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Teach Yourself to play Rock Keyboard c\w CD

  • Book Code : KBCD - ALF42710

  • Instrument(s) : Keyboard
  • Publisher : Alfred Music
  • ISBN10 : 038081482897
  • ISBN13 : 9781470614249
  • Weight : 250g
  • Width : 23.5cmLength : 30.5cmHeight : 1cm
RM 125.00

Description

Upon finishing this book, you will have the skills to perform popular piano sheet music and lead sheets, preparing you to join a band. Alfred Music's unique TNT 2 software enhances your practice experience by allowing you to customize audio tracks. You can slow down the music, isolate specific sections, and adjust tempos and keys to suit your learning needs.

This resource offers a straightforward method for mastering rock keyboard, with clear, step-by-step guidance on reading music. You will learn fundamental techniques, including proper seating at the keyboard and hand positioning, alongside an accessible approach to scales and chords. The book features music examples inspired by artists such as Billy Joel, The Kingsmen, Coldplay, and Ben Folds Five, as well as an essential chord chart that includes all major and minor chords for the right hand.

Songs / Content

  • INTRODUCTION
  • WHAT YOU NEED TO TEACH YOURSELF TO PLAY ROCK KEYBOARD
  • SITTING AT THE KEYBOARD
  • STANDING AT THE KEYBOARD
  • TUNING YOUR INSTRUMENT
  • HOW THE FINGERS ARE NUMBERED
  • THE MECHANICS OF PIANO KEYBOARDS
  • ELECTRONIC KEYBOARDS
  • DYNAMICS
  • FOUR GOOD REASONS FOR PLAYING WITH CURVED FINGERS
  • THE TWO BLACK-KEY GROUP AND THE THREE BLACK-KEY GROUP
  • BEGINNING TO PLAY
  • RIGHT-HAND C POSITION
  • GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH MUSIC
  • QUARTER NOTES
  • HALF NOTES
  • WHOLE NOTES
  • LEFT-HAND C POSITION
  • Left-Hand Warm-up
  • 4/4 TIME
  • PLAYING AN EASY SONG WITH EACH HAND
  • Easy Song for Right Hand
  • Easy Song for Left Hand
  • INTRODUCING THE GRAND STAFF
  • Five-Note Song
  • MELODIC INTERVALS--2NDS AND 3RDS
  • Whole Rest
  • MELODIC INTERVALS--4THS AND 5THS
  • HARMONIC INTERVALS--2NDS AND 3RDS
  • Going Home
  • HARMONIC INTERVALS--4TH AND 5THS
  • Quarter Rest
  • Half Rest
  • ROCK RIFFS FOR THE LEFT HAND--HARMONIC INTERVALS IN 5THS AND 6THS
  • Rockin' Away
  • Road to Rock Mountain
  • C MAJOR AND F MAJOR CHORDS
  • CHORDS WARM-UPS FOR THE LEFT HAND
  • Rockin' Away Again
  • INTRODUCING THE G7 CHORD IN THE LEFT HAND
  • Working
  • Susannah Rocks
  • Memphis Calling
  • Come On, Move It
  • IMPORTANT ROOT CHORDS IN THE KEY OF C
  • C Chord in the Right Hand
  • C Chord in the Left Hand
  • Notes of a Major Triad
  • F Chord in the Right Hand
  • F Chord in the Left Hand
  • G Chord in the Right Hand
  • G Chord in the Left Hand
  • PLAYING ROOT-POSITION CHORDS IN BOTH HANDS
  • SONG WITH ROOT-POSITION C, F, AND G CHORDS
  • Flying Higher
  • THE C MAJOR SCALE
  • DIATONIC TRIADS AND CHORDS
  • Seaside Dreaming
  • Lost in a Dream
  • Confidence in the Chords
  • NEW HAND POSITIONS
  • LA BAMBA-STYLE ROCK
  • Mexican Dance Party
  • INTRODUCING THE EIGHTH NOTE AND EIGHTH REST
  • Stomping at the Drive-In
  • INTRODUCING THE ARPEGGIO
  • Van Go Arpeggios
  • Southland Song
  • SONGS WITH STRONG BASSLINES
  • Five Alarm Fire
  • SHARPS, FLATS, AND NATURALS--THE BLACK KEYS
  • MORE ABOUT SHARPS, FLATS, AND NATURALS
  • HALF STEPS & WHOLE STEPS
  • House of the Rising Sun
  • THE MAJOR CHORD AND THE MINOR CHORD
  • Space Oddity 101
  • INTRODUCING OCTAVES
  • PLAYING OCTAVE MELODIES IN THE RIGHT HAND AND LEFT HAND
  • Yo-Yo Heave Ho (Volga Boatman Song)
  • ALTERNATING OCTAVES FOR QUICK AND EASY ACCOMPANIMENT
  • Rocking Yankee Doodle
  • PLAYING WITH THE LEFT HAND IN THE TREBLE CLEF AND PLAYING WITH THE RIGHT HAND IN THE BASS CLEF
  • Right Hand
  • Left Hand
  • The Two-Finger Blues
  • PREPARATION FOR "WHEN THE SAINTS ROCK"
  • Accent
  • When the Saints Rock
  • SWING FEEL AND ALTERNATING OCTAVES
  • Hot Time Shuffle
  • ROCK BALLAD STYLE
  • Rainy Day Sunshine
  • CHORD INVERSIONS
  • CHORD INVERSIONS IN ROCK
  • Body Rocking Baby
  • Friday Night Dance Party
  • KEY SIGNATURES AND MORE SCALES
  • MAJOR 7TH AND DOMINANT 7TH CHORDS
  • USING DOMINANT 7TH CHORDS WITH INVERSIONS
  • WARM UP FOR "WHERE'S LOUIE?"
  • Grace Note
  • Where's Louie?
  • SYNCOPATION--GOTTA HAVE THAT RHYTHM!
  • MORE SYNCOPATION
  • Down Home Feeling
  • The Piano Guy
  • Timepieces
  • MORE LEFT-HAND ROCK AND ROLL PATTERNS
  • Left Hand No. 1
  • Left Hand No. 2
  • TRIPLETS
  • The Zombieland Boogie
  • ARPEGGIOS WITH SYNCOPATION
  • VERY LOW NOTES ON THE PIANO
  • Downtown Coffee Shop
  • Purple Smoke Rings
  • DICTIONARY OF ESSENTIAL CHORDS

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