Latin Hanon: 30 Lessons for the Intermediate to Advanced Pianist


Book Description

(Piano). Accomplished keyboard author Peter Deneff brings you 30 lessons to help you play in the Latin style. Topics covered include: samba * bossa * Latin jazz * Montuno * Reggaeton * Caribbean * salsa * cha cha * Afro 6/8 * sycopated rhythms * octave patterns * non-sequential exercises * build technique and dexterity * great for improvisers and composers * useful for intermediate to advanced pianists * make excellent warmups.




Hal Leonard Jazz Piano Method


Book Description

(Piano Instruction). The Hal Leonard Jazz Piano Method is a comprehensive and easy-to-use guide designed for anyone interested in playing jazz piano from the complete novice just learning the basics to the more advanced player who wishes to enhance their keyboard vocabulary. There are lots of fun progressions and licks for you to play and absorb. The accompanying audio includes demonstrations of all the examples in the book! Topics include essential theory, chords and voicings, improvisation ideas, structure and forms, scales and modes, rhythm basics, interpreting a lead sheet, playing solos, and much more!




Jazz Chord Hanon (Music Instruction)


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(Musicians Institute Press). The sixth book in Peter Deneff's popular Hanon series, Jazz Chord Hanon provides 70 essential exercises in a variety of styles to benefit beginning to professional jazz keyboardist, all based on the requisite Hanon studies. The exercises address: comping, major and minor progressions, chromatic and diatonic workouts, altered chords, progressively complex voicings, the Circle of Fifths, and more. Doing these exercises is guaranteed to build fluency in all twelve keys! Includes suggested fingerings and practice tips.




Jazz Hanon (Music Instruction)


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(Musicians Institute Press). This one-on-one lesson with Musicians Institute instructor Peter Deneff features 50 exercises for the beginning to professional jazz pianist, covering: angular lines, large intervals, pentatonic patterns, blues scales, irregular chromatic melodies, double-note patterns, suggested fingerings, suggestions for practice, and more.




30-Day Keyboard Workout


Book Description

Start off your daily practice routine right with this fun collection of new and classic keyboard exercises. This versatile book includes warm-ups, chord exercises, single-note exercises, scales and more. You will gain the strength and dexterity necessary to meet the physical demands needed to play piano, organ, or any other keyboard instrument. Don't let another day go by without this perfect addition to your library.




Fundamentals of Piano Practice


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This is the first book that teaches piano practice methods systematically, based on mylifetime of research, and containing the teachings of Combe, material from over 50 pianobooks, hundreds of articles, and decades of internet research and discussions with teachersand pianists. Genius skills are identified and shown to be teachable; learning piano can raiseor lower your IQ. Past widely taught methods based on false assumptions are exposed;substituting them with efficient practice methods allows students to learn piano and obtainthe necessary education to navigate in today's world and even have a second career. See http://www.pianopractice.org/




Piano Practice Games


Book Description

(Educational Piano Library). Piano Practice Games presents imaginative ways to introduce pieces in Piano Lessons by coordinating technique, concepts, and creativity with the actual music in the Piano Lessons books. These preparation activities help focus learning by 'playing with' each lesson piece aurally, visually, and physically. Whether used in individual or group lessons, Piano Practice Games are all designed to make music. Many activities include accompaniments that can be added by the teacher or by using the CD or GM disk from the corresponding Piano Lessons book.




Masterwork classics


Book Description

A progressive repertoire series designed to motivate students while allowing them to progress evenly and smoothly from the earliest classics toward intermediate literature. These pieces are from the standard classical literature, chosen to appeal both to teacher and student. Each volume comes with a corresponding CD. PIanist Kim O'Reilly Newman holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Illinois. She has performed throughout North America and Europe with the Hambro Quartet of Pianos and was an editor and recording pianist for Alfred Music. Kim is a brain tumor survivor and now specializes in performing music for the left hand.




Technical Studies


Book Description

Comprised of 60 challenging and musically satisfying exercises, this book accentuates dynamics, rhythm and sensitivity to tempo. With a steady progression of difficulty, these rigorous studies also strengthen the hand, build greater flexibility and enhance finger dexterity. The exercises are transposed and written out in every key. Notations for fingering, dynamics and tempo have been included by the editor.




Complete Jazz Keyboard Method


Book Description

Anyone with basic keyboard skills (equivalent to Alfred's Basic Piano, Lesson Book 2) can dig right in and begin learning jazz right away. Spanning from the major scale and basic triad theory all the way through 7th chords, pentatonic scales and modulating chord progressions, this book features a full etude or tune demonstrating every new concept introduced. Beginning Jazz Keyboard breaks the age-old tradition of dry, intimidating and confusing jazz books, and provides an actual step-by-step and enjoyable method for learning to play in this style. The DVD demonstrates examples and offers opportunity to play along.