Learn to Play Piano Book
There are lots of piano tutor books on the market, for all ages. And there are instruction books that focus more on contemporary music and others that focus on classical or traditional music pieces.
If you are learning with a Piano Teacher, it may be better to talk about your needs with the tutor before you buy a learn to play piano book. What is necessary, is that the book in question is academically correct, but also uses the style of music that you like – if you have a book full of traditional or classical pieces when you would rather play more modern music, it may be more challenging to keep up the practise!
If you have ever wanted to learn to play all sorts of Piano styles from Baroque and Classical, to Boogie, Pop, Rock and Jazz, then this book is for you!
Learn to Play Piano in 24 Hours offers you 24 clear, self-contained lessons fully illustrated with photographs, diagrams and musical examples, for you to take at your own pace.
Each chapter takes you through workouts and exercises right through to a performance piece that you’ll be able to play in no time.
Informative, clear and entertaining, the accompanying DVD gives you all the know-how you need. Everything is explained in detail from technique, tone and terminology, to historical background, top tips and a great collection of original compositions.
Learn To Play Boogie-Woogie Piano (Second Edition)
The second edition of Learn Boogie-Woogie Piano is an even more accurate and researched exploration of the artistry of the Boogie-woogie Trio Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson and Meade Lux Lewis, who represent the pinnacle of this genre.
The primary objective of this book is to teach you how play authentic, electrifying boogie-woogie piano! Providing the Pianist has some basic musical foundation and can play a few chords and songs, this how-to method will show you everything you need to know. This set also includes a CD that demonstrates all the exercise and examples from the book.
This fabulous book also attempts to provide a musicological analysis of boogie-woogie piano, an understanding of which will help learning and further progressions. It contains appendices that detail the history and specific examples of boogie-woogie which makes this far more than purely a tutor or technique book.
Complete Learn To Play Piano Book
Complete Learn To Play Piano is an exciting and comprehensive manual, which will guide you from beginner to professional level. In the course of the book you will learn the essential techniques of piano playing, as well as how to read music and understand music theory to an advanced level. You will learn many well known pieces and will cover a variety of styles, including: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Funk, Gospel, Folk and Classical. The two accompanying CDs contain almost all of the examples in the book. The book shows you which notes, fingering and techniques to use while the CD allows you to hear a demonstration of the example. The music is presented using both traditional music notation and chord symbols.