Functional Skills for Pianists
Functional Skills for Pianists

Author: Valerie Clare Cisler

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2022

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 9780190855048

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Functional Skills for Pianists addresses the need for a comprehensive anthology of musical examples in a wide variety of styles (Baroque through Modern) for keyboard majors (performance, pedagogy, collaborative pianists), keyboard principals (music education, music therapy, music business,church music, liberal arts majors), and composition/theory students. Its Topical structure allows teachers the freedom to design lessons that meet varied abilities and needs of students. It is Comprehensive on two levels: 1) it includes introductory guidelines on fundamentals followed by numerousexamples that are sequenced from beginning through advanced levels and 2) while it covers the development of skills found in beginning texts, it extends to more demanding sight reading material and substantive sections on figured bass realization and jazz/popular music harmonization. Currently,there is not a book on the market that covers such a wide variety and range of functional keyboard skills.

Playing Jazz Piano
Playing Jazz Piano

Author: Bob Mintzer

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published:

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 9781457428852

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For an aspiring jazz instrumentalist, playing piano is one of the most important skills for developing a jazz vocabulary. Bob Mintzer is a renowned jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, pianist, bandleader, educator and member of the group, the Yellowjackets. His new book is designed for the instrumentalist who is not an accomplished piano player but wants to acquire basic jazz piano skills and jazz vocabulary. The book includes etudes that make players aware of the sound, texture, cause, effect and function of jazz chords and harmony. The 22 piano etudes feature a variety of styles, tempos, chord progressions and a the book also includes a chord voicing glossary. Mintzer offers a practical guide with a realistic approach.

Returning to the Piano
Returning to the Piano

Author: Wendy Stevens

Publisher: Hal Leonard

Published: 2010-04-01

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 1480351792

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(Keyboard Instruction). Ever think to yourself, "I wish I hadn't stopped playing the piano!"? If so, then this is the perfect book to help you dive back into the fun world of creating music! It allows you to play the songs you know and love, from pop tunes to folk songs to familiar classical music. 44 songs include: Amazing Grace * Eine Kleine Nachtmusik * Forrest Gump Main Title (Feather Theme) * I Walk the Line * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring * Let It Be * The Music of the Night * Stand by Me * Sweet Home Alabama * Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star * and many more!

Sleigh Ride Duet Fantasy
Sleigh Ride Duet Fantasy

Author: Leroy Anderson

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published: 2013-06-27

Total Pages: 16

ISBN-13: 1470637308

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Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride" is a holiday favorite, and this setting for advanced piano duet gives it a fresh twist. It begins with Anderson's jingling melody and some musical banter between the primo and secondo players, and then it launches into a series of variations that take the listener on a journey through a variety of styles, from gently swirling, impressionistic arpeggios to a triumphant coda with brilliant, virtuosic passagework. Audiences will enjoy a number of other musical surprises along the way.

Adaptive Strategies for Small-Handed Pianists
Adaptive Strategies for Small-Handed Pianists

Author: Lora Deahl

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2017-10-27

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0190850183

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Adaptive Strategies for Small-Handed Pianists brings together information from biomechanics, ergonomics, physics, anatomy, medicine, and piano pedagogy to focus on the subject of small-handedness. The first comprehensive study of its kind, the book opens with an overview of historical, anatomical, and pedagogical perspectives and redresses long-held biases concerning those who struggle at the piano because of issues with hand size. A discussion of work efficiency, the human anatomy, and the constraints of physics serves as the theoretical basis for a focused analysis of healthy movement and piano technique as they relate to small-handedness. Separate chapters deal with specific alternative approaches: redistribution, refingering, strategies to maximize reach and power, and musical solutions for technical problems. Richly illustrated with hundreds of examples from a wide range of piano repertoire, the book is an incomparable resource for piano teachers and students, written in language that is accessible to a broad audience. It balances scholastic rigor with practical experience in the field to demonstrate that the unique physical and musical needs of the small-handed can be addressed in sensitive and appropriate ways.

Hal Leonard Jazz Piano Method
Hal Leonard Jazz Piano Method

Author: Mark Davis

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 2015-09-01

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 1495051293

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(Piano Instruction). The Hal Leonard Jazz Piano Method is a comprehensive and easy-to-use guide designed for anyone interested in playing jazz piano from the complete novice just learning the basics to the more advanced player who wishes to enhance their keyboard vocabulary. There are lots of fun progressions and licks for you to play and absorb. The accompanying audio includes demonstrations of all the examples in the book! Topics include essential theory, chords and voicings, improvisation ideas, structure and forms, scales and modes, rhythm basics, interpreting a lead sheet, playing solos, and much more!

Piano Essentials
Piano Essentials

Author: Ross Ramsay

Publisher: Berklee PressPublications

Published: 2005-08

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780876390498

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(Berklee Press). Learn piano basics, as required of every piano major at Berklee College of Music. The exercises featured in this book will help you improve your sight-reading skills, and memorize new material in less time and with more confidence. Scales, chords, arpeggios, and cadences will improve your tone, dynamic range, and sense of rhythm. You will become more comfortable with fingerings, develop speed and agility on the keyboard, and will build a foundation for further study.

Keys to Artistic Performance, Bk 1
Keys to Artistic Performance, Bk 1

Author: Ingrid Jacobson Clarfield

Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing

Published: 2008-03

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9780739051290

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This unique series teaches skills used by professional pianists to make their performances more expressive and dramatic. Students will explore five keys for achieving performance artistry: color, pedaling, rubato/rhythmic freedom, characterization and choreography. In-depth information helps students understand the concepts of balance, voicing, pedal techniques, playing rubato, and how to move at the piano. Titles: Bartk, Bla Childrens Song, from For Children Vol. 1, Sz. 42, No. 3 * Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich Polka * Schubert, Franz Ecossaise in G Major, D. 145, No. 4 * Streabbog, J. L. Distant Bells, from 12 Melodious Pieces, Op. 63, No. 6 * Bartk, Bla Childrens Game, from For Children, Sz. 48, No. 8 * Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich. Old French Song, from Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 16 * Gurlitt, Cornelius In the Garden, from Album for the Young, Op. 140, No. 4 * Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich. Morn