Saxophone soloist. A demonstration Piano track on one channel played with a stylistic comping feel gives you an idea of how the Piano voicing exercises should sound.

Tämä opas kertoo kaikkein tärkeimmät asiat kun aloitat keyboardin soiton. Selkeät kuvat auttavat ensimmäisistä harjoituksista taustaraitojen kanssa soittamiseen saakka!Tässäloistavassa oppaassa saat:? Selkeän opastuksen kuvien kera etkä mitään pitkiä selostuksia.? Käytännön ohjeita ja vinkkejä kytkemisestä huoltamisesta soittamisesta jne.? Audioraidat kertovat miltä sinun tulisi kuulostaa ja paljon muuta...? Täydelliset säestysraidat mukanasoittamiseen.

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.