Alfred's Teach Yourself Chords and Progressions at the Keyboard

Author: Bert Konowitz
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN: 9780739000175
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 84

Book Description
Teach Yourself Chords & Progressions at the Keyboard will have you playing great chords and progressions right from the beginning. You will learn how to build and organize all the traditional jazz chords into progressions in every key. As you progress, you will learn how to comp, create new bass rhythms and improvise from chord symbols using blues and ii-V progressions. Also included are unique arrangements demonstrating how to play in the style of Meade Lux Lewis, Erroll Garner and Bill Evans.

Seven Studies in Pop Piano

Author: Bill Hilton
Publisher: Carrier Books
ISBN: 9780956220417
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Seven Studies in Pop Piano is a collection of short piano pieces that will help you learn the styles used by major pop pianists. The studies range from easy to intermediate. Each one comes with notes explaining the techniques used, the underpinning theory and harmony, and suggestions on how to develop your own improvisations.

You Can Teach Yourself Piano Chords

Author: Per Danielson
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1619116111
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 121

Book Description
You Can Teach Yourself Piano Chords combines regular music notation with visual illustrations to give a clear picture of how to voice basic piano chords. The first part of the book introduces the student to basic triads and dominant seventh chords in all the inversions. After mastering this concept, material such as Maj7th, min7th, diminished, augmented and suspended chords are introduced, followedby alternate bass note, addition of the 9th and common chord progressions. Regardless of skill level, the student will quickly be able to play anaccompaniment by using only chord symbols. The appendix section will give the student a clear understanding in basic music theory. When using this book as a lesson book it's very helpful to refer to the appendix section while chords are being learned. The book can be used both for lessons and reference. Video download available online

Guitar Lesson World: The Book

Author:
Publisher: Guitar Lesson World
ISBN: 0978887700
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 170

Book Description

The Chord Wheel

Author: Jim Fleser
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
ISBN: 9780634021428
Category : Chords (Music)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Front cover has a rotating transparency attached that highlights related chord symbols printed in a wheel shape on the cover itself. The text provides instruction in the uses of this wheel.

Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Piano: Everything You Need to Know to Start Playing Now!, Book & Online Audio

Author: Morton Manus
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781470632113
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Learn to play the piano and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about how to sit at the piano, fingerings, the keyboard's layout, and getting acquainted with standard musical notation. You will then move right along to playing different notes, scales, chords and songs, lesson by lesson, key by key, all while continuing to increase your ever-growing knowledge of reading and understanding standard musical notation. You will learn to play in an array of musical styles, including Pop, Blues, Classical, Folk, Hymns, Spirituals, and Ragtime. The online audio provides a helpful reference for play-along and practice that can be used anywhere you have a computer or mobile device. Be your own teacher, and let Alfred Music be your resource every step of the way.

Chord Progressions for Songwriters

Author: Richard J. Scott
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595263844
Category : Chords (Music)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Each chapter of Chord Progressions For Songwriters provides a comprehensive self-contained lesson on one of twenty-one popular chord progressions that every songwriter should know inside and out. Lessons cover ascending, basic (I-IV), blues, circle (VI-II-V-I), classic rock (I-bVII-IV), combination, descending, doo-wop (I-VIm-IV-V), ending, flamenco (Im-bVII-bVI-V), folk (I-V), introduction, jazz (IIm-V-I), minor blues, one-chord, pedal point, rock and roll (I-IV-V), standard (I-VIm-IIm-V), and turnaround progressions as well as rhythm and Coltrane changes. You will learn how key, duration, substitution, variation (adding or subtracting chords), and displacement (rearranged chord orders) are used to vary the sound of each progression. You will also take a look at the author’s songwriter’s notebook and work through exercises to reinforce key chapter concepts and get you started building your own progressions.

Teach Yourself Guitar

Author: Harry Taussig
Publisher: Oak Publications
ISBN: 1783234423
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
Beginners can learn to play chords, accompany melodies and develop rhythmic patterns, based on American folk tunes and traditional guitar-playing styles. In tablature and music notation, with chord diagrams.

How to Really Play the Piano

Author: Bill Hilton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780956220400
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 138

Book Description

The Beatles

Author: Beatles
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1540035727
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 54

Book Description
(Guitar Collection). 25 classic songs from the Fab Four are presented in lyrics, chord symbols and guitar chord diagrams, making Beatles' music accessible to beginning guitarists just learning their craft. Songs include: Beautiful Dreamer * Come Together * Don't Let Me Down * Eleanor Rigby * Helter Skelter * I Saw Her Standing There * Let It Be * Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da * Paperback Writer * Twist and Shout * You've Got to Hide Your Love Away * and more.