Jazz Rock Piano Chops

(Keyboard Instruction). Get a complete jazz-rock piano workout as you develop your rhythmic feel, dexterity, hand coordination and voicing skills as you work through the fun, authentic examples in this book. The pieces will help you use your jazz-rock piano technique in a musical, stylistically effective way. Each music sample is recorded at several tempos, so you can choose the one that's right for you as you play alonh with the jazz-rock rhythm section.

(Keyboard Instruction). This book with audio will give you a complete rock piano workout in both modern and classic styles! You'll develop your rhythmic feel, dexterity, hand coordination, and voicing skills as you work through the fun, authentic examples. These pieces will help you use your rock piano technique in a musical, stylistically effective way. Each audio music sample is recorded at several tempos, so you can choose the one that's right for you as you play along with the rock rhythm section.

(Jazz Piano Solos). 25 rock hits arranged with a jazz flair are included in this collection featuring piano solo arrangements with chord names. Includes: Africa * Come Sail Away * Do It Again * A Horse with No Name * More Than a Feeling * Pick up the Pieces * Rikki Don't Lose That Number * Rosanna * Spinning Wheel * Take the Long Way Home * and more.

This comprehensive introduction to jazz, blues, and rock piano will offer easy-to-understand explanations of music theory, and guide you step by step as you develop your skills. Above all, Piano by Ear will help you to explore and develop your ability to improvise. Rather than focus on written notation, you'll learn to express yourself at the piano by relying on your ear and on your own creative instincts. Book One is designed for students who are brand-new to playing music by ear and improvising. Only basic piano technique and basic music-reading skills are needed.

(Keyboard Instruction). This comprehensive book with audio is the perfect Intro to Jazz Piano . From comping to soloing, you'll learn the theory, the tools, and the techniques used by the pros. The audio demonstrates most of the music examples in the book. The full band tracks feature the rhythm section on the left channel and the piano on the right channel, so that you can play along with the band. Covers: jazz chords and progressions; jazz swing and bossa nova comping; voicings and patterns; melodic treatment; soloing techniques; how to play from a fake book; and more. Get started today!

(Piano). This cutting-edge keyboard method is a total step-by-step approach to creating keyboard parts spontaneously. Rhythmic and harmonic concepts are applied in all keys, and are then used as a basis for developing specific solutions in rock, pop, ballad, funk, new age, country and gospel styles. Endorsed by Grammy winners, top educators, and Keyboard magazine.

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.

(Educational Piano). This book breaks down the elements that go into playing rock piano the melodic riffs, chords, rhythms and bass lines and explores styles and techniques all over the map: from hard-driving rock to sweet ballads, funky blues riffs to jazz-inflected polychords. Section I takes examples from dozens of famous songs and shows you exactly what goes on in the piano parts. Section II has seven note-for-note transcriptions of piano solos by classic rock pianists. These are written out in meticulous detail and analyzed for study and inspiration. Proceed and learn the way of the masters!

Pianists all know the benefits of playing the "Two-Part Inventions" of J. S. Bach. Now, world-respected jazz pianist and composer Bill Cunliffe has written his own "inventions" that will benefit every player's understanding and performance of jazz. These great-sounding etudes explore the specific harmonic, melodic, and technical challenges faced by jazz keyboardists, including the ii-V and ii-V-I progressions, outlining changes, chord-tone ornamentation, playing in octaves, tonic patterns, block chords, polytonality, stride piano, and left-hand walking bass. Pieces feature chord symbols, explanatory notes, and preparatory exercises, and each invention is performed on the CD by Bill Cunliffe. 123 pages. " . . . perfect for daily warm-up, explores the harmonic and melodic intricacies of jazz, each etude targets a specific technical skill and includes performance notes, inventions gradually become more challenging and the harmonic progressions are varied and very musical . . . a musical feast." -International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE)

This book is intended for the beginner to advanced Jazz/Rock Piano player and is divided into four chapters. Chapter 1 includes Major & Minor Pentatonic scale exercises. Chapter 2 includes Major & Minor Blues scale exercises. Chapter 3 includes Major & Minor 7th & 9th exercises. Chapter 4 includes Jazz/Rock improvisation exercises. It is very important for the improvising Jazz/Rock pianist to have a deep knowledge of Pentatonic and Blues scales in twelve keys in order to overcome the "fear" of soloing - improvisation. When you have completed this book, you will be able to improvise effortlessly in twelve keys and you will be ready for more pursuits in the magic world of Jazz/Rock solos and improvisation.