The Piano Workbook: A Complete Course in Technique and Performance - Softcover

Carl Humphries

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1906002037 ISBN 13: 9781906002039

Publisher: Jawbone, 2007

Synopsis

A companion to the bestselling Piano Handbook, this is a comprehensive practical course in modern piano playing, teaching the basics of posture and music reading through advanced technique and interpretation. It also covers using the piano in performance, improvisation, songwriting and composition, and can be used either alongside the earlier volume or as an entirely separate course. The accompanying CD features 58 tracks of exercises and pieces. Hardcover with concealed spiral-binding

About this title

About the Author:

Carl Humphries is the author of the bestselling Piano Handbook. He was born in London, England, in 1966, and studied piano and composition in London, Berlin, and Turin, pursuing theoretical studies at the University of Cambridge. He works as a pianist, teacher, and composer, specialising in the relationship between theory and performance. His lectures and workshops are in demand at universities and music conservatoires in European countries and in the United States, and he has performed at a number of major classical and jazz venues, as well as for television. He has written extensively on music education, contemporary music, and the philosophy of music

Synopsis:

This is a comprehensive course in playing the piano, working through from the basics of posture and music-reading to advanced harmony and performance. Newly-written exercises and pieces take the learner through each step in the process. The book offers practical and encouraging advice on everything from practicing to chord substitution in jazz. Short profile pieces introduce key composers, performers, and styles. The professionally recorded CD provides the assistance the reader needs to master the music.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jawbone
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1906002037
• ISBN 13: 9781906002039
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Number of pages: 280