Keyboard From The Beginning

Keyboard From The Beginning is a practical teaching method for younger students who are just starting to learn the instrument. Ideal for 6- to 12-year-olds this introduction to playing the Keyboard or Pianouses a mix of original and favourite melodies as well as fun pictures to get pupils making music from their very first lesson.   Keyboard From The Beginning uses enjoyable melodies tointroduce different techniques and principles guiding young students in the beginning of their Keyboard-playing career. No previous musical knowledge or experience is necessary this book will take students from the absolutebeginning to playing their first fun tunes with ease.    Using over 30 enjoyable and simple tunes this book will allow young beginners to express their musicality at the same time as learning thebasics of playing. With timeless tunes like Au Clair De La Lune This Old Man London Bridge and Ode To Joy children will learn to play these simple melodies while at the same time learning new notes andtechniques like different time signatures rests dotted rhythms and even scales and chords.    As the book progresses new techniques are introduced providing a structured and logical course making this an ideal book for students to work from either on their own or as part of a larger group. Fun images throughout make this a hugely fun and enjoyable book to introduce young beginners to the joys of playing theKeyboard.   Keyboard From The Beginning is a brilliant way for young pupils with no previous musical experience to learn to play the Keyboard. Musical melodies easy-to-understandlessons and colourful images combine to create a Keyboard method that will keep children interested and start them on their way towards becoming proficient keyboardists. 

Starter Series DVD-Filled with rock solid information from beginning to end this intermediate-level DVD helps keyboard players build a stronger foundation covering essential concepts such as: the circle of fifths inversions passing tones and triads scales and chords chord progressions improvising melodies soloing and more!Includes a jam session with a live band playing in rock blues and funk styles and a detailed booklet showing all examples in standard notation.

A boisterous and exciting setting of a Grainger favourite. A joy to play from beginning to end. (The Recorder)

Upon completion of this book, you will be able to play from popular piano sheet music and lead sheets, and be ready to play in a band! Alfred Music's exclusive TNT 2 software lets you customize the audio tracks for practice. Use it to slow down tracks, isolate and loop parts, and change tempos and keys. Features: *The easiest way to learn to play rock keyboard *Step-by-step explanation on how to read music *Learn basics like how to sit at the keyboard and proper hand position *Easy-to-understand approach to scales and chords *Music examples in the style of Billy Joel, The Kingsmen, Coldplay, Ben Folds Five, and more.*Essential chord chart with all the major and minor chords for the right hand / Clavier

The Piano Teacher's Resource Kit is the ultimate teaching tool!Inside you will find over 80 fun and challenging activities and resources spanning five carefully organized levels of difficulty to meet the needs of your entire studio from beginning to advanced students.The reproducible pages include valuable resources for Piano teachers and music teachers alike.The worksheets puzzles and games are created in 5 levels from beginner to intermediate.Over 80 pages of worksheets on note-spelling rhythm chords key signatures Sudoku games crossword puzzles practice charts and more!All pages are perforated for ease ofcopying.Perfect for group or private instruction teachers will appreciate the wide variety of activities and well-graded worksheets that can be used over and over again.

Based on popular songs and with easy-to-follow text and diagrams this excellent course assumes no prior knowledge of keyboards or music yet right from the beginning you will be playing arrangements which include a completerhythm section with full sounding chords bass and drums. Book 1 contains 15 famous songs including 'Let It Be' 'Super Trouper' 'Oh Lonesome Me' and 'Blowin' In The Wind'. Instrumental effects include piano guitar vibes andmany others.

Based on popular songs and with easy-to-follow text and diagrams this excellent course assumes no prior knowledge of keyboards or music yet right from the beginning you will be playing arrangements which include a completerhythm section with full sounding chords bass and drums. Book 2 includes 'Love Me Tender' 'Sailing' 'Take Me Home Country Roads' 'For Once In My Life' plus instrumental effects - electric guitar big band sounds strings andmany others.

14 exact transcriptions of the Keyboard parts from the 2016 album release by Dream Theater approved by Jordan Rudess himself. Includes: 'Dystopian Overture', 'The Gift of Music', 'Heaven's Cove', 'A Life Left Behind', 'Lord Nafaryus', 'Moment of Betrayal', 'My Last Farewell', 'A New Beginning', 'The Path That Divides', 'Ravenskill', 'A Tempting Offer', 'Three Days', 'The Walking Shadow', 'When Your Time Has Come'.

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

Pieces exercises and tips for the beginner. This step-by-step tutor is designed for players of all ages at an early stage of their studies, having mastered the main keyboard functions and with a foundation of basic music reading and playing skills in place, and follows on directly from Introducing Electronic Keyboard - part 1. Suitable for use either with a teacher or by self-learners, this book will reinforce what you learnt in Part 1 and develop new performing and reading skills alongside increased use of keyboard functions, taking your playing to the next level and equipping you with the key skills required to begin preparing for Trinity College London?s Electronic Keyboard Grade 1 and Grade 2 exams. In this book, you?ll explore syncopated rhythms and swing feel, playing in different keys, using scales like the pentatonic and blues scales, and later on, you?ll be introduced to reading your left hand in the bass clef and pianistic technique. Audio download included.