Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Jazz at the Keyboard

Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Jazz at the Keyboard

Author: Bert Konowitz

Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing

Published: 1997-08

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9780739000199

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Learn to play jazz at the keyboard and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred. Students of all ages can continue their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. By following the step-by-step set of instructions, you will learn all about jazz and blues scales, progressions, walking bass, latin jazz, jazz ballads and how to read from a fake book. You will gain insight by learning from jazz masters from every era---including swing, be-bop, jazz-rock, fusion and beyond. With its chords symbols, mini music lessons and modern jazz techniques, this book will allow you to become a jazz master in your own right. The accompanying CD features examples of the pieces in the book with background arrangements by a live jazz combo, a helpful resource for play-along and practice. Be your own teacher, and let Alfred be your resource every step of the way.


Alfred's Teach Yourself Chords and Progressions at the Keyboard

Alfred's Teach Yourself Chords and Progressions at the Keyboard

Author: Bert Konowitz

Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing

Published: 1998-02

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9780739000175

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Teach Yourself Chords & Progressions at the Keyboard will have you playing great chords and progressions right from the beginning. You will learn how to build and organize all the traditional jazz chords into progressions in every key. As you progress, you will learn how to comp, create new bass rhythms and improvise from chord symbols using blues and ii-V progressions. Also included are unique arrangements demonstrating how to play in the style of Meade Lux Lewis, Erroll Garner and Bill Evans.


Alfred's Teach Yourself to Improvise at the Keyboard

Alfred's Teach Yourself to Improvise at the Keyboard

Author: Bert Konowitz

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published:

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9781457410635

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Learn to improvise at the keyboard and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred. Students of all ages can continue their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. By following the step-by-step set of instructions, you will learn all about improvising in blues, rock and jazz styles. With its chord symbols, mini-music lessons and both original and traditional songs, this book will have you improvising right from the beginning! Improvisation is a skill that can be learned and one that every budding pianist should know. It allows the performer to musically express feelings and ideas and is an exciting skill for performing all styles of music. Be your own teacher, and let Alfred be your resource every step of the way.


Alfred's Basic Adult Jazz/Rock Course

Alfred's Basic Adult Jazz/Rock Course

Author: Bert Konowitz

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published: 2005-05-03

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9781457431678

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Adult beginners can be taught the basics of jazz and rock music easily using this dynamic supplement to Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course. And, teachers don't have to be jazz or rock experts to teach it! Perfect for individual or group instruction and playable on both acoustic and electronic keyboard.


Alfred's Self-teaching Adult Piano Course

Alfred's Self-teaching Adult Piano Course

Author: Willard A. Palmer

Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780739052051

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Continuing the incredible popularity of Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course, this new book adapts the same friendly and informative style for adults who wish to teach themselves. With the study guide pages that have been added to introduce the music, it's almost like having a piano teacher beside you as you learn the skills needed to perform popular and familiar music. There are also five bonus pieces: At Last * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * Laura * Over the Rainbow * Singin' in the Rain. Included is a recording containing the piano part and an engaging arrangement for each of the 65 musical examples. 192 pages.


Complete Jazz Keyboard Method

Complete Jazz Keyboard Method

Author: Noah Baerman

Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780739033951

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Anyone with basic keyboard skills (equivalent to Alfred's Basic Piano, Lesson Book 2) can dig right in and begin learning jazz right away. Spanning from the major scale and basic triad theory all the way through 7th chords, pentatonic scales and modulating chord progressions, this book features a full etude or tune demonstrating every new concept introduced. Beginning Jazz Keyboard breaks the age-old tradition of dry, intimidating and confusing jazz books, and provides an actual step-by-step and enjoyable method for learning to play in this style. The DVD demonstrates examples and offers opportunity to play along.


Jazz Keyboard Toolbox

Jazz Keyboard Toolbox

Author: Bill Cunliffe

Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780739007266

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Now you can learn to play jazz keyboard without knowing a lot of complicated music theory. This step-by-step method uses listening and play-along techniques that make learning to play jazz fun and easy, with just enough theory to understand the concepts. You will gain a solid knowledge of the basic tools needed for accompanying and soloing in any jazz setting. A recording is included, so you can play the examples and tunes along with a professional jazz band.


Alfred's Piano 101, Book 1

Alfred's Piano 101, Book 1

Author: E. L. Lancaster

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published: 2005-05-03

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 1457409194

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This comprehensive approach to functional musicianship at the keyboard includes varied repertoire, theory, technique, sight-reading, harmonization from lead sheets, ear training and ensembles. Great for college non-music majors, continuing education classes, music dealer in-store programs and group piano classes at the middle and high school levels. Book 1 contains 15 units each with a variety of repertoire, exercises, unit review worksheets and an assignment page.


Teach Yourself to Sing

Teach Yourself to Sing

Author: Karen Farnum Surmani

Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9780882846651

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Learn at your own pace with this proven course for beginners. Learn proper breathing, posture, and warm-up techniques that will keep you singing for a lifetime with confidence and in a variety of styles. Includes practice exercises, demonstrations by professional singers and motivating accompaniments to sing along with.


Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Electronic Keyboard

Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Electronic Keyboard

Author: Morton Manus

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published: 1987-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780882846804

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Melody, harmony and rhythm are explained in an easy-to-understand, step-by-step system. Also teaches how to use chord symbols to play from pop sheet music, fake books and lead sheets as well as the "Circle of 5ths" and improvising techniques.