For The Absolute Beginner-A terrific method for absolute beginners by acclaimed author Andrew D. Gordon. This book requires no previous knowledge and will guide you through the first stages of playing the Piano Keyboard or Synthesizer. There are many varied contemporary styles including the styles of Rock Blues Classical Jazz New Age Country Calypso and Boogie-Woogie. Learn to read music with helpful tips for memory Play independently with both hands Understand the theory behind major and minor scales Learn how to form Chords and about chord progressions. Also included is a CD of demonstrations and slower tempo version with drum track.

Bill Boyd. A logical follow-up to An Introduction To Jazz Chord Voicing For Keyboard. It continues to explore contemporary chord voicings and their application to melody and accompaniment playing with a jazz group. All chord voicings and the II VI chord progression are written out in all keys. The appendices from both books combined are virtually an encyclopaedia of chord voicings. Chapter assignments require experimentation with actual jazz tunes taken from sheet music or fake books. Practical experiences in comping and solo playing are included.

Gospel Riffs God Would Love To Hear by Andrew D. Gordon is a compendium of Gospel riffs for Piano and Keyboard players to learn the art of Gospel stylings.The book has the Piano right and left hands notated as well as a separate Organ part. There are also examples of some traditional Gospel songs showing how to incorporate the riffs in the book into these well known Gospel songs. Play in the styles of Ray Charles and Andre Crouch and see how Blues Jazz and other contemporary styles are associated with the Gospel sound.

Classic Keyboard Riffs And Rhythms by Andrew D. Gordon consists of 40 short riffs 4 to 16 measures in length covering blues country funk gospel jazz latin new age reggae R&B and rock styles.This book will help 'spice up' arrangements of songs by incorporating the techniques used for each of the different styles. There is also an analysis giving hints on the best way to use these riffs in your playing. It is also a great tool as a source of improvisational ideas.The 'American Music Teacher' magazine review said ' All in all this is a good book to get to those elusive sounds that make up the contemporary pop style.'Recorded at normal and slow tempos.

Keyboard Basics 2 follows on directly from Book 1 and introduces bass-clef reading key signatures and scales. 'Echo playing' and simple improvisation encourage pupils to play by ear and develop good aural skills. Packed with the widest variety of musical styles from classical to contemporary and full of fantastic illustrations this inviting method by Sarah Walker is a great way to learn!

Arrangeur: Siegfried Petrenz. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. The importance of the Art of Fugue, a late work of Bach, is undisputed. The composer died while preparing it to be printed. The work has been given the highest recognition by musicians and music lovers ranging from his contemporaries to the present day. This stands in sharp contrast to the reception of the work. It is scarcely to be found in the piano repertoire or ib concert programs and, above all, it is almost entirely absent from the curriculum in the study of music. One the reasons for this – the technical demands which the fugues and canons present – has been addressed with the present edition of the work. The four-voiced notation of the score from the firstedition has been distributed over two pianos, and each piano part is allotted its own score. This follows the model of Bach, who arranged Contrapunctus 13, the three-voiced mirror fugue, for two harpsichords. Thus each player has two voices to play – somewhat on the level of difficulty of the two-part inventions – and these parts present no extraordinary technical demands. The goal of this edition is to give pianists and music lovers, but above all music students the possibility to get to know this work, one of the greatest work of music literature, by playing it and reaping the rewards of “incredible” musical experiences and knowledge./ Répertoire / 2 Claviers