Frankie Carle's Method of Piano Styling (for Beginners to Advanced Students)
From the Forward: Contrary to general belief, you need not have a mysterious and magic talent to learn piano improvising. Your only need is a desire to learn. You are then well on your way. Listening to music is one of the finest pleasures in life. Learning music should be made just as pleasant. In METHOD OF PIANO STYLING I have made every effort to condense, Into a relatively few number of pages, all necessary fundamentals and my ideas for improvising. 1 hope each page will be thoroughly instructive and enjoyable. If you do not read music, you will learn quickly through study of the first few pages of Part 1. Then comes a practical and simple method by which you may form and apply the fundamental chords on which improvising Is based. Having acquired the "feel" of all chords on the keyboard, you will be fully prepared for Part II, THE DEVELOPMENT OF STYLE. Then your fun will really begin as you give your imagination full reign. The material in this book has been so carefully compiled and graded that I am completely confident of your success in learning to harmonize and stylize all your favorite melodies In the shortest possible time.