Ultimate Latin Riffs for Piano/Keyboards is a book written by the combined talents of internationally renowned authors/educators Carlos Campos and Andrew D. Gordon. This book provides an extensive study into the various piano/keyboard Latin styles including: Salsa Mambo Merengue Calypso Cha Cha etc. These exciting 50 examples will have you spending many enjoyable hours learning the intricacies of Latin piano/keyboard playing. The book is transcribed note for note from the superbly recorded audio files. Each example is recorded twice the first version with piano bass and drums and the second version with just bass anddrums so that the pianist/keyboardist can practice along with the rhythm section.

This step-by step guide will help you develop the skills essential for a stylistic performance. The hands-on instruction presents information on patterns, grooves, rhythms, keyboard instrumentation, and much more. Gospel stylings are discussed in detail, as is the role of the keyboard both as a solo instrument and in the context of an instrumental ensemble. You'll learn how to play intros, how to vary articulation appropriately according to musical genre, and how to play multiple keyboards simultaneously. Historical information on the roots of the R and B soul musical style is presented, along with lists of recommended books, recordings and videos. It's all here in a single indispensable volume. / Piano, Clavier ou Orgue

Easiest Keyboard Collection: Today's Big Hits features a collection of today's biggest hits, in easy melody line arrangements for all Electronic Keyboards, including Best Song Ever, Just Give Me A Reason and Wake Me Up.Ideal for the beginner, each song has chord symbols, lyrics, suggested registration, rhythm and tempo.Easy-to-follow Keyboard diagrams are grouped together at the start of each song and show all the left-hand chord voicings used. / Piano

All three parts of Kenneth Baker's best-selling tutor method for all keyboards, revised and fully updated, in one complete volume with three CDs! Everything you need to know to get the most out of your electronic keyboard. Based on popular songs and with easy-to-follow text and diagrams, it assumes no previous knowledge of the keyboard or music. Includes great songs by Bryan Adams, Abba, The Beatles, David Bowie, Coldplay, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Madonna, Sting, Travis, Westlife and Robbie Williams. / Clavier

Bach was a forceful original composer whose legacy influenced almost all western music and he was also a dedicated student of the keyboard. Always exploring new ways to share his knowledge of the instrument and Bach worked to ensure that the novice keyboardist would use the proper technique. This is a collection of some of the simpler more accessible pieces that help foster correct technique yet presents all of the melodic beauty and harmonic sophistication for which Bach is known.

Large 248 page spiral-bound book and CD. A practical and systematic method that teaches how to practice jazz Piano voicings so that they become automatic and intuitive. The method progresses step by step from 2-voice to 7-voice chord structures with fourths and upper-structure triads. Each chapter presents essential harmonic progressions written and spelled out in all keys along with fingerings to help non-keyboardists. Also provided are songs written out for both hands which utilize the techniques and voicings just learned. Includes comping rhythms bass line techniques and practice strategies. Excellent for both classroom and individual study. Strongly endorsed byMark Levine Bobby Shew Denis Diblasio and many others. The included Play-a-long CD lets you practice the piano exercises in the book with bass and drum accompaniment; you can also practice comping along with a Saxophone soloist. A demonstration Piano track on one channel played with a stylistic comping feel gives you an idea of how the Piano voicing exercises should sound.

Guarantees that you will never be at a loss for the right chord! The clearest, most useful chord book for the keyboard ever published. Contains easy-to-read diagrams and clear close-up photographs of over 1000 Keyboard Chords. Spiral Bound / Méthode en anglais / Méthode / Piano ou Clavier

100 Ultimate Blues Riffs for Piano/Keyboards the Beginner Series by musician educator and world renowned author Andrew D. Gordon is an exhaustive guide to introduce beginner students to the various phrases or riffs that make up Blues piano playing both from a rhythmic and soloing standpoint. Due to the continued success of his more advanced book 100 Ultimate Blues Riffs for Piano/Keyboards Andrew decided to author a similar type of book for beginner students. This book is ideal for the beginner to intermediate music student with most of the examples notated in the easier keys. Besides learning how to play Blues riffs the book is a useful toolfor sight reading exercises with many different left and right hand rhythms. The 12 bar Blues progression and the Blues scale in Andrew s opinion the two most important aspects of playing the Blues is explained in detail as well as straight and swing rhythms. There are five sections to the riffs in the book section 1 contains basic Blues riffs section 2 contains Rhythm and Blues influenced riffs section 3 contains Boogie Woogie riffs section 4 contains Rock influenced Blues riffs and section 5 contains Gospel influenced Blues riffs. Included with this book are downloadable audio files that contains all the riffs recorded twice: first piano with bass and drums and second just bass and drums so you can play-a-long.   

The first step towards experiencing the fun of playing Keyboards. This book will guide you through everything you need to know to begin playing the keyboards. Learn How To: Play Chords And Arpeggios Playmajor and minor scales Play melodies by ear Improvise Play the blues CD included

Pianists all know the benefits of playing the Two-Part Inventions of J.S. Bach. Now, world-respected jazz pianist and composer Bill Cunliffe has written his own inventions that will benefit every player's understanding and performance of jazz. These great-sounding etudes explore the specific harmonic, melodic, and technical challenges faced by jazz keyboardists, including the ii-V and ii-V-I progressions, outlining changes, chord-tone ornamentation, playing in octaves, tonic patterns, block chords, polytonality, stride piano, and left-hand walking bass. Pieces feature chord symbols, explanatory notes, and preparatory exercises, and each invention is performed on the CD by Bill Cunliffe. 123 pages. ...perfect for daily warm-up, explores the harmonic and melodic intricacies of jazz, each etude targets a specific technical skill and includes performance notes, inventions gradually become more challenging and the harmonic progressions are varied and very musical...a musical feast. -International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE)

Take Your Playing from Ordinary to Extraordinary!. Take your playing from ordinary to extraordinary with this all-encompassing book/audio package. Whether you play acoustic piano, keyboards, synthesizers - or all three - you'll receive valuable tips on performing, recording, the music business, instruments, equipment, soloing techniques, music theory and more. Includes access to audio tracks online of most of the examples in the book, performned on a variety of instruments. Includes 150 informative entries on the following topics: arpeggio - chord progressions - digital audio workstation - ear training - funk - GarageBand - improvisation - jazz - key signatures - MIDI - ProTools - soloing - voice leading - and much more. / Etudes et exercices / Méthode / Piano

Western Classics-...für Keyboards Soundmodule und Computer. General Midi - kompatibel zu allen GM & GS-Instrumenten allen 3 5' SMF-Laufwerken IBM/IBM-kompatibel/ATARI/Apple (mit Apple File Exchange). Texte in ASCII-Format. Topaktuelle Arrangements angesagter Evergreens: Dixie; Two Country Waltzes; Blue Moon Of Kentucky; Lazy River; One Has My Name...; Kentucky Waltz; Shenandoah; Yellow Rose Of Texas; Wabash Cannonball; Will The Circle Be Unbroken. Plus Bonus-Track (Medley). Alle Titel mit Noten. Der Notenausgabe ist eine Musikdaten-Diskette beigelegt deren einzelne Titel sowohl einen Klavier-Part als auch eine professionell arrangierte Begleitung enthalten.Diese Standard Midi Files können von jedem SMF-Player der in der Lage ist die Daten zu lesen abgespielt werden. Die Noten für die rechte Hand finden Sie stets auf Midi-Kanal 4 die der linken Hand auf Midi-Kanal 3. In der Bedienungsanleitung Ihres SMF-Players finden Sie detailierte Hinweise zum Stummschalten einzelner Midi-Kanäle. Die 3 5' DD Diskette ist in MS-DOS formatiert und hat eine Kapazität von 720 KB. Die Midi-Files sind im Format 0 abgespeichert und entsprechen dem GM Standard. Außerdem finden Sie auf der Diskette sämtliche Texte im ASCII-Format die Sie für Ihren eigenen Gebrauch ausdrucken können.

Over 220 scales, in all 12 keys, for all keyboardists presented in standard notation and easy to-read diagrams. / Méthode en anglais / Etude / Piano ou Clavier