The Crash Course: Keyboard is a tuition method designed to allow you to learn the Keyboard in just 8 weeks. This fast-track guide will help you develop technique and style on the Keyboard, taking you from novice to competent performer day-by-day. The included audio download features demonstrations of every exercise.Crash Course Keyboard requires a commitment to learning, but features daily lessons, end-of-week tests and demonstration audio to turn your dream of playing the Keyboard into reality in the shortest possible time. Using the book and audio download, you'll develop good Keyboard technique, learn to read notation and chord symbols and understand music theory. As you progress through the days and weeks, you'll begin to play tunes, bass lines and riffs, before improvising and eventually being able to play a range of styles, from blues and jazz to rock and reggae.The Crash Course series condenses many years of learning into an eight week schedule, allowing you to learn the most fundamental parts of the Keyboard in just two months. Each day of each week is logically structured so that you learn the basics through all the key concepts in the most ordered way possible. The accompanying audio download gives you instant online access to matching audio demonstrations of all the exercises, so that you can hear exactly how things should sound, before nailing it yourself.The author, David Mitchell, is an experienced music educator and musician, who has also included a helpful introductory section, where he details what to expect from the Crash Course Keyboard, as well as a brief note on the capabilities of the Keyboard, how to practise effectively and a quick guide to notation, ensuring that even absolute beginners can get started on the instrument with this course.If you are looking for a way to learn the Keyboard but feel like you're too busy during the day, or don't have the motivation to devote so much time to practising, Crash Course Keyboard is for you. By devoting a set amount of time per day to learning, you will progress quickly while the incentive to play will not decrease. In just two months, your playing could be up to a standard you're proud of. / Clavier

Keyboard From The Beginning is a practical teaching method for younger students who are just starting to learn the instrument. Ideal for 6- to 12-year-olds this introduction to playing the Keyboard or Pianouses a mix of original and favourite melodies as well as fun pictures to get pupils making music from their very first lesson.   Keyboard From The Beginning uses enjoyable melodies tointroduce different techniques and principles guiding young students in the beginning of their Keyboard-playing career. No previous musical knowledge or experience is necessary this book will take students from the absolutebeginning to playing their first fun tunes with ease.    Using over 30 enjoyable and simple tunes this book will allow young beginners to express their musicality at the same time as learning thebasics of playing. With timeless tunes like Au Clair De La Lune This Old Man London Bridge and Ode To Joy children will learn to play these simple melodies while at the same time learning new notes andtechniques like different time signatures rests dotted rhythms and even scales and chords.    As the book progresses new techniques are introduced providing a structured and logical course making this an ideal book for students to work from either on their own or as part of a larger group. Fun images throughout make this a hugely fun and enjoyable book to introduce young beginners to the joys of playing theKeyboard.   Keyboard From The Beginning is a brilliant way for young pupils with no previous musical experience to learn to play the Keyboard. Musical melodies easy-to-understandlessons and colourful images combine to create a Keyboard method that will keep children interested and start them on their way towards becoming proficient keyboardists. 

Method for Young Beginners-Teach your kids how to play Keyboard with Progressive Electronic Keyboard Method For Young Beginners: Book 1. Covers the important techniques required to learn to play the Keyboard including correct posture hand position and fingering technique for 5 beginner Keyboard notes 3 one finger chords and 3 fingered chords. Suitable for children aged 4 to 8 years and all types of children?s electronic Keyboards includingRoland Casio and Yamaha. Includes 43 great sounding Keyboard exercises and popular easy Keyboard songs for kids. Beautifully illustrated in full colour throughout with easy-to-read Keyboard music for kids Keyboardchords for kids and with lyrics to sing along. Features access to online Keyboard videos and audio downloads demonstrating all examples. No prior knowledge of how to read music or playing the Keyboard is required to teachyour child to learn to play Keyboard from this book. Includes free Keyboard chord/note poster and free Keyboard note stickers.

Anyone with basic keyboard skills can dig right in and begin learning blues right away. Learn what it takes to create the distinctive sound of the blues including basic chords and scales blues melodies improvisation turnarounds and intros. Other topics include the twelve-bar blues form walking bass and playing in a band. Full of fun blues tunes to play Beginning Blues Keyboard provides a step-by-step enjoyable way to learn the blues.

House of Blues Learn to Play Series-House of Blues and The Rock House Method join togther to offer this unique and comprehensive beginner keyboard program designed for someone with little or no experience. Your instructor Albert Margolis will guide you step-by-stepthrough the basic techniques that will have you playing today! You will learn proper body position how to find notes basic chords arpeggios how to use both hands togther major and minor scales and much more. Enjoy playingentire song rhythms with our exclusive full band backing tracks.Each Rock House product includes free lifetime membership to Rock House's online lesson support system. Enhance your learning experience links withinstructors download backing tracks access message boards and much more. You'll connect with a community of musicians around the world learning to play music using The Rock House Method.

Musicians Institute Master Class-Do you play acoustic Piano? Electronic Keyboard? Hammond Organ? Clavinet? Whether your preferred genre is rock pop soul funk or blues  Pop Keyboard Concepts will teach you all of the basics required to master both the instrument and your desired style - from scales and chord progressions to rhythm and melody. Topics include: scale types and application chord types and progressions rhythmic subdivision and syncopation improvisation concepts comping patterns ideas for soloing and more. Pop Keyboard Concepts belongs to an official series from the Musicians Institute Southern California's renowned music school. Theinstitute boasts some of the finest musicians in the world and here they share their vast knowledge and experience with you. This book was written by Christian Klikovits tutor of Digital Notation and Arranging and Keyboard Private Lessons. With Pop Keyboard Concepts you'll learn the best way - through practical application. Useful demonstration tracks for all of the exercises can be accessed online for download or streaming using the unique code in the book.

Learn how to play that piano or keyboard today. With this book you'll learn music notation chords riffs licks and scales syncopation and rock and blues styles. Method Book 1 includes over 87 songs and examples available for download or streaming using the online audio access code printed in the book.

The Complete Keyboard Player series will teach you everything you need to know to get the most out of your electronic keyboard in a fraction of the time it takes to learn a conventional instrument. Based on popular songsand with easy-to-follow text and diagrams this excellent course assumes no prior knowledge of keyboards or music. All three books are available with an optional professional-quality CD with full-band backing tracks anddemosntrations of all songs. Book one contains: Playing technique and style About your keyboard The accompaniment section Single-finger and fingered chords Major and seventh chords 12right hand notes Note name stickers A number of hit songs

Pieces exercises and tips for the beginner. This step-by-step tutor is designed for players of all ages at an early stage of their studies, having mastered the main keyboard functions and with a foundation of basic music reading and playing skills in place, and follows on directly from Introducing Electronic Keyboard - part 1. Suitable for use either with a teacher or by self-learners, this book will reinforce what you learnt in Part 1 and develop new performing and reading skills alongside increased use of keyboard functions, taking your playing to the next level and equipping you with the key skills required to begin preparing for Trinity College London?s Electronic Keyboard Grade 1 and Grade 2 exams. In this book, you?ll explore syncopated rhythms and swing feel, playing in different keys, using scales like the pentatonic and blues scales, and later on, you?ll be introduced to reading your left hand in the bass clef and pianistic technique. Audio download included.