Absolute Beginners Keyboard Book 2

The complete keyboard method - both of the Absolute Beginners keyboard tutor books together in one volume. Practical advice clear layout and a playalong CD gives you all you need to know from the first time you sit at akeyboard.

This remarkable Absolute Beginners tutorial pack contains books 1 and 2 from the series plus the songbook and fingering charts all in one volume, with 2 CDs to let you listen and learn with professional backing tracks. / Clavier

This superb book takes you through a comprehensive keyboard course with all the great features that come with this series: advice and tips and backing tracks on CD.

Absolute Beginners: Keyboard contains step-by-step photos and DVD videos that take you from first day exercises to playing along with a backup track.This complete guide has been designed to tell youeverything you need to know from the very first time you play your keyboard. In one great book you get a look-and-learn course that uses video instruction and clear pictures instead of long explanations. Practical advice isgiven as are tips covering everything you need to know to get playing fast.The included DVD contains video and audio tracks to show you how things should sound plus full length accompaniment tracks to play alongwith.This ‘owner’s manual’ takes an approach that will make learning the keyboard easier than ever before.

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. 

A beginner's Guide for Group or Private Instruction. The Modern Band Method series provides a guided lesson plan for the absolute beginner, complete with audio tracks, video lessons, and many popular songs by the biggest artists of the day! This keyboard method works in tandem with the other instrument methods in the series, allowing students to play the same songs together as a full band! Keyboard lessons include: · Proper playing posture · Reading notes and rhythms · Scales, chords and arpeggios · Syncopation · Rock, pop, Latin, funk, hip hop and island styles · Articulations · Composing a song · Writing lyrics

Following the release of Microjazz Collections 1 2 and 3 with brand-new audio CDs in 2011 Microjazz Absolute Beginners has now been given the same treatment and with the content broken down into bite-size chapters the process of learning to play keyboard through the styles you enjoy simpler than ever!This tutor book takes first-time players steadily through basic keyboard technique and theory using simple pieces in popular styles such as jazz blues rock 'n' roll and reggae. Each piece is complemented by a distinctive Microjazz-style accompaniment to be played by a teacher or intermediate pianist transforming even the easiest tunes intounmistakable Microjazz pieces.Couple these with the newly-recorded backing tracks and you will hear the unique sound world of Microjazz come alive right from the very first lesson.

The ultimate guide to beginning the Piano - this easy to follow DVD will teach you everything you need to know and much more! Get ahead with clear demonstrations and jargon-free explanations that will make learning the Piano easier and more fun than you ever thought possible! You will discover:Correct posture and hand positionHow to find your way around the keyboardBasic music notation and readingHow to learn note namesHow different rhythms workPlaying with both hands separately and togetherThe disc contains many special features that include:On-screen notation that is synchronised with the video of both handsplayingExclusive interviews with top performers and teachersProfessional backing tracks to give you the best accompaniment to practice and perform toA booklet containing all of the musical examples featured during the lessonsNTSC format.

Used and endorsed by numerous college percussion programs, Reading Mallet Percussion Music by Rebecca Kite provides a solid foundation in the scales, arpeggios, and melodic patterns necessary for percussionists to get up to speed quickly in reading music in bass and treble clef. Kite has recorded each page of music which includes 30 technique exercises (more than three hours of music), that is included on the play-along CD. Students will hear what the music sounds like on the marimba and play along with Kite as they practice! There is also a special emphasis on developing speed reading techniques that gives each learner a fast track to reading fluency. The first two sections of the book contain original etudes by Rebecca Kite, written specifically for developing music reading music skills. Especially notable are the illustrations of the marimba keyboard with either a note or scale darkened so the student can identify them on the marimba on which they are playing. The music, all of which is composed for a four-octave marimba, is clearly written with large noteheads that will help the beginner in learning to read. The third section of the book contains thirty classic melodies that are presented in increasing difficulty and are arranged to use the entire four octave keyboard (including reading bass clef). The final section contains 30 technical exercises for two mallets for developing the skill to play the material in the book. For 2 mallets, 4.0 octave marimba. Here is what percussion teachers are saying about this book: 'Reading Mallet Percussion Music is an excellent book, well-written and organized for easy comprehension,' ---John Beck, Eastman School of Music (retired). 'Your two-mallet reading book is absolutely brilliant, and is now a required resource in my curriculum.' ---Kurt Gartner, Kansas State University. / Percussions