The Piano in Black and White

Author: Mark Tanner
Publisher: Faber Music Ltd
ISBN: 0571591949
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 217

Book Description
The full eBook version of The Piano in Black and White by Mark Tanner. In fixed-layout format, with downloadable audio. The Piano in Black and White is for everyone with an unrequited love for the piano. It will entice complete beginners to climb a few important rungs up the ladder, coax the fainthearted to become fully fledged players and welcome back those whose previous pianistic experience did not take them far enough. Packed with inspirational advice, this book demystifies the process of learning the piano through easy-to-follow photographs, 'play along' online audio and unique techniques such as Finger Pilates and The Ten-by-five Practice Method. By the end of the book you will be able to play 12 beautiful pieces - making this an unmissable book for all would-be pianists!

Why Is My Piano Black and White?: The Ultimate Fun Facts Guide

Author: Nathan Holder
Publisher: Why Music
ISBN: 9781999753016
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186

Book Description
Why Is My Piano Black and White? is the first children's reference book all about the weird and wonderful world of the piano! With over 100 illustrations, biographies, jokes, fun facts and repertoire lists, learn about jazz, rock, classical and gospel music with Olivia, Callum, Zaki and Pheobe!

Giraffes, Black Dragons, and Other Pianos

Author: Edwin Marshall Good
Publisher: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804733168
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 369

Book Description
Incorporating the results of recent research, this is a new edition of a book that received the American Musicological Society’s Otto Kinkeldey Award for the best musicological book in English published in 1982-83.

Adult Piano Adventures Popular Book 2 - Timeless Hits and Popular Favorites

Author: Nancy Faber
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1616779217
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 80

Book Description
(Faber Piano Adventures ). The appeal of popular music spans generations and genres. In this collection of 27 hits, enjoy folk tunes like "Ashokan Farewell" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water," movie themes from James Bond and Batman , Broadway numbers from Evita and A Little Night Music , and chart-toppers performed by Michael Jackson, Adele, Billy Joel, and more. Adult Piano Adventures Popular Book 2 provides this variety, yet with accessible arrangements for the progressing pianist. Students may advance through the book alongside method studies, or jump to all their favorites. Optional chord symbols above the staff guide understanding and personal expression.

Piano Playing

Author: Josef Hofmann
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Piano
Languages : en
Pages : 310

Book Description

Piano is Easy

Author: John Aschenbrenner
Publisher: Walden Pond Press
ISBN: 0971893616
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
The easiest way to start playing piano. Kids love it. Put the numbered stickers on your keys and you're ready to play.

As Thousands Cheer

Author: Laurence Bergreen
Publisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 0786752521
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 706

Book Description
Irving Berlin (1888–1989) was unable to read or write music and could only play the piano in the key of F-sharp major; yet, for the first half of the twentieth century he was America's most successful and most representative songwriter, composing such hits as "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "Cheek to Cheek," "Let's Face the Music and Dance," "Puttin' on the Ritz," "White Christmas," "Anything You Can Do," "There's No Business Like Show Business," and "God Bless America." As Thousands Cheer, winner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award, explores with precision and sensitivity Berlin's long, prolific career; his self-doubt and late-blooming misanthropy; and the tyrannical control he exerted over his legacy of song. From his immigrant beginnings through Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, and Hollywood to his reclusive and bitter final years, this definitive biography reveals the man who wrote 1500 songs but could never quash the fear that, for all his success, he wasn't quite good enough.

Study of Counterpoint

Author: Johann Fux
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393002775
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
The most celebrated book on counterpoint is Fux's great theoretical work GRADUS AD PARNASSUM. Since its appearance in 1725, it has been used by and has directly influenced the work of many of the great composers, including J.S. Bach, Haydn, and Beethoven. Originally written in Latin, this work has been translated in to the principal European languages. The present translation by Alfred Mann is the first faithful rendering in English, presenting the essence of Fux's teachings.

Me and My Piano Part 2

Author: Fanny Waterman
Publisher: Faber Music Ltd
ISBN: 0571591183
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 49

Book Description
Me And My Piano Part 2 takes the young pianist step-by-step through the early stages of piano technique, first with separate hands, then with a sequence of very easy pieces for hands together. All use a constant five finger hand position in the key of C major. Games and puzzles give elementary theory a new lease of life, and children will love the rhymes and songs introducing characters such the Ostrich, Sammy Squirrel and the Old Man with the Beard! Fanny Waterman and Marion Harewood's Me And My Piano series is probably the UK's most widely-used and biggest selling piano method. It is now published in a new edition including a new larger size, improved layout making it easier to read, a clean new look with new typesetting and music-setting and the instantly recognisable cover designs have been updated for extra vibrancy. Enchantingly illustrated, in full-colour throughout, this essential and irresistible book will encourage the young pianist to expand his or her learning in the most enjoyable way. This is the full eBook edition in fixed-layout format.

Piano & Keyboard All-in-One For Dummies

Author: Holly Day
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119700957
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 640

Book Description
Your complete guide to playing the keys Making beautiful music on a keyboard or piano requires some know-how and practice. This book offers guidance on how to get the most out of your time learning to play the keys. With six hands-on books wrapped up in one, you'll get a deep guide to the techniques the pros use. Discover the details of music theory and reading music, explore different musical genres, and use practice exercises to improve quickly. You'll even find tips on using electronic keyboard technology to enhance your sound. Inside... Piano & Keyboard 101 Understanding Theory and the Language of Music Beginning to Play Refining Your Technique and Exploring Styles Exercises: Practice, Practice, Practice Exploring Electronic Keyboard Technology