The Jazz Piano Book


Book Description

The most highly acclaimed jazz piano method ever published! Over 300 pages with complete chapters on Intervals and triads, The major modes and II-V-I, 3-note voicings, Sus. and phrygian Chords, Adding notes to 3-note voicings, Tritone substitution, Left-hand voicings, Altering notes in left-hand Stride and Bud Powell voicings, Block chords, Comping ...and much more! Endorsed by Kenny Barron, Down Beat, Jamey Aebersold, etc.




The Pianotrainer Scales Workbook


Book Description

The PianoTrainer Scales Workbook is an all-in-one must-have resource for scales, arpeggios and broken chords, including all the keys and basic shapes that piano students should learn. With clear scale notation, easy-to-visualize keyboard diagrams and excellent theory activities to consolidate understanding and underline the importance of writing music. It is ideal for developing a bespoke scale curriculum, and the unique PianoTrainer Scale Challenge will help create structure and motivation for students. Suitable for elementary to intermediate (approximately Grade 5) level players, this workbook covers several years; study alongside The Foundation Pianist and The Intermediate Pianist books. Each key includes the major and harmonic, melodic and natural minor scales, plus the arpeggio and broken chord, all covering two octaves. There are also introductions to contrary motion, chromatic and Russian scales. This comprehensive collection is a go-to resource that every budding piano student should have, with its clear presentation, creative activities and original coaching tips. "--Liz Giannopoulos, Encore Music Tuition."




Piano Adventures Scale and Chord Book 1


Book Description

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Playing 5-finger scales has significant value for early-level pianists. This innovative book helps students chart progress through all major and minor 5-finger scales, cross-hand arpeggios, and primary chords. Engaging teacher duets for each key are used for scale exercises. Students also enjoy improvisation activities for each key with creative prompts to inspire imagery, character, and tempo.




All-in-One Piano Scales, Chords & Arpeggios


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(Piano Instruction). For generations, scales, chords, and arpeggios have been an essential element of keyboard study. Not only do they equip piano students with the technical acumen required to play the instrument, they also provide practical instruction in the basics of music theory. In this must-have, all-in-one resource, you'll find notation and fingerings for scales, chords, arpeggios, and primary cadences for the 15 major keys and the 15 minor keys. Chromatic scales, scales in thirds and sixths, and the grand scale are also included.




The Complete Piano Player: Book 2


Book Description

This is the second book I the Complete Piano Player course and is every bit as rewarding as the first. You will learn how to play songs by Elvis Presley, Rod Stewart, The Beatles and more, while introducing new notes for both hands, extending past the range of the original five-finger position. Letter names will appear alongside new notes only. Carefully follow the lessons and you will find you have learned all about accidentals, chord symbols, dotted rhythms and wrist staccato, as well as having increased your repertoire and grown as a musician Remember playing little and often is the best way to make rapid progress and become the complete piano player. Songlist: - A Hard Days Night [The Beatles] - Bright Eyes [Art Garfunkel] - By The Time I Get To Phoenix [Glen Campbell] - Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) [Trad.] - Guantanamera [Trad.] - He'll Have To Go [Jim reeves] - Laughing Samba [Edmundo Ros] - Let Him Go, Let Him Tarry [Trad.] - Let It Be [The Beatles] - Liebestraum [Liszt] - My Own True Love (from Gone With the Wind) - Plaisir D'amour [Martini] - Puff The Magic Dragon [Peter, Paul & Mary] - Sailing [Colin Downs] - Silent Night [Trad.] - Take Me Home Country Roads [John Denver] - The Winner Takes It All [ABBA] - Those Lazy Crazy Days Of Summer [Nat king Cole] - Under The Bridges Of Paris [Dean Martin] - What Kind Of Fool Am I? - William Tell Overture – Theme [Rossini] - Wooden Heart [Elvis Presley]







Alfred's Piano 101, Book 1


Book Description

This comprehensive approach to functional musicianship at the keyboard includes varied repertoire, theory, technique, sight-reading, harmonization from lead sheets, ear training and ensembles. Great for college non-music majors, continuing education classes, music dealer in-store programs and group piano classes at the middle and high school levels. Book 1 contains 15 units each with a variety of repertoire, exercises, unit review worksheets and an assignment page.




Lightning Fast Piano Scales


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Discover How to Get Lightning Fast Piano Scales With 5 Minutes a Day of Practice. You're about to discover how to learn and speed up your scales from scratch, the easy way. A lot of beginners simply practice their scales over and over, without realizing that's the slow way of learning. This book has all the specific strategies and tactics to practice more efficiently and get your scales up to speed fast. Want proof? Here's a video of me playing all 12 major scales: http: //youtu.be/Ow6BacGiKwQ I used this exact method to get my scales fast and smooth. How does this work? Think back to school when you had to learn a long list of vocabulary words. The first time you learned them, you probably just repeated them over and over and over, and it took forever. Then eventually you figured out strategies to learn them faster. You used flashcards, or acronyms, or flowcharts, and you realized words that used to take you 4 hours to learn you could learn in 15 minutes! It's the same way with piano! If you have the right strategies, you can learn scales realllllly fast and: -Captivate Audiences -Boost Your Technique -Surprise Your Teacher -Feel "At Home" On The Keyboard There are also physical techniques that help you play faster. For example, the thumb-under section of the scale causes problems for a lot of people. The Quick-Thumb strategy in this book is specifically designed to overcome this problem. We'll also go over correct form, using the Over-Under wrist motion. If you aren't already using the Over-Under motion, you'll see immediate results in not only your scales but everything else you play. You'll become a "Piano Superhuman" and: -Cut Down Your Practice Time -Or... Practice More And 2x Your Results -Master The Tricky "Thumb Under" Move -Memorize Scales - Fast -Eliminate the "Stuck" Feeling This book will give you a simple, step-by-step training plan on exactly what to do every day to learn your scales. You'll start out with specific exercises in Phase 1, then move onto intermediate exercises in Phase 2, then finally advanced exercises in Phase 3. These phases give you a complete progression on how to learn piano scales fast, without frustration and anxiety. Why should you learn from me? I do have a degree in Music from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. I don't think that's a good reason to learn from me. The only true test of a musician is how well they can play. If at any time you want to see what I'm capable on piano, you can listen to me on my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/keystroke3 I also have a passion for teaching piano, if you want to see the some of my lessons, you can go to my website: www.bestpianotips.com Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn... -The 3 Phases of Scale Development and What Phase You're In -the Quick-Thumb Technique to get a Smooth Thumb Under Transition -How To Develop a "Challenge Attitude" to Make Learning Scales Exciting -How Learning Scales Leads to a Technique Boost That Benifits Everything Else You Play -How to Use the Added Note Strategy for Rapid Scale Memorization -the Optimum Daily Practice Routine, Laid Out Step-by-Step -The 3 Golden Rules to Efficient Piano Practice -Using a Metronome the Right Way to Quickly Speed Up Your Scales From Slow to Fast -Much, much more! Get your copy today! Tags: piano exercises, piano for beginners, piano practice, piano lessons, piano instruction books, piano guide, piano practice, piano technique, piano books, piano lessons, piano lesson book, piano course, piano for dummies







The Comprehensive Book of Modes and Scales


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The Comprehensive Book of Modes and Scales for Piano and Keyboard Players was written specifically for classically trained pianists with little knowledge of scales. This book contains over 70 scales and modes including major, minor, jazz modes, pentatonic, bebop, octatonic, exotic, synthetic scales, etc. Each scale is shown with its interesting features, chords that may be used with it, and several ways to think of the scale. Each scale is shown in all 12 keys.