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 Piano uses 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 a enjoyable melodies to introduce 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 absolute beginning 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 the basics 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 and techniques 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. The book is accompanied by a unique download card, giving instant online access to audio downloads of demonstrations and backing tracks. Pupils will be able to hear how each tune should sound, before playing it along with a professional recording. Fun images throughout make this a hugely fun and enjoyable book to introduce young beginners to the joys of playing the Keyboard.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-understand lessons and colourful images combine to create a Keyboard method that will keep children interested and start them on their way towards becoming proficient keyboardists. / Clavier

The Keyboard From The Beginning: Songbook is a fantastic collection of favourite songs specially chosen for primary school-age children starting to learn the instrument. The Keyboard From The Beginning series is an ideal introduction to the instrument, and this Songbook is a great companion selection of tunes that follow the same format, ideal for those working through the bestselling method.If you've been working through the Keyboard From The Beginning book, this songbook will be familiar to you, with a similar structure and introduction of new skills and techniques as you progress through the book. This is a selection of well-loved songs as well as classical favourites that have been notated with simplified arrangements and annotated with fingering guides, ensuring you start making great music no matter how much of a beginner you are.Beginning with very simple tunes for one hand like Jingle Bells, When The Saints Go Marching In and Skip To My Lou, the book progresses to songs that can be swiftly mastered with both hands such as Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot and culminating with Spring (from 'The Four Seasons'). Not only has this Keyboard From The Beginning Songbook been designed as an ideal complement to the tuition method, the songs contained within are matched to different techniques, so it will simultaneously build musical technique and construct an exciting repertoire for the student. As the pupil progresses through this book, they will be introduced to techniques like shifting hand positions, flats, legato, rests, the pentatonic scales, and different chords. Lyrics are included for most songs in the first part of this Beginner's Songbook, helping students with their rhythm as they progress to playing with an independent right and left hand. Each tune also features some helpful hints and tips so that you get off to exactly the right start, ensuring that, from the very beginning, the perfect mix of theoretical technique and musical enjoyment is achieved, making learning this instrument as fun as playing it.If you know a primary school-age pupil who has ever wanted to learn the Keyboard or Piano, but has been unsure where to begin, point them in the direction of the Keyboard From The Beginning Songbook, the perfect musical companion to the Keyboard From The Beginning Tuition Book that makes learning some favourite tunes fun and enjoyable. / Clavier

The Easiest Keyboard Collection is the best way to learn twenty Hot Hits from the current charts. Ideal for beginners, each song is arranged for all electronic Keyboards with an easy melody line, chord symbols, lyrics and lots more invaluable information.Featuring songs that are popular right now, the Easiest Keyboard Collection: Hot Hits will allow you to play songs like All About That Bass, Hold Back The River, Shake It Off, Take Me To Church and LunchMoney Lewis' fantastic Bills. Not only these, but some great tunes from popular films can be found inside, like Tegan and Sara's Everything Is AWESOME!!! from 'The Lego Movie' and Wiz Khalifa's emotional See You Again from the seventh 'Fast and Furious' instalment. As well as the large selection of popular songs, what makes this collection unique is the way it helps you to sound as close to the real thing as possible. Each song includes chord symbols, lyrics and suggested voice registration, rhythm and tempo. Not only this, but easy-to-read Keyboard diagrams are given at the beginning of each song so that you can instantly see the left-hand chord voicings used. The Hot Hits songbook also includes a wealth of useful information at the beginning that you can use to brush up on your general theory knowledge. With at-a-glance information about the grand staff, different note values, time signatures and key signatures with a handy note guide, the Easiest Keyboard Collection is the quickest way to learn a great selection of Hot Hits while getting better at the Keyboard at the same time.With 20 of the most popular Hot Hits and all the help you could want in sounding good, the Easiest Keyboard Collection makes learning popular tunes both fast and fun. / Clavier

Do you play acoustic piano? Electronic keyboard? Hammond organ? Clavinet? Is your preferred genre pop? Rock? R and B? Funk? Soul? Folk? If you answered yes to any of these, this publication is for you. Pop Keyboard Concepts is the go-to book for all keyboard practitioners of popular music. This book covers all the basics, from scales and chord progressions to rhythm and melody. But the real meat of the book comes in Practical Application. Here, you'll learn about comping patterns, harmonized scales, and how to solo in a variety of styles - from funk to dance groove to R and B. Topics include: scale types and application, chord types and progressions, rhythmic subdivision and syncopation, improvisation concepts, comping patterns, ideas for soloing and more. Demo tracks for all the exercises are accessed online for download or streaming using the unique code in each book. / Clavier (Piano, Clavecin Et Orgue)

A Fun and Comprehensive Overview of Rock Keyboard Playing. Par BOUCHARD JOE / ROMEO SHEILA. The Total Rock Keyboardist will teach you everything you need to know to become a well-rounded player. This book provides warm-ups, practice tips, discussion of various keyboard instruments and their place in music history, left-hand bass lines in a variety of styles, tips for improvising melodies and keyboard solos, and great songs and examples in the styles of innovative rock keyboardists. You'll also learn music theory including chords, diatonic harmony, and scales. All players, from beginning to advanced, will take something away from this wide-ranging study of rock keyboards. A practice CD with backing tracks is included. / Méthode en anglais / Méthode / Clavier

Par WALKER SARAH. Electronic Keyboard Basics 2 follows on directly from Book 1 and introduces bass-clef reading, key signatures and scales. Echo playing and simple improvisation encourage pupils to play by ear and develop good aural skills. Packed with the widest variety of musical styles from classical to contemporary, and full of fantastic illustrations, Sarah Walker's Electronic Keyboard Basics is the brightest and most straight-forward way to learn! / Niveau : Facile / Recueil / Clavier Electronique

The Complete Keyboard Player series will teach you everything you need to know to get the most out of your electronic keyboard, in a fraction of the time it takes to learn a conventional instrument. Based on popular songs and with easy-to-follow text and diagrams, this excellent course assumes no prior knowledge of keyboards or music. All three books are available with an optional professional-quality CD, with full-band backing tracks and demosntrations of all songs. Book two contains: Sharps, flats and naturals 7 new right hand notes Minor Chords Dotted notes and syncopation Chord chart / Clavier

Description This comprehensive book/CD pack will teach you the basic skills needed to play beginning rock Keyboard. From comping to soloing, you'll learn the theory, tools, and techniques used by the pros. The accompanying CD demonstrates most of the music examples in the book. The full-band tracks feature the rhythm section on the left channel and the Piano on the right channel, so that you can play along with the band. Get started today!