Learn to play keyboards
By: Steve Ashworth.
Publisher: Chartwell Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Edison, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780785823650
Subjects: Piano -- Instruction and study.; Electronic keyboard (Synthesizer) -- Instruction and study.
Notes: "A guide to playing piano and all electronic keyboard instruments"--Cover.

Companion CD contains demonstration tracks keyed to examples in the text. 

Includes index.

"A Quarto book"--T.P. verso.
Table of contents: title: Lessons. Sitting at your keyboard ; Keyboard layout ; Reading music 1 : notes ; Right-hand chord shapes ; Left-hand notes ; Reading music 2 : rhythm ; Basic "comping" patterns ; Three-chord trick ; Major and minor ; Reading music 3 : sharps and flats ; Major and minor scales ; More "comping" ; Dominant seventh chords ; Pentatonic scales ; Reading music 4 : changing key ; 12-bar blues ; The blues scale ; Boogie-woogie ; Rock 'n' roll ; Preset heaven ; Bass lines ; String parts ; Padding it out; Brassed off ; Latin music ; Scale patterns ; Common chord progressions ; Improvising on chords ; Jazzing it up ; Playing in a band; title: Chord library. Major chords ; Minor chords; title: Scale library. Major scales ; Minor scales; title: A brief history of keyboards; title: Buyer's guide; title: Glossary of terms.