Learn To Play Blues Piano: Piano: Instrumental Tutor

Par GORDON ANDREW D.. The Bluesier Side of Jazz by Andrew D. Gordon was inspired by the Piano students he teaches at Shepherd University School of Music in Los Angeles and is dedicated to those students: Jungwon, Yumiko, Yoko, Eunice, Sooji, Hae Ji and Ok Kyu. As with many students that come from a classical background (including himself) it is a difficult transition to learn to play Blues & Jazz. When a musician improvises they usually play a variety of riffs or phrases that they have developed and learnt over a period of time and can access these phrases instantaneously whatever key they are playing in to create a seamless improvised solo from the phrases they have learnt. Andrew's idea for thisbook is to create phrases or riffs over two measures of various Blues progressions. He sub-divided each of the 12 Bar Blues progressions used in this book (the chord progression for Watermelon Man is a 16 measure progression) into six sections (two measures each) and within each of the six sections created four different phrases or riffs so that the student has a choice of four different phrases to play over every two measures. They can then create a solo based on which phrase they choose for each two measures. By breaking down these phrases to two measures each, he has found that the students have an easier time of learning to improvise than by trying to transcribe a whole solo from an audio recording or leaving them to their own devices in trying to play a solo based on the Blues scale or other related scales. Each of the ten examples are based on common Jazz/Blues chord progressions from Jazz songs such as 'Watermelon Man', 'Blue Monk', 'Tenor Madness', 'Route 66', 'Blue Trane', 'Bag's Groove' starting off with basic I-IV-V chords and increasing in complexity throughout the book. There are over 200 phrases/riffs to choose from that can be learned and applied to many types of jazz songs. The Bluesier Side of Jazz by Andrew D. Gordon was inspired by the Piano students he teaches at Shepherd University School of Music in Los Angeles and is dedicated to those students: Jungwon, Yumiko, Yoko, Eunice, Sooji, Hae Ji and Ok Kyu. As with many students that come from a classical background (including himself) it is a difficult transition to learn to play Blues & Jazz. When a musician improvises they usually play a variety of riffs or phrases that they have developed and learnt over a period of time and can access these phrases instantaneously whatever key they are playing in to create a seamless improvised solo from the phrases they havelearnt. Andrew's idea for this book is to create phrases or riffs over two measures of various Blues progressions. He sub-divided each of the 12 Bar Blues progressions used in this book (the chord progression for Watermelon Man is a 16 measure progression) into six sections (two measures each) and within each of the six sections created four different phrases or riffs so that the student has a choice of four different phrases to play over every two measures. They can then create a solo based on which phrase they choose for each two measures. By breaking down these phrases to two measures each, he has found that the students have an easier time of learning to improvise than by trying to transcribe a whole solo from an audio recording or leaving them to their own devices in trying to play a solo based on the Blues scale or other related scales. Each of the ten examples are based on common Jazz/Blues chord progressions from Jazz songs such as 'Watermelon Man', 'Blue Monk', 'Tenor Madness', 'Route 66', 'Blue Trane', 'Bag's Groove' starting off with basic I-IV-V chords and increasing in complexity throughout the book. There are over 200 phrases/riffs to choose from that can be learned and applied to many types of jazz songs. / Niveau : 3 / Recueil / Piano

Learn fun blues and soul solos to supplement your piano lessons! Blues and Soul Masters for Piano is a wonderful supplement to the student-level piano repertoire. It introduces you to colorful, fun-to-play pieces in a variety of blues and soul styles. Take a guided tour through the important styles of the blues and soul masters. You'll learn how they get their unique sound---while progressively arranged, original compositions give you a chance to try out these styles on your own. Accompanying every piece are listening suggestions, a biography of the artist who inspired it, and specially tailored preparatory exercises. Blues and Soul Masters for Piano is recommended for students age 12 and older, but younger musicians can enjoy playing the pieces under the guidance of a teacher. The included CD demonstrates all the examples and allows you to play along (with solo keyboard or full band).* Perfect for curious piano students and self-learners* A great supplement to piano lessons * For both young and adult learners * Correlates with Alfred Music's best-selling piano methods Each solo piano piece in the Masters for Piano series correlates to pages in Alfred's Complete Methods---such as Beginning, Intermediate, and Mastering Blues Keyboard---as well as Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course and Alfred's Basic Adult Piano All-in-One Course. / Piano

Learn To Play Classic Rock Piano From The Masters breaks down the elements that go into playing rock Piano - the melodic riffs, chords, rhythms and bass lines - and explores styles and techniques from all over the map: from hard-driving rock, sweet ballads and funky blues riffs to jazz-inflected polychords.Section I takes examples from dozens of famous songs and shows you exactly what goes on in the Piano parts. Section II has seven note-for-note transcriptions of Piano solos by classic rock pianists. These are written out in meticulous detail and analyzed for study and inspiration. Proceed and learn the way of the masters. / Piano

If you've completed Play Piano Today! Book 1, congratulations! Book 2 begins with the left hand on bass clef. Focusing on the left hand will strengthen your keyboard technique and reading skills, adding to the tools you need to play the piano with confidence and ease. The accompanying audio will make learning more enjoyable as you progress step by step through each lesson at your own pace. Much like a traditional lesson, the best way to learn this material is to read and practice a while on your own, and then try playing with the audio. Use the Playback+ feature online to adjust the tempo as you learn each song. Every music track has been given a track number, so when youwant to practice a song again, you can find it right away./ Etude / Piano

Par CORNICK MIKE. Level 2 of Mike Cornick's Play the Piano! moves seamlessly on from Level 1 ensuring continuous musical and technical progress for the adult or older teenager. With the raised technical levels the choice of musical genres is even more enriched with arrangements of traditional folk music and music by, for example, J. S. Bach, W. A. Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Mike Cornick, Elton John and more. The result is a feast of beautiful music and the continued guidance from Mike Cornick will help the player develop the technical skills and confidence to interact with the rewarding musical experiences provided by the CDs. Again, at each stage, more pieces may be downloaded FOR FREE from the Universal Edition website. PLAY THE PIANO! - Step-by-step learning in playing and reading, starting from absolute scratch, presented in clearly structured stages - Also suitable for the 'returning beginner' - Performance pieces in a range of styles from classical and folk through to jazz - Helpful and stimulating CDs with aural development exercises and recordings of the pieces, many with 'play-along' tracks - Warm-up exercises - Even more performance pieces which, together with more supporting material for each stage, are available as FREE DOWNLOADS from the Universal Edition website. / Pédagogie / Etude / Piano

Par GORDON ANDREW D.. 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 at a slow tempo and twice at the normal tempo) that will enable thebeginner/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. 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. / Niveau : 1 / Etudes et exercices / Etude / Piano

Teach yourself how to play Piano with Progressive Beginner Piano which covers the important techniques required to learn to play the Piano including how to play chords notes and beginner Pianoscales.Suitable for all ages and all Piano types including electric digital and Piano Keyboards.Includes 45 exercises and popular easy music for beginners in rock pop country folk blues and classicalstyles.In full colour throughout with photos diagrams and easy-to-read music for beginners and Piano chords for beginners.Comes with 1 DVD and 1 CD containing Piano videos and audio for all examples.No priorknowledge of how to read music or playing Piano is required to teach yourself to learn to play Piano from this book. Includes free poster.