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Rockschool is about playing the styles of music you enjoy. The specially written tunes develop the key skills, styles and techniques you need so you can play the hits of yesterday, today and tomorrow. The Rockschool packs include full notation and TAB plus backing tracks on a CD featuring top musicians. Students are encouraged to be creative with the Rockschool tunes - so feel free to improvise and adapt them to suit your playing style and musical approach! Rockschool's grade exams are made up of the following elements: * Performance pieces * Technical exercises * Sight reading or Improvisation And Interpretation * Quick Study Piece * Ear Tests * General Musicianship / Piano Et Claviers / Partition + Cd

Rockschool is about playing the styles of music you love. The Band Based Keys Syllabus is designed to put Keyboard players right at the heart of a band - where most if not all modern keyboard players perform their music. Band Based Keys Grade 2 is tailored to those of you who are building up confidence in the fundamentals of playing. The Grade 2 book has 6 pieces of original music to choose from covering Glam Rock R n' B and Soul music styles. The Book includes: Standard notation Full mixes & backing track CD Track fact file Playing tips &Walkthrough Unseen test examples & technical exercises. Tuning notes. Students are always encouraged to be creative with the Rockschool tunes so feel free to improvise and adapt them to suit your own playing style. Requirements: Keyboard with 61 keys. Patches: Acoustic piano Electric piano Organ Strings and Synth.

Ultimate Contemporary Rhythm Keyboard Grooves by Andrew D. Gordon will give you an insight into how keyboardists play rhythm Keyboard grooves in many different styles of contemporary music such as: Pop Rock Blues Jazz Funk R&B Latin Gospel New Age Reggae Calypso. Each of the 21 grooves is broken down into patterns ranging from 3 up to 16 with over 150 patterns in total. Each groove uses a chord progression that is commonly used for that style of music and generally starts off with a simplified pattern and as you progress through the groove the patterns become more complex both rhythmically and harmonically.The CD that accompaniesthis book contains all the patterns that are notated in the book. Each pattern is recorded twice 1st. with the Keyboard rhythm part playing along with a rhythm section of Organ Guitar Bass and Drums and in certain grooves percussion 2nd. the rhythm section without the piano rhythm part so you can practice along. Also there are extended 2-3 minute play-a-long mp3 files of all 21 grooves contained on the CD that can be accessed from a computer enabling you to practice each groove and pattern for an extended period of time. The play-a-long mp3 files gives you the ability to either practice the rhythm patterns notated in the book in whatever order you prefer as well as the possibility of creating your own rhythm patterns. MIDI files are also included on the CD.This book is being used by Andrew to teach Keyboard students in his 'Keyboard Groove Lab' at Cornel School of Contemporary Music in Los Angeles.

Andrew D. Gordon world renowned music educator author of over 60 music educational products has previously written numerous books on funk Keyboard styles such as: ?60 Of The Funkiest Keyboard Riffs Known To Mankind? ?Funky Organ Grooves? ?Outta Sight Funk and RandB Riffs For Piano/Keyboards? which have been well received by students teachers and musicians all over the world. As playing funk styles is a passion of Gordon?s he has written this instructional book 100 Ultimate Soul Funk and RandB Grooves based on the influences of the great Funk Soul and RandB artists such as: JamesBrown Herbie Hancock The Crusaders Average White Band Marvin Gaye Miles Davis Stevie Wonder Parliament Ramsey Lewis Booker T and The MG?s MFSB Billy Preston etc. Besides the afore-mentioned styles Gordon has also added a few grooves that are Afro-Caribbean such as: Latin Reggae and Calypso. Each of the 100 grooves have been recorded with the Keyboard part playing along with a rhythm section of Guitar Bass Drums Organ and in many of the grooves Percussion. There is also a three minute Play-Along track for each of the 100 grooves minus the keyboard part so that you can practice along with the rhythm tracks adding up to over 5 hours of Play-Along tracks.A Spotify playlist containing the songs that have influenced the grooves can also be listened to. 'Andrew has a great flair for a large variety of grooves.  These exercises if practiced can really help ones musicianship and feel and I wish I had them when I grew up. To be able to read them and hear them played is extremely valuable'. - Mike Garson Keyboard player for David Bowie  

The Crash Course: Keyboard is a tuition method designed to allow you to learn the Keyboard in just 8 weeks. This fast-track guide will help you develop technique and style on the Keyboard, taking you from novice to competent performer day-by-day. The included audio download features demonstrations of every exercise.Crash Course Keyboard requires a commitment to learning, but features daily lessons, end-of-week tests and demonstration audio to turn your dream of playing the Keyboard into reality in the shortest possible time. Using the book and audio download, you'll develop good Keyboard technique, learn to read notation and chord symbols and understand music theory. As you progress through the days and weeks, you'll begin to play tunes, bass lines and riffs, before improvising and eventually being able to play a range of styles, from blues and jazz to rock and reggae.The Crash Course series condenses many years of learning into an eight week schedule, allowing you to learn the most fundamental parts of the Keyboard in just two months. Each day of each week is logically structured so that you learn the basics through all the key concepts in the most ordered way possible. The accompanying audio download gives you instant online access to matching audio demonstrations of all the exercises, so that you can hear exactly how things should sound, before nailing it yourself.The author, David Mitchell, is an experienced music educator and musician, who has also included a helpful introductory section, where he details what to expect from the Crash Course Keyboard, as well as a brief note on the capabilities of the Keyboard, how to practise effectively and a quick guide to notation, ensuring that even absolute beginners can get started on the instrument with this course.If you are looking for a way to learn the Keyboard but feel like you're too busy during the day, or don't have the motivation to devote so much time to practising, Crash Course Keyboard is for you. By devoting a set amount of time per day to learning, you will progress quickly while the incentive to play will not decrease. In just two months, your playing could be up to a standard you're proud of. / Clavier

Playing Keyboard Bass Lines provides a step-by-step approach to learning how to play left hand bass lines at the keyboard. It offers examples and exercises covering the chord progressions and styles thatthe player will encounter in the real world.Players of all levels will benefit from the focus on walking bass lines playing in a 'two-feel' waltz time Latin styles putting both hands together.