Basic Keyboard Workout (The Basic Series) - Softcover

Dutton, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844920410 ISBN 13: 9781844920419

Publisher: S M T, 2005

Synopsis

(Music Sales America). While it's one thing to plug in a keyboard and play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," it's quite another to discover all the possibilities of harmony, chords and counterpoint. The key to being a successful keyboard pro is versatility. Basic Keyboard Workout offers you a pocket-sized guide packed to capacity with everything the modern working keyboard player needs to play and understand to get the best from their instrument. Beginning with the questions of posture and simple playing techniques, this book then becomes a full theory guide that takes you into the worlds of harmony, scales, chords and rhythms. Lessons include: Starting to read music; Basic rhythms and time values; Major and minor diatonic harmony; Inversions and intervals; Playing and recognizing music by ear; Technical skills such as voicings, pedalling and developing your dexterity; and more, all explained in clear and simple English. You will then find a full and detailed guide to your equipment, including how to set up correctly, using and abusing MIDI, how to work with samplers and sequencers, and much more besides. Soon you will be armed with the tools to become a formidable keyboard player with the knowledge to succeed in any musical situation!

About this title

Synopsis

When it comes to keyboards, the styles and secrets of the masters are a high ideal, easy to aspire to, incredibly difficult to attain. "Basic Keyboard Workout" is the first step on the road to playing like the piano legends. This is a valuable guide containing everything you need to know about playing keyboards, including quotes and tips from key figures in the piano world on choosing your kit, hand technique, different music styles, auditions and recording live in the studio.

Edition details

• Publisher: S M T
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844920410
• ISBN 13: 9781844920419
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 150