Piano & Keyboard All-in-One For Dummies

ISBN-13: 9781119700845 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 640 str.

Michael Pilhofer

Spis treści

Introduction 1Book 1: Piano & Keyboard 101 5Chapter 1: Warming Up to the Piano and Keyboard 7Chapter 2: Looking at the Different Keyboard Options 21Chapter 3: Choosing and Buying Your Keyboard 39Chapter 4: The Setup and Care of Your Instrument 61Chapter 5: Getting Comfy at the Keyboard 79Book 2: Understanding Theory and the Language of Music 93Chapter 1: Looking at Notes and Beats 95Chapter 2: Stopping for a Rest 105Chapter 3: Tempo, Measures, and Time Signatures 111Chapter 4: Navigating Sheet Music 121Chapter 5: Varying Beats and Rhythms 133Book 3: Beginning to Play 149Chapter 1: Playing a Melody 151Chapter 2: Working with Scales 167Chapter 3: Adding the Left Hand 183Chapter 4: Examining Form: Melody, Harmony, and Song Form 205Chapter 5: Keys, Key Signatures, and the Circle of Fifths 229Chapter 6: Building Chords to Accompany Melodies 249Book 4: Refining Your Technique and Exploring Styles 273Chapter 1: Adding Effects and Flair to Your Piano Playing 275Chapter 2: Getting into the Groove 297Chapter 3: Going Classical 317Chapter 4: Perusing Popular Genres and Forms 327Book 5: Exercises: Practice, Practice, Practice 347Chapter 1: Developing Hand Technique 349Chapter 2: Extending Your Scales 377Chapter 3: Improving Finger Coordination and Footwork 399Chapter 4: Jumping Across the Keyboard 419Chapter 5: Exercising with Arpeggios and Alternating Hands 433Chapter 6: Stepping Up to Octaves and Chord Progressions 453Book 6: Exploring Electronic Keyboard Technology 469Chapter 1: Choosing Sounds and Effects 471Chapter 2: Adding Accompaniment, Rhythm Patterns, and Arpeggiation 489Chapter 3: Recording and Editing Your Sounds 515Chapter 4: Using Onboard Learning Systems 543Chapter 5: Playing Along with Recordings and Using Music Software 557Appendix: Accessing the Audio Tracks 583Index 591

O autorze

Holly Day and Michael Pilhofer are co-authors of all editions of Music Theory For Dummies and Music Composition For Dummies. Blake Neely was a contributing author to the 2nd edition of Piano For Dummies. David Pearl is author of Piano Exercises For Dummies. Jerry Kovarksy is a contributing writer to Electronic Musician magazine.