"Aimed at complete beginners, children can easily follow the clear and simple diagrams and pictures to learn their first notes, play fun tunes and gain confidence playing their first Keyboard! This great beginner's book also provides a fantastic introduction to reading and playing music, includes a fun pull-out Wall Chart to help with practice, and will have kids playing their first tunes in no time! " --P. [4] of cover.
The books in the My First series reinforce skills and reading encountered in many first-year methods. The Keyboard Solos are enjoyable pieces for the beginning student in a variety of styles that carry the player from the earliest weeks on through the first level of musical progress.
Perfect for festival and audition lists requiring standard literature at this early level, this book is designed for students who are exploring authentic literature from the Classic to Modern eras for the first time. All selections are in their original form.
The twentieth-century revival of early music unfolded in two successive movements rooted respectively in nineteenth-century antiquarianism and in rediscovery of the value of original instruments. The present volume is a collection of insights reflecting the principal concerns of the second of those revivals, focusing on early keyboards, and beginning in the 1950s. The volume and its authors acknowledge Canadian harpsichordist Kenneth Gilbert (b. 1931) as one of this revival’s leaders. The content reflects international research on early keyboard music, sources, instruments, theory, editing, and discography. Considerations that echo throughout the book are the problematics of source attributions, progressive institutionalization of early music, historical instruments as agents of artistic change and education, antecedents and networks of the revival seen as a social phenomenon, the impact of historical performance and the quest for understanding style and genre. The chapters cover historical performance practice, source studies, edition, theory and form, and instrument curating and building. Among their authors are prominent figures in performance, music history, editing, instrument building and restoration, and theory, some of whom engaged with the early keyboard revival as it was happening.
If you know the basics of playing keyboard and have wanted to learn to play rock, than this is the book for you. Examples are given in the styles of the great masters. Step-by-step explanations of theory are given to help you improvise. Complete songs are included to reinforce new concepts. This easy approach to playing rock is a perfect addition to traditional piano lessons or great to use on your own. The great-sounding recording demonstrates all the examples and gives you a chance to play along.
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