Learn to play the piano & keyboard
By: Nick Freeth
Publisher: Parragon
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Bath; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781407568324; 9781407539782
Copyright date: 2007
Subjects: Music theory; Elementary works; Methods; Piano; Electronic keyboard (Synthesizer); Self-instruction
Other titles: Learn to play the piano and keyboard
Description: Presents a self-instruction guide on teaching the basics of playing the piano and other keyboard instruments.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Choosing a keyboard. A brief history of the piano ; Upright vs. grand ; Acoustic vs. electronic ; Stools and stands ; Maintenence and technical matters; title: Getting started. Preparing to play; title: 1 ; Preparing to play; title: 2 ; Naming the notes ; Frère Jacques; title: 1 ; Frère Jacques; title: 2; title: Scales and chords. Covering eight notes with five fingers; title: right hand ; Covering eight notes with five fingers; title: left hand ; Your first chords ; Introducing the black keys ; Transposing Frère Jacques; title: Introducing staff notation. The treble stave ; The bass stave; title: and both staves together ; Beats and bars ; How note lengths are shown with staff notation ; Do ye ken John Peel; title: 1 ; Do ye ken John Peel; title: 2; title: Co-ordinating your hands. Leading with the left hand ; An extended bass riff ; Two-handed workouts ; Tallis's canon; title: Major and minor. Major and minor chords ; Harmonic minor scales ; Greensleeves; title: 1; Greensleeves; title: 2; title: Putting on the style. The sustaining pedal ; The "soft" pedal and dynamic control ; The "three-chord trick" ; Bluesy chords and syncopated rhythms ; The entertainer; title: 1 ; The entertainer; title: 2 ; Epilog; title: taking it further.